SPC 2025: Noah Berger [1-37]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Berger, 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 17-14, -20, and is ranked #21 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): Noah Surname(s): Berger Home: Berkeley, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 401 Average against: 404
Round 1		Berger played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 414 to 483 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -69.
Round 2		Berger played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 381 to 384 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -72.
Round 3		Berger played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 393 to 337 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -16.
Round 4		Berger played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 371 to 448 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -93.
Round 5		Berger played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-4, -146.
Round 6		Berger played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 330 to 467 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-5, -283.
Round 7		Berger played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-6, -339.
Round 8		Berger recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-6, -289.
Round 9		Berger played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 430 to 351 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-6, -210.
Round 10		Berger played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 444 to 422 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-6, -188.
Round 11		Berger played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 448 to 355 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, -95.
Round 12		Berger played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 360 to 433 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -168.
Round 13		Berger played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 440 to 410 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-7, -138.
Round 14		Berger played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 430 to 371 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-7, -79.
Round 15		Berger played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 448 to 433 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, -64.
Round 16		Berger played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 377 to 481 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, -168.
Round 17		Berger played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 474 to 380 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-8, -74.
Round 18		Berger played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 334 to 449 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-9, -189.
Round 19		Berger played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 358 to 453 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-10, -284.
Round 20		Berger played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 369 to 391 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-11, -306.
Round 21		Berger played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 427 to 399 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-11, -278.
Round 22		Berger played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 453 to 385 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, -210.
Round 23		Berger played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 457 to 314 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, -67.
Round 24		Berger played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 431 to 374 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, -10.
Round 25		Berger played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 411 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-12, -84.
Round 26		Berger played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 450 to 431 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-12, -65.
Round 27		Berger played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 317 to 456 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, -204.
Round 28		Berger played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 342 to 375 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-14, -237.
Round 29		Berger played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 395 to 381 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, -223.
Round 30		Berger played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 414 to 373 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, -182.
Round 31		Berger played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 517 to 355 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, -20.

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