SPC 2025: Shelley Kirk [2-67]

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On this page, you will find information about Shelley Kirk, 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 12-19, -690, and is ranked #60 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): Shelley Surname(s): Kirk Home: Wyoming, OH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 461 Average for: 366 Average against: 391
Round 1		Kirk played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 397 to 413 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Kirk played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 373 to 314 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +43. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kirk played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 401 to 403 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, +41.
Round 4		Kirk played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 402 to 269 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +174.
Round 5		Kirk played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 353 to 383 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, +144.
Round 6		Kirk played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 348 to 498 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-4, -6.
Round 7		Kirk played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 419 to 305 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, +108.
Round 8		Kirk played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 325 to 399 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-5, +34.
Round 9		Kirk played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 364 to 370 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-6, +28.
Round 10		Kirk played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 307 to 459 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-7, -124.
Round 11		Kirk played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 361 to 385 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-8, -148.
Round 12		Kirk played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-8, -110.
Round 13		Kirk played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 260 to 460 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-9, -310.
Round 14		Kirk played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 400 to 336 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-9, -246.
Round 15		Kirk played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 337 to 436 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-10, -345.
Round 16		Kirk recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-10, -295.
Round 17		Kirk played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 331 to 451 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-11, -415.
Round 18		Kirk played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 314 to 385 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-12, -486.
Round 19		Kirk played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 415 to 385 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-12, -456.
Round 20		Kirk played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 420 to 338 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-12, -374.
Round 21		Kirk played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 336 to 405 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-13, -443.
Round 22		Kirk played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 399 to 482 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-14, -526.
Round 23		Kirk played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 386 to 358 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-14, -498.
Round 24		Kirk played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 347 to 384 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-15, -535.
Round 25		Kirk played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 329 to 423 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-16, -629.
Round 26		Kirk played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and won 404 to 379 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-16, -604.
Round 27		Kirk played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 461 to 342 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-16, -485.
Round 28		Kirk played #51 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 354 to 391 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-17, -522.
Round 29		Kirk played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 393 to 486 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-18, -615.
Round 30		Kirk played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 339 to 334 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-18, -610.
Round 31		Kirk played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) again and lost 322 to 402 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-19, -690.

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