SPC 2023: Betsey Wood [3-69]

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On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, 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 11.5-19.5, -770, and is ranked #73 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: 463 Average for: 357 Average against: 384
Round 1		Wood played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 390 to 267 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +123. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wood played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 328 to 400 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +51. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Wood played #52 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 432 to 315 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +168. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wood played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and lost 330 to 332 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +166. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wood played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 323 to 448 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, +41.
Round 6		Wood played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 241 to 446 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-4, -164. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Wood played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 306 to 337 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-5, -195. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Wood played #25 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 463 to 352 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, -84.
Round 9		Wood played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 285 to 467 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-6, -266.
Round 10		Wood played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and lost 379 to 455 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-7, -342.
Round 11		Wood played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 342 to 358 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-8, -358.
Round 12		Wood played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 513 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-9, -522.
Round 13		Wood played #63 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 378 to 461 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-10, -605.
Round 14		Wood recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-10, -555.
Round 15		Wood played #29 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 344 to 380 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-11, -591.
Round 16		Wood played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and lost 356 to 445 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-12, -680.
Round 17		Wood played #78 David Goldberg (Las Vegas, NV) and won 373 to 338 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-12, -645.
Round 18		Wood played #77 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 351 to 329 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-12, -623.
Round 19		Wood played #75 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 336 to 399 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-13, -686.
Round 20		Wood played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and won 456 to 428 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-13, -658.
Round 21		Wood played #59 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 365 to 333 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-13, -626.
Round 22		Wood played #32 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 287 to 382 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-14, -721.
Round 23		Wood played #68 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 404 to 348 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-14, -665.
Round 24		Wood played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 395 to 304 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-14, -574.
Round 25		Wood played #48 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and tied at 373. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -574.
Round 26		Wood played #53 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 319 to 347 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -602.
Round 27		Wood played #70 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 344 to 387 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -645.
Round 28		Wood played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 384 to 423 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10.5-17.5, -684.
Round 29		Wood played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 267 to 463 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10.5-18.5, -880.
Round 30		Wood played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 422 to 303 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -761.
Round 31		Wood played #78 David Goldberg (Las Vegas, NV) again and lost 384 to 393 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11.5-19.5, -770.

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