SPC 2025: Marty Gold [2-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gold, 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, -167, and is ranked #47 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): Marty Surname(s): Gold Home: Arlington, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 396 Average against: 401
Round 1		Gold played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 535 to 377 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +158.
Round 2		Gold played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +170. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Gold played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 404 to 490 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +84. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gold played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 353 to 541 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, -104.
Round 5		Gold played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 376 to 364 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, -92.
Round 6		Gold played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 303 to 497 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, -286.
Round 7		Gold played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 347 to 390 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -329.
Round 8		Gold played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 343 to 467 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-5, -453.
Round 9		Gold played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 348 to 485 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-6, -590.
Round 10		Gold played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 442 to 312 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -460.
Round 11		Gold played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 434 to 315 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-6, -341.
Round 12		Gold played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 427 to 394 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-6, -308.
Round 13		Gold played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 487 to 340 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -161.
Round 14		Gold played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 535 to 327 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +47.
Round 15		Gold played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 446 to 348 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +145. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Gold played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 440 to 291 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +294.
Round 17		Gold played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 364 to 292 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +366.
Round 18		Gold played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +324.
Round 19		Gold played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 471 to 441 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +354.
Round 20		Gold played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 429 to 434 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +349.
Round 21		Gold played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 376 to 443 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, +282.
Round 22		Gold played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 313 to 368 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +227.
Round 23		Gold played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 342 to 464 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +105.
Round 24		Gold played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and won 488 to 421 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +172.
Round 25		Gold played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 392 to 401 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, +163.
Round 26		Gold played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 389 to 315 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +237.
Round 27		Gold played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 340 to 385 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +192.
Round 28		Gold played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 336 to 446 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-14, +82.
Round 29		Gold played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 436 to 532 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-15, -14.
Round 30		Gold played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and lost 299 to 385 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-16, -100.
Round 31		Gold played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) again and lost 335 to 402 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-17, -167.

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