SPC 2025: Michael Garner [3-65]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Garner, 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 5-2, +361, and is ranked #9 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): Michael Surname(s): Garner Home: Dunedin, FL, United States Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 419 Average for: 363 Average against: 312
Round 1		Garner played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 330 to 332 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -2.
Round 2		Garner played #38 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 377 to 333 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +42.
Round 3		Garner played #55 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 364 to 307 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +99.
Round 4		Garner played #27 Dawn Erickson (Anna Maria, FL) and won 419 to 346 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +172.
Round 5		Garner played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 370 to 288 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +254. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Garner played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 397 to 263 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +388.
Round 7		Garner played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and lost 286 to 313 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +361.
Round 8		Garner played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Garner played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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