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SPC 2025: Hank Hees [1-50]

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On this page, you will find information about Hank Hees, 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 12.5-18.5, -488, and is ranked #46 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 Hank Hees]

Given name(s): Hank
Surname(s): Hees
Home: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Occupation: Retired
Round by Round

High score: 546
Average for: 404
Average against: 422

Round 1

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Hees played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 369 to 408 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 0-1, -39.

Round 2

[photo of David Spargo]

Hees played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 546 to 422 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-1, +85.

Round 3

[photo of Chris Cree]

Hees played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 381 to 453 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 1-2, +13.

Round 4

[photo of Randy Hersom]

Hees played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 394 to 569 (a spread of -175).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 1-3, -162.

Round 5

[photo of Rahn McKeown]

Hees played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 346 to 376 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 1-4, -192.

Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Mark Miller]

Hees played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 453 to 319 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 2-4, -58.

Round 7

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Hees played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 382 to 373 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 3-4, -49.

Round 8

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

Hees played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 431 to 394 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-4, -12.

Round 9

[photo of Peter Schwartzman]

Hees played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 425 to 351 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 5-4, +62.

Round 10

[photo of Michael Fagen]

Hees played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 332 to 488 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 5-5, -94.

Round 11

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Hees played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 395 to 419 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 5-6, -118.

Round 12

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Hees played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and lost 328 to 487 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-7, -277.

Round 13

[photo of Brandon Randall]

Hees played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and lost 282 to 444 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-8, -439.

Round 14

[photo of Froilan Mendoza]

Hees played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 436 to 318 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 6-8, -321.

Round 15

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Hees played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 347 to 499 (a spread of -152).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-9, -473.

Round 16

[photo of Noah Goldstein]

Hees played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 468 to 478 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-10, -483.

Round 17  

Hees recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 7-10, -433.

Round 18

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Hees played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 323 to 441 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 7-11, -551.

Round 19

[photo of Michael Early]

Hees played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 544 to 383 (a spread of 161).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 8-11, -390.

Round 20

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Hees played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 8-12, -429.

Round 21

[photo of Mike Baron]

Hees played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 395 to 363 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-12, -397.

Round 22

[photo of Samuel Kaplan]

Hees played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-13, -438.

Round 23

[photo of Wes Eddings]

Hees played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 403 to 464 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 9-14, -499.

Round 24

[photo of Timothy Bottorff]

Hees played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 486 to 371 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-14, -384.

Round 25

[photo of Seth Lipkin]

Hees played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 377 to 500 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 10-15, -507.

Round 26

[photo of Dustin Dean]

Hees played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 10-16, -563.

Round 27

[photo of Karl Higby]

Hees played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 492 to 502 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 10-17, -573.

Round 28

[photo of Chloe Fatsis]

Hees played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 389 to 407 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 10-18, -591.

Round 29

[photo of Mark Miller]

Hees played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) again and tied at 369.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 10.5-18.5, -591.

Round 30

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Hees played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 466 to 366 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 11.5-18.5, -491.

Round 31

[photo of Noah Goldstein]

Hees played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 433 to 430 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 12.5-18.5, -488.


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