NSC 2010: Margaret Hughes [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Hughes, 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 16-15, +822, and is ranked #22 in Division 5.

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): Margaret Surname(s): Hughes Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Awards: None Hobbies: Gardening, singing, sewing

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 376 Average against: 349
Round 1		Hughes played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and won 389 to 386 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2		Hughes played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 329 to 343 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Hughes played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 464 to 205 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +248.
Round 4		Hughes played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 383 to 304 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +327.
Round 5		Hughes played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 434 to 327 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +434.
Round 6		Hughes played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 313 to 366 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +381.
Round 7		Hughes played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 379 to 304 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-2, +456.
Round 8		Hughes played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 462 to 319 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +599.
Round 9		Hughes played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 302 to 426 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +475.
Round 10		Hughes played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 403 to 479 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +399.
Round 11		Hughes played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 334 to 336 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +397.
Round 12		Hughes played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 296 to 319 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-6, +374.
Round 13		Hughes played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 281 to 398 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-7, +257.
Round 14		Hughes played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 314 to 332 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-8, +239.
Round 15		Hughes played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-8, +253.
Round 16		Hughes played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and won 500 to 366 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-8, +387.
Round 17		Hughes played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 395 to 360 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-8, +422.
Round 18		Hughes played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 502 to 273 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-8, +651.
Round 19		Hughes played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) again and lost 345 to 419 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-9, +577.
Round 20		Hughes played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) again and lost 329 to 386 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-10, +520.
Round 21		Hughes played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 276 to 416 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-11, +380.
Round 22		Hughes played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 357 to 364 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-12, +373.
Round 23		Hughes played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 407 to 381 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-12, +399.
Round 24		Hughes played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 401 to 233 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-12, +567.
Round 25		Hughes played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-12, +593.
Round 26		Hughes played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 440 to 350 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-12, +683.
Round 27		Hughes played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 381 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-13, +657.
Round 28		Hughes played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 369 to 411 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-14, +615.
Round 29		Hughes played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and won 442 to 304 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-14, +753.
Round 30		Hughes played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 368 to 271 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-14, +850.
Round 31		Hughes played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and lost 338 to 366 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-15, +822.

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