Jesse Matthews [#96] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Matthews currently has a record of 14-16, -637, and is ranked #116 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): Jesse Surname(s): Matthews Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 18 Awards: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: Sports, Scrabble Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11-10 (0.524)
Past 1-12 months	11-10 (0.524)	L W LL W L WWW L WWWWW LLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 377 Average against: 400
Round 1		Matthews played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 363 to 393 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -30. Matthews is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Matthews recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, +20.
Round 3		Matthews played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 366 to 428 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-2, -42.
Round 4		Matthews played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 471 to 450 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-2, -21.
Round 5		Matthews played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 336 to 398 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-3, -83.
Round 6		Matthews played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 425 to 322 (a spread of 103) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN Matthews's record vs. Clifford in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-3, +20.
Round 7		Matthews played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 345 to 417 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-4, -52.
Round 8		Matthews played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 451 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 3-5, -164.
Round 9		Matthews played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and won 444 to 426 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Adamson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-5, -146.
Round 10		Matthews played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 289 to 480 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 4-6, -337.
Round 11		Matthews played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 431 to 364 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 5-6, -270.
Round 12		Matthews played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 362 to 360 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Gaspard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-6, -268. Matthews is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Matthews is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Matthews played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 456 to 378 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-6, -190.
Round 14		Matthews played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 319 to 496 (a spread of -177) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-7, -367.
Round 15		Matthews played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 473 to 367 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-7, -261. Matthews is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Matthews played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 305 to 486 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-8, -442.
Round 17		Matthews played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and won 384 to 322 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-8, -380.
Round 18		Matthews played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and lost 278 to 473 (a spread of -195) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-9, -575.
Round 19		Matthews played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 369 to 322 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-9, -528.
Round 20		Matthews played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 324 to 426 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-10, -630.
Round 21		Matthews played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 421 to 379 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-10, -588.
Round 22		Matthews played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 481 to 316 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-10, -423.
Round 23		Matthews played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 408 to 418 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-11, -433.
Round 24		Matthews played #166 John Van Pelt (Arlington, MA) and won 390 to 339 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Van Pelt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-11, -382.
Round 25		Matthews played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 297 to 416 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-12, -501.
Round 26		Matthews played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 313 to 419 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 13-13, -607.
Round 27		Matthews played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 402 to 336 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-13, -541.
Round 28		Matthews played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-14, -590.
Round 29		Matthews played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 392 to 411 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 14-15, -609.
Round 30		Matthews played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 379 to 407 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 14-16, -637.

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