SPC 2025: Dustin Dean [1-53]

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On this page, you will find information about Dustin Dean, 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 16-15, -809, and is ranked #34 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): Dustin Surname(s): Dean Home: Hanover, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 385 Average against: 414
Round 1		Dean played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 362 to 516 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -154.
Round 2		Dean played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 457 to 453 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -150.
Round 3		Dean played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 409 to 452 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, -193.
Round 4		Dean played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 422 to 317 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, -88.
Round 5		Dean played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 389 to 449 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -148. Dean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Dean played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 213 to 524 (a spread of -311). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, -459. Dean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Dean played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-4, -453.
Round 8		Dean played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 453 to 294 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, -294.
Round 9		Dean played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 429 to 428 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, -293.
Round 10		Dean played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 449 to 369 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, -213.
Round 11		Dean played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, -299.
Round 12		Dean played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 405 to 427 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, -321.
Round 13		Dean played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 310 to 447 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-7, -458.
Round 14		Dean played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 401 to 388 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, -445.
Round 15		Dean played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 405 to 492 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-8, -532.
Round 16		Dean played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 365 to 476 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-9, -643.
Round 17		Dean played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 338 to 331 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, -636.
Round 18		Dean played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 252 to 489 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-10, -873.
Round 19		Dean played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 470 to 348 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, -751.
Round 20		Dean recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-10, -701.
Round 21		Dean played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 406 to 444 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, -739.
Round 22		Dean played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 352 to 439 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-12, -826.
Round 23		Dean played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 403 to 377 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-12, -800.
Round 24		Dean played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 423 to 333 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, -710.
Round 25		Dean played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 380 to 338 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-12, -668.
Round 26		Dean played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 417 to 361 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-12, -612.
Round 27		Dean played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 287 to 433 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, -758.
Round 28		Dean played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 279 to 468 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, -947.
Round 29		Dean played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) again and won 505 to 300 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-14, -742.
Round 30		Dean played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 284 to 491 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, -949.
Round 31		Dean played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) again and won 530 to 390 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, -809.

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