Ben Lam [#66] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Lam, 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. Lam currently has a record of 18-10, +965, and is ranked #9 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): Lam Home: Markham, ON, Canada Awards: 3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006. Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Beach Volleyball Occupation: Market Research

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	1-4 (0.200)
Past 1-12 months	1-4 (0.200)	W LLLL
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 379 Average against: 344
Round 1		Lam played #77 Dan Mcgrath (Lubbock, TX) and won 406 to 230 (a spread of 176). Before this event, Lam had not played Mcgrath in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +176.
Round 2		Lam played #59 Jeff Jacobs (Phoenix, AZ) and won 402 to 289 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Lam had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +289.
Round 3		Lam played #54 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 445 to 237 (a spread of 208). Before this event, Lam had not played Howe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +497.
Round 4		Lam played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 478 to 296 (a spread of 182). Before this event, Lam had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +679.
Round 5		Lam played #28 David Dahl (Peoria, IL) and won 403 to 390 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Lam had not played Dahl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +692.
Round 6		Lam played #17 Manan Biyani (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 395 to 308 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Lam had not played Biyani in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +779.
Round 7		Lam played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 335 to 294 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Lam had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-0, +820.
Round 8		Lam played #119 Susan Watrous (Goodyear, AZ) and won 532 to 254 (a spread of 278). Before this event, Lam had not played Watrous in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-0, +1098. Lam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Lam played #121 Kar-mun Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 307 to 296 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Lam had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +1109.
Round 10		Lam played #14 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons, NC) and lost 305 to 499 (a spread of -194). Before this event, Lam had not played Bertoni in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-1, +915.
Round 11		Lam played #98 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 411 to 311 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Lam had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-1, +1015.
Round 12		Lam played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 462 to 416 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Lam had not played Gould in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +1061.
Round 13		Lam played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 306 to 333 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Lam had not played Nees in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +1034.
Round 14		Lam played #44 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 414 to 319 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Lam had not played Frodyma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-2, +1129. Lam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lam played #92 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and won 406 to 390 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Lam had not played Pietrzak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1145.
Round 16		Lam played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 301 to 424 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Lam had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +1022.
Round 17		Lam played #34 Steve Desch (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 375 to 395 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Lam had not played Desch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1002.
Round 18		Lam played #51 Jeremy Hall (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 280 to 370 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Lam had not played Hall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +912.
Round 19		Lam played #51 Jeremy Hall (Menlo Park, CA) again and lost 325 to 335 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Lam had not played Hall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +902.
Round 20		Lam played #29 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 414 to 369 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Lam had not played Dancho in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +947.
Round 21		Lam played #98 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 388 to 342 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Lam had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +993.
Round 22		Lam played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 343 to 424 (a spread of -81). Before this event, Lam had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +912.
Round 23		Lam played #121 Kar-mun Wong (San Jose, CA) again and won 404 to 365 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Lam had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +951.
Round 24		Lam played #26 Robert Collins (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 344 to 346 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Lam had not played Collins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +949.
Round 25		Lam played #26 Robert Collins (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 363 to 378 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Lam had not played Collins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +934.
Round 26		Lam played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 354 to 300 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Lam had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +988.
Round 27		Lam played #73 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 358 to 302 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Lam had not played Mahmood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1044.
Round 28		Lam played #44 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) again and lost 354 to 433 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Lam had not played Frodyma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +965.

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