SPC 2025: Josh Guardino [4-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Josh Guardino, 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 16-15, -781, and is ranked #34 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): Josh Surname(s): Guardino Home: Brentwood, NH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 357 Average against: 385
Round 1		Guardino played #18 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 390 to 372 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Guardino played #9 Nick Coffey (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 400 to 282 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +136.
Round 3		Guardino played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 446 to 260 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +322. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Guardino played #25 Marlena Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 430 to 421 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +331. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 5		Guardino played #11 Bob Hart (Vienna, VA) and lost 301 to 413 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +219. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Guardino played #2 Diana Bowen (Fairfax, VA) and lost 299 to 526 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, -8.
Round 7		Guardino played #24 Anjelina Noh (Parma Heights, OH) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +16.
Round 8		Guardino played #7 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and lost 247 to 519 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, -256. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 9		Guardino played #15 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and lost 292 to 437 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, -401. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Guardino played #14 Nina Klee (Hamburg, PA) and won 431 to 347 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, -317.
Round 11		Guardino played #3 Anthony Canzoneri (Fuquay Varina, NC) and won 459 to 291 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, -149.
Round 12		Guardino played #32 Joyce Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 225 to 430 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, -354.
Round 13		Guardino played #10 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 277 to 468 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, -545.
Round 14		Guardino played #4 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 207 to 463 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, -801.
Round 15		Guardino played #37 Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) and won 389 to 377 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, -789.
Round 16		Guardino played #41 Cynthia Scotti (Unknown city QC) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-8, -881.
Round 17		Guardino played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 402 to 272 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, -751.
Round 18		Guardino played #23 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and won 458 to 396 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, -689. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Guardino played #42 James Krycka (Jessup, MD) and won 506 to 322 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, -505.
Round 20		Guardino played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 426 to 410 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, -489.
Round 21		Guardino played #19 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 236 to 420 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, -673.
Round 22		Guardino played #50 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and lost 307 to 347 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, -713. Guardino is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Guardino played #1 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 399 to 410 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, -724.
Round 24		Guardino played #26 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 322 to 367 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, -769.
Round 25		Guardino played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 387 to 371 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -753.
Round 26		Guardino played #34 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and lost 398 to 400 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, -755.
Round 27		Guardino played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 333 to 416 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-14, -838.
Round 28		Guardino played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and lost 264 to 321 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-15, -895.
Round 29		Guardino recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-15, -845.
Round 30		Guardino played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 382 to 371 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-15, -834.
Round 31		Guardino played #56 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 388 to 335 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, -781.

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