NSC 2009: Jesse Matthews [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, 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 18-13, +439, and is ranked #24 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, CAN Awards: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: pwning n00bs

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 412 Average against: 397
Round 1		Matthews played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 382 to 312 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Matthews played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 395 to 478 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3		Matthews played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 491 to 468 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, +10.
Round 4		Matthews played #25 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and won 437 to 419 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-1, +28.
Round 5		Matthews played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 349 to 383 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -6.
Round 6		Matthews played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 477 to 332 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-2, +139.
Round 7		Matthews played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 370 to 351 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +158.
Round 8		Matthews played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 418 to 389 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +187.
Round 9		Matthews played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 420 to 436 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +171.
Round 10		Matthews played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 378 to 371 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +178.
Round 11		Matthews played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 452 to 384 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +246.
Round 12		Matthews played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 405 to 433 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +218.
Round 13		Matthews played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 402 to 440 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-5, +180.
Round 14		Matthews played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 264 to 498 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, -54.
Round 15		Matthews played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 423 to 343 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, +26.
Round 16		Matthews played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 491 to 394 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +123.
Round 17		Matthews played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 421 to 410 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-6, +134.
Round 18		Matthews played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 429 to 388 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +175. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Matthews played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 440 to 443 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +172.
Round 20		Matthews played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 304 to 413 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +63.
Round 21		Matthews played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 525 to 365 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +223.
Round 22		Matthews played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 322 to 414 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +131.
Round 23		Matthews played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 407 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +121.
Round 24		Matthews played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 436 to 330 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +227.
Round 25		Matthews played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 446 to 277 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +396.
Round 26		Matthews played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 339 to 396 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-11, +339.
Round 27		Matthews played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 461 to 336 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +464.
Round 28		Matthews played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 385 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +503.
Round 29		Matthews played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 407 to 556 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-12, +354.
Round 30		Matthews played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 404 to 310 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +448.
Round 31		Matthews played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 452 to 461 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +439.

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