Ben Dweck [#38] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Dweck, 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. Dweck currently has a record of 16-12, +1312, and is ranked #25 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): Dweck Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Awards: Two-time dean's list selection, occasional non-mediocre tournament finishes Hobbies: Books, music, food, games, &c. Occupation: Technology Analyst NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 85/134, 13-15 -101

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	19-20 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	15-19 (0.441)	WW LL W L W LL WW L WWW LL W LLL W L WW LLLL W LLL 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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 412 Average against: 365
Round 1		Dweck played #86 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 442 to 341 (a spread of 101). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Dweck’s record vs. Perman in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Dweck played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) and lost 388 to 442 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Dweck had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +47.
Round 3		Dweck played #36 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 494 to 340 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Dweck had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +201.
Round 4		Dweck played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 357 to 366 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Dweck had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +192.
Round 5		Dweck played #127 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and lost 367 to 413 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Dweck had not played Wolfe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, +146.
Round 6		Dweck played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 465 to 360 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Dweck’s record vs. Bailey in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +251.
Round 7		Dweck played #1 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 429 to 311 (a spread of 118). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Dweck’s record vs. Allen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #34. Current record: 4-3, +369.
Round 8		Dweck played #122 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 464 to 318 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Dweck had not played Whitman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +515.
Round 9		Dweck played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 473 to 324 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Dweck had not played Cowan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +664.
Round 10		Dweck played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 390 to 393 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Dweck had not played Creed in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +661.
Round 11		Dweck played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 488 to 284 (a spread of 204). Before this event, Dweck had not played Mayer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +865.
Round 12		Dweck played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 339 to 480 (a spread of -141). Before this event, Dweck had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +724.
Round 13		Dweck played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 379 to 437 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Dweck had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +666.
Round 14		Dweck played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 515 to 289 (a spread of 226). Before this event, Dweck had not played Wise in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +892.
Round 15		Dweck played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 365 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Dweck had not played Cullman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +948.
Round 16		Dweck played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 293 to 375 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dweck’s record vs. Dixon in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +866.
Round 17		Dweck played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 361 to 404 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Dweck had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +823.
Round 18		Dweck played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 442 to 310 (a spread of 132). Before this event, Dweck had not played Morehead in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +955.
Round 19		Dweck played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 511 to 283 (a spread of 228). Before this event, Dweck had not played Ganguet in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +1183.
Round 20		Dweck played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 357 to 423 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Dweck had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +1117.
Round 21		Dweck played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 381 to 352 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Dweck had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +1146.
Round 22		Dweck played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 390 to 447 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Dweck had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, +1089.
Round 23		Dweck played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Dweck had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +1109.
Round 24		Dweck played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 404 to 436 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Dweck had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +1077.
Round 25		Dweck played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and won 405 to 332 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Dweck had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +1150.
Round 26		Dweck played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and lost 335 to 446 (a spread of -111). Before this event, Dweck had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +1039.
Round 27		Dweck played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) again and won 489 to 280 (a spread of 209). Before this event, Dweck had not played Morehead in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, +1248.
Round 28		Dweck played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) again and won 379 to 315 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Dweck had not played Mayer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +1312.

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