April McCarley [#72] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about April McCarley, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. McCarley currently has a record of 11-17, -231, and is ranked #100 in Division 4.

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): April Surname(s): McCarley Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: Attend international tournaments Hobbies: Travel, Dancing, Reading, Volunteer work, Occupation: Special Education teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	25-16 (0.610)
Past 1-12 months	9.5-5.5 (0.633)	L W LTW L WWWW LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	15.5-10.5 (0.596)	WTWW L WW L W LL WW L WWWW L WWW LLLL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 455 Average for: 347 Average against: 356
Round 1		McCarley played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 292 to 389 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		McCarley played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 411 to 288 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +26.
Round 3		McCarley played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 395 to 378 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +43.
Round 4		McCarley played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 297 to 353 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		McCarley played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -82.
Round 6		McCarley played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 327 to 227 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, +18.
Round 7		McCarley played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 346 to 330 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +34.
Round 8		McCarley played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and lost 379 to 390 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, +23.
Round 9		McCarley played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 319 to 324 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, +18.
Round 10		McCarley played #7 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 345 to 430 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Barrett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -67.
Round 11		McCarley played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 455 to 356 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, +32.
Round 12		McCarley played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 375 to 399 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-7, +8.
Round 13		McCarley played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 279 to 415 (a spread of -136) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCarley’s record vs. Williams in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, -128.
Round 14		McCarley played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 325 to 338 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-9, -141.
Round 15		McCarley played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 324 to 309 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-9, -126.
Round 16		McCarley played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 402 to 250 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-9, +26.
Round 17		McCarley played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 395 to 300 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, +121.
Round 18		McCarley played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 369 to 376 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, +114.
Round 19		McCarley played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 325 to 407 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-11, +32.
Round 20		McCarley played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 277 to 316 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-12, -7.
Round 21		McCarley played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and lost 256 to 374 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-13, -125.
Round 22		McCarley played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 361 to 355 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-13, -119.
Round 23		McCarley played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and lost 329 to 371 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-14, -161.
Round 24		McCarley played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 328 to 371 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-15, -204.
Round 25		McCarley played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 397 to 420 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCarley’s record vs. Williams in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-16, -227.
Round 26		McCarley played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and won 371 to 301 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX McCarley’s record vs. Bedford in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-16, -157.
Round 27		McCarley played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and lost 371 to 457 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gage in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-17, -243.
Round 28		McCarley played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 323 to 311 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-17, -231.

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