SPC 2025: Paul Wood [4-58]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Wood, 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 6-25, -2085, and is ranked #58 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): Paul Surname(s): Wood Home: Central City, IA, United States Hobbies: Pastor, Rugby/Soccer Referee, Published Author, Gardens, Woodwork Occupation: Senior Manager

Round by Round
High score: 437 Average for: 309 Average against: 380
Round 1		Wood played #5 Nolan Miranda (Unknown city, NC) and lost 325 to 566 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -241.
Round 2		Wood played #28 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 283 to 320 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -278.
Round 3		Wood played #41 Cynthia Scotti (Unknown city QC) and lost 383 to 391 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-3, -286.
Round 4		Wood played #55 Scott Gale (Potomac, MD) and lost 349 to 442 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-4, -379.
Round 5		Wood played #45 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 275 to 452 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-5, -556.
Round 6		Wood played #57 Karen Kaminski (Cocoa, FL) and lost 222 to 356 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-6, -690.
Round 7		Wood recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-6, -640.
Round 8		Wood played #54 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 317 to 428 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-7, -751.
Round 9		Wood played #59 Craig Knight (Nottingham, MD) and won 384 to 271 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-7, -638.
Round 10		Wood played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 324 to 237 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-7, -551.
Round 11		Wood played #51 Ann Kleinfelt (Sarasota, FL) and lost 312 to 317 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-8, -556.
Round 12		Wood played #49 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 346 to 371 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-9, -581.
Round 13		Wood played #56 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 282 to 418 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-10, -717.
Round 14		Wood played #43 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 351 to 325 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-10, -691.
Round 15		Wood played #33 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 284 to 399 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-11, -806.
Round 16		Wood played #48 Jean Caputo (Cranberry Twp, PA) and lost 237 to 354 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-12, -923.
Round 17		Wood played #20 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 437 to 330 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-12, -816.
Round 18		Wood played #22 Mary Stewart (Columbia, MD) and lost 246 to 445 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-13, -1015. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Wood played #52 Jimmie Jenkins (Upper Marlboro, MD) and lost 308 to 401 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-14, -1108.
Round 20		Wood played #13 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 339 to 409 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-15, -1178.
Round 21		Wood played #39 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 341 to 441 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-16, -1278.
Round 22		Wood played #53 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 316 to 328 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-17, -1290. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Wood played #47 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 307 to 309 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-18, -1292.
Round 24		Wood played #44 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 281 to 393 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-19, -1404.
Round 25		Wood played #21 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 254 to 345 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-20, -1495.
Round 26		Wood played #30 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 301 to 349 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-21, -1543.
Round 27		Wood played #38 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 283 to 441 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-22, -1701.
Round 28		Wood played #31 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 252 to 466 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-23, -1915.
Round 29		Wood played #46 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 336 to 379 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-24, -1958.
Round 30		Wood played #23 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 249 to 413 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-25, -2122.
Round 31		Wood played #60 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) again and won 340 to 303 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-25, -2085.

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