SPC 2025: Lila Crotty [3-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Lila Crotty, 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 19.5-11.5, +1223, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

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): Lila Surname(s): Crotty Home: Metairie, LA, United States Hobbies: Calligraphy, Cooking, Eating! Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 404 Average against: 365
Round 1		Crotty played #78 Robbin Steif (West Hollywood, CA) and won 501 to 225 (a spread of 276). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +276.
Round 2		Crotty played #50 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and won 432 to 426 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +282.
Round 3		Crotty played #32 Alex Vratsanos (Unknown city, DE) and won 380 to 350 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +312.
Round 4		Crotty played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 434 to 322 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +424.
Round 5		Crotty played #61 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 422 to 343 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +503. Crotty is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Crotty played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 467 to 357 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +613.
Round 7		Crotty played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 473 to 417 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +669.
Round 8		Crotty played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and won 417 to 286 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-0, +800.
Round 9		Crotty played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and tied at 435. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8.5-0.5, +800.
Round 10		Crotty played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 340 to 424 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8.5-1.5, +716.
Round 11		Crotty played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 374 to 429 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8.5-2.5, +661.
Round 12		Crotty played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 381 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +595.
Round 13		Crotty played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 336 to 430 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +501.
Round 14		Crotty played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 362 to 423 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +440.
Round 15		Crotty played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 372 to 381 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +431.
Round 16		Crotty played #1 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 423 to 315 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +539.
Round 17		Crotty played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) and lost 416 to 418 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +537.
Round 18		Crotty played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 374 to 328 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +583.
Round 19		Crotty played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 361 to 413 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +531.
Round 20		Crotty played #58 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 479 to 322 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +688.
Round 21		Crotty played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 432 to 325 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +795.
Round 22		Crotty played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 446 to 341 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +900.
Round 23		Crotty played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 307 to 458 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +749.
Round 24		Crotty played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) again and lost 357 to 390 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +716.
Round 25		Crotty played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 452 to 318 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +850.
Round 26		Crotty played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 348 to 322 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +876.
Round 27		Crotty played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) again and lost 368 to 441 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +803.
Round 28		Crotty played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 418 to 349 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +872.
Round 29		Crotty played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and won 367 to 303 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +936.
Round 30		Crotty played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) again and won 483 to 382 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +1037.
Round 31		Crotty played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) for the third time and won 448 to 262 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +1223.

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