SPC 2025: Joe Petree [2-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Petree, 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 14-17, -218, and is ranked #48 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): Joe Surname(s): Petree Home: Secane, PA, United States Hobbies: gardening, faux painting

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 388 Average against: 397
Round 1		Petree played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 392 to 442 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Petree played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 316 to 425 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-2, -159.
Round 3		Petree played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and lost 437 to 479 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-3, -201.
Round 4		Petree played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 387 to 394 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-4, -208.
Round 5		Petree played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 293 to 447 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-5, -362.
Round 6		Petree played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 484 to 314 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-5, -192.
Round 7		Petree recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-5, -142.
Round 8		Petree played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 453 to 340 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-5, -29.
Round 9		Petree played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and lost 356 to 388 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-6, -61.
Round 10		Petree played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and won 337 to 326 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-6, -50.
Round 11		Petree played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 464 to 391 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, +23.
Round 12		Petree played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 349 to 395 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-7, -23.
Round 13		Petree played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 433 to 404 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-7, +6.
Round 14		Petree played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 398 to 358 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, +46.
Round 15		Petree played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-8, -7.
Round 16		Petree played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 490 to 313 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-8, +170.
Round 17		Petree played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 369 to 421 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, +118.
Round 18		Petree played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 483 to 337 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, +264.
Round 19		Petree played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 420 to 438 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-10, +246.
Round 20		Petree played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 414 to 410 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, +250.
Round 21		Petree played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 313 to 455 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-11, +108.
Round 22		Petree played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and won 410 to 386 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-11, +132.
Round 23		Petree played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 408 to 364 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, +176.
Round 24		Petree played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 413 to 467 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-12, +122.
Round 25		Petree played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 340 to 414 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-13, +48.
Round 26		Petree played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 315 to 389 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-14, -26.
Round 27		Petree played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 449 to 434 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-14, -11.
Round 28		Petree played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 283 to 460 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-15, -188.
Round 29		Petree played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 318 to 454 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-16, -324.
Round 30		Petree played #67 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 334 to 339 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-17, -329.
Round 31		Petree played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 435 to 324 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-17, -218.

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