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 5-2, +500, and is ranked #6 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: 484 Average for: 404 Average against: 333
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) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Lam played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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