Paul McCarthy [#065] at NSC 2002

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Paul McCarthy [#065] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): McCarthy Home: Littleton, CO, United States Age: 60 Awards: none Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Writer

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 364 Average against: 374
Round 1		McCarthy played #024 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 372 to 328 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +44.
Round 2		McCarthy played #093 Martin Smith (East Orange, NJ) and won 372 to 358 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +58.
Round 3		McCarthy played #105 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 300 to 402 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, -44.
Round 4		McCarthy played #066 Ron McGill (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 417 to 329 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +44.
Round 5		McCarthy played #016 Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX) and lost 363 to 387 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +20.
Round 6		McCarthy played #034 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 284 to 494 (a spread of -210) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -190.
Round 7		McCarthy played #027 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and won 359 to 335 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, -166.
Round 8		McCarthy played #090 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 390 to 398 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, -174.
Round 9		McCarthy played #100 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 369 to 359 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, -164.
Round 10		McCarthy played #064 Adrian Mannella (Washington, DC) and lost 362 to 396 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, -198.
Round 11		McCarthy played #052 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 453 to 354 (a spread of 99) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -99.
Round 12		McCarthy played #095 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 324 to 432 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, -207.
Round 13		McCarthy played #006 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 364 to 439 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-7, -282.
Round 14		McCarthy played #067 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and lost 269 to 416 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -429.
Round 15		McCarthy played #081 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 413 to 324 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -340.
Round 16		McCarthy played #092 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 366 to 315 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -289.
Round 17		McCarthy played #088 Betty Schulman (Coronado, CA) and won 387 to 279 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, -181.
Round 18		McCarthy played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 298 to 383 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, -266.
Round 19		McCarthy played #035 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 348 to 370 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -288.
Round 20		McCarthy played #086 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 490 (a spread of -185) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -473.
Round 21		McCarthy played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 481 to 261 (a spread of 220) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, -253.
Round 22		McCarthy played #044 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-12, -327.
Round 23		McCarthy played #034 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 406 to 324 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -245.
Round 24		McCarthy played #081 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 405 to 345 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -185.
Round 25		McCarthy played #079 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 395 to 363 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, -153.
Round 26		McCarthy played #010 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 304 to 370 (a spread of -66) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-13, -219.
Round 27		McCarthy played #012 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and tied at 350 . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -219.
Round 28		McCarthy played #099 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 335 to 327 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -211.
Round 29		McCarthy played #095 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 399 to 444 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -256.
Round 30		McCarthy played #039 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 423 to 448 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -281.
Round 31		McCarthy played #105 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 314 to 353 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14.5-16.5, -320.

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