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 1-6, -447, and is ranked #56 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: 362 Average for: 318 Average against: 382
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) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Gawryla recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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