NSC 2014: Matthew Rupert [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Rupert, 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 15-16, +30, and is ranked #43 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): Matthew Surname(s): Rupert Home: State College, PA, United States Hobbies: Used book dealing, music, soccer, tennis, 10K's Occupation: Academic Adviser, Political Economist

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 355 Average against: 354
Round 1		Rupert played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and lost 318 to 381 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -63.
Round 2		Rupert played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 425 to 275 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +87.
Round 3		Rupert played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 412 to 272 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +227.
Round 4		Rupert played #27 Marcos Stocco (Houston, TX) and lost 274 to 413 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +88.
Round 5		Rupert played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 362 to 327 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +123.
Round 6		Rupert played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 295 to 380 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +38.
Round 7		Rupert played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 380 to 293 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +125.
Round 8		Rupert played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 377 to 325 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +177.
Round 9		Rupert played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 422 to 327 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +272.
Round 10		Rupert played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 428 to 328 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +372.
Round 11		Rupert played #7 Timothy Schwab (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 325 to 474 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +223.
Round 12		Rupert played #28 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 347 to 340 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +230.
Round 13		Rupert played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and lost 320 to 346 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +204.
Round 14		Rupert played #23 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 331 to 442 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +93.
Round 15		Rupert played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 316 to 406 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +3.
Round 16		Rupert played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and lost 331 to 403 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, -69.
Round 17		Rupert played #5 Brenda Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 345 to 363 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-9, -87.
Round 18		Rupert played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 443 to 288 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, +68.
Round 19		Rupert played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 363 to 387 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-10, +44.
Round 20		Rupert played #44 Beverly Roberts (Washington, DC) and lost 320 to 440 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-11, -76.
Round 21		Rupert played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and won 373 to 263 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, +34.
Round 22		Rupert played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 392 to 322 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, +104.
Round 23		Rupert played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and won 398 to 346 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +156.
Round 24		Rupert played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and lost 302 to 372 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, +86.
Round 25		Rupert played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and lost 284 to 495 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-13, -125.
Round 26		Rupert played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 319 to 352 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-14, -158.
Round 27		Rupert played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 372 to 328 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-14, -114.
Round 28		Rupert played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 451 to 351 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, -14. Rupert is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Rupert played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 344 to 242 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, +88.
Round 30		Rupert played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 296 to 316 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-15, +68.
Round 31		Rupert played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) again and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-16, +30.

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