NSC 2014: Matt Graham [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Graham, who is competing at the 2014 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 17-14, +350, and is ranked #27 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): Matt Surname(s): Graham Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON Hobbies: clabbers

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 419 Average against: 408
Round 1		Graham played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 486 to 328 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +158. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Graham played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 418 to 432 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +144.
Round 3		Graham played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 396 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, +125.
Round 4		Graham played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 541 to 388 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +278.
Round 5		Graham played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 317 to 409 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, +186.
Round 6		Graham played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 421 to 329 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +278.
Round 7		Graham played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 411 to 439 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, +250.
Round 8		Graham played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 455 to 417 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +288.
Round 9		Graham played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 383 to 380 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +291.
Round 10		Graham played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 420 to 401 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +310.
Round 11		Graham played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 441 to 341 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +410. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Graham played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 424 to 465 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +369.
Round 13		Graham played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 387 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +382.
Round 14		Graham played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 547 to 357 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +572.
Round 15		Graham played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 365 to 324 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +613.
Round 16		Graham played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 511 to 391 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +733. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Graham played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 412 to 443 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +702.
Round 18		Graham played #12 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 366 to 582 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +486. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Graham played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 351 to 525 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +312. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Graham played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 396 to 403 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +305.
Round 21		Graham played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 421 to 410 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +316.
Round 22		Graham played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 237 to 536 (a spread of -299). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +17.
Round 23		Graham played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 398 to 418 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, -3.
Round 24		Graham played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 509 to 368 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +138.
Round 25		Graham played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 429 to 411 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +156.
Round 26		Graham played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 471 to 293 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +334.
Round 27		Graham played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 550 to 353 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +531.
Round 28		Graham played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 427 to 449 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +509.
Round 29		Graham played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 291 to 464 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, +336.
Round 30		Graham played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 425 to 383 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-13, +378.
Round 31		Graham played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) again and lost 393 to 421 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-14, +350.

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