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SPC 2025: Peter Schwartzman [1-46]

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Schwartzman, 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, +217, and is ranked #35 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

[photo of Peter Schwartzman]

Given name(s): Peter
Surname(s): Schwartzman
Home: Galesburg, IL, United States
Awards: father, teacher, author, politician
Hobbies: writing, peace making, environmentalism
Round by Round

High score: 535
Average for: 402
Average against: 396

Round 1

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Schwartzman played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 389 to 360 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-0, +29.

Round 2

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Schwartzman played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 381 to 526 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-1, -116.

Round 3

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Schwartzman played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 344 to 451 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-2, -223.

Round 4

[photo of Chris Cree]

Schwartzman played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 349 to 390 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-3, -264.

Round 5

[photo of Seth Lipkin]

Schwartzman played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 337 to 495 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 1-4, -422.

Round 6

[photo of Mike Frentz]

Schwartzman played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 520 to 363 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 2-4, -265.

Round 7

[photo of Brandon Randall]

Schwartzman played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 335 to 305 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-4, -235.

Round 8

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Schwartzman played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 510 to 303 (a spread of 207).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 4-4, -28.

Round 9

[photo of Hank Hees]

Schwartzman played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 351 to 425 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 4-5, -102.

Round 10

[photo of Dustin Dean]

Schwartzman played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 369 to 449 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-6, -182.

Round 11

[photo of Timothy Bottorff]

Schwartzman played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 419 to 337 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-6, -100.

Round 12

[photo of Chloe Fatsis]

Schwartzman played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 386 to 335 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-6, -49.

Round 13

[photo of Rahn McKeown]

Schwartzman played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 315 to 367 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 6-7, -101.

Round 14

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Schwartzman played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 409 to 384 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-7, -76.

Round 15

[photo of Karl Higby]

Schwartzman played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 463 to 377 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-7, +10.

Round 16

[photo of Marlon Hill]

Schwartzman played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and lost 391 to 405 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-8, -4.

Round 17

[photo of Eric Goldstein]

Schwartzman played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 322 to 425 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 8-9, -107.

Round 18

[photo of Randy Hersom]

Schwartzman played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 403 to 458 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-10, -162.

Round 19

[photo of Kevin Fraley]

Schwartzman played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 457 to 362 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 9-10, -67.

Round 20

[photo of Noah Goldstein]

Schwartzman played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 373 to 439 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 9-11, -133.

Round 21

[photo of Zachary Ansell]

Schwartzman played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 375 to 378 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 9-12, -136.

Round 22  

Schwartzman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 10-12, -86.

Round 23

[photo of Michael Early]

Schwartzman played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 535 to 281 (a spread of 254).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 11-12, +168.

Round 24

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Schwartzman played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 451 to 364 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 12-12, +255.

Round 25

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Schwartzman played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 465 to 278 (a spread of 187).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 13-12, +442.

Round 26

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Schwartzman played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 390 to 510 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 13-13, +322.

Round 27

[photo of Wes Eddings]

Schwartzman played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 458 to 412 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-13, +368.

Round 28

[photo of Joe Edley]

Schwartzman played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 14-14, +268.

Round 29

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Schwartzman played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 381 to 395 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 14-15, +254.

Round 30

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

Schwartzman played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 372 to 465 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 14-16, +161.

Round 31

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

Schwartzman played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and won 442 to 386 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 15-16, +217.


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