NSC 2009: Nathan Benedict [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Nathan Benedict, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +849, and is ranked #19 in Division 1.

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): Nathan Surname(s): Benedict Home: Tucson, AZ, USA Awards: 2007 Arden Cup; 2008 Phoenix; 2007 WSC Participant Hobbies: Crosswords, Travel, Yoga Occupation: Professional Poker Player

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 416 Average against: 388
Round 1		Benedict played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 382 to 319 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +63.
Round 2		Benedict played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 360 to 490 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, -67.
Round 3		Benedict played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 418 to 338 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, +13.
Round 4		Benedict played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 410 to 312 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +111. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Benedict played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and lost 320 to 427 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, +4.
Round 6		Benedict played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, +93.
Round 7		Benedict played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 309 to 371 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +31.
Round 8		Benedict played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 432 to 304 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +159.
Round 9		Benedict played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 441 to 329 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +271. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Benedict played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 475 to 534 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +212. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Benedict played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 427 to 536 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +103.
Round 12		Benedict played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 445 to 367 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +181.
Round 13		Benedict played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 404 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +134.
Round 14		Benedict played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 461 to 408 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +187.
Round 15		Benedict played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 390 to 452 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +125. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16		Benedict played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 394 to 491 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +28.
Round 17		Benedict played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 408 to 405 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-8, +31.
Round 18		Benedict played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 419 to 371 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +79.
Round 19		Benedict played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 480 to 309 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +250.
Round 20		Benedict played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 562 to 244 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +568.
Round 21		Benedict played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +488.
Round 22		Benedict played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 438 to 445 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +481.
Round 23		Benedict played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 385 to 425 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +441.
Round 24		Benedict played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 468 to 399 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +510.
Round 25		Benedict played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 406 to 411 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-12, +505.
Round 26		Benedict played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +511.
Round 27		Benedict played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 392 to 439 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +464.
Round 28		Benedict played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 485 to 307 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +642.
Round 29		Benedict played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 383 to 311 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +714.
Round 30		Benedict played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 303 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-13, +843.
Round 31		Benedict played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 422 to 416 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +849. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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