NSC 2010: Matthew Hodge [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Hodge, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, +62, and is ranked #63 in Division 1.

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): Hodge Home: Moore, OK, United States Hobbies: Dating my wife, playing with my kids, power napping

Round by Round
High score: 582 Average for: 395 Average against: 393
Before the Tournament		Hodge is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Hodge played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 353 to 477 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-1, -124.
Round 2		Hodge played #101 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 350 to 351 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -125.
Round 3		Hodge played #22 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-3, -249.
Round 4		Hodge played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 492 to 280 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -37.
Round 5		Hodge played #112 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +96.
Round 6		Hodge played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 322 to 393 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, +25.
Round 7		Hodge played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 440 to 416 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, +49.
Round 8		Hodge played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 400 to 438 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-5, +11.
Round 9		Hodge played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 375 to 467 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, -81.
Round 10		Hodge played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 249 to 566 (a spread of -317). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-7, -398.
Round 11		Hodge played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 424 to 362 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-7, -336.
Round 12		Hodge played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 374 to 427 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-8, -389.
Round 13		Hodge played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 291 to 395 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-9, -493.
Round 14		Hodge played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 232 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-9, -313.
Round 15		Hodge played #96 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 487 to 273 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-9, -99.
Round 16		Hodge played #56 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 323 to 413 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-10, -189.
Round 17		Hodge played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 383 to 364 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-10, -170.
Round 18		Hodge played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-11, -212.
Round 19		Hodge played #116 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 542 to 393 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-11, -63.
Round 20		Hodge played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 414 to 378 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, -27.
Round 21		Hodge played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 582 to 305 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, +250.
Round 22		Hodge played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 424 to 435 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, +239.
Round 23		Hodge played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 417 to 374 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-12, +282.
Round 24		Hodge played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 307 to 412 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, +177.
Round 25		Hodge played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 331 to 303 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-13, +205.
Round 26		Hodge played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-13, +254.
Round 27		Hodge played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 346 to 493 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-14, +107.
Round 28		Hodge played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 371 to 434 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-15, +44.
Round 29		Hodge played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and won 480 to 450 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-15, +74.
Round 30		Hodge played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 289 to 461 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-16, -98.
Round 31		Hodge played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) again and won 466 to 306 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-16, +62.

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