SPC 2024: Darin True [2-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Darin True, 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 21-10, +1879, and is ranked #2 in Division 2.

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): Darin Surname(s): True Home: Pontiac, IL, United States Awards: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB) Hobbies: Scrabble, working out

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 433 Average against: 372
Round 1		True played #61 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 396 to 322 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +74.
Round 2		True played #37 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 460 to 392 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +142.
Round 3		True played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) and lost 404 to 448 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +98.
Round 4		True played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 359 to 435 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +22.
Round 5		True played #39 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 438 to 385 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +75.
Round 6		True played #41 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 506 to 296 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +285.
Round 7		True played #24 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 433 to 287 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-2, +431.
Round 8		True played #3 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) and won 436 to 336 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +531.
Round 9		True played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 419 to 401 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +549.
Round 10		True played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 391 to 420 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +520.
Round 11		True played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 456 to 466 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +510.
Round 12		True played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 346 to 446 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +410.
Round 13		True played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 418 to 511 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, +317.
Round 14		True played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and won 475 to 315 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +477.
Round 15		True played #55 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 484 to 286 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, +675.
Round 16		True played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 346 to 409 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +612.
Round 17		True played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 441 to 338 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +715.
Round 18		True played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and won 489 to 352 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +852.
Round 19		True played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 495 to 276 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +1071.
Round 20		True played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 421 to 394 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +1098.
Round 21		True played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +1084.
Round 22		True played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 385 to 371 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +1098.
Round 23		True played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) again and won 556 to 340 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1314.
Round 24		True played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 435 to 363 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +1386.
Round 25		True played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) again and won 416 to 412 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1390.
Round 26		True played #3 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 443 to 362 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1471.
Round 27		True played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) again and lost 347 to 408 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-9, +1410.
Round 28		True played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 460 to 267 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1603.
Round 29		True played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) for the third time and won 493 to 271 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +1825.
Round 30		True played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) for the fourth time and won 478 to 404 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1899.
Round 31		True played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) for the fifth time and lost 439 to 459 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-10, +1879.
Final Round 2 and Division 2/3/4 Awards		True is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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