Ben Harrison [#55] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Harrison, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Harrison currently has a record of 17-11, +432, and is ranked #19 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): Harrison Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Awards: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4 Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting Occupation: Software Engineer NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/76, 22-8 +1917 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 1/122, 22-6 +1917

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	22-14 (0.611)
Past 1-12 months	14-10 (0.583)	WWWW L WW LLL WW L WWWW LLL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	8-4 (0.667)	WWWW LL W L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 530 Average for: 404 Average against: 388
Round 1		Harrison played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 411 to 415 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Harrison had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -4.
Round 2		Harrison played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and won 500 to 350 (a spread of 150). Before this event, Harrison had not played Davies in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +146.
Round 3		Harrison played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Harrison’s record vs. Anstandig in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +167.
Round 4		Harrison played #12 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 373 to 297 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Harrison had not played Bogle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +243.
Round 5		Harrison played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 377 to 386 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Harrison had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +234.
Round 6		Harrison played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 450 to 427 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +257.
Round 7		Harrison played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 381 to 380 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Harrison had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +258.
Round 8		Harrison played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 412 to 371 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Harrison had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +299.
Round 9		Harrison played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 441 to 351 (a spread of 90). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: DOVER,NH Harrison’s record vs. Gauthier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +389.
Round 10		Harrison played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 401 to 360 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Harrison had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +430. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Harrison played #105 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 530 to 392 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Harrison had not played Sommer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +568.
Round 12		Harrison played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 480 to 339 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Harrison had not played Dweck in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +709.
Round 13		Harrison played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 478 (a spread of -175). Before this event, Harrison had not played Wise in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +534.
Round 14		Harrison played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 429 to 437 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Harrison had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +526.
Round 15		Harrison played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 416 to 450 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Harrison had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +492.
Round 16		Harrison played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) again and lost 345 to 442 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +395.
Round 17		Harrison played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 338 to 458 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Harrison had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +275.
Round 18		Harrison played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) again and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Harrison had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +301.
Round 19		Harrison played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 431 to 350 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Harrison had not played Steele in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +382.
Round 20		Harrison played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 421 to 321 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Harrison had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +482.
Round 21		Harrison played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 435 to 309 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Harrison had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +608.
Round 22		Harrison played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 334 to 379 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Harrison had not played Miranda in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +563.
Round 23		Harrison played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) again and won 404 to 379 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Harrison had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +588.
Round 24		Harrison played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) again and won 391 to 296 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Harrison had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +683.
Round 25		Harrison played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 310 to 483 (a spread of -173). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Harrison’s record vs. Nelson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-9, +510.
Round 26		Harrison played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) for the third time and won 432 to 430 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-9, +512.
Round 27		Harrison played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) for the third time and lost 383 to 410 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Harrison had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +485.
Round 28		Harrison played #71 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 393 to 446 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Harrison had not played Michaels in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +432.

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