NSC 2010: Ruth Hamilton [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Hamilton, 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, -421, and is ranked #56 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, United States Awards: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Hobbies: Reading, Needlework

Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 374 Average against: 390
Round 1		Hamilton played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 442 to 480 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -38.
Round 2		Hamilton played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 408 to 377 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, -7.
Round 3		Hamilton played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 358 to 344 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +7.
Round 4		Hamilton played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 314 to 364 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, -43.
Round 5		Hamilton played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 385 to 352 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, -10.
Round 6		Hamilton played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 522 to 338 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +174.
Round 7		Hamilton played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +178.
Round 8		Hamilton played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 405 to 334 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +249.
Round 9		Hamilton played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 336 to 403 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +182.
Round 10		Hamilton played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 350 to 449 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +83.
Round 11		Hamilton played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 261 to 575 (a spread of -314). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, -231.
Round 12		Hamilton played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 358 to 474 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, -347.
Round 13		Hamilton played #38 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 421 to 343 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, -269.
Round 14		Hamilton played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and lost 397 to 451 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, -323.
Round 15		Hamilton played #43 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 326 to 465 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -462.
Round 16		Hamilton played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 316 to 447 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-9, -593.
Round 17		Hamilton played #77 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 421 to 325 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, -497.
Round 18		Hamilton played #69 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and lost 356 to 360 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, -501.
Round 19		Hamilton played #25 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 446 to 320 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -375.
Round 20		Hamilton played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 367 to 377 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -385.
Round 21		Hamilton played #17 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 372 to 407 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, -420.
Round 22		Hamilton played #64 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-13, -521.
Round 23		Hamilton played #4 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 396 to 369 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-13, -494.
Round 24		Hamilton recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, -444.
Round 25		Hamilton played #84 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 472 to 311 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -283.
Round 26		Hamilton played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 377 to 394 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-14, -300.
Round 27		Hamilton played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 351 to 356 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-15, -305.
Round 28		Hamilton played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 409 to 394 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-15, -290.
Round 29		Hamilton played #75 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 338 to 320 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-15, -272.
Round 30		Hamilton played #79 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 375 to 339 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-15, -236.
Round 31		Hamilton played #71 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and lost 238 to 423 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-16, -421.

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