Jim Hughes [#48] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Hughes, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Hughes currently has a record of 17-11, -118, and is ranked #20 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 Hobbies: darts Occupation: Trainer NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 51/169, 17-13 -112 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 76/122, 13-15 +46

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	38-46 (0.452)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	13-22 (0.371)	LLLLLLLLLLLLL W L WW L W LL WW LL W L WW L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	15-15 (0.500)	WW LLL W L W LL WW L WWW LL WW LL W LLLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	10-9 (0.526)	L W L WWWW L WW LLLLL W L WW
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 474 Average for: 384 Average against: 388
Round 1		Hughes played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 386 to 357 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Hughes had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Hughes played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 439 to 381 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Hughes had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +87.
Round 3		Hughes played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 389 to 370 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hughes’s record vs. Wood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +106.
Round 4		Hughes played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 436 to 420 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Hughes’s record vs. Mancel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +122.
Round 5		Hughes played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 385 to 427 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Hughes had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +80.
Round 6		Hughes played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Hughes’s record vs. Stewart in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-1, +88.
Round 7		Hughes played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 394 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Hughes had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-1, +93.
Round 8		Hughes played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 228 to 479 (a spread of -251). Before this event, Hughes had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, -158. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Hughes played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 428 to 343 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Hughes had not played Ornish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, -73.
Round 10		Hughes played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 364 to 398 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hughes’s record vs. Hembrook in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, -107.
Round 11		Hughes played #75 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 359 to 409 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Hughes had not played Moyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-4, -157.
Round 12		Hughes played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 425 to 390 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Hughes had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, -122.
Round 13		Hughes played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 340 to 402 (a spread of -62). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX Hughes’s record vs. Speicher in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-5, -184.
Round 14		Hughes played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 286 to 457 (a spread of -171). Before this event, Hughes had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, -355.
Round 15		Hughes played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and won 356 to 346 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Hughes had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, -345.
Round 16		Hughes played #72 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Hughes had not played Melvin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, -367.
Round 17		Hughes played #54 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 342 to 408 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Hughes had not played Kennerk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-8, -433.
Round 18		Hughes played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 474 to 260 (a spread of 214). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX Hughes’s record vs. Larkins in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-8, -219.
Round 19		Hughes played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 460 to 400 (a spread of 60). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX Hughes’s record vs. McCarley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-8, -159.
Round 20		Hughes played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and won 400 to 370 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Hughes had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, -129.
Round 21		Hughes played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 447 to 389 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Hughes had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, -71.
Round 22		Hughes played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) again and won 430 to 403 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Hughes had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, -44.
Round 23		Hughes played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 323 to 433 (a spread of -110). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hughes’s record vs. Casey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, -154.
Round 24		Hughes played #75 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) again and lost 326 to 382 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Hughes had not played Moyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, -210.
Round 25		Hughes played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) again and won 406 to 308 (a spread of 98). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX Hughes’s record vs. Speicher in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-10, -112. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Hughes played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 402 to 370 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Hughes’s record vs. Santee in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, -80.
Round 27		Hughes played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 416 to 400 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hughes’s record vs. Wechter in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, -64.
Round 28		Hughes played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 359 to 413 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Hughes had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-11, -118.

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