Marcia McPhee [#97] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marcia McPhee, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. McPhee currently has a record of 15.5-14.5, -176, and is ranked #75 in Division 1.

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): Marcia Surname(s): McPhee Home: Centreville, VA, United States Age: 38

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	30.5-48.5 (0.386)
Past 1-12 months	13.5-32.5 (0.293)	L W LLL W LL W LTLLLTTW LLLLLL W LLL WW LLLLLL W LL WWW L W LLL
Past 13-24 months	16-15 (0.516)	W LL W L W LL WWWW L WWW L W LLL WW LL W LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 451 Average for: 378 Average against: 384
Round 1		McPhee played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 352 to 375 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2		McPhee played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 348 to 376 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-2, -51.
Round 3		McPhee played #118 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 344 to 336 (a spread of 8) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ McPhee's record vs. Ozorio in the 5 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. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-2, -43.
Round 4		McPhee played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 375 to 303 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, +29.
Round 5		McPhee played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 308 to 524 (a spread of -216) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-3, -187.
Round 6		McPhee played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 390 to 320 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-3, -117.
Round 7		McPhee played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 385 to 327 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA McPhee's record vs. Epstein in the 5 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. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-3, -59.
Round 8		McPhee played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 351 to 404 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-4, -112.
Round 9		McPhee played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 437 to 399 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ McPhee's record vs. Stegman in the 5 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. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-4, -74.
Round 10		McPhee played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 363 to 290 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-4, -1.
Round 11		McPhee played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-4, +85.
Round 12		McPhee played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 399 to 347 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-4, +137.
Round 13		McPhee played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 385 to 444 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-5, +78.
Round 14		McPhee played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 399 to 441 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-6, +36.
Round 15		McPhee played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and won 383 to 381 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-6, +38.
Round 16		McPhee played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 333 to 397 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-7, -26.
Round 17		McPhee played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 338 to 371 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-8, -59.
Round 18		McPhee played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 319 to 358 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Edley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-9, -98.
Round 19		McPhee played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 405 to 371 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT McPhee's record vs. Chakrabarti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-9, -64.
Round 20		McPhee played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-9, -3.
Round 21		McPhee played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 446 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-10, -104.
Round 22		McPhee played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ McPhee's record vs. Stegman in the 5 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. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-11, -110. McPhee is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). McPhee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		McPhee played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 353 to 452 (a spread of -99) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT McPhee's record vs. Rowland in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-12, -209.
Round 24		McPhee played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 313 to 436 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-13, -332.
Round 25		McPhee played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-13, -318.
Round 26		McPhee played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 448 to 382 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Merrill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-13, -252.
Round 27		McPhee played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 387 to 428 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA McPhee's record vs. Oliger in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-6 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-14, -293.
Round 28		McPhee played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 449 to 380 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 14-14, -224.
Round 29		McPhee played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 445 to 397 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Merrill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 15-14, -176.
Round 30		McPhee played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and tied at 386 . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT McPhee's record vs. Tiekert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -176. McPhee is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). McPhee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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