SPC 2025: Maury Zeff [3-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Maury Zeff, 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 19-12, +1095, and is ranked #8 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): Maury Surname(s): Zeff Home: San Francisco, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 407 Average against: 371
Round 1		Zeff played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 504 to 306 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +198.
Round 2		Zeff played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and lost 352 to 428 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +122.
Round 3		Zeff played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 383 to 410 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, +95.
Round 4		Zeff played #38 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 440 to 352 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +183.
Round 5		Zeff played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and lost 339 to 444 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, +78.
Round 6		Zeff played #49 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 483 to 352 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +209.
Round 7		Zeff played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and won 406 to 356 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +259.
Round 8		Zeff played #67 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 581 to 205 (a spread of 376). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +635.
Round 9		Zeff played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 301 to 422 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, +514.
Round 10		Zeff played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and won 444 to 302 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, +656.
Round 11		Zeff played #26 Jennifer Tomlinson (Fort Myers, FL) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +734.
Round 12		Zeff played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and lost 348 to 463 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +619.
Round 13		Zeff played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 367 to 425 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +561.
Round 14		Zeff played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 435 to 448 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +548.
Round 15		Zeff played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 391 to 328 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, +611.
Round 16		Zeff played #64 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 282 to 449 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +444.
Round 17		Zeff played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 418 to 416 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +446.
Round 18		Zeff played #11 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 366 to 364 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +448.
Round 19		Zeff played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 397 to 449 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +396.
Round 20		Zeff played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 448 to 305 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +539.
Round 21		Zeff played #66 Deanne Dorsa (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 348 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +520.
Round 22		Zeff played #55 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +512.
Round 23		Zeff played #22 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 407 to 300 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, +619.
Round 24		Zeff played #28 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 457 to 353 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +723.
Round 25		Zeff played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 461 to 362 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +822.
Round 26		Zeff played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 440 to 396 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +866.
Round 27		Zeff played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 410 to 300 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +976.
Round 28		Zeff played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 516 to 249 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +1243.
Round 29		Zeff played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 450 to 439 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +1254.
Round 30		Zeff played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and lost 260 to 493 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +1021.
Round 31		Zeff played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) again and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +1095.

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