NSC 2009: Ruth Hamilton [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Hamilton, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-16, +650, and is ranked #46 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): Ruth Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Lake Oswego, OR, USA Awards: Scrabble co-director of the year, 2001 Hobbies: Needlework, reading, travel Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 399 Average against: 378
Before the Tournament		Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Hamilton played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 395 to 325 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Hamilton played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 307 to 316 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +61.
Round 3		Hamilton played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 441 to 358 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +144.
Round 4		Hamilton played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 350 to 428 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +66.
Round 5		Hamilton played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 437 to 445 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, +58.
Round 6		Hamilton played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 314 to 431 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-4, -59.
Round 7		Hamilton played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 403 to 352 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, -8.
Round 8		Hamilton played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 376 to 393 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-5, -25.
Round 9		Hamilton played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 354 to 311 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +18.
Round 10		Hamilton played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 448 to 382 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +84.
Round 11		Hamilton played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 466 to 361 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +189.
Round 12		Hamilton played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and lost 386 to 437 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-6, +138.
Round 13		Hamilton played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 478 to 325 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +291.
Round 14		Hamilton played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 427 to 347 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +371.
Round 15		Hamilton played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 454 to 371 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +454.
Round 16		Hamilton played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 287 to 452 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +289.
Round 17		Hamilton played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 466 to 311 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +444.
Round 18		Hamilton played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 334 to 346 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +432.
Round 19		Hamilton played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 353 to 422 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +363.
Round 20		Hamilton played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 353 to 473 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +243.
Round 21		Hamilton played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and lost 331 to 375 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-11, +199.
Round 22		Hamilton played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 458 to 435 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-11, +222.
Round 23		Hamilton played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 548 to 299 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +471.
Round 24		Hamilton played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 398 to 401 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +468.
Round 25		Hamilton played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 347 to 418 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +397.
Round 26		Hamilton played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 428 to 289 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-13, +536.
Round 27		Hamilton played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 485 to 333 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-13, +688.
Round 28		Hamilton played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 372 to 373 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, +687.
Round 29		Hamilton played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 418 to 366 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, +739.
Round 30		Hamilton played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, +687.
Round 31		Hamilton played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-16, +650.
After the Tournament		Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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