NSC 2008: Matt Graham [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Graham, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18.5-9.5, +804, and is ranked #5 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

[photo of Matt Graham]

Given name(s): Matt
Surname(s): Graham
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON
Hobbies: clabbers
Occupation: Writer
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 114/176, 12-15 +891
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 57/134, 13-13 +209
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 22/108, 16-11 +326
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 65/126, 15-16 +485
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 25/98, 18-13 +101
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 55/132, 16-15 +684
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 37/172, 17-13 +962
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 18/87, 16-12 +1213
WSC 1993 Rank: 28
WSC 1997 Rank: 2
WSC 2001 Rank: 46

Round by Round
High score: 609 Average for: 425 Average against: 397
Round 1		Graham played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 404 to 319 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Graham played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +132. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Graham played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +143.
Round 4		Graham played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 418 to 393 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +168.
Round 5		Graham played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 609 to 352 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +425. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Graham played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 493 to 350 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +568.
Round 7		Graham played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 514 to 362 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +720. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Graham played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 397 to 551 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +566. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Graham played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 323 to 382 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +507.
Round 10		Graham played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 440 to 433 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +514.
Round 11		Graham played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 290 to 407 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +397.
Round 12		Graham played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 397 to 351 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +443.
Round 13		Graham played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 427 to 467 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +403.
Round 14		Graham played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 341 to 421 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +323.
Round 15		Graham played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 475 to 438 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +360.
Round 16		Graham played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 317 to 466 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +211.
Round 17		Graham played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 512 to 269 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +454.
Round 18		Graham played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 484 to 345 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +593.
Round 19		Graham played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 482 to 316 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +759.
Round 20		Graham played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and won 483 to 428 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +814.
Round 21		Graham played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 278 to 565 (a spread of -287). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +527. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Graham played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 454 to 460 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +521.
Round 23		Graham played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +545.
Round 24		Graham played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 526 to 315 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +756.
Round 25		Graham played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 400 to 359 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +797.
Round 26		Graham played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) for the third time and tied at 390. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +797. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Graham played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 357 to 375 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +779.
Round 28		Graham played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and won 461 to 436 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +804.

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