SPC 2025: John Fultz [3-24]

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On this page, you will find information about John Fultz, 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 16-15, +480, and is ranked #31 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): John Surname(s): Fultz Home: Chesterfield, MO, United States Awards: Contributor to Quackle project Hobbies: Retro video games, all manner of board games, running, viola Occupation: Software developer

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 386 Average against: 370
Round 1		Fultz played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 411 to 393 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Fultz played #62 Katherine Edwards (Brooklyn, NY) and won 397 to 257 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +158.
Round 3		Fultz played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 351 to 446 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +63.
Round 4		Fultz played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 388 to 367 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +84.
Round 5		Fultz played #26 Jennifer Tomlinson (Fort Myers, FL) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +108. Fultz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fultz played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 355 to 388 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +75.
Round 7		Fultz played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 389 to 400 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +64.
Round 8		Fultz played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 406 to 312 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +158.
Round 9		Fultz played #60 Sam Bowers (Charlottesville, VA) and won 477 to 412 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +223.
Round 10		Fultz played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 372 to 384 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +211.
Round 11		Fultz played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 512 to 319 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +404.
Round 12		Fultz played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 434 to 326 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +512.
Round 13		Fultz played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and lost 334 to 347 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +499.
Round 14		Fultz played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and won 396 to 373 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +522.
Round 15		Fultz played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 342 to 370 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +494. Fultz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Fultz played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +561.
Round 17		Fultz played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 325 to 369 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +517.
Round 18		Fultz played #17 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 422 to 366 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +573.
Round 19		Fultz played #58 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 327 to 348 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +552.
Round 20		Fultz played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and won 462 to 364 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +650.
Round 21		Fultz played #10 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 442 to 286 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +806.
Round 22		Fultz played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 418 to 433 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +791.
Round 23		Fultz played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +783.
Round 24		Fultz played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 383 to 297 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +869.
Round 25		Fultz played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 318 to 452 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +735.
Round 26		Fultz played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and won 413 to 301 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +847.
Round 27		Fultz played #22 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 325 to 448 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +724.
Round 28		Fultz played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 339 to 401 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, +662.
Round 29		Fultz played #45 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 376 to 323 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +715.
Round 30		Fultz played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 345 to 466 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-14, +594.
Round 31		Fultz played #25 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 308 to 422 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-15, +480.

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