SPC 2025: Joshua Pepper [3-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Pepper, 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 18-13, +654, and is ranked #15 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): Joshua Surname(s): Pepper Home: New York, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 380 Average against: 359
Round 1		Pepper played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 391 to 289 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Pepper played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) and won 428 to 352 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +178.
Round 3		Pepper played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 484 to 342 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +320.
Round 4		Pepper played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and lost 354 to 396 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +278.
Round 5		Pepper played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 379 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +276. Pepper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Pepper played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 427 to 343 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +360.
Round 7		Pepper played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 394 to 340 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +414.
Round 8		Pepper played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 441 to 366 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +489.
Round 9		Pepper played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) and won 340 to 331 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +498.
Round 10		Pepper played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and won 383 to 363 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +518.
Round 11		Pepper played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +510.
Round 12		Pepper played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 381 to 315 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +576.
Round 13		Pepper played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +594.
Round 14		Pepper played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 373 to 396 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +571.
Round 15		Pepper played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 428 to 381 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +618. Pepper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Pepper played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 325 to 333 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +610.
Round 17		Pepper played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 334 to 460 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +484.
Round 18		Pepper played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 386 to 96 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +774.
Round 19		Pepper played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 426 to 299 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +901.
Round 20		Pepper played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and won 354 to 333 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +922.
Round 21		Pepper played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) again and lost 374 to 427 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +869.
Round 22		Pepper played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 276 to 455 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +690.
Round 23		Pepper played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) again and won 362 to 336 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +716.
Round 24		Pepper played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 321 to 353 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +684.
Round 25		Pepper played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) again and won 385 to 381 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +688.
Round 26		Pepper played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 344 to 370 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +662.
Round 27		Pepper played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and won 484 to 365 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +781.
Round 28		Pepper played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) again and won 396 to 367 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +810.
Round 29		Pepper played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and lost 401 to 405 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +806.
Round 30		Pepper played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) again and lost 301 to 379 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +728.
Round 31		Pepper played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 320 to 394 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +654.

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