SPC 2024: Ken Louie [3-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Louie, 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 22-9, +908, and is ranked #2 in Division 3.

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): Ken Surname(s): Louie Home: Whittier, CA, United States Awards: Proud daddy of two girls. Hobbies: Dodger fan, softball, food, goody-two shoes church boy. Occupation: Director of Finance/City Treasurer

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 399 Average against: 370
Round 1		Louie played #73 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 409 to 265 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +144. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Louie played #54 Greg Smith (San Antonio, TX) and won 408 to 345 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +207. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Louie played #35 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 494 to 357 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +344. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Louie played #29 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 568 to 378 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +534. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Louie played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and won 375 to 360 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +549. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Louie played #48 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 398 to 475 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +472. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Louie played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 439 to 348 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +563. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Louie played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 320 to 446 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +437.
Round 9		Louie played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 428 to 334 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +531.
Round 10		Louie played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +545.
Round 11		Louie played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 357 to 354 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +548.
Round 12		Louie played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 392 to 426 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +514.
Round 13		Louie played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) again and won 413 to 366 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +561.
Round 14		Louie played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and won 468 to 283 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +746.
Round 15		Louie played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 417 to 365 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +798.
Round 16		Louie played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 441 to 318 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +921.
Round 17		Louie played #21 Joshua Victor (Cheltenham, PA) and won 462 to 308 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1075.
Round 18		Louie played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 260 to 460 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +875.
Round 19		Louie played #59 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 479 to 344 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +1010.
Round 20		Louie played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) again and won 417 to 359 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1068.
Round 21		Louie played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) again and lost 285 to 334 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1019.
Round 22		Louie played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 402 to 331 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1090.
Round 23		Louie played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 444 to 392 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1142.
Round 24		Louie played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) again and lost 323 to 484 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +981.
Round 25		Louie played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 346 to 466 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +861.
Round 26		Louie played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and lost 362 to 372 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +851.
Round 27		Louie played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) again and won 369 to 334 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +886.
Round 28		Louie played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) again and won 441 to 380 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +947.
Round 29		Louie played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) for the third time and won 378 to 330 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +995.
Round 30		Louie played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) again and lost 315 to 447 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +863.
Round 31		Louie played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) for the third time and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +908.

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