NSC 2008: Margaret Hughes [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Hughes, 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 13.5-14.5, +288, and is ranked #47 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

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Given name(s): Margaret
Surname(s): Hughes
Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Awards: None
Hobbies: Gardening, singing, sewing
Occupation: Retired Legal Secretary
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 49/88, 15-16 -6
NSC 2004 Division: 6
NSC 2004 Rank: 49/76, 14-16 -302
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 30/131, 16-12 +377
USSO 2006 Division: 6
USSO 2006 Rank: 69/114, 13-15 +148

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 361 Average against: 351
Round 1		Hughes played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 331 to 334 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2		Hughes played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and lost 294 to 384 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -93.
Round 3		Hughes played #53 Matt McCarthy (Cottage Grove, WI) and won 337 to 336 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -92.
Round 4		Hughes played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and won 409 to 358 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -41.
Round 5		Hughes played #43 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 304 to 375 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, -112.
Round 6		Hughes played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 377 to 312 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, -47.
Round 7		Hughes played #35 Peggy Grant (Columbia, SC) and lost 384 to 425 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -88.
Round 8		Hughes played #44 Michael Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 244 to 434 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-5, -278.
Round 9		Hughes played #62 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and won 406 to 367 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -239.
Round 10		Hughes played #66 Tat Reistrup (Mclean, VA) and lost 360 to 376 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-6, -255.
Round 11		Hughes played #74 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 311 to 326 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-7, -270.
Round 12		Hughes played #24 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 412 to 260 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-7, -118.
Round 13		Hughes played #70 Erica Rogers (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 350 to 360 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-8, -128.
Round 14		Hughes played #61 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 331 to 281 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-8, -78.
Round 15		Hughes played #5 Arlene Bibbs (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 494 to 338 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-8, +78.
Round 16		Hughes played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 342 to 375 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-9, +45.
Round 17		Hughes played #17 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 445 to 311 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +179.
Round 18		Hughes played #31 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and tied at 382. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +179.
Round 19		Hughes played #29 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and won 388 to 318 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +249.
Round 20		Hughes played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 435 to 302 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +382.
Round 21		Hughes played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 295 to 450 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +227.
Round 22		Hughes played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 315 to 366 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +176.
Round 23		Hughes played #11 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 359 to 386 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +149.
Round 24		Hughes played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and won 384 to 313 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +220.
Round 25		Hughes played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 383 to 285 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +318.
Round 26		Hughes played #36 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and lost 336 to 360 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +294.
Round 27		Hughes played #79 Ayal Wolf (Orlando, FL) and lost 309 to 323 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +280.
Round 28		Hughes played #59 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 386 to 378 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +288.

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