SPC 2025: Doug Critchlow [3-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Doug Critchlow, 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 20-11, +1252, and is ranked #3 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

[photo of Doug Critchlow]

Given name(s): Doug
Surname(s): Critchlow
Home: Columbus, OH, United States
Awards: 2018 North American Scrabble Championship Division 3 Champion; 2019 NASC Division 3 Seniors Trophy; winner of 5 "place prizes" at various North American championships.
Hobbies: head of the Scrabble Lovers of Columbus casual club
Occupation: statistics professor; director of graduate studies (retired)

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 419 Average against: 379
Round 1		Critchlow played #62 Katherine Edwards (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Critchlow played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 450 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -119.
Round 3		Critchlow played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 446 to 351 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -24.
Round 4		Critchlow played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 414 to 376 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +14.
Round 5		Critchlow played #66 Deanne Dorsa (Houston, TX) and won 474 to 392 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +96.
Round 6		Critchlow played #23 Kevin Gauthier (Albany, NY) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +128.
Round 7		Critchlow played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 435 to 270 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +293.
Round 8		Critchlow played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 441 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +218.
Round 9		Critchlow played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and won 527 to 359 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +386.
Round 10		Critchlow played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 495 to 289 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +592.
Round 11		Critchlow played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 392 to 401 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +583.
Round 12		Critchlow played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 529 to 330 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +782.
Round 13		Critchlow played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and won 424 to 371 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +835.
Round 14		Critchlow played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +815.
Round 15		Critchlow played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 421 to 360 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +876. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Critchlow played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) and won 480 to 360 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +996.
Round 17		Critchlow played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 349 to 435 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +910.
Round 18		Critchlow played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 354 to 375 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +889.
Round 19		Critchlow played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 318 to 416 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +791.
Round 20		Critchlow played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) again and lost 406 to 451 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +746.
Round 21		Critchlow played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 452 to 342 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +856.
Round 22		Critchlow played #58 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 352 to 349 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +859.
Round 23		Critchlow played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +893.
Round 24		Critchlow played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 410 to 319 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +984.
Round 25		Critchlow played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) again and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +1002.
Round 26		Critchlow played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) again and won 435 to 361 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1076.
Round 27		Critchlow played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) again and won 512 to 340 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +1248.
Round 28		Critchlow played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 345 to 350 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-10, +1243.
Round 29		Critchlow played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) again and won 405 to 401 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1247.
Round 30		Critchlow played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) again and won 414 to 393 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-10, +1268.
Round 31		Critchlow played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 466 to 482 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1252.

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