SPC 2025: Richard Savitt [4-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Savitt, 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 16.5-14.5, -37, and is ranked #24 in Division 4.

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): Richard Surname(s): Savitt Home: Miami, FL, United States Awards: regional level winner in nsc and acbl events Hobbies: golf duplicate bridge

Round by Round
High score: 421 Average for: 351 Average against: 353
Round 1		Savitt played #35 Stephanie Waite (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 231 to 400 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -169.
Round 2		Savitt played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 269 to 322 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-2, -222.
Round 3		Savitt played #1 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 374 to 295 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, -143.
Round 4		Savitt played #23 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 333 to 352 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-3, -162.
Round 5		Savitt played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 387 to 239 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-3, -14. Savitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Savitt played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 378 to 351 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +13.
Round 7		Savitt played #48 Jean Caputo (Cranberry Twp, PA) and won 343 to 297 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +59.
Round 8		Savitt played #37 Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +79.
Round 9		Savitt played #18 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and tied at 340. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +79. Savitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Savitt played #11 Bob Hart (Vienna, VA) and lost 304 to 372 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +11.
Round 11		Savitt played #9 Nick Coffey (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 407 to 275 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +143.
Round 12		Savitt played #34 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and won 401 to 382 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +162.
Round 13		Savitt played #12 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 329 to 408 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +83.
Round 14		Savitt played #16 Agnes T Tarpeh (Upper Chichester, PA) and lost 333 to 346 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +70.
Round 15		Savitt played #19 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 364 to 413 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +21.
Round 16		Savitt played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 376 to 373 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +24.
Round 17		Savitt played #25 Marlena Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 302 to 381 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -55.
Round 18		Savitt played #49 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 382 to 337 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -10.
Round 19		Savitt played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +16.
Round 20		Savitt played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and won 370 to 362 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +24.
Round 21		Savitt played #6 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and lost 347 to 401 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -30.
Round 22		Savitt played #26 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 421 to 326 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +65.
Round 23		Savitt played #24 Anjelina Noh (Parma Heights, OH) and lost 338 to 442 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -39.
Round 24		Savitt played #50 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and won 374 to 362 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -27. Savitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Savitt played #36 Will Nitsch (West Hartford, CT) and won 353 to 262 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +64.
Round 26		Savitt played #4 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 331 to 249 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +146.
Round 27		Savitt played #41 Cynthia Scotti (Unknown city QC) and lost 383 to 466 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +63.
Round 28		Savitt played #14 Nina Klee (Hamburg, PA) and lost 363 to 367 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +59.
Round 29		Savitt played #32 Joyce Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 343 to 387 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +15.
Round 30		Savitt played #10 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 267 to 343 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -61.
Round 31		Savitt played #28 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 371 to 347 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -37.

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