SPC 2024: Don Rathberger [3-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Don Rathberger, 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 14-17, +384, and is ranked #50 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): Don Surname(s): Rathberger Home: Merrionette Park, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 390 Average against: 377
Round 1		Rathberger played #23 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 496 to 349 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +147. Rathberger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Rathberger played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 358 to 418 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +87.
Round 3		Rathberger played #62 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 382 to 405 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, +64.
Round 4		Rathberger played #54 Greg Smith (San Antonio, TX) and lost 433 to 441 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, +56. Rathberger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rathberger played #77 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 538 to 309 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +285. Rathberger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rathberger played #78 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, +340.
Round 7		Rathberger played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 456 to 363 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +433. Rathberger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Rathberger played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and won 405 to 403 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +435.
Round 9		Rathberger played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 318 to 444 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +309.
Round 10		Rathberger played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 407 to 308 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +408.
Round 11		Rathberger played #56 Linda Tilley (Grosse Ile, MI) and lost 400 to 412 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +396.
Round 12		Rathberger played #33 Hubert Van Tol (Winona, MN) and won 469 to 313 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +552.
Round 13		Rathberger played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 339 to 333 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +558.
Round 14		Rathberger played #14 Ejike Osondu (Bloomfield, NJ) and won 376 to 308 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +626.
Round 15		Rathberger played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 294 to 406 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +514.
Round 16		Rathberger played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 386 to 451 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +449.
Round 17		Rathberger played #42 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and won 377 to 364 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +462.
Round 18		Rathberger played #48 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 334 to 371 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +425.
Round 19		Rathberger played #61 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 384 to 402 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +407.
Round 20		Rathberger played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 446 to 338 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +515.
Round 21		Rathberger played #60 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and won 408 to 320 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +603.
Round 22		Rathberger played #21 Joshua Victor (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 315 to 344 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +574.
Round 23		Rathberger played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 416 to 298 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +692.
Round 24		Rathberger played #41 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 372 to 402 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +662.
Round 25		Rathberger played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 379 to 347 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +694.
Round 26		Rathberger played #20 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 361 to 373 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-12, +682.
Round 27		Rathberger played #31 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 349 to 482 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +549.
Round 28		Rathberger played #3 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 312 to 391 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, +470.
Round 29		Rathberger played #57 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 395 to 425 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-15, +440.
Round 30		Rathberger played #70 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 388 to 405 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-16, +423.
Round 31		Rathberger played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 370 to 409 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-17, +384.

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