NASC 2015: Margaret Hughes [4-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Hughes, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 10.5-20.5, -731, 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): Margaret Surname(s): Hughes Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Awards: None Hobbies: Gardening, singing, sewing

Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 338 Average against: 362
Round 1		Hughes played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 291 to 399 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2		Hughes played #2 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 347 to 327 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -88.
Round 3		Hughes played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 426 to 246 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +92. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Hughes played #14 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 335 to 334 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +93. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Hughes played #5 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 343 to 278 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +158. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Hughes played #42 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 418 to 326 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +250. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Hughes played #31 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 346 to 369 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +227. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Hughes played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +156. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Hughes played #30 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 360 to 434 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +82. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Hughes played #16 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 350 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +62. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Hughes played #15 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and lost 266 to 418 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, -90. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Hughes played #39 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 282 to 418 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-7, -226.
Round 13		Hughes played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 372 to 329 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, -183.
Round 14		Hughes played #19 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 312 to 380 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, -251.
Round 15		Hughes played #20 Debra Bates (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 329 to 356 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-9, -278.
Round 16		Hughes played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 365 to 351 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-9, -264.
Round 17		Hughes played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 447 to 329 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-9, -146.
Round 18		Hughes played #36 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 325 to 418 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-10, -239.
Round 19		Hughes played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 337 to 377 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-11, -279.
Round 20		Hughes played #33 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 349 to 383 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-12, -313.
Round 21		Hughes played #37 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 317 to 371 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-13, -367.
Round 22		Hughes played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 325 to 381 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-14, -423.
Round 23		Hughes played #13 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 353 to 423 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-15, -493.
Round 24		Hughes played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and lost 357 to 359 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-16, -495.
Round 25		Hughes played #44 Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) and lost 292 to 372 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-17, -575.
Round 26		Hughes played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 245 to 361 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-18, -691.
Round 27		Hughes played #17 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 352 to 311 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-18, -650.
Round 28		Hughes played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and lost 300 to 355 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-19, -705.
Round 29		Hughes played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and won 356 to 310 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-19, -659.
Round 30		Hughes played #27 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 376. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10.5-19.5, -659.
Round 31		Hughes played #17 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) again and lost 305 to 377 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10.5-20.5, -731.

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