NSC 2009: Benton Bowen [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Benton Bowen, 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 13-18, -685, and is ranked #108 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): Benton Surname(s): Bowen Home: Bluffton, SC, USA Hobbies: tennis, painting, sculpture, bridge Occupation: retired pharmacist

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 370 Average against: 392
Round 1		Bowen played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) and lost 298 to 449 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2		Bowen played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and lost 363 to 394 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -182.
Round 3		Bowen played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 403 to 326 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-2, -105.
Round 4		Bowen played #121 Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH) and won 410 to 373 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -68.
Round 5		Bowen played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 395 to 415 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -88.
Round 6		Bowen played #105 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 409 to 439 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -118.
Round 7		Bowen played #80 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 390 to 332 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -60.
Round 8		Bowen played #117 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 403 to 385 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, -42.
Round 9		Bowen played #78 Jay Hillis (Dublin, OH) and lost 256 to 458 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -244.
Round 10		Bowen played #56 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 399 to 438 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-6, -283.
Round 11		Bowen played #104 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 344 to 416 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-7, -355.
Round 12		Bowen played #85 Susan Hoehn (St. Paul, MN) and lost 398 to 436 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 4-8, -393.
Round 13		Bowen played #83 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 457 to 348 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-8, -284.
Round 14		Bowen played #94 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 326 to 430 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -388.
Round 15		Bowen played #58 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 246 to 470 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5-10, -612.
Round 16		Bowen played #23 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-11, -703.
Round 17		Bowen played #115 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 455 to 453 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-11, -701.
Round 18		Bowen played #122 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 385 to 354 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-11, -670.
Round 19		Bowen played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 390 to 389 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-11, -669.
Round 20		Bowen played #128 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 335 to 287 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-11, -621.
Round 21		Bowen played #82 Nancy Scott (San Antonio, TX) and lost 318 to 382 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-12, -685.
Round 22		Bowen played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 475 to 344 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-12, -554.
Round 23		Bowen played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 371 to 414 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-13, -597.
Round 24		Bowen played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 338 to 465 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-14, -724.
Round 25		Bowen played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 385 to 433 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 10-15, -772.
Round 26		Bowen played #112 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-15, -681.
Round 27		Bowen played #108 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 443 to 318 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -556.
Round 28		Bowen played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 245 to 405 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-16, -716.
Round 29		Bowen played #40 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 358 to 405 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-17, -763.
Round 30		Bowen played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 430 to 313 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 13-17, -646.
Round 31		Bowen played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) again and lost 291 to 330 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 13-18, -685.

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