Ben Greenwood [#37] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Greenwood, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Greenwood currently has a record of 12-16, -351, and is ranked #79 in Division 2.

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

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Given name(s): Ben
Surname(s): Greenwood
Home: Lexington, MA, United States
Awards: 1998 NSC Division 3 Winner.
Hobbies: Scrabble
Occupation: Educator
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 8/78, 17-10 +685
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 1/133, 23.5-7.5 +1753
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/122, 20-11 +232
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 86/103, 13-18 -483
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 19/169, 18.5-11.5 +491
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 16/134, 17-11 +850

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	14.5-11.5 (0.558)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	W L WW L WW L WWW LL
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 25-36 months	1.5-1.5 (0.500)	WTL
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	WW LL W LL
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 544 Average for: 384 Average against: 397
Round 1		Greenwood played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 323 to 464 (a spread of -141). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -141.
Round 2		Greenwood played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 292 to 436 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -285.
Round 3		Greenwood played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 291 to 406 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-3, -400.
Round 4		Greenwood played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 391 to 417 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenwood’s record vs. Lipkin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-4, -426.
Round 5		Greenwood played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 401 to 340 (a spread of 61). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Greenwood’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -365.
Round 6		Greenwood played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 412 to 382 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, -335.
Round 7		Greenwood played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 333 to 463 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-5, -465. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 8		Greenwood played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 343 to 365 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-6, -487.
Round 9		Greenwood played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 463 to 342 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-6, -366.
Round 10		Greenwood played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 272 to 448 (a spread of -176). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-7, -542.
Round 11		Greenwood played #44 Judy Horn (Readin, MA) and won 544 to 293 (a spread of 251). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: CAMBRIDGE, MA Greenwood’s record vs. Horn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -291.
Round 12		Greenwood played #103 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 431 to 327 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Weissman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -187.
Round 13		Greenwood played #102 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 353 to 333 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -167.
Round 14		Greenwood played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 301 to 397 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Pearl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -263.
Round 15		Greenwood played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 424 to 376 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, -215.
Round 16		Greenwood played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 403 to 427 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -239.
Round 17		Greenwood played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 469 to 323 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -93.
Round 18		Greenwood played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 535 to 399 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-9, +43.
Round 19		Greenwood played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) again and won 415 to 412 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Pearl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +46.
Round 20		Greenwood played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 334 to 488 (a spread of -154). Before this event, Greenwood had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, -108.
Round 21		Greenwood played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 387 to 527 (a spread of -140). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-11, -248.
Round 22		Greenwood played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 399 to 383 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-11, -232.
Round 23		Greenwood played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and lost 349 to 356 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-12, -239.
Round 24		Greenwood played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 407 to 418 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-13, -250.
Round 25		Greenwood played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 412 to 310 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-13, -148.
Round 26		Greenwood played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) again and lost 356 to 398 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-14, -190.
Round 27		Greenwood played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) again and lost 384 to 453 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-15, -259.
Round 28		Greenwood played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 336 to 428 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Greenwood had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-16, -351.

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