NASC 2017: Jesse Matthews [1-68]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, who is competing at the 2017 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 15-16, +662, and is ranked #36 in Division 1.

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): Jesse Surname(s): Matthews Home: Kelowna, BC, Canada Awards: 2013 World Open Scrabble Champion Hobbies: Volleyball, Working Out Occupation: Airline Employee

Round by Round
High score: 588 Average for: 414 Average against: 393
Round 1		Matthews played #22 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 362 to 490 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Matthews played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 461 to 484 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -151. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Matthews played #63 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 527 to 380 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, -4.
Round 4		Matthews played #66 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 396 to 327 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +65.
Round 5		Matthews played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 588 to 319 (a spread of 269). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +334. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Matthews played #47 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 357 to 496 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +195.
Round 7		Matthews played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 450 to 366 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +279. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Matthews played #13 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 348 to 372 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, +255.
Round 9		Matthews played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-5, +230.
Round 10		Matthews played #48 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 377 to 318 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +289.
Round 11		Matthews played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 411 to 370 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +330.
Round 12		Matthews played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 465 to 315 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +480. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Matthews played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 414 to 296 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +598. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Matthews played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 414 to 328 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +684. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Matthews played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 448 to 406 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +726. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Matthews played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 346 to 446 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +626. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Matthews played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 517 to 311 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +832. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 18		Matthews played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 393 to 398 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +827. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Matthews played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +833. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Matthews played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 332 to 444 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +721. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Matthews played #37 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 422 to 432 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +711.
Round 22		Matthews played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 527 to 318 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +920. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Matthews played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 417 to 441 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +896.
Round 24		Matthews played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 332 to 356 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +872. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Matthews played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 445 to 378 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +939.
Round 26		Matthews played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 406 to 415 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +930.
Round 27		Matthews played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 364 to 461 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +833.
Round 28		Matthews played #35 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 401 to 410 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-14, +824.
Round 29		Matthews played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 423 to 340 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-14, +907.
Round 30		Matthews played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 419 to 496 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-15, +830.
Round 31		Matthews played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 314 to 482 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-16, +662.

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