Jesse Matthews [#64] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Matthews currently has a record of 10-18, -834, and is ranked #101 in Division 2.

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: 19 Awards: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: Soccer, piano, writing Occupation: Media Development

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22-20 (0.524)
Past 1-12 months	16-12 (0.571)	WWW L WWW L WW LL W L W LLLL WWW L W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	6-8 (0.429)	W L WW LLLL WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 495 Average for: 371 Average against: 401
Round 1		Matthews played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 495 to 373 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +122.
Round 2		Matthews played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 327 to 410 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +39. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Matthews played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 395 to 437 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -3.
Round 4		Matthews played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 449 to 345 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +101.
Round 5		Matthews played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 355 to 339 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: COEUR, d'AlENE, ID Matthews’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +117.
Round 6		Matthews played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 392 to 335 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +174.
Round 7		Matthews played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and lost 385 to 427 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +132.
Round 8		Matthews played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and won 384 to 363 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Goolsby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +153.
Round 9		Matthews played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 351 to 359 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Wong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +145.
Round 10		Matthews played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 287 to 433 (a spread of -146) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: VANCOUER, BC, CAN Matthews’s record vs. Van Leunen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, -1.
Round 11		Matthews played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 259 to 472 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -214.
Round 12		Matthews played #104 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 337 to 406 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Tyler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, -283.
Round 13		Matthews played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and lost 305 to 474 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-8, -452.
Round 14		Matthews played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 389 to 469 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-9, -532.
Round 15		Matthews played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 450 to 398 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -480.
Round 16		Matthews played #90 Isaias Sarmiento (Boston, MA) and lost 382 to 422 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Sarmiento in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-10, -520.
Round 17		Matthews played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 374 to 349 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-10, -495.
Round 18		Matthews played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 318 to 372 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-11, -549.
Round 19		Matthews played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 398 to 459 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-12, -610.
Round 20		Matthews played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 426 to 362 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Hay in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-12, -546.
Round 21		Matthews played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 376 to 453 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Milan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-13, -623.
Round 22		Matthews played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 421 to 350 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-13, -552.
Round 23		Matthews played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 375 to 440 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: COEUR, d'AlENE, ID Matthews’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-14, -617.
Round 24		Matthews played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 327 to 449 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Murray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-15, -739.
Round 25		Matthews played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and lost 386 to 414 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Merrill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-16, -767.
Round 26		Matthews played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 330 to 361 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-17, -798.
Round 27		Matthews played #7 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 357 to 413 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Brook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-18, -854.
Round 28		Matthews played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 369 to 349 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Matthews had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-18, -834.

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