SPC 2022: Benjamin Ansell [3-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Ansell, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +13, and is ranked #56 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): Ansell Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 382 Average against: 382
Round 1		Ansell played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 382 to 364 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Ansell played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 472 to 363 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +127.
Round 3		Ansell played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) and lost 307 to 441 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, -7.
Round 4		Ansell played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 337 to 399 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -69.
Round 5		Ansell played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 389 to 474 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -154.
Round 6		Ansell played #63 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 353 to 361 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -162.
Round 7		Ansell played #75 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 413 to 417 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-5, -166.
Round 8		Ansell played #73 Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL) and lost 338 to 392 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-6, -220.
Round 9		Ansell played #64 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 461 to 266 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, -25. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Ansell played #13 Adam Fine (Rockville, MD) and won 470 to 347 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-6, +98.
Round 11		Ansell played #66 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 350 to 430 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-7, +18.
Round 12		Ansell played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-8, -23.
Round 13		Ansell played #27 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 307 to 376 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-9, -92.
Round 14		Ansell played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and lost 373 to 424 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-10, -143.
Round 15		Ansell played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and lost 362 to 413 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-11, -194.
Round 16		Ansell played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 413 to 361 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-11, -142.
Round 17		Ansell played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-11, -75.
Round 18		Ansell played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 452 to 295 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-11, +82.
Round 19		Ansell played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 439 to 502 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-12, +19. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Ansell played #46 Joseph Waldbaum (Danvers, MA) and lost 340 to 479 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-13, -120.
Round 21		Ansell played #42 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 387 to 258 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-13, +9.
Round 22		Ansell played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 392 to 391 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-13, +10.
Round 23		Ansell played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 397 to 347 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-13, +60.
Round 24		Ansell played #23 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 341 to 368 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-14, +33.
Round 25		Ansell played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 317 to 429 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-15, -79.
Round 26		Ansell played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 374 to 317 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-15, -22.
Round 27		Ansell played #59 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 444 to 415 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-15, +7. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Ansell played #71 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 380 to 330 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-15, +57.
Round 29		Ansell played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 390 to 351 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-15, +96.
Round 30		Ansell played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 373 to 387 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-16, +82.
Round 31		Ansell played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) again and lost 352 to 421 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-17, +13.

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