NSC 2013: Betsey Wood [#121]

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On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, who is competing at the 2013 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 12-19, -1016, and is ranked #117 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): Betsey Surname(s): Wood Home: Concord, MA, United States Hobbies: photography, gardening, writing, yoga, tutoring and traveling

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 360 Average against: 396
Round 1		Wood played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 326 to 405 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Wood played #46 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-2, -148.
Round 3		Wood played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 525 to 322 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, +55.
Round 4		Wood played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +63.
Round 5		Wood played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 400 to 332 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +131.
Round 6		Wood played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 467 to 427 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +171.
Round 7		Wood played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 349 to 389 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +131.
Round 8		Wood played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 371 to 427 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +75.
Round 9		Wood played #67 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 407 to 356 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +126.
Round 10		Wood played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 279 to 459 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -54.
Round 11		Wood played #92 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 418 to 331 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, +33.
Round 12		Wood played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 232 to 425 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-6, -160.
Round 13		Wood played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-6, -108.
Round 14		Wood played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 278 to 433 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-7, -263.
Round 15		Wood played #76 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 386 to 275 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-7, -152.
Round 16		Wood played #75 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-8, -219.
Round 17		Wood played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 337 to 474 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, -356.
Round 18		Wood played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 312 to 445 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-10, -489.
Round 19		Wood played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 357 to 383 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-11, -515.
Round 20		Wood played #59 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 375 to 407 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-12, -547.
Round 21		Wood played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 419 to 396 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-12, -524.
Round 22		Wood played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 407 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-13, -638.
Round 23		Wood played #56 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and won 376 to 350 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -612.
Round 24		Wood played #107 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 385 to 312 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-13, -539.
Round 25		Wood played #71 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 284 to 538 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-14, -793.
Round 26		Wood played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and lost 381 to 431 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-15, -843.
Round 27		Wood played #88 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and lost 280 to 355 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-16, -918.
Round 28		Wood played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 420 to 486 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-17, -984.
Round 29		Wood recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12-17, -934.
Round 30		Wood played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 409 to 420 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 12-18, -945.
Round 31		Wood played #70 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 374 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 12-19, -1016.

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