SPC 2025: Carol Tillson [3-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Carol Tillson, 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 13-18, +90, and is ranked #61 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): Carol Surname(s): Tillson Home: Silver Spring, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 377 Average against: 374
Round 1		Tillson played #60 Sam Bowers (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 343 to 353 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Tillson played #79 Charlie Mann (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 315 to 373 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-2, -68.
Round 3		Tillson played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 406 to 438 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-3, -100.
Round 4		Tillson played #69 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and lost 391 to 452 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-4, -161.
Round 5		Tillson played #77 Sally Reeser (Macungie, PA) and won 384 to 310 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-4, -87.
Round 6		Tillson played #28 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 497 to 278 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-4, +132.
Round 7		Tillson played #54 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 422 to 401 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, +153.
Round 8		Tillson played #1 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 388 to 470 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-5, +71.
Round 9		Tillson played #37 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 339 to 486 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-6, -76.
Round 10		Tillson played #43 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 310 to 436 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-7, -202.
Round 11		Tillson played #71 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 411 to 311 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-7, -102.
Round 12		Tillson played #33 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and lost 289 to 339 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-8, -152.
Round 13		Tillson played #30 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 364 to 290 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-8, -78.
Round 14		Tillson played #74 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 348 to 336 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-8, -66.
Round 15		Tillson played #41 Shae McWilliams (N Kingston, RI) and won 427 to 325 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, +36.
Round 16		Tillson played #18 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 394 to 403 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-9, +27.
Round 17		Tillson played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and lost 348 to 360 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-10, +15.
Round 18		Tillson played #32 Alex Vratsanos (Unknown city, DE) and won 417 to 345 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-10, +87.
Round 19		Tillson played #47 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 436 to 282 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-10, +241.
Round 20		Tillson played #73 Andrea Wang (Irvington, NY) and won 431 to 359 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-10, +313.
Round 21		Tillson played #64 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 352 to 374 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-11, +291.
Round 22		Tillson played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-12, +263.
Round 23		Tillson played #23 Kevin Gauthier (Albany, NY) and lost 424 to 434 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-13, +253.
Round 24		Tillson played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 333 to 379 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-14, +207.
Round 25		Tillson played #67 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 424 to 300 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-14, +331.
Round 26		Tillson played #25 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 341 to 538 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-15, +134.
Round 27		Tillson played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-15, +141.
Round 28		Tillson played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 335 to 421 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-16, +55.
Round 29		Tillson played #70 Mattie Harpp (Decatur, GA) and won 418 to 301 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-16, +172.
Round 30		Tillson played #27 Dawn Erickson (Anna Maria, FL) and lost 370 to 380 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-17, +162.
Round 31		Tillson played #46 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 292 to 364 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-18, +90.

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