SPC 2025: Zachary Ansell [1-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Zachary Ansell, 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 19-12, +911, and is ranked #6 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): Zachary Surname(s): Ansell Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 431 Average against: 402
Round 1		Ansell played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 516 to 362 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +154.
Round 2		Ansell played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 364 to 433 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +85.
Round 3		Ansell played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 405 to 369 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		Ansell played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 293 to 412 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, +2.
Round 5		Ansell played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 459 to 353 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +108.
Round 6		Ansell played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 551 to 327 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +332. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Ansell played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 374 to 415 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +291.
Round 8		Ansell played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 321 to 457 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, +155.
Round 9		Ansell played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 349 to 456 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-5, +48.
Round 10		Ansell played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 360 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-6, +45.
Round 11		Ansell played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 524 to 386 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, +183.
Round 12		Ansell played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 466 to 480 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, +169.
Round 13		Ansell played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 430 to 478 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, +121.
Round 14		Ansell played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and lost 408 to 483 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-9, +46.
Round 15		Ansell played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 490 to 294 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-9, +242.
Round 16		Ansell played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 438 to 493 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-10, +187.
Round 17		Ansell played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 443 to 420 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-10, +210.
Round 18		Ansell played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 469 to 312 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-10, +367.
Round 19		Ansell played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 463 to 347 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-10, +483.
Round 20		Ansell played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 473 to 380 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-10, +576.
Round 21		Ansell played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-10, +579.
Round 22		Ansell played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 508 to 355 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +732.
Round 23		Ansell played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 445 to 441 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +736.
Round 24		Ansell played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 434 to 347 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +823.
Round 25		Ansell played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 422 to 407 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +838.
Round 26		Ansell played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 450 to 426 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +862.
Round 27		Ansell played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 433 to 392 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +903.
Round 28		Ansell played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 425 to 360 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +968.
Round 29		Ansell played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 356 to 549 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +775.
Round 30		Ansell played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 440 to 444 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +771.
Round 31		Ansell played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) again and won 475 to 335 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +911.

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