April McCarley [#90] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about April McCarley, 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. McCarley currently has a record of 12-18, -429, and is ranked #148 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): April Surname(s): McCarley Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 54 Awards: Served as Board Member of Natural Science Guild Hobbies: Traveling, Dancing, Reading, Volunteering with Assistance League Occupation: Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	20-25 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	20-25 (0.444)	LLLLL WWW LLL WW LL W LLL W LLL W L W LL WW L W L WW L WW LL W L WWW
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: 516 Average for: 364 Average against: 378
Round 1		McCarley played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 368 to 319 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		McCarley played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 335 to 349 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, +35.
Round 3		McCarley played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 432 to 324 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +143.
Round 4		McCarley played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +185.
Round 5		McCarley played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 345 to 435 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, +95.
Round 6		McCarley played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 465 to 334 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +226.
Round 7		McCarley played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 398 to 391 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-2, +233.
Round 8		McCarley played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 378 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-3, +186.
Round 9		McCarley played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 412 to 390 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-3, +208.
Round 10		McCarley played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 336 to 393 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-4, +151.
Round 11		McCarley played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 376 to 502 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-5, +25.
Round 12		McCarley played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 287 to 459 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-6, -147.
Round 13		McCarley played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 342 to 356 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-7, -161.
Round 14		McCarley played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 352 to 355 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCarley's record vs. Sapot 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: #117. Current record: 6-8, -164.
Round 15		McCarley played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 320 to 346 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, McCarley had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 6-9, -190.
Round 16		McCarley played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 516 to 331 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-9, -5.
Round 17		McCarley played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 436 to 427 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-9, +4.
Round 18		McCarley played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and lost 322 to 402 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-10, -76.
Round 19		McCarley played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 326 to 303 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-10, -53.
Round 20		McCarley played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 271 to 349 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-11, -131.
Round 21		McCarley played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 391 to 376 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, McCarley had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-11, -116.
Round 22		McCarley played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 316 to 345 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-12, -145.
Round 23		McCarley played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 333 to 368 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-13, -180.
Round 24		McCarley played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 308 to 384 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 10-14, -256.
Round 25		McCarley played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 377 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, McCarley had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 10-15, -262.
Round 26		McCarley played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 436 to 310 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 11-15, -136.
Round 27		McCarley played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 347 to 442 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 11-16, -231.
Round 28		McCarley played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 310 to 502 (a spread of -192) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 11-17, -423.
Round 29		McCarley played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and lost 340 to 391 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 11-18, -474.
Round 30		McCarley played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 388 to 343 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, McCarley had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 12-18, -429.

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