NSC 2009: Ben Lam [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Lam, who is competing at the 2009 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 21-10, +2015, and is ranked #2 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, CAN Awards: 3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006. Hobbies: Golf Occupation: Marketing

Round by Round
High score: 584 Average for: 419 Average against: 354
Round 1		Lam played #118 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 573 to 336 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +237.
Round 2		Lam played #80 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 497 to 351 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +383.
Round 3		Lam played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 443 to 411 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +415.
Round 4		Lam played #6 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 350 to 372 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +393.
Round 5		Lam played #3 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 397 to 500 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +290.
Round 6		Lam played #73 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and won 450 to 260 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +480.
Round 7		Lam played #39 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 366 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +462. Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Lam played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 327 to 459 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +330.
Round 9		Lam played #60 Margaret Sutherland (Davison, MI) and won 385 to 325 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +390.
Round 10		Lam played #22 Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 454 to 494 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, +350.
Round 11		Lam played #1 Samuel Smith (Shell Lake, WI) and lost 296 to 373 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, +273.
Round 12		Lam played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 452 to 378 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, +347.
Round 13		Lam played #30 Sue Gable (New York, NY) and won 393 to 326 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +414.
Round 14		Lam played #51 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 294 to 399 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, +309.
Round 15		Lam played #40 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 424 to 409 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +324.
Round 16		Lam played #96 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 399 to 334 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +389.
Round 17		Lam played #21 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 317 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +483.
Round 18		Lam played #38 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 346 to 303 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, +526.
Round 19		Lam played #68 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 584 to 280 (a spread of 304). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +830.
Round 20		Lam played #49 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and won 442 to 366 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +906.
Round 21		Lam played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 583 to 259 (a spread of 324). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1230.
Round 22		Lam played #15 Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY) and won 393 to 310 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1313.
Round 23		Lam played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 387 to 313 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1387.
Round 24		Lam played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) and won 526 to 328 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1585.
Round 25		Lam played #15 Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY) again and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +1561.
Round 26		Lam played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) again and won 444 to 289 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1716.
Round 27		Lam played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 379 to 383 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1712. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28		Lam played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) again and won 490 to 236 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1966.
Round 29		Lam played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and lost 317 to 434 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +1849. Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Lam played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) again and won 424 to 284 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +1989. Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31		Lam played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) for the third time and won 380 to 354 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-10, +2015.
After the Tournament		Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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