SPC 2024: Brian Summers [4-20]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Summers, 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 18-13, +978, and is ranked #11 in Division 4.

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): Brian Surname(s): Summers Home: High Ridge, MO, United States Hobbies: NFL, Professional snooker, Horse racing Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 376 Average against: 345
Round 1		Summers played #49 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 430 to 346 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +84. Summers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Summers played #74 George Garcia (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 345 to 216 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +213. Summers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Summers recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +263. Summers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Summers played #25 Andrew Rosen (Newmarket ON) and lost 279 to 406 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +136.
Round 5		Summers played #34 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 326 to 454 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +8.
Round 6		Summers played #53 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 325 to 378 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -45.
Round 7		Summers played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 376 to 385 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-4, -54.
Round 8		Summers played #31 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 326 to 367 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, -95.
Round 9		Summers played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 307 to 349 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-6, -137.
Round 10		Summers played #51 Michael Herzog (Garden City, MI) and lost 417 to 443 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-7, -163.
Round 11		Summers played #22 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 496 to 268 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-7, +65.
Round 12		Summers played #55 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 432 to 264 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-7, +233.
Round 13		Summers played #67 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and won 427 to 340 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-7, +320.
Round 14		Summers played #33 Judi Boviard (Newton Upper Falls, MA) and won 439 to 285 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +474.
Round 15		Summers played #52 Samuel Austin (Amherst, NY) and lost 366 to 388 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-8, +452.
Round 16		Summers played #19 Pete Baney (Indianapolis, IN) and won 438 to 253 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, +637.
Round 17		Summers played #73 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and won 392 to 311 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +718.
Round 18		Summers played #1 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 344 to 336 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +726.
Round 19		Summers played #48 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and won 356 to 277 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +805.
Round 20		Summers played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 428 to 318 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +915.
Round 21		Summers played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 320 to 376 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +859.
Round 22		Summers played #27 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 313 to 376 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +796.
Round 23		Summers played #7 Oscar Freire (Ottawa ON) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +733.
Round 24		Summers played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 403 to 416 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-12, +720.
Round 25		Summers played #24 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and won 360 to 321 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +759.
Round 26		Summers played #21 Greg Golding (Gatineau QC) and won 372 to 316 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +815.
Round 27		Summers played #16 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 415 to 292 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +938.
Round 28		Summers played #26 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 424 to 361 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +1001.
Round 29		Summers played #9 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 359 to 354 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +1006.
Round 30		Summers played #7 Oscar Freire (Ottawa ON) again and lost 330 to 400 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +936.
Round 31		Summers played #13 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) and won 398 to 356 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +978. Summers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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