SPC 2024: Mark Hamilton [3-68]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Hamilton, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players 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, -394, and is ranked #46 in Division 3.

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): Mark Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: Ice Hockey, softball, cycling, travel, architecture

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 368 Average against: 383
Round 1		Hamilton played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 382 to 462 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -80.
Round 2		Hamilton played #26 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 402 to 348 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -26. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hamilton played #55 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 378 to 333 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +19. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Hamilton played #37 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and lost 284 to 445 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, -142.
Round 5		Hamilton played #36 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and lost 350 to 419 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -211.
Round 6		Hamilton played #63 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 446 to 287 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, -52.
Round 7		Hamilton played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and tied at 405. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -52. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Hamilton played #38 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 378 to 384 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -58.
Round 9		Hamilton played #56 Linda Tilley (Grosse Ile, MI) and lost 321 to 423 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -160.
Round 10		Hamilton played #25 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 309 to 547 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -398.
Round 11		Hamilton played #77 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 441 to 300 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -257.
Round 12		Hamilton played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and lost 333 to 473 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -397.
Round 13		Hamilton played #43 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 329 to 400 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -468.
Round 14		Hamilton played #28 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 306 to 556 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -718.
Round 15		Hamilton played #64 Tracy McQueen (Port Townsend, WA) and won 458 to 447 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -707.
Round 16		Hamilton recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -657.
Round 17		Hamilton played #67 Diane Schavone (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 302 to 315 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -670.
Round 18		Hamilton played #71 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and lost 398 to 406 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -678.
Round 19		Hamilton played #76 Joyce Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 337 to 344 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -685.
Round 20		Hamilton played #70 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and tied at 364. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-13, -685.
Round 21		Hamilton played #58 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-13, -594.
Round 22		Hamilton played #34 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 398 to 295 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-13, -491.
Round 23		Hamilton played #53 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 328 to 430 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-14, -593.
Round 24		Hamilton played #74 Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) and won 364 to 348 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-14, -577.
Round 25		Hamilton played #54 Greg Smith (San Antonio, TX) and won 479 to 341 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-14, -439.
Round 26		Hamilton played #47 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and lost 331 to 369 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-15, -477.
Round 27		Hamilton played #44 Kirsten Klassen (Elkhart, IN) and lost 332 to 454 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-16, -599.
Round 28		Hamilton played #45 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and won 433 to 362 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-16, -528.
Round 29		Hamilton played #73 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 383 to 298 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-16, -443.
Round 30		Hamilton played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 307 to 278 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-16, -414.
Round 31		Hamilton played #63 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) again and won 353 to 333 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-16, -394.

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