NASC 2018: Matt Graham [1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Graham, who is competing at the 2018 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 17-14, +482, and is ranked #21 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): Matt Surname(s): Graham Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON Hobbies: clabbers

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 406 Average against: 391
Round 1		Graham played #44 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 374 to 349 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +25. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Graham played #65 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 356 to 345 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +36. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Graham played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 400 to 507 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, -71. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Graham played #46 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 426 to 265 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +90. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Graham played #13 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 412 to 357 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +145. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Graham played #62 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 520 to 296 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +369. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Graham played #43 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 385 to 414 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +340. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Graham played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 410 to 355 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +395. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Graham played #18 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 381 to 395 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +381. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Graham played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 483 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +275. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Graham played #10 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 389 to 296 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +368. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Graham played #34 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 432 to 403 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +397. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Graham played #51 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 273 to 397 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +273. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Graham played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 238 to 441 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +70. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Graham played #35 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 513 to 360 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +223. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Graham played #40 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 465 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +150. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Graham played #1 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 333 to 437 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-8, +46.
Round 18		Graham played #48 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 498 to 348 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +196. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Graham played #6 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 405 to 445 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +156.
Round 20		Graham played #47 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 424 to 414 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +166. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Graham played #33 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 452 to 291 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +327. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Graham played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 497 to 287 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +537. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Graham played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 426 to 423 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +540. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Graham played #7 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 472 to 367 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +645. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Graham played #31 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 354 to 548 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +451. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Graham played #22 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 354 to 478 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +327. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Graham played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 354 to 429 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +252. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Graham played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 479 to 351 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +380. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Graham played #12 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 363 to 408 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +335. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Graham played #45 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, +293.
Round 31		Graham played #21 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 536 to 347 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, +482.

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