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 5-2, +293, and is ranked #11 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: 474 Average for: 416 Average against: 374
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) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Critchlow played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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