October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Cynthia Hughes [#31]

On this page, you will find information about Cynthia Hughes, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, -107, and is ranked #29 in Division 3.

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): Cynthia Surname(s): Hughes Home: Houston, TX, United States Occupation: Administrator

Round by Round
High score: 445 Average for: 363 Average against: 370
Round 1		Hughes played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 399 to 357 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Hughes played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 388 to 374 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +56.
Round 3		Hughes played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 366 to 291 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +131.
Round 4		Hughes played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 414 to 344 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +201.
Round 5		Hughes played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 391 to 372 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +220. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Hughes played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 290 to 460 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +50. Hughes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Hughes played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and won 445 to 342 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +153.
Round 8		Hughes played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 394 to 468 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +79.
Round 9		Hughes played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 295 to 324 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +50.
Round 10		Hughes played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 343 to 310 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +83.
Round 11		Hughes played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 319 to 388 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +14.
Round 12		Hughes played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +4.
Round 13		Hughes played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 362 to 384 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, -18.
Round 14		Hughes played #27 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 340 to 380 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, -58.
Round 15		Hughes played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) again and lost 342 to 391 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, -107.

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