SPC 2024: Derek Allen [4-70]

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On this page, you will find information about Derek Allen, 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 5-26, -1949, and is ranked #67 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): Derek Surname(s): Allen Home: Elkhart, IN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 387 Average for: 298 Average against: 368
Round 1		Allen played #17 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 255 to 370 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -115.
Round 2		Allen played #30 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 259 to 463 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -319.
Round 3		Allen played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 328 to 342 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-3, -333.
Round 4		Allen played #24 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and lost 317 to 417 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-4, -433.
Round 5		Allen played #65 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) and lost 257 to 289 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-5, -465.
Round 6		Allen played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 294 to 370 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-6, -541.
Round 7		Allen played #57 Julia Van Arsdale (Elkhart, IN) and won 387 to 310 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-6, -464.
Round 8		Allen played #67 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and lost 277 to 380 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-7, -567.
Round 9		Allen played #74 George Garcia (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 313 to 360 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-8, -614.
Round 10		Allen played #43 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 253 to 388 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-9, -749.
Round 11		Allen played #72 Jeremy Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 296 to 263 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-9, -716.
Round 12		Allen played #38 Brenda Davis (Washington, NC) and lost 308 to 355 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-10, -763.
Round 13		Allen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-10, -713.
Round 14		Allen played #60 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 319 to 348 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-11, -742.
Round 15		Allen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-11, -692.
Round 16		Allen played #66 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-12, -782.
Round 17		Allen played #56 Dianne Franz (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 254 to 421 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-13, -949.
Round 18		Allen played #22 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 299 to 435 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-14, -1085.
Round 19		Allen played #19 Pete Baney (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 293 to 381 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-15, -1173.
Round 20		Allen played #4 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 294 to 372 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-16, -1251.
Round 21		Allen played #68 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and lost 327 to 366 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-17, -1290.
Round 22		Allen played #55 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 345 to 418 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-18, -1363.
Round 23		Allen played #61 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 218 to 414 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-19, -1559.
Round 24		Allen played #18 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 314 to 367 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-20, -1612.
Round 25		Allen played #52 Samuel Austin (Amherst, NY) and won 347 to 314 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-20, -1579.
Round 26		Allen played #29 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and lost 229 to 397 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-21, -1747.
Round 27		Allen played #59 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 248 to 289 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-22, -1788.
Round 28		Allen played #5 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 352 to 371 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-23, -1807.
Round 29		Allen played #39 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 286 to 386 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-24, -1907.
Round 30		Allen played #58 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 311 to 339 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-25, -1935.
Round 31		Allen played #65 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) again and lost 322 to 336 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-26, -1949.

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