Heather McCall [#89] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Heather McCall, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. McCall currently has a record of 20-10, +693, and is ranked #7 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): Heather Surname(s): McCall Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-20 (0.375)
Past 1-12 months	7-12 (0.368)	LLLLLL W L WWW LLLL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	5-8 (0.385)	LL WWW LL W LLL W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 387 Average against: 364
Round 1		McCall played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 443 to 334 (a spread of 109) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY McCall's record vs. Hanley 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: #19. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		McCall played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 399 to 439 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, McCall had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +69.
Round 3		McCall played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 352 to 381 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, McCall had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-2, +40.
Round 4		McCall played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 333 to 374 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, McCall had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-3, -1.
Round 5		McCall played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 354 to 321 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, McCall had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, +32.
Round 6		McCall played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 374 to 305 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, McCall had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +101.
Round 7		McCall played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 332 to 439 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, McCall had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-4, -6.
Round 8		McCall played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 402 to 373 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY McCall's record vs. Rackham 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: #86. Current record: 4-4, +23.
Round 9		McCall played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 475 to 229 (a spread of 246) . Before this event, McCall had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-4, +269.
Round 10		McCall played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 411 to 460 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, McCall had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-5, +220.
Round 11		McCall played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 457 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, McCall had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-6, +148.
Round 12		McCall played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 482 to 291 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, McCall had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, +339.
Round 13		McCall played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 413 to 353 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY McCall's record vs. Goodman 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: #52. Current record: 7-6, +399.
Round 14		McCall played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 351 to 332 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, McCall had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +418.
Round 15		McCall played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 421 to 312 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, McCall had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-6, +527.
Round 16		McCall played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 378 to 345 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY McCall's record vs. Espallardo 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: #23. Current record: 10-6, +560.
Round 17		McCall played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 252 to 374 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, McCall had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +438.
Round 18		McCall played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 312 to 456 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, McCall had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-8, +294.
Round 19		McCall played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 302 to 446 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, McCall had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-9, +150.
Round 20		McCall played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 411 to 358 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, McCall had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-9, +203.
Round 21		McCall played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McCall had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-9, +205. McCall is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		McCall played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 491 to 378 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, McCall had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-9, +318.
Round 23		McCall played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 455 to 365 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, McCall had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-9, +408.
Round 24		McCall played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, McCall had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-9, +433.
Round 25		McCall played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 389 to 366 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT. CANADA McCall's record vs. Davies in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #16. Current record: 16-9, +456.
Round 26		McCall played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 259 to 398 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, McCall had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-10, +317.
Round 27		McCall played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 450 to 339 (a spread of 111) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY McCall's record vs. Goodman 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: #17. Current record: 17-10, +428.
Round 28		McCall played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 387 to 257 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, McCall had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-10, +558.
Round 29		McCall played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 419 to 303 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, McCall had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-10, +674.
Round 30		McCall played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 401 to 382 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, McCall had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-10, +693.

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