NSC 2010: Arthur Finkle [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Arthur Finkle, who is competing at the 2010 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 13-18, -219, and is ranked #77 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): Arthur Surname(s): Finkle Home: Coral Gables, FL, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Skiing, Boating, Basketball, Charities

Round by Round
High score: 480 Average for: 369 Average against: 376
Round 1		Finkle played #94 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and won 367 to 347 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Finkle played #58 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 345 to 352 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +13.
Round 3		Finkle played #26 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 480 to 359 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +134.
Round 4		Finkle played #32 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 376 to 292 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +218.
Round 5		Finkle played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 420 to 365 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +273.
Round 6		Finkle played #42 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +265.
Round 7		Finkle played #27 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 286 to 444 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +107.
Round 8		Finkle played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 392 to 447 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +52.
Round 9		Finkle played #20 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 340 to 461 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -69.
Round 10		Finkle played #55 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and lost 331 to 348 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, -86.
Round 11		Finkle played #31 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and lost 301 to 432 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, -217.
Round 12		Finkle played #67 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 430 to 303 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, -90.
Round 13		Finkle played #81 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 392 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, -156.
Round 14		Finkle played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 397 to 349 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, -108.
Round 15		Finkle played #41 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 346 to 418 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-9, -180.
Round 16		Finkle played #54 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 396 to 293 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -77. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Finkle played #52 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 420 to 324 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, +19.
Round 18		Finkle played #25 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 290 to 448 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-10, -139.
Round 19		Finkle played #30 Robb Griffith (Marshall Islands) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, -70.
Round 20		Finkle played #90 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 440 to 303 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, +67.
Round 21		Finkle played #68 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 331 to 374 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, +24.
Round 22		Finkle played #71 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 395 to 307 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-11, +112.
Round 23		Finkle played #51 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 358 to 426 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, +44.
Round 24		Finkle played #61 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 336 to 339 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-13, +41.
Round 25		Finkle played #37 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 319 to 430 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-14, -70.
Round 26		Finkle played #66 Craig Sjostrom (Arlington, TX) and won 436 to 320 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-14, +46.
Round 27		Finkle played #86 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 324 to 370 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-15, +0.
Round 28		Finkle played #85 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 439 to 359 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, +80.
Round 29		Finkle played #13 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and lost 347 to 369 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-16, +58.
Round 30		Finkle played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 361 to 430 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-17, -11.
Round 31		Finkle played #20 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) again and lost 304 to 512 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-18, -219.

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