October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Ben Dweck [#23]

On this page, you will find information about Ben Dweck, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, -78, and is ranked #25 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): Ben Surname(s): Dweck Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Awards: Two-time dean's list selection, occasional non-mediocre tournament finishes Hobbies: Books, music, food, games, &c. Occupation: Technology Analyst NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 85/134, 13-15 -101 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 25/129, 16-12 +1312

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 411 Average against: 416
Round 1		Dweck played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 349 to 367 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Dweck played #6 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 415 to 396 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Dweck played #35 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 486 to 380 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +107.
Round 4		Dweck played #11 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 489 to 347 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +249. Dweck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Dweck played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 455 to 457 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, +247.
Round 6		Dweck played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 366 to 455 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +158.
Round 7		Dweck played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 482 to 310 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +330.
Round 8		Dweck played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 422 to 382 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +370.
Round 9		Dweck played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 340 to 460 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +250.
Round 10		Dweck played #13 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 430 to 481 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +199. Dweck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Dweck played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 466 to 363 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +302. Dweck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Dweck played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 306 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +414.
Round 13		Dweck played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 537 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +157.
Round 14		Dweck played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 451 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +93.
Round 15		Dweck played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 377 to 548 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -78. Dweck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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