Matthew Collins [#23] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Collins, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Collins currently has a record of 15-15, -167, and is ranked #89 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): Matthew Surname(s): Collins Home: Cincinnati, OH, United States Age: 33 Awards: 2004-03 Hudson, OH; 2004 Summit open Hobbies: Golf, Tennis, bowling, travel, wine-tasting Occupation: Library Services Assistant. Cinncinati Public

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-4 (0.200)
Past 1-12 months	1-4 (0.200)	W LLLL
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: 549 Average for: 366 Average against: 371
Round 1		Collins played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and lost 338 to 427 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Collins had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 0-1, -89.
Round 2		Collins played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 352 to 417 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Collins had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 0-2, -154.
Round 3		Collins played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 315 to 340 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Collins had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 0-3, -179.
Round 4		Collins played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 311 to 422 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Collins had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 0-4, -290.
Round 5		Collins played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 383 to 395 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Collins had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 0-5, -302.
Round 6		Collins played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 371 to 388 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Collins had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-6, -319.
Round 7		Collins played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 339 to 389 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Collins had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-7, -369.
Round 8		Collins played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 370 to 305 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Collins had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 1-7, -304.
Round 9		Collins played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 387 to 344 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Collins had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 2-7, -261.
Round 10		Collins played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 443 to 365 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Collins had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 3-7, -183.
Round 11		Collins played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 549 to 333 (a spread of 216) . Before this event, Collins had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 4-7, +33.
Round 12		Collins played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 376 to 304 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Collins had not played Mair in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-7, +105.
Round 13		Collins played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and lost 401 to 403 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Collins had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 5-8, +103.
Round 14		Collins played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 380 to 374 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Collins had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-8, +109.
Round 15		Collins played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 305 to 409 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Collins had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-9, +5.
Round 16		Collins played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 406 to 351 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Collins had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-9, +60.
Round 17		Collins played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 384 to 378 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Collins had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-9, +66.
Round 18		Collins played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 362 to 409 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Collins had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-10, +19.
Round 19		Collins played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 399 to 310 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Collins had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-10, +108.
Round 20		Collins played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 345 to 305 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Collins had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-10, +148.
Round 21		Collins played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Collins had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-11, +53.
Round 22		Collins played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 385 to 350 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Collins had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-11, +88.
Round 23		Collins played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 398 to 261 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Collins had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-11, +225.
Round 24		Collins played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 340 to 374 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Collins had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-12, +191.
Round 25		Collins played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 428 to 339 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Collins had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-12, +280.
Round 26		Collins played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 204 to 484 (a spread of -280) . Before this event, Collins had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-13, +0.
Round 27		Collins played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 462 to 354 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Collins had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-13, +108.
Round 28		Collins played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 439 to 265 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Collins had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-13, +282.
Round 29		Collins played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 229 to 573 (a spread of -344) . Before this event, Collins had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 15-14, -62.
Round 30		Collins played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and lost 251 to 356 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Collins had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 15-15, -167.

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