SPC 2025: David Spargo [1-24]

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On this page, you will find information about David Spargo, 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 18-13, +380, and is ranked #13 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): David Surname(s): Spargo Home: South Burlington, VT, United States

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 406 Average against: 395
Round 1		Spargo played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Spargo played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 422 to 546 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -107.
Round 3		Spargo played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 336 to 507 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -278.
Round 4		Spargo played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 415 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-3, -337.
Round 5		Spargo played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 397 to 332 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-3, -272.
Round 6		Spargo played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 484 to 303 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, -91.
Round 7		Spargo played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 405 to 406 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, -92.
Round 8		Spargo played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 415 to 353 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, -30.
Round 9		Spargo played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 391 to 354 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +7.
Round 10		Spargo played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 364 to 442 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, -71.
Round 11		Spargo played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 365 to 366 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, -72.
Round 12		Spargo played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 433 to 360 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +1.
Round 13		Spargo played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 481 to 379 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +103.
Round 14		Spargo played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 499 to 348 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, +254.
Round 15		Spargo played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 412 to 497 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, +169.
Round 16		Spargo played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, +154.
Round 17		Spargo played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 341 to 375 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-9, +120.
Round 18		Spargo played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 316 to 470 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-10, -34.
Round 19		Spargo played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 347 to 463 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-11, -150.
Round 20		Spargo played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 426 to 323 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-11, -47.
Round 21		Spargo recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-11, +3.
Round 22		Spargo played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 414 to 352 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-11, +65.
Round 23		Spargo played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 374 to 391 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-12, +48.
Round 24		Spargo played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 463 to 424 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-12, +87.
Round 25		Spargo played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 425 to 398 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +114.
Round 26		Spargo played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 404 to 371 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +147.
Round 27		Spargo played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 433 to 287 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +293.
Round 28		Spargo played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 451 to 403 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +341.
Round 29		Spargo played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and won 444 to 401 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +384.
Round 30		Spargo played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and won 504 to 368 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +520.
Round 31		Spargo played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 335 to 475 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +380.

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