April McCarley [#70] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about April McCarley, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. McCarley currently has a record of 13-15, +228, and is ranked #68 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

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Given name(s): April
Surname(s): McCarley
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: Attend international tournaments
Hobbies: reading, travel
Occupation: Special Education teacher
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 27/78, 15-12 -110
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 16/78, 17.5-13.5 +697
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 148/169, 12-18 -429
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 102/122, 11-17 -231

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	31.5-27.5 (0.534)
Past 1-12 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWWWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	10-10 (0.500)	W LL WW L WW LL W L WW LL W L W L
Past 25-36 months	15.5-15.5 (0.500)	L W LL WWTW L W L W LL WW LL WW L W LL WWWW LLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 490 Average for: 377 Average against: 369
Round 1		McCarley played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 330 to 358 (a spread of -28). Before this event, McCarley had not played Wait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		McCarley played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 348 to 345 (a spread of 3). Before this event, McCarley had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -25.
Round 3		McCarley played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 385 to 381 (a spread of 4). Before this event, McCarley had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, -21.
Round 4		McCarley played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 444 to 322 (a spread of 122). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP McCarley’s record vs. Enszer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +101.
Round 5		McCarley played #6 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 401 to 409 (a spread of -8). Before this event, McCarley had not played Bergeron in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +93.
Round 6		McCarley played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 318 to 342 (a spread of -24). Before this event, McCarley had not played Lewis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, +69.
Round 7		McCarley played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 436 to 283 (a spread of 153). Before this event, McCarley had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +222.
Round 8		McCarley played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 279 to 399 (a spread of -120). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX McCarley’s record vs. Speicher in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +102.
Round 9		McCarley played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 368 to 418 (a spread of -50). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: NEW ORLEANS, LA McCarley’s record vs. Larkins in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, +52.
Round 10		McCarley played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 369 to 383 (a spread of -14). Before this event, McCarley had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, +38.
Round 11		McCarley played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 419 (a spread of -71). Before this event, McCarley had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -33.
Round 12		McCarley played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 434 to 279 (a spread of 155). Before this event, McCarley had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, +122.
Round 13		McCarley played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 369 to 313 (a spread of 56). Before this event, McCarley had not played Braverman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, +178.
Round 14		McCarley played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3). Before this event, McCarley had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, +181.
Round 15		McCarley played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 458 (a spread of -59). Before this event, McCarley had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, +122.
Round 16		McCarley played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 490 to 347 (a spread of 143). The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX McCarley’s record vs. King in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: T. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-8, +265.
Round 17		McCarley played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 351 to 445 (a spread of -94). Before this event, McCarley had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, +171.
Round 18		McCarley played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 418 to 346 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCarley’s record vs. Pfalzgraf in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, +243.
Round 19		McCarley played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 400 to 460 (a spread of -60). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX McCarley’s record vs. Hughes in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, +183.
Round 20		McCarley played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 365 to 325 (a spread of 40). Before this event, McCarley had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, +223.
Round 21		McCarley played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37). Before this event, McCarley had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-11, +186.
Round 22		McCarley played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) again and lost 286 to 347 (a spread of -61). Before this event, McCarley had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-12, +125.
Round 23		McCarley played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14). Before this event, McCarley had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, +111.
Round 24		McCarley played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) again and won 481 to 341 (a spread of 140). Before this event, McCarley had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-13, +251.
Round 25		McCarley played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) again and lost 289 to 428 (a spread of -139). The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX McCarley’s record vs. King in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: T. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-14, +112.
Round 26		McCarley played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) for the third time and lost 373 to 377 (a spread of -4). Before this event, McCarley had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-15, +108.
Round 27		McCarley played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 331 to 319 (a spread of 12). Before this event, McCarley had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-15, +120.
Round 28		McCarley played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) again and won 428 to 320 (a spread of 108). Before this event, McCarley had not played Lewis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-15, +228.

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