Matthew Williams [#75] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Williams, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Williams currently has a record of 15-15, -188, and is ranked #40 in Division 6.

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): Matthew Surname(s): Williams Home: New Orleans, LA, United States Age: 19 Occupation: student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 427 Average for: 353 Average against: 360
Round 1		Williams played #33 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 361 to 252 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Williams had not played Klaskow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Williams played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 352 to 368 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Williams had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +93.
Round 3		Williams played #4 Charlene Bishop (Seattle, WA) and won 344 to 334 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Williams had not played Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +103.
Round 4		Williams played #61 Dorothy Siegel (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 421 to 271 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Williams had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +253.
Round 5		Williams played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 281 to 360 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Williams had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +174.
Round 6		Williams played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 348 to 340 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Williams had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +182.
Round 7		Williams played #37 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 311 to 289 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Williams had not played Light in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +204.
Round 8		Williams played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 356 to 367 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Williams had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +193.
Round 9		Williams played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and won 388 to 331 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +250.
Round 10		Williams played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 421 to 374 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Williams had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +297.
Round 11		Williams played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 507 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Williams had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +148.
Round 12		Williams played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Williams had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +170.
Round 13		Williams played #45 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 273 to 391 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Williams had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +52.
Round 14		Williams played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 340 to 327 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Williams had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +65.
Round 15		Williams played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 410 to 336 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Williams had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +139. Williams is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Williams played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 364 to 401 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Williams had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +102.
Round 17		Williams played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 411 to 364 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Williams had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +149.
Round 18		Williams played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 332 to 329 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Williams had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +152.
Round 19		Williams played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 273 to 380 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Williams had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +45.
Round 20		Williams played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 420 to 273 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Williams had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +192.
Round 21		Williams played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Williams had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +4.
Round 22		Williams played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 356 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, -22.
Round 23		Williams played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 353 to 368 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, -37.
Round 24		Williams played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 310 to 367 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Williams had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, -94.
Round 25		Williams played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 314 to 371 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Williams had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, -151.
Round 26		Williams played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 323 to 424 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Williams had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, -252.
Round 27		Williams played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 427 to 420 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Williams had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, -245.
Round 28		Williams played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 306 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Williams had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, -140.
Round 29		Williams played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 344 to 362 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Williams had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-14, -158.
Round 30		Williams played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 354 to 384 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Williams had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-15, -188.

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