NSC 2013: Benjamin Ritter [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Ritter, 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 18-13, +285, and is ranked #28 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): Benjamin Surname(s): Ritter Home: Redondo Beach, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 391 Average against: 382
Round 1		Ritter played #37 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 317 to 396 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Ritter played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, -27.
Round 3		Ritter played #129 Carol Jones (Tucson, AZ) and won 410 to 286 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +97.
Round 4		Ritter played #17 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Ritter played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 473 to 361 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +222.
Round 6		Ritter played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 462 to 338 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +346.
Round 7		Ritter played #24 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and won 366 to 365 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +347.
Round 8		Ritter played #20 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 381 to 376 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-1, +352.
Round 9		Ritter played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 371 to 438 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +285.
Round 10		Ritter played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 440 to 334 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +391.
Round 11		Ritter played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +471.
Round 12		Ritter played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 361 to 442 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +390.
Round 13		Ritter played #69 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 439 to 373 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-3, +456.
Round 14		Ritter played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 567 to 406 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +617. Ritter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Ritter played #12 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 287 to 344 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +560. Ritter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Ritter played #70 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 308 to 435 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-5, +433.
Round 17		Ritter played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 444 to 398 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +479.
Round 18		Ritter played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 374 to 351 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +502.
Round 19		Ritter played #60 Clay Koziol (Fullerton, NE) and won 459 to 442 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +519.
Round 20		Ritter played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 337 to 536 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +320.
Round 21		Ritter played #49 Margie Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 424 to 320 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +424.
Round 22		Ritter played #56 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 265 to 400 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +289.
Round 23		Ritter played #21 Vail Palmer (ALBANY, OR) and lost 446 to 448 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-8, +287.
Round 24		Ritter played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 447 to 398 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-8, +336.
Round 25		Ritter played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 501 to 387 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-8, +450.
Round 26		Ritter played #10 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 297 to 389 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-9, +358.
Round 27		Ritter played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) again and lost 353 to 388 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-10, +323.
Round 28		Ritter played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 320 to 350 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-11, +293.
Round 29		Ritter played #67 Vicki Holmes (Menominee, MI) and lost 363 to 393 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-12, +263.
Round 30		Ritter played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 290 to 329 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, +224.
Round 31		Ritter played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 398 to 337 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 18-13, +285.

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