SPC 2025: Timothy Bottorff [1-45]

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On this page, you will find information about Timothy Bottorff, 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 14-17, -446, and is ranked #42 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): Timothy Surname(s): Bottorff Home: Owings Mills, MD, United States Occupation: Librarian

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 387 Average against: 404
Round 1		Bottorff played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 418 to 436 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Bottorff played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +22.
Round 3		Bottorff played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 411 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -27.
Round 4		Bottorff played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 317 to 422 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-3, -132.
Round 5		Bottorff played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 332 to 397 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-4, -197.
Round 6		Bottorff played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-4, -175.
Round 7		Bottorff played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 435 to 335 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, -75.
Round 8		Bottorff played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and lost 434 to 437 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-5, -78.
Round 9		Bottorff played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 429 to 291 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, +60.
Round 10		Bottorff played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 388 to 489 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-6, -41.
Round 11		Bottorff played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 337 to 419 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-7, -123.
Round 12		Bottorff played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and lost 324 to 437 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-8, -236.
Round 13		Bottorff played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 426 to 383 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-8, -193.
Round 14		Bottorff played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 409 to 379 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-8, -163.
Round 15		Bottorff played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 407 to 419 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-9, -175.
Round 16		Bottorff played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 364 to 513 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-10, -324.
Round 17		Bottorff played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 346 to 354 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-11, -332.
Round 18		Bottorff recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-11, -282.
Round 19		Bottorff played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 417 to 331 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-11, -196.
Round 20		Bottorff played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 418 to 368 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-11, -146.
Round 21		Bottorff played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 375 to 320 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-11, -91.
Round 22		Bottorff played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 384 to 453 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-12, -160.
Round 23		Bottorff played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 331 to 536 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-13, -365.
Round 24		Bottorff played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 371 to 486 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-14, -480.
Round 25		Bottorff played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 424 to 333 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-14, -389.
Round 26		Bottorff played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 372 to 393 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-15, -410.
Round 27		Bottorff played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 304 to 459 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-16, -565.
Round 28		Bottorff played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 375 to 342 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-16, -532.
Round 29		Bottorff played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 384 to 340 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-16, -488.
Round 30		Bottorff played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 451 to 362 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-16, -399.
Round 31		Bottorff played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 415 to 462 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-17, -446.

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