NSC 2012: Benjamin Bloom [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Bloom, who is competing at the 2012 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 10-21, -946, and is ranked #73 in Division 1.

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): Benjamin Surname(s): Bloom Home: Miami, FL, United States Awards: Scrabble By The Sea (Israel) Champion Oct. 2004, Winner Div 2 Kissimee, FL Dec. 2004 Hobbies: watching paint dry

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 381 Average against: 412
Round 1		Bloom played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 406 to 440 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Bloom played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 488 to 537 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-2, -83.
Round 3		Bloom played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 412 to 406 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -77.
Round 4		Bloom played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 366 to 348 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5		Bloom played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 256 to 537 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -340.
Round 6		Bloom played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 365 to 383 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-4, -358.
Round 7		Bloom played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 407 to 475 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-5, -426.
Round 8		Bloom played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 386 to 387 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-6, -427.
Round 9		Bloom played #72 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 399 to 360 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-6, -388.
Round 10		Bloom played #68 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 306 to 406 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-7, -488.
Round 11		Bloom played #46 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 321 to 507 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-8, -674.
Round 12		Bloom played #64 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 342 to 459 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-9, -791.
Round 13		Bloom played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 569 to 285 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-9, -507.
Round 14		Bloom played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 470 to 350 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-9, -387.
Round 15		Bloom played #51 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 520 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-10, -584.
Round 16		Bloom played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 514 to 408 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-10, -478.
Round 17		Bloom played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 425 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-11, -516.
Round 18		Bloom played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 289 to 468 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-12, -695.
Round 19		Bloom played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and lost 341 to 460 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-13, -814.
Round 20		Bloom played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-13, -796.
Round 21		Bloom played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 301 to 381 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-14, -876.
Round 22		Bloom played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 365 to 424 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-15, -935.
Round 23		Bloom played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 437 to 390 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-15, -888.
Round 24		Bloom played #59 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 458 to 265 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-15, -695.
Round 25		Bloom played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 265 to 432 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-16, -862.
Round 26		Bloom played #48 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 380 to 411 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-17, -893.
Round 27		Bloom played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 385 to 391 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-18, -899.
Round 28		Bloom played #71 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 392 to 401 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-19, -908. Bloom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Bloom played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 318 to 345 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-20, -935.
Round 30		Bloom played #58 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 428 to 373 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-20, -880.
Round 31		Bloom played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) again and lost 380 to 446 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-21, -946.

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