SPC 2024: George Garcia [4-74]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about George Garcia, 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 16.5-14.5, -85, and is ranked #27 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): George Surname(s): Garcia Home: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 402 Average for: 328 Average against: 333
Round 1		Garcia played #35 Donna Biderman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 303 to 369 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2		Garcia played #20 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and lost 216 to 345 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -195. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Garcia played #49 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 228 to 360 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-3, -327. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Garcia played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 205 to 379 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-4, -501.
Round 5		Garcia played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 289 to 356 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-5, -568.
Round 6		Garcia played #57 Julia Van Arsdale (Elkhart, IN) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-6, -630.
Round 7		Garcia played #66 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 288 to 325 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-7, -667.
Round 8		Garcia played #43 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and won 360 to 349 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-7, -656.
Round 9		Garcia played #70 Derek Allen (Elkhart, IN) and won 360 to 313 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-7, -609.
Round 10		Garcia played #72 Jeremy Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 376 to 262 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-7, -495.
Round 11		Garcia played #38 Brenda Davis (Washington, NC) and lost 319 to 320 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-8, -496.
Round 12		Garcia played #59 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 314 to 318 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-9, -500.
Round 13		Garcia played #71 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 389 to 285 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-9, -396.
Round 14		Garcia played #71 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) again and won 346 to 303 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -353.
Round 15		Garcia played #56 Dianne Franz (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 373 to 341 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -321.
Round 16		Garcia played #58 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and tied at 364. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -321.
Round 17		Garcia played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 368 to 393 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -346.
Round 18		Garcia played #67 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and won 346 to 331 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -331.
Round 19		Garcia played #60 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 402 to 296 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -225.
Round 20		Garcia played #65 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) and won 335 to 266 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -156.
Round 21		Garcia played #4 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 303 to 353 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -206.
Round 22		Garcia played #30 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 262 to 416 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -360.
Round 23		Garcia played #33 Judi Boviard (Newton Upper Falls, MA) and lost 365 to 372 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -367.
Round 24		Garcia played #68 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 396 to 276 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -247.
Round 25		Garcia recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -197.
Round 26		Garcia played #61 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 392 to 364 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -169.
Round 27		Garcia played #55 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 350 to 294 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -113.
Round 28		Garcia played #39 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 331 to 293 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -75.
Round 29		Garcia played #32 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 327 to 252 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +0.
Round 30		Garcia played #15 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 305 to 294 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +11.
Round 31		Garcia played #9 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 274 to 370 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -85. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2024 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.