Ben Settle [#59] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Settle, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Settle currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -637, and is ranked #43 in Division 6.

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): Settle Home: Edmonton, AB, Canada Age: 54 Hobbies: gardening Occupation: bus driver

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 429 Average for: 346 Average against: 367
Before the Tournament		Settle is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Settle played #1 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 375 to 286 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Settle had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +89.
Round 2		Settle played #45 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and won 410 to 388 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Settle had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +111.
Round 3		Settle played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 363 to 400 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Settle had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +74.
Round 4		Settle played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 320 to 394 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Settle had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Settle played #2 Evadne Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 317 to 292 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Settle had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +25.
Round 6		Settle played #54 Hal Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 429 to 304 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Settle had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +150.
Round 7		Settle played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and tied at 338 . Before this event, Settle had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +150.
Round 8		Settle played #9 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 345 to 344 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Settle had not played Bremond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +151.
Round 9		Settle played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 425 to 303 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Settle had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +273.
Round 10		Settle played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 331 to 367 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Settle had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +237.
Round 11		Settle played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and won 380 to 354 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Settle had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +263.
Round 12		Settle played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 305 to 432 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Settle had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +136.
Round 13		Settle played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 335 to 284 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Settle had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +187.
Round 14		Settle played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 361 to 315 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Settle had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +233.
Round 15		Settle played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 396 to 364 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Settle had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +265.
Round 16		Settle played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 322 to 363 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Settle had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +224.
Round 17		Settle played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and lost 364 to 411 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Settle had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +177.
Round 18		Settle played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Settle had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +203.
Round 19		Settle played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and won 350 to 348 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Settle had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +205.
Round 20		Settle played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and lost 273 to 420 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Settle had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +58.
Round 21		Settle played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and lost 258 to 509 (a spread of -251) . Before this event, Settle had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12.5-8.5, -193.
Round 22		Settle played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 352 to 395 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Settle had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -236.
Round 23		Settle played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 370 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Settle had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -263.
Round 24		Settle played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 346 to 368 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Settle had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -285.
Round 25		Settle played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 263 to 384 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Settle had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -406.
Round 26		Settle played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and won 357 to 333 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Settle had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -382.
Round 27		Settle played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 407 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Settle had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -462.
Round 28		Settle played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 347 to 267 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Settle had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -382.
Round 29		Settle played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 375 to 468 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Settle had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -475.
Round 30		Settle played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 282 to 444 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Settle had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -637.

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