SPC 2025: Benjamin Ansell [2-60]

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Ansell, who is competing at the 2025 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 2-5, -258, and is ranked #55 in Division 2.

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: 444 Average for: 373 Average against: 410
Round 1		Ansell played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and lost 349 to 364 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		Ansell played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +94. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Ansell played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 537 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -125. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ansell played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 375 to 418 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-3, -168.
Round 5		Ansell played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 444 to 377 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-3, -101.
Round 6		Ansell played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 339 to 354 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-4, -116. Ansell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Ansell played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 361 to 503 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-5, -258.
Round 8		Ansell played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Ansell played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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