SPC 2025: Barbara Major [4-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Major, 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 2-5, -3, and is ranked #47 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): Barbara Surname(s): Major Home: Alexandria, VA, United States Hobbies: gardening, knitting, crocheting, cards Occupation: Publishing

Round by Round
High score: 446 Average for: 361 Average against: 362
Round 1		Major played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Major played #7 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and won 446 to 306 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +90.
Round 3		Major played #49 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 335 to 389 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, +36.
Round 4		Major played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 304 to 330 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-3, +10. Major is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Major played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and lost 340 to 391 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-4, -41.
Round 6		Major played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 383 to 329 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-4, +13.
Round 7		Major played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 377 to 393 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-5, -3.
Round 8		Major played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Major played #19 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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