SPC 2025: Sam Bowers [3-60]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Bowers, 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 14-17, -668, and is ranked #58 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): Sam Surname(s): Bowers Home: Charlottesville, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 444 Average for: 360 Average against: 382
Round 1		Bowers played #39 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 353 to 343 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +10.
Round 2		Bowers played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 337 to 421 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -74.
Round 3		Bowers played #79 Charlie Mann (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 288 to 387 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -173.
Round 4		Bowers played #56 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 291 to 363 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-3, -245.
Round 5		Bowers played #71 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 399 to 389 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -235. Bowers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Bowers played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and won 422 to 379 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, -192.
Round 7		Bowers played #27 Dawn Erickson (Anna Maria, FL) and won 353 to 345 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, -184.
Round 8		Bowers played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 353 to 478 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, -309.
Round 9		Bowers played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 412 to 477 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, -374.
Round 10		Bowers played #1 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 378 to 529 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, -525.
Round 11		Bowers played #49 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 331 to 357 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-7, -551.
Round 12		Bowers played #38 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 237 to 456 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-8, -770.
Round 13		Bowers played #18 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 260 to 414 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-9, -924.
Round 14		Bowers played #51 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 444 to 314 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-9, -794.
Round 15		Bowers played #28 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 280 to 375 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-10, -889. Bowers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Bowers played #77 Sally Reeser (Macungie, PA) and won 406 to 336 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-10, -819.
Round 17		Bowers played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-10, -808.
Round 18		Bowers played #70 Mattie Harpp (Decatur, GA) and lost 374 to 416 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-11, -850.
Round 19		Bowers played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 353 to 330 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-11, -827.
Round 20		Bowers played #78 Robbin Steif (West Hollywood, CA) and won 443 to 257 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-11, -641.
Round 21		Bowers played #73 Andrea Wang (Irvington, NY) and lost 338 to 378 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-12, -681.
Round 22		Bowers played #74 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 394 to 336 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-12, -623.
Round 23		Bowers played #68 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 397 to 375 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-12, -601.
Round 24		Bowers played #67 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 399 to 404 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -606.
Round 25		Bowers played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-14, -627.
Round 26		Bowers played #65 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and won 383 to 344 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-14, -588.
Round 27		Bowers played #23 Kevin Gauthier (Albany, NY) and lost 331 to 449 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-15, -706.
Round 28		Bowers played #41 Shae McWilliams (N Kingston, RI) and lost 282 to 392 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-16, -816.
Round 29		Bowers played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 412 to 294 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-16, -698.
Round 30		Bowers played #61 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 387 to 422 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-17, -733.
Round 31		Bowers played #57 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and won 375 to 310 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-17, -668.

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