NSC 2011: Betsey Wood [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, who is competing at the 2011 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 14-17, +43, and is ranked #54 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): Betsey Surname(s): Wood Home: Concord, MA, United States Hobbies: photography, gardening, writing, yoga, tutoring and traveling

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 384 Average against: 384
Round 1		Wood played #28 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 330 to 477 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -147.
Round 2		Wood played #4 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 413 to 314 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -48.
Round 3		Wood played #61 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 399 to 349 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +2.
Round 4		Wood played #20 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 396 to 366 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +32.
Round 5		Wood played #31 Susan Love (USA) and won 368 to 304 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +96.
Round 6		Wood played #55 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 340 to 388 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +48.
Round 7		Wood played #27 Susan Blanchard (Charlotte, NC) and lost 370 to 374 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +44.
Round 8		Wood played #59 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 424 to 402 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +66.
Round 9		Wood played #45 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 286 to 461 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, -109.
Round 10		Wood played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 312 to 379 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, -176.
Round 11		Wood played #54 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-6, -180.
Round 12		Wood played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 351 to 407 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-7, -236.
Round 13		Wood played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 256 to 399 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-8, -379.
Round 14		Wood played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and lost 435 to 482 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-9, -426.
Round 15		Wood played #37 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 334 to 498 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, -590.
Round 16		Wood played #62 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 358 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-10, -542. Wood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Wood played #69 Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 357 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-10, -475.
Round 18		Wood played #49 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 468 to 367 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -374.
Round 19		Wood played #38 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 367 to 370 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-11, -377.
Round 20		Wood played #19 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 394 to 445 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-12, -428. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wood played #70 Chalomrit Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 458 to 309 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-12, -279.
Round 22		Wood played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 282 to 397 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-13, -394.
Round 23		Wood played #30 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 326 to 403 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-14, -471.
Round 24		Wood played #58 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 293 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-14, -266.
Round 25		Wood played #41 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 343 to 384 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-15, -307.
Round 26		Wood played #47 Jonas Kirk-Bowman (Wyoming, OH) and won 532 to 327 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-15, -102.
Round 27		Wood recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-15, -52.
Round 28		Wood played #42 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 371 to 435 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-16, -116.
Round 29		Wood played #68 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-17, -130.
Round 30		Wood played #71 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 438 to 326 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-17, -18.
Round 31		Wood played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and won 435 to 374 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-17, +43.

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