Ben Greenwood [#55] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Greenwood, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Greenwood currently has a record of 17-11, +850, and is ranked #16 in Division 3.

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): Ben Surname(s): Greenwood Home: Lexington, MA, United States Awards: Host of first live Scrabble television program Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Scrabble Educator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	16.5-15.5 (0.516)
Past 1-12 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWW LLLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	9.5-5.5 (0.633)	W L WWWW LTLL WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	1-6 (0.143)	L W LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 407 Average against: 376
Round 1		Greenwood played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 443 to 276 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Wornum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +167. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Greenwood played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 464 to 366 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Fishman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +265.
Round 3		Greenwood played #85 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 332 to 318 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +279. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Greenwood played #27 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 378 to 450 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenwood’s record vs. Davies in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +207.
Round 5		Greenwood played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 448 to 325 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +330.
Round 6		Greenwood played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 402 to 377 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Igra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +355.
Round 7		Greenwood played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 327 to 455 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Greenwood’s record vs. Kennerk in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +227.
Round 8		Greenwood played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 380 to 352 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Martin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +255. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Greenwood played #135 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Yarmchuk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +279.
Round 10		Greenwood played #89 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Mocine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +273.
Round 11		Greenwood played #47 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 426 to 238 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +461.
Round 12		Greenwood played #20 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 388 to 442 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Claitor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +407.
Round 13		Greenwood played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 347 to 457 (a spread of -110) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Greenwood’s record vs. Spiller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +297. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Greenwood played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 398 to 361 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +334.
Round 15		Greenwood played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and lost 318 to 425 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +227.
Round 16		Greenwood played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 387 to 487 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, +127.
Round 17		Greenwood played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 436 to 449 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +114.
Round 18		Greenwood played #129 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 345 to 324 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +135.
Round 19		Greenwood played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and won 464 to 329 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, +270. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Greenwood played #54 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 484 to 261 (a spread of 223) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +493.
Round 21		Greenwood played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 367 to 411 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +449.
Round 22		Greenwood played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 448 to 303 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +594. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Greenwood played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 475 to 303 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Milton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +766.
Round 24		Greenwood played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 332 to 446 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Fatsis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +652.
Round 25		Greenwood played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 454 to 347 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +759.
Round 26		Greenwood played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 389 to 444 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Fatsis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +704.
Round 27		Greenwood played #64 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 486 to 447 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Greenwood’s record vs. Kelly in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +743.
Round 28		Greenwood played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 480 to 373 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Greenwood had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +850.

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