SPC 2023: Ben Greenwood [3-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Greenwood, who is competing at the 2023 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 22-9, +1658, and is ranked #1 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: Division 3 Winner of 1998 NSC and the 2016 NASC Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 421 Average against: 368
Round 1		Greenwood played #78 David Goldberg (Las Vegas, NV) and won 530 to 304 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +226. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Greenwood played #53 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 428 to 314 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +340. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Greenwood played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +366. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Greenwood played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and won 390 to 375 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +381. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Greenwood played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 377 to 432 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +326. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Greenwood played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 483 to 374 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +435. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Greenwood played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 516 to 332 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +619. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Greenwood played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 374 to 352 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +641. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Greenwood played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 416 to 332 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +725. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Greenwood played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 432 to 341 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +816. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Greenwood played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 549 to 218 (a spread of 331). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1147. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Greenwood played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 465 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +1027. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Greenwood played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 405 to 296 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1136. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Greenwood played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 452 to 385 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1203.
Round 15		Greenwood played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 463 to 305 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1361.
Round 16		Greenwood played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 364 to 304 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1421.
Round 17		Greenwood played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 456 to 465 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1412. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Greenwood played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 469 to 340 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1541. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Greenwood played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 459 to 215 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1785. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Greenwood played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) again and lost 320 to 375 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1730.
Round 21		Greenwood played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 353 to 431 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1652. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Greenwood played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) again and lost 376 to 514 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1514. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Greenwood played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 364 to 355 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1523. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Greenwood played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and lost 386 to 396 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1513. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Greenwood played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and won 458 to 349 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +1622.
Round 26		Greenwood played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) again and won 414 to 402 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-7, +1634. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Greenwood played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and lost 304 to 563 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1375.
Round 28		Greenwood played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and won 449 to 374 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1450.
Round 29		Greenwood played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 480 to 367 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1563.
Round 30		Greenwood played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) for the third time and lost 402 to 410 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1555.
Round 31		Greenwood played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) for the fourth time and won 465 to 362 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-9, +1658. Greenwood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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