Ben Gittes [#037] at NSC 2002

Go to: Commentary Games Players Photos Profiles Standings Press Merchandise

Back to NSC 2002 Live Coverage: Players

Ben Gittes [#037] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ben Surname(s): Gittes Home: LaJolla, CA, United States Awards: Mother loved me Hobbies: Golf, Scrabble Occupation: Physician

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 363 Average against: 360
Round 1		Gittes played #050 Kimberly Howard Johnson (San Diego, CA) and lost 327 to 374 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -47.
Round 2		Gittes played #035 Jeanne Freebody (Provincetown, MA) and lost 308 to 330 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -69.
Round 3		Gittes played #023 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 477 to 337 (a spread of 140) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, +71.
Round 4		Gittes played #074 Barbara Lowrey (Londonderry, NH) and lost 339 to 413 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -3.
Round 5		Gittes played #060 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 329 to 322 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, +4.
Round 6		Gittes played #103 Audrey Sharp (Longboat Key, FL) and won 354 to 312 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +46.
Round 7		Gittes played #022 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 377 to 329 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +94.
Round 8		Gittes recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, +144.
Round 9		Gittes played #077 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 425 to 361 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +208.
Round 10		Gittes played #031 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 406 to 437 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-4, +177.
Round 11		Gittes played #020 Will Cooper (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 324 to 336 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +165.
Round 12		Gittes played #129 Joyce Zmorzynski (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 372 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, +179.
Round 13		Gittes played #100 Teresa Schaeffer (Falls Church, VA) and won 417 to 270 (a spread of 147) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +326.
Round 14		Gittes played #086 Kyle Norwood (Panorama City, CA) and won 353 to 316 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +363.
Round 15		Gittes played #092 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 360 to 345 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +378.
Round 16		Gittes played #109 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and lost 335 to 372 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +341.
Round 17		Gittes played #015 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 342 to 432 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +251.
Round 18		Gittes played #078 Ellen Massey (NY, NY) and lost 310 to 386 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +175.
Round 19		Gittes played #081 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +183.
Round 20		Gittes played #062 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 499 to 319 (a spread of 180) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +363.
Round 21		Gittes played #060 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +375.
Round 22		Gittes played #050 Kimberly Howard Johnson (San Diego, CA) and lost 378 to 458 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +295.
Round 23		Gittes played #005 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 344 to 336 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +303.
Round 24		Gittes played #080 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 343 to 385 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +261.
Round 25		Gittes played #032 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and lost 388 to 394 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +255.
Round 26		Gittes played #129 Joyce Zmorzynski (Chicago, IL) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, +246.
Round 27		Gittes played #084 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 310 to 369 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-13, +187.
Round 28		Gittes played #097 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 253 to 352 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, +88.
Round 29		Gittes played #033 R A Fontes (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 358 to 313 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, +133.
Round 30		Gittes played #078 Ellen Massey (NY, NY) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-14, +151.
Round 31		Gittes played #096 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 335 to 343 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-15, +143.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2002 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca