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SPC 2025: Bruce D Ambrosio [2-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce D Ambrosio, 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, +22, and is ranked #30 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

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Given name(s): Bruce
Surname(s): D Ambrosio
Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Awards: Southern California Scrabble Hall of Fame honoree
Hobbies: movies, spectator sports
Occupation: Retired (computer programmer)
Round by Round

High score: 474
Average for: 389
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

D Ambrosio played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 430 to 475 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 0-1, -45.

Round 2

[photo of Ken Louie]

D Ambrosio played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 385 to 395 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 0-2, -55.

Round 3

[photo of Robert DeSimone]

D Ambrosio played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 384 to 370 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 1-2, -41.

Round 4

[photo of Joel Elkins]

D Ambrosio played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 415 to 392 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-2, -18.

Round 5

[photo of Tijan Jeng]

D Ambrosio played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 2-3, -32.

Round 6

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D Ambrosio played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 433 to 351 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-3, +50.

D Ambrosio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Clay Herron]

D Ambrosio played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and lost 377 to 391 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 3-4, +36.

Round 8

[photo of Scott Leifer]

D Ambrosio played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 394 to 370 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 4-4, +60.

D Ambrosio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Tracy Cobbs]

D Ambrosio played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 298 to 453 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 4-5, -95.

Round 10

[photo of Cameron Siegal]

D Ambrosio played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 280 to 469 (a spread of -189).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 4-6, -284.

Round 11

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

D Ambrosio played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 474 to 276 (a spread of 198).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-6, -86.

Round 12

[photo of Marty Gold]

D Ambrosio played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 394 to 427 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-7, -119.

Round 13

[photo of Skyler Lutz]

D Ambrosio played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 385 to 414 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 5-8, -148.

Round 14

[photo of Jay Levin]

D Ambrosio played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 362 to 429 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 5-9, -215.

Round 15

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

D Ambrosio played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 415 to 438 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-10, -238.

Round 16

[photo of Connie Creed]

D Ambrosio played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 403 to 355 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 6-10, -190.

Round 17  

D Ambrosio recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 7-10, -140.

Round 18

[photo of Benjamin Ansell]

D Ambrosio played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 329 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 8-10, -57.

Round 19

[photo of David Engelhardt]

D Ambrosio played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 420 to 415 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 9-10, -52.

Round 20

[photo of Daniel Stock]

D Ambrosio played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 367 to 371 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 9-11, -56.

Round 21

[photo of Asif Ali]

D Ambrosio played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 427 to 372 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-11, -1.

Round 22

[photo of Sheikh K Dukuly]

D Ambrosio played #51 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 370 to 428 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-12, -59.

Round 23

[photo of Ed Liebfried]

D Ambrosio played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 339 to 474 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-13, -194.

Round 24

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D Ambrosio played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 386 to 364 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 11-13, -172.

Round 25

[photo of Joel Horn]

D Ambrosio played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 366 to 408 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 11-14, -214.

Round 26

[photo of Paul Avrin]

D Ambrosio played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 451 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-15, -296.

Round 27

[photo of Arthur Finkle]

D Ambrosio played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 410 to 368 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 12-15, -254.

Round 28

[photo of Mark Fidler]

D Ambrosio played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 344 to 326 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 13-15, -236.

Round 29

[photo of Hannah Lieberman]

D Ambrosio played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 404 to 357 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 14-15, -189.

Round 30

[photo of Yaacov Barak]

D Ambrosio played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 464 to 290 (a spread of 174).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 15-15, -15.

Round 31

[photo of Benjamin Ansell]

D Ambrosio played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 384 to 347 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 16-15, +22.


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