NSC 2010: Jesse Matthews [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, who is competing at the 2010 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, +57, and is ranked #64 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: UBC-O 2009 Dean's List Hobbies: Athletics Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 408 Average against: 406
Round 1		Matthews played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 355 to 441 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -86.
Round 2		Matthews played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 422 to 468 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -132.
Round 3		Matthews played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 422 to 340 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -50.
Round 4		Matthews played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 392 to 447 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -105.
Round 5		Matthews played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 478 to 339 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, +34.
Round 6		Matthews played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 339 to 391 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -18.
Round 7		Matthews played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 376 to 384 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-5, -26.
Round 8		Matthews played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 428 to 400 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-5, +2.
Round 9		Matthews played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 263 to 544 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-6, -279.
Round 10		Matthews played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 367 to 530 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-7, -442.
Round 11		Matthews played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 365 to 482 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-8, -559.
Round 12		Matthews played #84 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 560 to 323 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-8, -322.
Round 13		Matthews played #116 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 438 to 334 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -218.
Round 14		Matthews played #101 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 334 to 504 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-9, -388.
Round 15		Matthews played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 313 to 455 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-10, -530.
Round 16		Matthews played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 411 to 426 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-11, -545.
Round 17		Matthews played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 384 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-12, -571.
Round 18		Matthews played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and lost 401 to 454 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-13, -624.
Round 19		Matthews played #104 Froilan Mendoza (Jersey City, NJ) and won 429 to 339 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-13, -534.
Round 20		Matthews played #111 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 489 to 419 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-13, -464.
Round 21		Matthews played #113 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 528 to 375 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-13, -311.
Round 22		Matthews played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 452 to 403 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-13, -262.
Round 23		Matthews played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 378 to 417 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-14, -301.
Round 24		Matthews played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 385 to 311 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-14, -227.
Round 25		Matthews played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and lost 373 to 441 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-15, -295.
Round 26		Matthews played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 486 to 393 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-15, -202.
Round 27		Matthews played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 395 to 383 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-15, -190.
Round 28		Matthews played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 482 to 366 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-15, -74.
Round 29		Matthews played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 411 to 281 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-15, +56.
Round 30		Matthews played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 472 to 385 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-15, +143.
Round 31		Matthews played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 345 to 431 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-16, +57.

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