NASC 2018: Betsey Wood [3-44]

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On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, who is competing at the 2018 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 15-16, +205, and is ranked #60 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): Betsey Surname(s): Wood Home: Concord, MA, United States Hobbies: photography, gardening, writing, yoga, tutoring and traveling

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 380 Average against: 374
Round 1		Wood played #69 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 433 to 446 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -13. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wood played #106 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 475 to 379 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +83.
Round 3		Wood played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 342 to 421 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +4.
Round 4		Wood played #62 Henry De Young (Stratford ON) and won 496 to 312 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +188.
Round 5		Wood played #51 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 433 to 422 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +199. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Wood played #83 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and won 417 to 328 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +288. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Wood played #39 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 401 to 434 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +255.
Round 8		Wood played #47 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 397 to 272 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +380. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wood played #75 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 328 to 269 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +439. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Wood played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 360 to 405 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +394. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Wood played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 453 to 279 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +568. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Wood played #32 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 410 to 270 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +708. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Wood played #58 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +658. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wood played #14 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 337 to 343 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +652. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wood played #33 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 366 to 323 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +695. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wood played #19 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 441 to 353 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +783. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Wood played #74 Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) and won 406 to 400 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +789. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wood played #68 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 264 to 426 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +627. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Wood played #17 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 290 to 488 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +429. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Wood played #10 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 426 to 433 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +422. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wood played #57 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 234 to 414 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, +242. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Wood played #29 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 348 to 356 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +234.
Round 23		Wood played #82 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 336 to 367 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, +203.
Round 24		Wood played #6 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 382 to 424 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-13, +161.
Round 25		Wood played #95 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 397 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-13, +163.
Round 26		Wood played #20 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 380 to 387 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-14, +156.
Round 27		Wood played #90 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 330 to 369 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-15, +117.
Round 28		Wood played #38 Susan Herdic (Amherst, NY) and won 361 to 301 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-15, +177.
Round 29		Wood played #40 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 402 to 380 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-15, +199.
Round 30		Wood played #103 Jamie Chew (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 332 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-15, +278.
Round 31		Wood played #68 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) again and lost 385 to 458 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-16, +205.

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