SPC 2024: Jack Lechner [3-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Jack Lechner, 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, -381, and is ranked #36 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): Jack Surname(s): Lechner Home: New York, NY, United States Occupation: Chair of Film, Columbia University School of the Arts

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 375 Average against: 387
Round 1		Lechner played #70 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 387 to 340 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +47. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lechner played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 369 to 352 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +64. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lechner played #61 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 286 to 485 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -135.
Round 4		Lechner played #38 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 475 to 423 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, -83. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lechner played #3 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 363 to 328 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, -48. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lechner played #2 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 395 to 329 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +18. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Lechner played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 314 to 479 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, -147. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Lechner played #54 Greg Smith (San Antonio, TX) and lost 361 to 404 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, -190.
Round 9		Lechner played #31 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 372 to 361 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, -179.
Round 10		Lechner played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 454 to 340 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, -65.
Round 11		Lechner played #20 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and won 415 to 314 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +36.
Round 12		Lechner played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 312 to 420 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, -72.
Round 13		Lechner played #60 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and won 420 to 416 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, -68.
Round 14		Lechner played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, -89.
Round 15		Lechner played #41 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and won 410 to 363 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, -42.
Round 16		Lechner played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 358 to 433 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, -117.
Round 17		Lechner played #52 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and lost 364 to 377 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, -130.
Round 18		Lechner played #22 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 382 to 390 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, -138.
Round 19		Lechner played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 419 to 430 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, -149.
Round 20		Lechner played #33 Hubert Van Tol (Winona, MN) and lost 272 to 436 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, -313.
Round 21		Lechner played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 412 to 338 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, -239.
Round 22		Lechner played #65 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and lost 355 to 438 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, -322.
Round 23		Lechner played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 288 to 463 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -497.
Round 24		Lechner played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and lost 387 to 409 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-13, -519.
Round 25		Lechner played #28 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 434 to 422 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-13, -507.
Round 26		Lechner played #36 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and won 388 to 370 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, -489.
Round 27		Lechner played #59 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 384 to 297 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-13, -402.
Round 28		Lechner played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 348 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, -380.
Round 29		Lechner played #43 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 330 to 346 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-14, -396.
Round 30		Lechner played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 405 to 389 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-14, -380.
Round 31		Lechner played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) again and lost 364 to 365 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-15, -381.

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