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 16.5-14.5, -84, and is ranked #12 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: 531 Average for: 415 Average against: 417
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) and won 514 to 287 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +153.
Round 9		Castellano played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 514 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +12.
Round 10		Castellano played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 280 to 556 (a spread of -276). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-5, -264.
Round 11		Castellano played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 430 to 503 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-6, -337.
Round 12		Castellano played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 336 to 498 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-7, -499.
Round 13		Castellano played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-7, -383.
Round 14		Castellano played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 441 to 377 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, -319.
Round 15		Castellano played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 445 to 337 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-7, -211.
Round 16		Castellano played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 451 to 398 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-7, -158.
Round 17		Castellano played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and won 494 to 303 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, +33.
Round 18		Castellano played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 404 to 455 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-8, -18.
Round 19		Castellano played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 470 to 332 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-8, +120.
Round 20		Castellano played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) again and won 531 to 260 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +391.
Round 21		Castellano played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and lost 373 to 500 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +264.
Round 22		Castellano played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 431 to 390 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-9, +305.
Round 23		Castellano played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 470 to 459 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +316.
Round 24		Castellano played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 378 to 490 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-10, +204.
Round 25		Castellano played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 369 to 575 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-11, -2.
Round 26		Castellano played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 473 to 358 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-11, +113.
Round 27		Castellano played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 330 to 394 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-12, +49.
Round 28		Castellano played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) for the third time and lost 373 to 485 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-13, -63.
Round 29		Castellano played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 462 to 379 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-13, +20.
Round 30		Castellano played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) again and tied at 371. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +20.
Round 31		Castellano played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) for the fourth time and lost 434 to 538 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -84.

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