Paul McCarthy [#95] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul McCarthy, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. McCarthy currently has a record of 17-13, +462, and is ranked #34 in Division 2.

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): Paul Surname(s): McCarthy Home: Littleton, CO, United States Age: 61 Awards: none Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Writer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-17 (0.469)
Past 1-12 months	2-5 (0.286)	L W LL W LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	W LL WW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W L W L W
Past 49-60 months	6-4 (0.600)	W LL WWWWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 397 Average against: 382
Round 1		McCarthy played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 407 to 396 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-0, +11.
Round 2		McCarthy played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 306 to 558 (a spread of -252) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-1, -241. McCarthy is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		McCarthy played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 464 to 277 (a spread of 187) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -54.
Round 4		McCarthy played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 396 to 397 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-2, -55.
Round 5		McCarthy played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 345 to 385 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-3, -95.
Round 6		McCarthy played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 348 to 399 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-4, -146.
Round 7		McCarthy played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 226 to 356 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-5, -276.
Round 8		McCarthy played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 340 to 372 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Engelhardt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-6, -308.
Round 9		McCarthy played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 335 to 509 (a spread of -174) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 2-7, -482.
Round 10		McCarthy played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 397 to 436 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 2-8, -521.
Round 11		McCarthy played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 313 to 371 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 2-9, -579.
Round 12		McCarthy played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 434 to 311 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 3-9, -456.
Round 13		McCarthy played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 479 to 346 (a spread of 133) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP McCarthy's record vs. Camper in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-9, -323.
Round 14		McCarthy played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 452 to 320 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-9, -191.
Round 15		McCarthy played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 326 to 426 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-10, -291.
Round 16		McCarthy played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 404 to 354 (a spread of 50) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP McCarthy's record vs. Dennis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-10, -241.
Round 17		McCarthy played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 418 to 381 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-10, -204.
Round 18		McCarthy played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, -152.
Round 19		McCarthy played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 446 to 394 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-10, -100.
Round 20		McCarthy played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 454 to 332 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, +22.
Round 21		McCarthy played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 515 to 351 (a spread of 164) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: DENVER, CO McCarthy's record vs. Scheimberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-10, +186.
Round 22		McCarthy played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 389 to 375 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, +200.
Round 23		McCarthy played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 495 to 349 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +346.
Round 24		McCarthy played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 404 to 367 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-10, +383.
Round 25		McCarthy played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 357 to 446 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-11, +294.
Round 26		McCarthy played #65 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-12, +286.
Round 27		McCarthy played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 423 to 360 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, +349.
Round 28		McCarthy played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 446 to 382 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-12, +413.
Round 29		McCarthy played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 352 to 377 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, +388.
Round 30		McCarthy played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 440 to 366 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, +462.

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