NASC 2017: Benjamin Ansell [4-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Ansell, who is competing at the 2017 North American 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, +181, and is ranked #13 in Division 4.

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): Ansell Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 466 Average for: 370 Average against: 364
Round 1		Ansell played #43 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 386 to 290 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +96. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Ansell played #55 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 282 to 365 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +13.
Round 3		Ansell played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and won 423 to 322 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +114. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ansell played #58 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 463 to 267 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +310. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Ansell played #4 Steve Chastain (Princeton, NJ) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +264. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Ansell played #8 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 440 to 289 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +415. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Ansell played #34 Jennifer DeGlopper (Punta Gorda, FL) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +449. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Ansell played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 450 to 360 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +539. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Ansell played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +497. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Ansell played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +509. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Ansell played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 312 to 285 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +536. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Ansell played #14 Mary Logullo (Westminster, CO) and won 408 to 404 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +540. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 13		Ansell played #2 Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 314 to 332 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +522. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Ansell played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 289 to 372 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +439. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Ansell played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and lost 348 to 394 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +393. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Ansell played #50 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) and won 387 to 318 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +462. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Ansell played #39 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and lost 363 to 469 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +356. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Ansell played #11 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +264.
Round 19		Ansell played #38 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and won 466 to 337 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +393. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Ansell played #10 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 254 to 409 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +238.
Round 21		Ansell played #5 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 304 to 510 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +32. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Ansell played #37 Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +52.
Round 23		Ansell played #18 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 365 to 341 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +76. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Ansell played #12 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +96. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Ansell played #7 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 422 to 416 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +102. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Ansell played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 332 to 460 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, -26. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Ansell played #40 Joan Murphy (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 391 to 327 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +38. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Ansell played #16 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and won 414 to 366 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +86. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Ansell played #10 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) again and won 409 to 290 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +205. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Ansell played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) again and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +198.
Round 31		Ansell played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) again and lost 322 to 339 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +181.

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