SPC 2025: Ben Lam [3-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Lam, 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 19-12, +714, and is ranked #10 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): Lam Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: Golf, Volleyball, Ultimate

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 393 Average against: 370
Round 1		Lam played #68 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 411 to 338 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Lam played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 332 to 342 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +63.
Round 3		Lam played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and won 484 to 244 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +303.
Round 4		Lam played #50 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and won 446 to 364 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +385.
Round 5		Lam played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and won 379 to 377 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +387. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lam played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 360 to 364 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +383.
Round 7		Lam played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 418 to 301 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +500.
Round 8		Lam played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) and won 414 to 355 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +559.
Round 9		Lam played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 499 to 330 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +728.
Round 10		Lam played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 298 to 426 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +600.
Round 11		Lam played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 429 to 374 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +655.
Round 12		Lam played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 444 to 371 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +728.
Round 13		Lam played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and won 391 to 390 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +729.
Round 14		Lam played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 408 to 388 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +749.
Round 15		Lam played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 359 to 379 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +729. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lam played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 339 to 406 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +662.
Round 17		Lam played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and lost 326 to 381 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +607.
Round 18		Lam played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 413 to 363 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +657.
Round 19		Lam played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 398 to 335 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +720.
Round 20		Lam played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) again and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +699.
Round 21		Lam played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) again and lost 369 to 443 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +625.
Round 22		Lam played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) again and lost 336 to 443 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +518.
Round 23		Lam played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) again and won 373 to 365 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +526.
Round 24		Lam played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and lost 310 to 347 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +489.
Round 25		Lam played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 424 to 382 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +531.
Round 26		Lam played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 385 to 413 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +503.
Round 27		Lam played #44 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 416 to 405 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +514.
Round 28		Lam played #22 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 467 to 341 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +640.
Round 29		Lam played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and lost 380 to 463 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +557.
Round 30		Lam played #32 Alex Vratsanos (Unknown city, DE) and won 383 to 375 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +565.
Round 31		Lam played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 455 to 306 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +714.

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