SPC 2025: Ruth Hamilton [CSW2-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Hamilton, who is competing at the 2025 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 19-9, +415, and is ranked #3 in Division CSW2.

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 Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 403 Average against: 388
Round 1		Hamilton played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 385 to 321 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +64.
Round 2		Hamilton played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 454 to 369 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +149. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hamilton played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 500 to 355 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +294.
Round 4		Hamilton played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 405 to 416 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-1, +283.
Round 5		Hamilton played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 460 to 459 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +284. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Hamilton played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 389 to 281 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +392. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Hamilton played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 410 to 339 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +463.
Round 8		Hamilton played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and lost 348 to 385 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +426. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Hamilton played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 401 to 380 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +447.
Round 10		Hamilton played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 375 to 324 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +498.
Round 11		Hamilton played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 390 to 493 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +395.
Round 12		Hamilton played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and lost 344 to 571 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +168.
Round 13		Hamilton played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 378 to 306 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +240.
Round 14		Hamilton played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 394 to 304 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +330.
Round 15		Hamilton played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 352 to 395 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +287.
Round 16		Hamilton played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 441 to 401 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +327.
Round 17		Hamilton played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and won 395 to 379 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +343.
Round 18		Hamilton played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) again and lost 366 to 454 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +255.
Round 19		Hamilton played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 457 to 343 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +369.
Round 20		Hamilton played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and won 449 to 372 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +446.
Round 21		Hamilton played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +453.
Round 22		Hamilton played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) again and won 382 to 364 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +471.
Round 23		Hamilton played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) again and lost 267 to 434 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +304.
Round 24		Hamilton played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) again and lost 357 to 481 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +180.
Round 25		Hamilton played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) for the third time and won 473 to 301 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +352.
Round 26		Hamilton played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) for the third time and lost 344 to 556 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +140.
Round 27		Hamilton played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) for the third time and won 480 to 329 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +291.
Round 28		Hamilton played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) for the third time and won 497 to 373 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +415.
Round 29		Hamilton played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) for the third time but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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