SPC 2025: Scott Leifer [2-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Leifer, 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, +712, and is ranked #18 in Division 2.

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): Scott Surname(s): Leifer Home: Mansfield, MA, United States Hobbies: Songwriting, Exercising

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 410 Average against: 387
Round 1		Leifer played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 426 to 380 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2		Leifer played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 399 to 375 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +70.
Round 3		Leifer played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 442 to 354 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +158. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Leifer played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 409 to 465 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +102.
Round 5		Leifer played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 345 to 469 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, -22.
Round 6		Leifer played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 365 to 460 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, -117.
Round 7		Leifer played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 394 to 458 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-4, -181.
Round 8		Leifer played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 370 to 394 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-5, -205.
Round 9		Leifer played #67 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 370 to 364 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-5, -199.
Round 10		Leifer played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 432 to 334 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-5, -101.
Round 11		Leifer played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 384 to 362 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, -79.
Round 12		Leifer played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 430 to 350 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +1.
Round 13		Leifer played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 442 to 344 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +99.
Round 14		Leifer played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and won 460 to 364 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +195.
Round 15		Leifer played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 375 to 360 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +210.
Round 16		Leifer played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +312.
Round 17		Leifer played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 525 to 364 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +473.
Round 18		Leifer played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 367 to 449 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +391.
Round 19		Leifer played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and won 428 to 344 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +475.
Round 20		Leifer played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 380 to 403 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +452.
Round 21		Leifer played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 373 to 473 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +352.
Round 22		Leifer played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +348.
Round 23		Leifer played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 464 to 342 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +470.
Round 24		Leifer played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 500 to 325 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +645.
Round 25		Leifer played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) again and lost 410 to 448 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +607.
Round 26		Leifer played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 514 to 321 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +800.
Round 27		Leifer played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) again and lost 368 to 409 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +759.
Round 28		Leifer played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 331 to 457 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +633.
Round 29		Leifer played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 368 to 372 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +629.
Round 30		Leifer played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) again and won 462 to 357 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +734.
Round 31		Leifer played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 366 to 388 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +712.

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