NSC 2014: Margaret Hughes [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Hughes, 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 14-17, -333, and is ranked #55 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: 498 Average for: 344 Average against: 355
Round 1		Hughes played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 310 to 298 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +12.
Round 2		Hughes played #16 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -5.
Round 3		Hughes played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and won 387 to 265 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +117.
Round 4		Hughes played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 394 to 289 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +222.
Round 5		Hughes played #39 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 292 to 457 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +57.
Round 6		Hughes played #28 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 308 to 377 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, -12.
Round 7		Hughes played #12 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 353 to 506 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, -165.
Round 8		Hughes played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 285 to 344 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-5, -224.
Round 9		Hughes played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 349 to 281 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-5, -156.
Round 10		Hughes played #61 Barbara Olsen (Omaha, NE) and won 498 to 219 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, +123.
Round 11		Hughes played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 404 to 307 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +220.
Round 12		Hughes played #55 Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) and lost 323 to 439 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-6, +104.
Round 13		Hughes played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 359 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +114.
Round 14		Hughes played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 363 to 295 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +182.
Round 15		Hughes played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and lost 322 to 384 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-7, +120.
Round 16		Hughes played #5 Brenda Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 373 to 381 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +112.
Round 17		Hughes played #27 Marcos Stocco (Houston, TX) and lost 213 to 370 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, -45.
Round 18		Hughes played #42 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 315 to 318 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -48.
Round 19		Hughes played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 279 to 482 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-11, -251.
Round 20		Hughes played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 419 to 298 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-11, -130.
Round 21		Hughes played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and won 434 to 332 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, -28.
Round 22		Hughes played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and lost 284 to 465 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-12, -209.
Round 23		Hughes played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 354 to 374 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-13, -229.
Round 24		Hughes played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and won 348 to 344 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-13, -225.
Round 25		Hughes played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 408 to 303 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-13, -120.
Round 26		Hughes played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 256 to 412 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, -276.
Round 27		Hughes played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 366 to 318 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-14, -228.
Round 28		Hughes played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 386 to 308 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, -150.
Round 29		Hughes played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 269 to 324 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-15, -205.
Round 30		Hughes played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and lost 301 to 356 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-16, -260.
Round 31		Hughes played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 312 to 385 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-17, -333.

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