NSC 2013: Margaret Hughes [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Hughes, who is competing at the 2013 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 14-17, +260, and is ranked #63 in Division 4.

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: 492 Average for: 361 Average against: 352
Round 1		Hughes played #38 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 347 to 315 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2		Hughes played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		Hughes played #88 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 319 to 305 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, -1.
Round 4		Hughes played #83 Judy Troutman (Unknown city, NE) and won 377 to 318 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +58.
Round 5		Hughes played #61 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and lost 327 to 391 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, -6.
Round 6		Hughes played #42 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and won 349 to 341 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +2.
Round 7		Hughes played #11 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 346 to 355 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -7.
Round 8		Hughes played #28 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and lost 311 to 397 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, -93.
Round 9		Hughes played #60 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 236 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +102.
Round 10		Hughes played #45 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 372 to 497 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, -23.
Round 11		Hughes played #82 Norman Weathers (Des Moines, IA) and won 462 to 236 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, +203.
Round 12		Hughes played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 293 to 461 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +35.
Round 13		Hughes played #62 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 291 to 342 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-7, -16.
Round 14		Hughes played #9 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 379 to 384 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -21.
Round 15		Hughes played #49 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 371 to 278 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, +72.
Round 16		Hughes played #84 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 329 to 335 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, +66.
Round 17		Hughes played #46 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 322 to 342 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-10, +46.
Round 18		Hughes played #63 Donna Leigh (Unknown city, WI) and won 361 to 323 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-10, +84.
Round 19		Hughes played #35 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 351 to 363 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-11, +72.
Round 20		Hughes played #78 Jennifer Zinn (San Antonio, TX) and won 455 to 312 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-11, +215.
Round 21		Hughes played #92 Raina Gulbrandson (Unknown city, NE) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-11, +297.
Round 22		Hughes played #54 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 345 to 361 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-12, +281.
Round 23		Hughes played #50 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 360 to 380 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-13, +261.
Round 24		Hughes played #37 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and won 402 to 361 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-13, +302.
Round 25		Hughes played #80 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 492 to 304 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, +490.
Round 26		Hughes played #21 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and lost 275 to 377 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-14, +388.
Round 27		Hughes played #12 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 345 to 406 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-15, +327.
Round 28		Hughes played #36 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 287 to 426 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-16, +188.
Round 29		Hughes played #96 Murali Balasubramanyam (Collierville, TN) and won 398 to 326 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-16, +260.
Round 30		Hughes played #15 Arthur Van Tol (Grandville, MI) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-17, +252.
Round 31		Hughes played #88 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) again and won 337 to 329 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-17, +260.

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