NSC 2008: Ben Harrison [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Harrison, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-9, +1049, and is ranked #4 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
	Given name(s): Ben Surname(s): Harrison Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Awards: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4 Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting Occupation: Software Engineer NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/76, 22-8 +1917 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 1/122, 22-6 +1917 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 19/129, 17-11 +432

Round by Round
High score: 526 Average for: 413 Average against: 375
Round 1		Harrison played #6 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 514 to 326 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +188.
Round 2		Harrison played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 439 to 400 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +227.
Round 3		Harrison played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 363 to 407 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +183.
Round 4		Harrison played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 466 to 343 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +306.
Round 5		Harrison played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +275.
Round 6		Harrison played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 408 to 379 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +304.
Round 7		Harrison played #117 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 413 to 441 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +276.
Round 8		Harrison played #86 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 497 to 383 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +390.
Round 9		Harrison played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 480 to 363 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +507.
Round 10		Harrison played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 368 to 350 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +525.
Round 11		Harrison played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 348 to 405 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +468.
Round 12		Harrison played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 392 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +492.
Round 13		Harrison played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and won 465 to 380 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +577.
Round 14		Harrison played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 395 to 437 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +535.
Round 15		Harrison played #136 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 405 to 416 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +524.
Round 16		Harrison played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and won 526 to 273 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +777.
Round 17		Harrison played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 387 to 352 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +812.
Round 18		Harrison played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 317 to 397 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +732.
Round 19		Harrison played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 382 to 394 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +720.
Round 20		Harrison played #125 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 237 to 531 (a spread of -294). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +426.
Round 21		Harrison played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 281 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +587.
Round 22		Harrison played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 424 to 419 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +592.
Round 23		Harrison played #126 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 428 to 375 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +645.
Round 24		Harrison played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 477 to 308 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +814.
Round 25		Harrison played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 454 to 304 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +964.
Round 26		Harrison played #44 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 398 to 323 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1039.
Round 27		Harrison played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 328 to 321 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +1046.
Round 28		Harrison played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1049.

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