SPC 2025: Joe Edley [1-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Edley, 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 16-15, -179, and is ranked #31 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): Joe Surname(s): Edley Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi

Round by Round
High score: 586 Average for: 408 Average against: 415
Round 1		Edley played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 452 to 373 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Edley played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 584 to 385 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +278.
Round 3		Edley played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 360 to 341 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +297.
Round 4		Edley played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 347 to 367 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +277.
Round 5		Edley played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 371 to 500 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +148.
Round 6		Edley played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 451 to 436 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +163.
Round 7		Edley played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 363 to 431 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +95.
Round 8		Edley played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 339 to 528 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-4, -94.
Round 9		Edley played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 452 to 458 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, -100.
Round 10		Edley played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 360 to 357 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, -97.
Round 11		Edley played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 312 to 464 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-6, -249.
Round 12		Edley played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 423 to 416 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-6, -242.
Round 13		Edley played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and lost 293 to 462 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-7, -411.
Round 14		Edley played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 388 to 401 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-8, -424.
Round 15		Edley played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 419 to 407 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-8, -412.
Round 16		Edley played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 391 to 542 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-9, -563.
Round 17		Edley played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 496 to 349 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, -416.
Round 18		Edley played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 431 to 310 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, -295.
Round 19		Edley played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 453 to 358 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, -200.
Round 20		Edley played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 323 to 426 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, -303.
Round 21		Edley played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 465 to 386 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, -224.
Round 22		Edley played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and lost 366 to 402 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, -260.
Round 23		Edley played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 385 to 446 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-12, -321.
Round 24		Edley played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 516 to 463 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-12, -268.
Round 25		Edley recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -218.
Round 26		Edley played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 358 to 304 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, -164.
Round 27		Edley played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 322 to 404 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, -246.
Round 28		Edley played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 460 to 360 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-13, -146.
Round 29		Edley played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 586 to 394 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +46.
Round 30		Edley played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) again and lost 406 to 469 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-14, -17.
Round 31		Edley played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 355 to 517 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-15, -179.

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