SPC 2025: Eric Goldstein [1-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Goldstein, 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, -359, and is ranked #38 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): Eric Surname(s): Goldstein Home: Scarsdale, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 588 Average for: 418 Average against: 430
Round 1		Goldstein played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and won 588 to 447 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +141.
Round 2		Goldstein played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 522 to 372 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +291.
Round 3		Goldstein played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 487 to 312 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +466.
Round 4		Goldstein played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 423 to 401 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +488.
Round 5		Goldstein played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 450 to 372 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +566. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Goldstein played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 367 to 447 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +486. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Goldstein played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 537 to 490 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +533.
Round 8		Goldstein played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 363 to 402 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +494.
Round 9		Goldstein played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 362 to 502 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +354.
Round 10		Goldstein played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 328 to 591 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +91.
Round 11		Goldstein played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 499 to 472 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +118.
Round 12		Goldstein played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 380 to 422 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +76.
Round 13		Goldstein played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 384 to 453 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +7.
Round 14		Goldstein played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 461 to 290 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +178.
Round 15		Goldstein played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, +138.
Round 16		Goldstein played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 438 to 347 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +229.
Round 17		Goldstein played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 425 to 322 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +332.
Round 18		Goldstein played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 426 to 416 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +342.
Round 19		Goldstein played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 378 to 401 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +319.
Round 20		Goldstein played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 466 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +208.
Round 21		Goldstein played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 444 to 317 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +335.
Round 22		Goldstein played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 390 to 443 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +282.
Round 23		Goldstein played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +335.
Round 24		Goldstein played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 436 to 428 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +343.
Round 25		Goldstein played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +328.
Round 26		Goldstein played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and won 511 to 412 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +427.
Round 27		Goldstein played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) again and lost 436 to 542 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +321.
Round 28		Goldstein played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 403 to 451 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +273.
Round 29		Goldstein played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 394 to 586 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-14, +81.
Round 30		Goldstein played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 293 to 537 (a spread of -244). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-15, -163.
Round 31		Goldstein played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 269 to 465 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-16, -359.

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