NSC 2008: Ruth Hamilton [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Hamilton, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-15, -323, and is ranked #90 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Ruth Hamilton]

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
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 219, 9-12 -466
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 118/149, 12-15 -478
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 118/149, 12-15 -478
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 109/176, 13-14 -536
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 154/176, 10-17 -129
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 18/106, 16-11 +790
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 24/151, 18-13 +918
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 56/105, 15.5-15.5 +605
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 15/136, 19-12 +594
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 94/108, 11-17 -434
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 93/102, 10-18 -116

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 393 Average against: 405
Round 1		Hamilton played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 425 to 400 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Hamilton played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 361 to 371 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +15.
Round 3		Hamilton played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 464 to 363 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +116.
Round 4		Hamilton played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 354 to 456 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, +14.
Round 5		Hamilton played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 362 to 389 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -13.
Round 6		Hamilton played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 345 to 519 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-4, -187.
Round 7		Hamilton played #30 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 408 to 353 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-4, -132.
Round 8		Hamilton played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 322 to 469 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-5, -279.
Round 9		Hamilton played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 428 to 450 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-6, -301.
Round 10		Hamilton played #95 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 474 to 300 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-6, -127.
Round 11		Hamilton played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 346 to 380 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-7, -161.
Round 12		Hamilton played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 342 to 445 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-8, -264.
Round 13		Hamilton played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-8, -258.
Round 14		Hamilton played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 345 to 383 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-9, -296.
Round 15		Hamilton played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 516 to 338 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-9, -118. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Hamilton played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 392 to 364 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, -90.
Round 17		Hamilton played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 313 to 558 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-10, -335.
Round 18		Hamilton played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 450 to 407 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-10, -292.
Round 19		Hamilton played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 307 to 455 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-11, -440.
Round 20		Hamilton played #123 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 419 to 322 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-11, -343.
Round 21		Hamilton played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 353 to 461 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-12, -451.
Round 22		Hamilton played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 367 to 361 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-12, -445.
Round 23		Hamilton played #98 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-12, -372.
Round 24		Hamilton played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 369 to 424 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-13, -427.
Round 25		Hamilton played #117 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-13, -380.
Round 26		Hamilton played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 347 to 456 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-14, -489.
Round 27		Hamilton played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 447 to 461 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -503.
Round 28		Hamilton played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 523 to 343 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-15, -323.

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