NSC 2014: Ruth Hamilton [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth 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 16-15, +62, and is ranked #37 in Division 5.

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): Ruth Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Lake Oswego, OR, United States Awards: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Hobbies: Reading, Needlework

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 401 Average against: 399
Round 1		Hamilton played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 435 to 309 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +126.
Round 2		Hamilton played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 404 to 401 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +129.
Round 3		Hamilton played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 361 to 407 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +83.
Round 4		Hamilton played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Hamilton played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 359 to 444 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +25.
Round 6		Hamilton played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 385 to 383 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +27.
Round 7		Hamilton played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 395 to 526 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, -104.
Round 8		Hamilton played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 302 to 444 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, -246.
Round 9		Hamilton played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 385 to 568 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-5, -429.
Round 10		Hamilton played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 448 to 425 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, -406.
Round 11		Hamilton played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 269 to 485 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-6, -622.
Round 12		Hamilton played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 560 to 293 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-6, -355.
Round 13		Hamilton played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 375 to 465 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-7, -445.
Round 14		Hamilton played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 338 to 519 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-8, -626.
Round 15		Hamilton played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 393 to 433 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -666.
Round 16		Hamilton played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 435 to 434 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-9, -665.
Round 17		Hamilton played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 498 to 299 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-9, -466.
Round 18		Hamilton played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 389 to 413 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -490.
Round 19		Hamilton played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 352 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-10, -386.
Round 20		Hamilton played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 440 to 337 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, -283.
Round 21		Hamilton played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 355 to 371 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-11, -299.
Round 22		Hamilton played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 485 to 256 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, -70.
Round 23		Hamilton played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 411 to 332 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +9.
Round 24		Hamilton played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 462 to 430 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +41.
Round 25		Hamilton played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 357 to 462 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -64.
Round 26		Hamilton played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 380 to 325 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, -9.
Round 27		Hamilton played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 377 to 400 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, -32.
Round 28		Hamilton played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, +84.
Round 29		Hamilton played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 329 to 393 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, +20.
Round 30		Hamilton played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 509 to 263 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +266.
Round 31		Hamilton played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 259 to 463 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-15, +62.

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