SPC 2025: Mack Meller [1-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Mack Meller, who is competing at the 2025 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 22-9, +1383, and is ranked #00 in Division 1.

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): Mack Surname(s): Meller Home: Lexington, KY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 434 Average against: 392
Round 1		Meller played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +20. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 2		Meller played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 482 to 355 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +147. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 3		Meller played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 546 to 322 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +371. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 4		Meller played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 504 to 370 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +505.
Round 5		Meller played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 392 to 352 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +545. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 6		Meller played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 447 to 367 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +625. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Meller played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 390 to 393 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +622.
Round 8		Meller played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 375 to 475 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +522.
Round 9		Meller played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 493 to 379 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +636.
Round 10		Meller played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 559 to 329 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +866.
Round 11		Meller played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 453 to 374 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +945.
Round 12		Meller played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +1005.
Round 13		Meller played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1121.
Round 14		Meller played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 553 to 461 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1213.
Round 15		Meller played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 391 to 458 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +1146.
Round 16		Meller played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1196.
Round 17		Meller played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 416 to 476 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +1136.
Round 18		Meller played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 372 to 406 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-5, +1102.
Round 19		Meller played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 333 to 531 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +904.
Round 20		Meller played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 450 to 384 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-6, +970.
Round 21		Meller played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 493 to 380 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-6, +1083.
Round 22		Meller played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and won 426 to 383 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-6, +1126.
Round 23		Meller played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 344 to 448 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-7, +1022.
Round 24		Meller played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and won 491 to 327 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-7, +1186.
Round 25		Meller played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and won 477 to 412 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-7, +1251.
Round 26		Meller played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 417 to 419 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-8, +1249.
Round 27		Meller played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 351 to 436 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-9, +1164.
Round 28		Meller played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) for the third time and won 367 to 348 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-9, +1183.
Round 29		Meller recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 20-9, +1233.
Round 30		Meller recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 21-9, +1333.
Round 31		Meller recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 22-9, +1383.

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