October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Betsey Wood [#43]

On this page, you will find information about Betsey Wood, 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 6-9, -354, and is ranked #36 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 Occupation: Math Teacher NSC 2004 Division: 5 NSC 2004 Rank: 85/90, 11-19 -504 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 86/88, 9-19 -642

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 355 Average against: 379
Round 1		Wood played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 295 to 404 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -109.
Round 2		Wood played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -150.
Round 3		Wood played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and lost 324 to 388 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-3, -214.
Round 4		Wood played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 455 to 275 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, -34.
Round 5		Wood played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 315 to 407 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -126.
Round 6		Wood played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 322 to 360 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-5, -164. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Wood played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and won 388 to 369 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-5, -145.
Round 8		Wood played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 227 to 500 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-6, -418.
Round 9		Wood played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 362 to 445 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-7, -501.
Round 10		Wood played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 384 to 340 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-7, -457.
Round 11		Wood played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 331 to 342 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-8, -468.
Round 12		Wood played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 417 to 289 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-8, -340.
Round 13		Wood played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-8, -327.
Round 14		Wood played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 502 to 360 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -185. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wood played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) again and lost 282 to 451 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-9, -354.

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