SPC 2025: Scott Gale [4-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Gale, 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, -599, and is ranked #48 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): Scott Surname(s): Gale Home: Potomac, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 442 Average for: 345 Average against: 367
Round 1		Gale played #3 Anthony Canzoneri (Fuquay Varina, NC) and lost 358 to 437 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Gale played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 350 to 378 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-2, -107.
Round 3		Gale played #42 James Krycka (Jessup, MD) and lost 274 to 430 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-3, -263.
Round 4		Gale played #58 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 442 to 349 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, -170.
Round 5		Gale played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 391 to 340 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, -119. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Gale played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 384 to 241 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, +24.
Round 7		Gale played #28 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 421 to 380 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +65.
Round 8		Gale played #24 Anjelina Noh (Parma Heights, OH) and lost 315 to 408 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, -28. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Gale played #34 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and lost 225 to 505 (a spread of -280). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-5, -308. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 10		Gale played #46 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, -299.
Round 11		Gale played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 306 to 346 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-6, -339.
Round 12		Gale played #48 Jean Caputo (Cranberry Twp, PA) and won 355 to 332 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, -316.
Round 13		Gale played #26 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 256 to 478 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, -538.
Round 14		Gale played #41 Cynthia Scotti (Unknown city QC) and lost 321 to 436 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-8, -653.
Round 15		Gale played #23 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 320 to 451 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -784.
Round 16		Gale played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 371 to 288 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, -701.
Round 17		Gale played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 408 to 297 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-9, -590. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Gale played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 328 to 339 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-10, -601.
Round 19		Gale played #53 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 363 to 364 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-11, -602.
Round 20		Gale played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 379 to 410 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-12, -633.
Round 21		Gale played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and won 318 to 306 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-12, -621.
Round 22		Gale played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and won 328 to 324 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-12, -617. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Gale played #59 Craig Knight (Nottingham, MD) and won 324 to 298 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, -591.
Round 24		Gale played #56 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 308 to 311 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-13, -594. Gale is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Gale played #15 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and won 434 to 361 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-13, -521.
Round 26		Gale played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 414 to 259 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-13, -366.
Round 27		Gale played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 295 to 361 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-14, -432.
Round 28		Gale played #52 Jimmie Jenkins (Upper Marlboro, MD) and lost 317 to 360 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-15, -475.
Round 29		Gale played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 317 to 383 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-16, -541.
Round 30		Gale played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 350 to 458 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-17, -649.
Round 31		Gale recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-17, -599.

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