SPC 2025: Seth Lipkin [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, 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 15-16, -161, and is ranked #36 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): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Lenox, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 406 Average against: 413
Round 1		Lipkin played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 447 to 588 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -141.
Round 2		Lipkin played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 394 to 452 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-2, -199.
Round 3		Lipkin played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 335 to 462 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-3, -326.
Round 4		Lipkin played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 497 to 311 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -140.
Round 5		Lipkin played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 495 to 337 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, +18.
Round 6		Lipkin played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 363 to 336 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, +45. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Lipkin played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 458 to 351 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +152.
Round 8		Lipkin played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 345 to 418 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +79.
Round 9		Lipkin played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 410 to 441 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-5, +48.
Round 10		Lipkin played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 392 to 375 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-5, +65.
Round 11		Lipkin played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 464 to 312 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +217.
Round 12		Lipkin played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 361 to 446 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, +132.
Round 13		Lipkin played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 454 to 333 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +253.
Round 14		Lipkin played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 347 to 469 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, +131.
Round 15		Lipkin played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 432 to 391 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +172.
Round 16		Lipkin played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 476 to 365 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +283.
Round 17		Lipkin played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 443 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +154.
Round 18		Lipkin played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 323 to 440 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, +37.
Round 19		Lipkin played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 331 to 503 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-10, -135.
Round 20		Lipkin played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 391 to 369 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, -113.
Round 21		Lipkin played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 411 to 429 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-11, -131.
Round 22		Lipkin played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 399 to 459 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-12, -191.
Round 23		Lipkin played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 438 to 298 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, -51.
Round 24		Lipkin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, -1.
Round 25		Lipkin played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 500 to 377 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +122.
Round 26		Lipkin played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 345 to 556 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, -89.
Round 27		Lipkin played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 359 to 396 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-14, -126.
Round 28		Lipkin played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 534 to 373 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-14, +35.
Round 29		Lipkin played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) again and lost 300 to 505 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-15, -170.
Round 30		Lipkin played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 400 to 438 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-16, -208.
Round 31		Lipkin played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-16, -161.

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