Jim Hughes [#55] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Hughes, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Hughes currently has a record of 13-15, +46, and is ranked #76 in Division 4.

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): Jim Surname(s): Hughes Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 46 Awards: American Red Cross Certificate of Merit Hobbies: Darts Occupation: Consulting SE - Training

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	21-39 (0.350)
Past 1-12 months	4-11 (0.267)	LLLL W LLL WWW LLLL
Past 13-24 months	4-17 (0.190)	LLLLLLLLLL W L WW LLLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	13-11 (0.542)	LL WW L W L W LLL WW LLL WWW L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 379 Average against: 377
Round 1		Hughes played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 404 to 306 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +98.
Round 2		Hughes played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 346 to 326 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +118.
Round 3		Hughes played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 415 to 429 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +104.
Round 4		Hughes played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 303 to 354 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Titus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, +53.
Round 5		Hughes played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 342 to 458 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Gest in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, -63.
Round 6		Hughes played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 460 to 336 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +61.
Round 7		Hughes played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 362 to 416 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, +7.
Round 8		Hughes played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 428 to 421 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, +14.
Round 9		Hughes played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 397 to 316 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +95.
Round 10		Hughes played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 348 to 480 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -37.
Round 11		Hughes played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 394 to 401 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-6, -44.
Round 12		Hughes played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 375 to 335 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -4.
Round 13		Hughes played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 365 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-6, +7.
Round 14		Hughes played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 377 to 356 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-6, +28.
Round 15		Hughes played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 383 to 407 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-7, +4.
Round 16		Hughes played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 353 to 371 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-8, -14.
Round 17		Hughes played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 341 to 443 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Galt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-9, -116.
Round 18		Hughes played #118 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 527 to 267 (a spread of 260) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: WACO, TX Hughes’s record vs. Solis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, +144.
Round 19		Hughes played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 339 to 471 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, +12.
Round 20		Hughes played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 284 to 400 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -104.
Round 21		Hughes played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Morrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-11, -50.
Round 22		Hughes played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 382 to 440 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-12, -108. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hughes is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Hughes played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and lost 341 to 372 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Morley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-13, -139.
Round 24		Hughes played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 305 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, -54.
Round 25		Hughes played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 311 to 383 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-14, -126.
Round 26		Hughes played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 381 to 412 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Titus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-15, -157.
Round 27		Hughes played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 453 to 324 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Kisich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-15, -28.
Round 28		Hughes played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 410 to 336 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Hughes had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-15, +46.

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