SPC 2024: Dan Wachtell [1-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Wachtell, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, -183, and is ranked #24 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Dan Surname(s): Wachtell Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Occupation: Lawyer

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 400 Average against: 407
Round 1		Wachtell played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 402 to 388 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +14. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wachtell played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 396 to 347 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +63. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Wachtell played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 475 to 393 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +145. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Wachtell played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 358 to 494 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +9. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wachtell played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 427 to 388 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +48.
Round 6		Wachtell played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 397 to 493 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, -48.
Round 7		Wachtell played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 356 to 472 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, -164.
Round 8		Wachtell played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 399 to 444 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, -209.
Round 9		Wachtell played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 402 to 514 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -321.
Round 10		Wachtell played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 419 to 417 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, -319.
Round 11		Wachtell played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 365 to 403 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-6, -357.
Round 12		Wachtell played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 325 to 355 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -387.
Round 13		Wachtell played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 387 to 468 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-8, -468.
Round 14		Wachtell played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 401 to 363 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-8, -430.
Round 15		Wachtell played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 356 to 503 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-9, -577.
Round 16		Wachtell played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 420 to 413 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-9, -570.
Round 17		Wachtell played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 401 to 396 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-9, -565.
Round 18		Wachtell recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, -515.
Round 19		Wachtell played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 384 to 455 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-10, -586.
Round 20		Wachtell played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 405 to 442 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-11, -623.
Round 21		Wachtell played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 410 to 338 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-11, -551.
Round 22		Wachtell played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 438 to 389 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, -502.
Round 23		Wachtell played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 423 to 330 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-11, -409.
Round 24		Wachtell played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 363 to 442 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-12, -488. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Wachtell played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 403 to 436 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-13, -521. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Wachtell played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 349 to 366 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-14, -538.
Round 27		Wachtell played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 518 to 330 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-14, -350.
Round 28		Wachtell played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 389 to 403 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-15, -364.
Round 29		Wachtell played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) again and won 385 to 358 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-15, -337. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Wachtell played #33 Trenton Charlson (Columbus, OH) and won 475 to 357 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-15, -219. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Wachtell played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 361 to 325 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-15, -183. Wachtell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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