SPC 2025: Deborah Gawryla [4-45]

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On this page, you will find information about Deborah Gawryla, 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 10.5-20.5, -557, and is ranked #55 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): Deborah Surname(s): Gawryla Home: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 342 Average against: 362
Round 1		Gawryla played #29 Lea Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 289 to 397 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2		Gawryla played #11 Bob Hart (Vienna, VA) and lost 329 to 454 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-2, -233.
Round 3		Gawryla played #53 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 262 to 300 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-3, -271. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gawryla played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 308 to 425 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-4, -388.
Round 5		Gawryla played #58 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 452 to 275 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-4, -211.
Round 6		Gawryla recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, -161.
Round 7		Gawryla played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 393 to 377 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, -145.
Round 8		Gawryla played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 312 to 367 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-5, -200.
Round 9		Gawryla played #52 Jimmie Jenkins (Upper Marlboro, MD) and lost 309 to 347 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-6, -238.
Round 10		Gawryla played #42 James Krycka (Jessup, MD) and lost 353 to 406 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-7, -291.
Round 11		Gawryla played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and tied at 294. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -291.
Round 12		Gawryla played #59 Craig Knight (Nottingham, MD) and won 414 to 315 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -192.
Round 13		Gawryla played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and lost 285 to 323 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -230.
Round 14		Gawryla played #56 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -238.
Round 15		Gawryla played #22 Mary Stewart (Columbia, MD) and lost 386 to 438 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -290.
Round 16		Gawryla played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 369 to 405 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -326.
Round 17		Gawryla played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and lost 297 to 408 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4.5-12.5, -437.
Round 18		Gawryla played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 344 to 298 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5.5-12.5, -391.
Round 19		Gawryla played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 372 to 391 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5.5-13.5, -410.
Round 20		Gawryla played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 310 to 371 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5.5-14.5, -471.
Round 21		Gawryla played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 405 to 358 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-14.5, -424.
Round 22		Gawryla played #13 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 278 to 460 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-15.5, -606. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Gawryla played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 423 to 226 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7.5-15.5, -409.
Round 24		Gawryla played #46 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 283 to 339 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7.5-16.5, -465.
Round 25		Gawryla played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 319 to 439 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7.5-17.5, -585.
Round 26		Gawryla played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 464 to 355 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8.5-17.5, -476.
Round 27		Gawryla played #48 Jean Caputo (Cranberry Twp, PA) and won 297 to 240 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -419.
Round 28		Gawryla played #50 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and lost 312 to 379 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -486.
Round 29		Gawryla played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 379 to 411 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-19.5, -518.
Round 30		Gawryla played #28 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 311 to 389 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-20.5, -596.
Round 31		Gawryla played #59 Craig Knight (Nottingham, MD) again and won 334 to 295 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10.5-20.5, -557.

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