NSC 2008: Betsey Wood [#116]

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On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-18, -585, and is ranked #107 in Division 4.

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 Occupation: Math Teacher NSC 2004 Division: 5 NSC 2004 Rank: 85/90, 11-19 -504 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 86/88, 9-19 -642

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 358 Average against: 379
Round 1		Wood played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 322 to 319 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2		Wood played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 355 to 369 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Wood played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 338 to 327 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, +0.
Round 4		Wood played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 296 to 368 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -72.
Round 5		Wood played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 296 to 389 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, -165.
Round 6		Wood played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 449 to 357 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -73.
Round 7		Wood played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 271 to 477 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -279.
Round 8		Wood played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 323 to 368 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-5, -324.
Round 9		Wood played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 350 to 439 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-6, -413.
Round 10		Wood played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 376 to 321 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-6, -358.
Round 11		Wood played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 320 to 383 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-7, -421.
Round 12		Wood played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 410 to 417 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-8, -428.
Round 13		Wood played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-9, -442.
Round 14		Wood played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 373 to 394 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-10, -463.
Round 15		Wood played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 495 to 303 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-10, -271.
Round 16		Wood played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 287 to 385 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-11, -369.
Round 17		Wood played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 306 to 400 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-12, -463.
Round 18		Wood played #35 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 455 to 308 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-12, -316.
Round 19		Wood played #26 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 399 to 376 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-12, -293.
Round 20		Wood played #32 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 366 to 380 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 7-13, -307.
Round 21		Wood played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 442 to 346 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-13, -211.
Round 22		Wood played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 324 to 460 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-14, -347.
Round 23		Wood played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 387 to 370 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-14, -330.
Round 24		Wood played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 372 to 402 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-15, -360.
Round 25		Wood played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 391 to 342 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-15, -311.
Round 26		Wood played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 359 to 362 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-16, -314.
Round 27		Wood played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 270 to 461 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-17, -505.
Round 28		Wood played #32 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) again and lost 339 to 419 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-18, -585.

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