SPC 2025: Joshua Castellano [CSW1-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Castellano, 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 4-3, -74, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW1.

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): Joshua Surname(s): Castellano Home: Vienna, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 453 Average for: 397 Average against: 408
Round 1		Castellano played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 434 to 345 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +89.
Round 2		Castellano played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 424 to 392 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +121.
Round 3		Castellano played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 453 to 430 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +144.
Round 4		Castellano played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 323 to 544 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, -77.
Round 5		Castellano played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 434 to 396 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, -39. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Castellano played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 363 to 386 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, -62.
Round 7		Castellano played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 350 to 362 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, -74.
Round 8		Castellano played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Castellano played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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