SPC 2025: Jason Keller [CSW1-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Keller, 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 17-14, +694, and is ranked #8 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): Jason Surname(s): Keller Home: Princeton, NJ, United States Hobbies: crossword puzzles, running, general knowledge Occupation: professional tutor

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 452 Average against: 430
Round 1		Keller played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 478 to 390 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2		Keller played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 395 to 421 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-1, +62.
Round 3		Keller played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 426 to 431 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-2, +57.
Round 4		Keller played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 560 to 399 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-2, +218.
Round 5		Keller played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 376 to 519 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-3, +75.
Round 6		Keller played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and won 447 to 445 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +77.
Round 7		Keller played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 484 to 367 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +194.
Round 8		Keller played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 349 to 461 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-4, +82.
Round 9		Keller played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 416 to 592 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-5, -94.
Round 10		Keller played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 467 to 458 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-5, -85.
Round 11		Keller played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 465 to 482 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-6, -102.
Round 12		Keller played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 498 to 336 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-6, +60.
Round 13		Keller played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 505 to 327 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-6, +238.
Round 14		Keller played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 402 to 488 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-7, +152.
Round 15		Keller played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 501 to 355 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-7, +298.
Round 16		Keller played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 441 to 384 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-7, +355.
Round 17		Keller played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 449 to 461 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-8, +343.
Round 18		Keller played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 464 to 511 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-9, +296.
Round 19		Keller played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 491 to 492 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-10, +295.
Round 20		Keller played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 532 to 340 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-10, +487.
Round 21		Keller played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 498 to 282 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-10, +703.
Round 22		Keller played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 390 to 431 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-11, +662.
Round 23		Keller played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 375 to 460 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-12, +577.
Round 24		Keller played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-12, +598.
Round 25		Keller played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 542 to 468 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-12, +672.
Round 26		Keller played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 472 to 427 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-12, +717.
Round 27		Keller played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 432 to 403 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-12, +746.
Round 28		Keller played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) for the third time and won 485 to 373 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-12, +858.
Round 29		Keller played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and lost 396 to 458 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-13, +796.
Round 30		Keller played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 355 to 561 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-14, +590.
Round 31		Keller played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) for the fourth time and won 538 to 434 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-14, +694.

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