NSC 2008: Ben Lam [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Lam, 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, +1085, and is ranked #4 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): Lam Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: 3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006. Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Beach Volleyball Occupation: Marketing USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 9/114, 18-10 +965

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 392 Average against: 353
Round 1		Lam played #99 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 414 to 178 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +236.
Round 2		Lam played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 441 to 322 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +355.
Round 3		Lam played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 409 to 392 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +372.
Round 4		Lam played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 395 to 344 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +423.
Round 5		Lam played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 449 to 324 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +548.
Round 6		Lam played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 425 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +468.
Round 7		Lam played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and won 431 to 315 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +584.
Round 8		Lam played #84 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 297 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +672.
Round 9		Lam played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and lost 331 to 448 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +555.
Round 10		Lam played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 408 to 319 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +644.
Round 11		Lam played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 412 to 269 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +787.
Round 12		Lam played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 375 to 424 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +738.
Round 13		Lam played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 353 to 404 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +687.
Round 14		Lam played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 441 to 329 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +799.
Round 15		Lam played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 374 to 308 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +865. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lam played #115 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 399 to 384 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +880.
Round 17		Lam played #8 Marlene Boyda (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 326 to 388 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +818.
Round 18		Lam played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 353 to 342 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +829.
Round 19		Lam played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 307 to 466 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +670.
Round 20		Lam played #8 Marlene Boyda (St. Petersburg, FL) again and won 422 to 223 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +869.
Round 21		Lam played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 443 to 226 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1086.
Round 22		Lam played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 499 to 398 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1187.
Round 23		Lam played #39 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and won 408 to 344 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1251.
Round 24		Lam played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and won 401 to 377 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1275.
Round 25		Lam played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) again and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1340. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lam played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) again and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1297.
Round 27		Lam played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and lost 350 to 418 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1229.
Round 28		Lam played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) for the third time and lost 308 to 452 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1085.
Award Ceremony		Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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