SPC 2025: Cathy Poole [4-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Cathy Poole, 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 17-14, +337, and is ranked #19 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): Cathy Surname(s): Poole Home: Winston-Salem, NC, United States Awards: Teacher of the Year, Delta of the Year Hobbies: Traveling, Crafts, Reading, Playing cards

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 384 Average against: 374
Round 1		Poole played #25 Marlena Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 314 to 350 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Poole played #2 Diana Bowen (Fairfax, VA) and lost 298 to 637 (a spread of -339). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -375.
Round 3		Poole played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and won 391 to 299 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -283.
Round 4		Poole played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and won 387 to 374 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -270.
Round 5		Poole played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 471 to 257 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, -56. Poole is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Poole played #27 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 351 to 378 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, -83.
Round 7		Poole played #6 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and lost 356 to 372 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -99.
Round 8		Poole played #46 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 324 to 479 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-5, -254.
Round 9		Poole played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 459 to 336 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-5, -131.
Round 10		Poole played #13 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and won 374 to 332 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, -89.
Round 11		Poole played #22 Mary Stewart (Columbia, MD) and won 372 to 334 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, -51.
Round 12		Poole played #12 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 387 to 423 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, -87.
Round 13		Poole played #42 James Krycka (Jessup, MD) and lost 333 to 372 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-7, -126.
Round 14		Poole played #34 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and lost 334 to 494 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, -286.
Round 15		Poole played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 475 to 377 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-8, -188.
Round 16		Poole played #49 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 352 to 471 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-9, -307.
Round 17		Poole played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 397 to 299 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, -209.
Round 18		Poole played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 311 to 319 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-10, -217. Poole is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Poole played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 383 to 348 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-10, -182.
Round 20		Poole played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and won 410 to 379 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, -151.
Round 21		Poole played #28 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 366 to 387 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-11, -172.
Round 22		Poole played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 404 to 372 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, -140.
Round 23		Poole played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and won 356 to 316 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, -100.
Round 24		Poole played #19 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-12, -114.
Round 25		Poole played #40 Josh Guardino (Brentwood, NH) and lost 371 to 387 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-13, -130.
Round 26		Poole played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 355 to 464 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-14, -239.
Round 27		Poole played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 414 to 383 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-14, -208.
Round 28		Poole played #58 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 466 to 252 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-14, +6.
Round 29		Poole played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 458 to 298 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-14, +166.
Round 30		Poole played #4 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 458 to 357 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +267.
Round 31		Poole played #32 Joyce Stock (Medina, OH) and won 429 to 359 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +337.

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