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 15-16, -55, and is ranked #37 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: 460 Average for: 378 Average against: 382
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) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-6, -309.
Round 9		Ansell played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and lost 358 to 428 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-7, -379.
Round 10		Ansell played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 333 to 505 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-8, -551.
Round 11		Ansell played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 415 to 388 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-8, -524.
Round 12		Ansell recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-8, -474.
Round 13		Ansell played #67 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 460 to 260 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-8, -274.
Round 14		Ansell played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 419 to 275 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-8, -130.
Round 15		Ansell played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 415 to 421 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-9, -136.
Round 16		Ansell played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 414 to 420 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-10, -142.
Round 17		Ansell played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 442 to 347 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-10, -47.
Round 18		Ansell played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 412 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-11, -130.
Round 19		Ansell played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 436 to 343 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-11, -37.
Round 20		Ansell played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 365 to 403 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-12, -75.
Round 21		Ansell played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 343 to 332 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-12, -64.
Round 22		Ansell played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 388 to 383 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-12, -59.
Round 23		Ansell played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 329 to 377 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-13, -107.
Round 24		Ansell played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 404 to 320 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-13, -23.
Round 25		Ansell played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 424 to 390 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-13, +11.
Round 26		Ansell played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 358 to 322 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, +47.
Round 27		Ansell played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 309 to 422 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-14, -66.
Round 28		Ansell played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and won 388 to 302 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-14, +20.
Round 29		Ansell played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 348 to 389 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-15, -21.
Round 30		Ansell played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 386 to 383 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-15, -18.
Round 31		Ansell played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 347 to 384 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-16, -55.

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