NSC 2014: Mark Hamilton [#144]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Hamilton, 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, +284, and is ranked #51 in Division 3.

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): Mark Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: Ice Hockey, softball, cycling, travel, architecture

Round by Round
High score: 459 Average for: 368 Average against: 359
Round 1		Hamilton played #36 Laura Wolfson (Scarsdale, NY) and won 355 to 323 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2		Hamilton played #58 Susan Herdic (Unknown city, NY) and lost 343 to 409 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-1, -34.
Round 3		Hamilton played #117 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 330 to 346 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-2, -50.
Round 4		Hamilton played #29 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and lost 349 to 358 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-3, -59.
Round 5		Hamilton played #42 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 359 to 354 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-3, -54.
Round 6		Hamilton played #132 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 459 to 343 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-3, +62.
Round 7		Hamilton played #39 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and won 364 to 309 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-3, +117.
Round 8		Hamilton played #87 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 419 to 413 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +123.
Round 9		Hamilton played #142 Sharon Janssen (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 373 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, +100.
Round 10		Hamilton played #143 Pat Nahaczewski (Massapequa, NY) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-4, +118.
Round 11		Hamilton played #122 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 405 to 366 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-4, +157.
Round 12		Hamilton played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and won 412 to 405 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-4, +164.
Round 13		Hamilton played #151 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 371 to 275 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-4, +260.
Round 14		Hamilton played #23 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 363 to 355 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-4, +268.
Round 15		Hamilton played #48 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and won 401 to 348 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-4, +321.
Round 16		Hamilton played #26 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-5, +269.
Round 17		Hamilton played #9 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-5, +328.
Round 18		Hamilton played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 398 to 300 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +426.
Round 19		Hamilton played #63 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 384 to 445 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-6, +365.
Round 20		Hamilton played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 342 to 363 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-7, +344.
Round 21		Hamilton played #134 Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) and lost 345 to 377 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-8, +312.
Round 22		Hamilton played #32 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 349 to 388 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-9, +273.
Round 23		Hamilton played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 308 to 326 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-10, +255.
Round 24		Hamilton played #69 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 364 to 360 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-10, +259.
Round 25		Hamilton played #21 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and lost 340 to 371 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-11, +228.
Round 26		Hamilton played #51 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 360 to 407 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-12, +181.
Round 27		Hamilton played #62 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 346 to 368 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-13, +159.
Round 28		Hamilton played #44 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 379 to 385 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-14, +153.
Round 29		Hamilton played #124 Jillian Bathgate (Toronto ON) and won 316 to 299 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-14, +170.
Round 30		Hamilton played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and won 433 to 363 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 16-14, +240.
Round 31		Hamilton played #150 Jennifer Lee (Washington, DC) and won 363 to 319 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 17-14, +284.

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