NSC 2014: Ben Greenwood [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Greenwood, who is competing at the 2014 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 17.5-13.5, +809, and is ranked #40 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): Greenwood Home: Florence, MA, United States Awards: 1998 NSC Division 3 Winner. Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 398 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Greenwood played #142 Sharon Janssen (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 427 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #142. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Greenwood played #103 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and lost 270 to 429 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #163. Current record: 0-2, -256.
Round 3		Greenwood played #49 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 568 to 414 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-2, -102.
Round 4		Greenwood played #135 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 455 to 355 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-2, -2.
Round 5		Greenwood played #100 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 345 to 465 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-3, -122.
Round 6		Greenwood played #85 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 388 to 375 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-3, -109.
Round 7		Greenwood played #83 Jon Hunter (New York, NY) and won 500 to 325 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-3, +66.
Round 8		Greenwood played #147 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 413 to 300 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, +179.
Round 9		Greenwood played #160 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 384 to 303 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +260.
Round 10		Greenwood played #38 Betsy Chai (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 379 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +255.
Round 11		Greenwood played #6 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 462 to 418 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, +299.
Round 12		Greenwood played #130 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 489 to 245 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +543.
Round 13		Greenwood played #62 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 464 to 349 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +658.
Round 14		Greenwood played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 316 to 498 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +476.
Round 15		Greenwood played #106 Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) and won 366 to 323 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +519.
Round 16		Greenwood played #71 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 401 to 416 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-6, +504.
Round 17		Greenwood played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 437 to 312 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +629.
Round 18		Greenwood played #17 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 372 to 345 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +656.
Round 19		Greenwood played #68 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and won 346 to 321 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +681.
Round 20		Greenwood played #50 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 363 to 364 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-7, +680.
Round 21		Greenwood played #5 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 444 to 418 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-7, +706.
Round 22		Greenwood played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 316 to 394 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +628.
Round 23		Greenwood played #26 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 465 to 314 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +779.
Round 24		Greenwood played #40 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 317 to 405 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +691. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Greenwood played #10 Aaron Finkel (Fairview, NC) and lost 362 to 393 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-10, +660.
Round 26		Greenwood played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 501 to 342 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-10, +819.
Round 27		Greenwood played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 445 to 351 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +913.
Round 28		Greenwood played #58 Susan Herdic (Unknown city, NY) and lost 293 to 348 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +858.
Round 29		Greenwood played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 417 to 458 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-12, +817.
Round 30		Greenwood played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and tied at 396. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +817.
Round 31		Greenwood played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) again and lost 351 to 359 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +809.

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