NSC 2008: Jesse Matthews [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, 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 12-16, -495, and is ranked #85 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: Kelowna, BC, Canada Awards: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: pwning n00bs Occupation: Web Developer NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 116/172, 14-16 -637 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 101/108, 10-18 -834 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 71/76, 11-17 -892

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 397 Average against: 417
Round 1		Matthews played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 364 to 577 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -213.
Round 2		Matthews played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 351 to 407 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -269.
Round 3		Matthews played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 402 to 474 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-3, -341.
Round 4		Matthews played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 488 to 387 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -240.
Round 5		Matthews played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 361 to 441 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-4, -320.
Round 6		Matthews played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 376 to 483 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-5, -427.
Round 7		Matthews played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 277 to 544 (a spread of -267). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-6, -694.
Round 8		Matthews recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-6, -644. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Matthews played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 447 to 434 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-6, -631.
Round 10		Matthews played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 320 to 472 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-7, -783.
Round 11		Matthews played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 482 to 323 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -624.
Round 12		Matthews played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 525 to 432 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, -531.
Round 13		Matthews played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 321 to 426 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-8, -636.
Round 14		Matthews played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 477 to 399 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-8, -558. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Matthews played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 447 to 374 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, -485.
Round 16		Matthews played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 314 to 344 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -515.
Round 17		Matthews played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, -480.
Round 18		Matthews played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 471 to 357 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -366.
Round 19		Matthews played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 361 to 480 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, -485. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Matthews played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 324 to 397 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, -558.
Round 21		Matthews played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 412 to 434 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-12, -580.
Round 22		Matthews played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 449 to 414 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-12, -545.
Round 23		Matthews played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 430 to 330 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, -445.
Round 24		Matthews played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -487.
Round 25		Matthews played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 355 to 441 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-14, -573.
Round 26		Matthews played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 470 to 294 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-14, -397.
Round 27		Matthews played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 328 to 410 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-15, -479.
Round 28		Matthews played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) again and lost 381 to 397 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-16, -495.

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