SPC 2025: Kristy Zurbrick [2-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Kristy Zurbrick, 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 19-12, +232, and is ranked #9 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): Kristy Surname(s): Zurbrick Home: Dublin, OH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 478 Average for: 400 Average against: 393
Round 1		Zurbrick played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 416 to 297 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +119.
Round 2		Zurbrick played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 478 to 441 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +156. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Zurbrick played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 336 to 513 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, -21. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Zurbrick played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 420 to 383 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +16.
Round 5		Zurbrick played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 397 to 292 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +121. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Zurbrick played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 445 to 370 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +196. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Zurbrick played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 407 to 443 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +160.
Round 8		Zurbrick played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 333 to 469 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +24. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Zurbrick played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 331 to 351 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +4.
Round 10		Zurbrick played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 314 to 358 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, -40.
Round 11		Zurbrick played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 369 to 419 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-6, -90.
Round 12		Zurbrick played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 432 to 418 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, -76.
Round 13		Zurbrick played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 415 to 391 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, -52.
Round 14		Zurbrick played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 373 to 390 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -69.
Round 15		Zurbrick played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 370 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, -34. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Zurbrick played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 376 to 344 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, -2.
Round 17		Zurbrick played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 376 to 375 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, -1.
Round 18		Zurbrick played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 377 to 372 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +4.
Round 19		Zurbrick played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and lost 418 to 521 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, -99.
Round 20		Zurbrick played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 476 to 360 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +17.
Round 21		Zurbrick played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 368 to 383 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +2.
Round 22		Zurbrick played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 450 to 283 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +169. Zurbrick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Zurbrick played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 459 to 389 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +239.
Round 24		Zurbrick played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 325 to 500 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +64.
Round 25		Zurbrick played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 380 to 342 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +102.
Round 26		Zurbrick played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and lost 387 to 514 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, -25.
Round 27		Zurbrick played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 390 to 412 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, -47.
Round 28		Zurbrick played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 446 to 438 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, -39.
Round 29		Zurbrick played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and won 384 to 350 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, -5.
Round 30		Zurbrick played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 457 to 285 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +167.
Round 31		Zurbrick played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and won 467 to 402 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +232.

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