Marty McCarthy [#45] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marty McCarthy, who is a contestant in Division 6 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 20-10, +1101, and is ranked #4 in Division 6.

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): Marty Surname(s): McCarthy Home: Wautoma, WI, United States Age: 47 Hobbies: scrabble, recumbent bicycling Occupation: Furniture builder

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 390 Average against: 353
Round 1		McCarthy played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 383 to 474 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -91.
Round 2		McCarthy played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 388 to 410 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-2, -113.
Round 3		McCarthy played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 381 to 285 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, -17.
Round 4		McCarthy played #2 Evadne Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 479 to 308 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +154.
Round 5		McCarthy played #54 Hal Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 335 to 410 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-3, +79.
Round 6		McCarthy played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 334 to 335 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-4, +78.
Round 7		McCarthy played #1 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 353 to 329 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, +102.
Round 8		McCarthy played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 334 to 410 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-5, +26.
Round 9		McCarthy played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 427 to 283 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, +170.
Round 10		McCarthy played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and won 459 to 393 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, +236.
Round 11		McCarthy played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 458 to 269 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +425.
Round 12		McCarthy played #35 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 328 to 374 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Lauck in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +379.
Round 13		McCarthy played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and won 391 to 273 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +497.
Round 14		McCarthy played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 375 to 344 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +528.
Round 15		McCarthy played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 324 to 380 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, +472.
Round 16		McCarthy played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 299 to 423 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +348.
Round 17		McCarthy played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 477 to 298 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-8, +527.
Round 18		McCarthy played #58 Sarah Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and won 457 to 321 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, +663.
Round 19		McCarthy played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and won 361 to 333 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +691.
Round 20		McCarthy played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 385 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +711.
Round 21		McCarthy played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 386 to 343 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +754.
Round 22		McCarthy played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 401 to 260 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +895.
Round 23		McCarthy played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 435 to 332 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +998.
Round 24		McCarthy played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and won 389 to 322 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +1065.
Round 25		McCarthy played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 388 to 374 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1079.
Round 26		McCarthy played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +1111.
Round 27		McCarthy played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1193.
Round 28		McCarthy played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +1170.
Round 29		McCarthy played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 417 to 390 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1197.
Round 30		McCarthy played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 326 to 422 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, McCarthy had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1101. McCarthy is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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