SPC 2025: Kevin Leeds [2-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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 2-5, -122, and is ranked #52 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): Kevin Surname(s): Leeds Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Georgia Tech 1997 Hobbies: Taking a walk, picking up litter, riding bicycle, fixing bicycle. Austin Yellow Bike Occupation: Making harmonious wind chimes at a wind chimes factory. Heading back to Software, I hope.

Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 401 Average against: 429
Round 1		Leeds played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 377 to 535 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -158.
Round 2		Leeds played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 351 to 440 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-2, -247.
Round 3		Leeds played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 402 to 419 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-3, -264.
Round 4		Leeds played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 407 to 439 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-4, -296.
Round 5		Leeds played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 447 to 293 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-4, -142.
Round 6		Leeds recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-4, -92.
Round 7		Leeds played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 419 to 449 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-5, -122.
Round 8		Leeds played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Leeds played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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