SPC 2025: Don Gawryla [4-54]

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On this page, you will find information about Don 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 12.5-18.5, -377, and is ranked #53 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): Don Surname(s): Gawryla Home: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 448 Average for: 334 Average against: 348
Round 1		Gawryla played #1 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 362 to 437 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -75.
Round 2		Gawryla played #27 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 322 to 269 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3		Gawryla played #35 Stephanie Waite (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 302 to 343 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, -63. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gawryla played #26 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 343 to 411 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-3, -131. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gawryla played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 257 to 471 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-4, -345.
Round 6		Gawryla played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 329 to 383 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-5, -399.
Round 7		Gawryla played #13 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 310 to 358 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-6, -447.
Round 8		Gawryla played #58 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 428 to 317 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-6, -336.
Round 9		Gawryla recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-6, -286.
Round 10		Gawryla played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and won 448 to 270 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-6, -108.
Round 11		Gawryla played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 290 to 367 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-7, -185.
Round 12		Gawryla played #52 Jimmie Jenkins (Upper Marlboro, MD) and won 368 to 267 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -84.
Round 13		Gawryla played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 345 to 352 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-8, -91.
Round 14		Gawryla played #53 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 355 to 381 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-9, -117.
Round 15		Gawryla played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and won 323 to 309 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-9, -103.
Round 16		Gawryla played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and lost 288 to 371 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-10, -186.
Round 17		Gawryla played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 250 to 447 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-11, -383.
Round 18		Gawryla played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 298 to 344 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-12, -429.
Round 19		Gawryla played #59 Craig Knight (Nottingham, MD) and won 375 to 258 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-12, -312.
Round 20		Gawryla played #22 Mary Stewart (Columbia, MD) and tied at 296. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -312.
Round 21		Gawryla played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 297 to 348 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -363.
Round 22		Gawryla played #56 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 342 to 362 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7.5-14.5, -383.
Round 23		Gawryla played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 327 to 303 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -359.
Round 24		Gawryla played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 328 to 277 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -308.
Round 25		Gawryla played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 381 to 273 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -200.
Round 26		Gawryla played #48 Jean Caputo (Cranberry Twp, PA) and lost 250 to 388 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -338.
Round 27		Gawryla played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 350 to 397 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -385.
Round 28		Gawryla played #46 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 412 to 328 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -301.
Round 29		Gawryla played #49 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -452.
Round 30		Gawryla played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 314 to 328 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -466.
Round 31		Gawryla played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) again and won 433 to 344 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -377.

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