NSC 2009: Jim Hughes [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Hughes, 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, +544, and is ranked #65 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): Jim Surname(s): Hughes Home: Austin, TX, USA Hobbies: buying cars for kids Occupation: Professional services manager

Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 387 Average against: 369
Round 1		Hughes played #90 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 372 to 416 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -44. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Hughes played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 354 to 336 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -26.
Round 3		Hughes played #62 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 353 to 385 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -58.
Round 4		Hughes played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 309 to 370 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-3, -119.
Round 5		Hughes played #42 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 353 to 422 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-4, -188.
Round 6		Hughes played #63 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 369 to 334 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -153.
Round 7		Hughes played #61 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 366 to 323 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-4, -110.
Round 8		Hughes played #45 Emma Perryman (Mobile, AL) and won 447 to 359 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, -22.
Round 9		Hughes played #120 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 422 to 230 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +170.
Round 10		Hughes played #100 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and won 443 to 357 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +256.
Round 11		Hughes played #91 Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA) and lost 398 to 404 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +250.
Round 12		Hughes played #60 Margaret Sutherland (Davison, MI) and won 433 to 288 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +395.
Round 13		Hughes played #92 Tina Cur (Buffalo, NY) and lost 382 to 418 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, +359.
Round 14		Hughes played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and won 444 to 370 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +433.
Round 15		Hughes played #51 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 471 to 310 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +594.
Round 16		Hughes played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +727.
Round 17		Hughes played #102 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 371 to 324 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +774.
Round 18		Hughes played #1 Samuel Smith (Shell Lake, WI) and lost 350 to 440 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +684.
Round 19		Hughes played #41 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 403 to 289 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +798.
Round 20		Hughes played #56 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 421 to 309 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +910.
Round 21		Hughes played #49 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and lost 402 to 450 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +862.
Round 22		Hughes played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 331 to 379 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +814.
Round 23		Hughes played #129 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 383 to 400 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +797.
Round 24		Hughes played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 399 to 471 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +725.
Round 25		Hughes played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 335 to 357 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, +703.
Round 26		Hughes played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and lost 360 to 370 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-13, +693.
Round 27		Hughes played #70 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-14, +665.
Round 28		Hughes played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and lost 372 to 433 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-15, +604.
Round 29		Hughes played #44 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 416 to 337 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-15, +683.
Round 30		Hughes played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 287 to 445 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-16, +525.
Round 31		Hughes played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 417 to 398 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 15-16, +544.

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