SPC 2025: Jackson Smylie [1-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Jackson Smylie, 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 20-11, +971, and is ranked #4 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): Jackson Surname(s): Smylie Home: Montreal, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 586 Average for: 430 Average against: 398
Round 1		Smylie played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 512 to 420 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +92.
Round 2		Smylie played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 384 to 381 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +95.
Round 3		Smylie played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 488 to 417 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +166.
Round 4		Smylie played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 586 to 357 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +395.
Round 5		Smylie played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 372 to 450 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +317. Smylie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Smylie played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 451 to 454 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +314. Smylie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Smylie played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 393 to 390 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +317.
Round 8		Smylie played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 390 to 422 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +285.
Round 9		Smylie played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 545 to 410 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +420.
Round 10		Smylie played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 432 to 391 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-3, +461.
Round 11		Smylie played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 420 to 314 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +567.
Round 12		Smylie played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 411 to 403 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +575.
Round 13		Smylie played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 361 to 529 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +407.
Round 14		Smylie played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 421 to 426 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +402.
Round 15		Smylie played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 450 to 417 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +435.
Round 16		Smylie played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 452 to 398 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +489.
Round 17		Smylie played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 399 to 475 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +413.
Round 18		Smylie played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +447.
Round 19		Smylie played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 412 to 361 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +498.
Round 20		Smylie played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 458 to 385 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +571.
Round 21		Smylie played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 397 to 445 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +523.
Round 22		Smylie played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and won 467 to 407 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +583.
Round 23		Smylie played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and lost 340 to 435 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +488.
Round 24		Smylie played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 474 to 300 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-8, +662.
Round 25		Smylie played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and lost 382 to 431 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +613.
Round 26		Smylie played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 332 to 437 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +508.
Round 27		Smylie played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 487 to 297 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +698.
Round 28		Smylie played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 360 to 425 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +633.
Round 29		Smylie played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 486 to 292 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +827.
Round 30		Smylie played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) for the third time and won 417 to 394 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +850.
Round 31		Smylie played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) for the fourth time and won 437 to 316 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +971.

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