SPC 2025: James Krycka [4-42]

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On this page, you will find information about James Krycka, 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 14-17, -596, 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): James Surname(s): Krycka Home: Jessup, MD, United States Occupation: Software Engineer (retired)

Round by Round
High score: 442 Average for: 350 Average against: 371
Round 1		Krycka played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 273 to 401 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Krycka played #3 Anthony Canzoneri (Fuquay Varina, NC) and lost 342 to 438 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-2, -224.
Round 3		Krycka played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and won 430 to 274 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -68.
Round 4		Krycka played #14 Nina Klee (Hamburg, PA) and lost 360 to 422 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-3, -130.
Round 5		Krycka played #53 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-4, -159.
Round 6		Krycka played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 359 to 345 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-4, -145.
Round 7		Krycka played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and won 303 to 291 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-4, -133.
Round 8		Krycka played #32 Joyce Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 334 to 395 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-5, -194.
Round 9		Krycka played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 442 to 300 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -52.
Round 10		Krycka played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 406 to 353 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +1.
Round 11		Krycka played #41 Cynthia Scotti (Unknown city QC) and won 413 to 317 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +97.
Round 12		Krycka played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 354 to 304 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +147.
Round 13		Krycka played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 372 to 333 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +186.
Round 14		Krycka played #24 Anjelina Noh (Parma Heights, OH) and lost 315 to 409 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +92.
Round 15		Krycka played #4 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 415 to 404 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +103.
Round 16		Krycka played #18 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 382 to 350 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +135.
Round 17		Krycka played #16 Agnes T Tarpeh (Upper Chichester, PA) and lost 305 to 363 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +77. Krycka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Krycka played #9 Nick Coffey (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 325 to 383 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +19. Krycka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Krycka played #40 Josh Guardino (Brentwood, NH) and lost 322 to 506 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, -165.
Round 20		Krycka played #37 Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) and won 397 to 353 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-9, -121.
Round 21		Krycka played #10 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 365 to 344 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, -100.
Round 22		Krycka played #6 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and lost 282 to 438 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, -256. Krycka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Krycka played #35 Stephanie Waite (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 352 to 385 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, -289.
Round 24		Krycka played #22 Mary Stewart (Columbia, MD) and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -346.
Round 25		Krycka played #13 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and won 374 to 275 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, -247.
Round 26		Krycka played #23 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 337 to 409 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, -319.
Round 27		Krycka played #15 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and lost 315 to 384 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-14, -388.
Round 28		Krycka played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 316 to 409 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-15, -481.
Round 29		Krycka played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and lost 299 to 435 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-16, -617.
Round 30		Krycka recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-16, -567.
Round 31		Krycka played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) again and lost 310 to 339 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-17, -596.

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