SPC 2023: Bennett Jacobstein [3-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Bennett Jacobstein, 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 17-14, +52, and is ranked #26 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): Bennett Surname(s): Jacobstein Home: Moraga, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 383 Average against: 382
Round 1		Jacobstein played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 358 to 535 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -177. Jacobstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Jacobstein played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 398 to 355 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -134.
Round 3		Jacobstein played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -142.
Round 4		Jacobstein played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 488 to 396 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -50.
Round 5		Jacobstein played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 351 to 535 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -234. Jacobstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Jacobstein played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 333 to 407 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-4, -308.
Round 7		Jacobstein played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, -297.
Round 8		Jacobstein played #26 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 400 to 308 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, -205.
Round 9		Jacobstein played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 460 to 279 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, -24.
Round 10		Jacobstein played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +34.
Round 11		Jacobstein played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 375 to 362 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +47.
Round 12		Jacobstein played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 446 to 484 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +9. Jacobstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Jacobstein played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 408 to 375 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +42.
Round 14		Jacobstein played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 450 to 336 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +156.
Round 15		Jacobstein played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and won 423 to 392 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +187.
Round 16		Jacobstein played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 388 to 368 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +207.
Round 17		Jacobstein played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 294 to 430 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +71.
Round 18		Jacobstein played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 341 to 390 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +22.
Round 19		Jacobstein played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 298 to 446 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, -126.
Round 20		Jacobstein played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 361 to 356 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, -121.
Round 21		Jacobstein played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 457 to 287 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +49.
Round 22		Jacobstein played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 350 to 447 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, -48.
Round 23		Jacobstein played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 328 to 421 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, -141.
Round 24		Jacobstein played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 329 to 512 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, -324.
Round 25		Jacobstein played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 312 to 386 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, -398.
Round 26		Jacobstein played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 351 to 379 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, -426.
Round 27		Jacobstein played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 351 to 340 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, -415.
Round 28		Jacobstein played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 510 to 268 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, -173.
Round 29		Jacobstein played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 383 to 249 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-13, -39.
Round 30		Jacobstein played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and won 413 to 316 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +58.
Round 31		Jacobstein played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) again and lost 385 to 391 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-14, +52.

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