Jean McArthur [#92] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jean McArthur, 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. McArthur currently has a record of 16-14, +194, and is ranked #66 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): Jean Surname(s): McArthur Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 44 Hobbies: Kayaking Occupation: Computer Programmer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25.5-29.5 (0.464)
Past 1-12 months	9-9 (0.500)	W LLL WW LL W LL WWWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	12-16 (0.429)	LL W LL W LL W LLL W L W LLL W LL WWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	4.5-4.5 (0.500)	L W LTL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 376 Average against: 370
Before the Tournament		McArthur is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		McArthur played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 261 to 532 (a spread of -271) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 0-1, -271.
Round 2		McArthur played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 243 to 460 (a spread of -217) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-2, -488.
Round 3		McArthur played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 364 to 337 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: ARDMORE, OK McArthur's record vs. Udelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #146. Current record: 1-2, -461.
Round 4		McArthur played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 386 to 417 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX McArthur's record vs. Colwell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #159. Current record: 1-3, -492.
Round 5		McArthur played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 353 to 330 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 2-3, -469.
Round 6		McArthur played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 397 to 321 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-3, -393.
Round 7		McArthur played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 338 to 362 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: SALADO, TX McArthur's record vs. Hughes in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-4, -417.
Round 8		McArthur played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 3-5, -445.
Round 9		McArthur played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 450 to 355 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-5, -350.
Round 10		McArthur played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 385 to 417 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 4-6, -382.
Round 11		McArthur played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 424 to 328 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5-6, -286.
Round 12		McArthur played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 274 to 426 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 5-7, -438.
Round 13		McArthur played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 330 to 335 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 5-8, -443.
Round 14		McArthur played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 359 to 351 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 6-8, -435. McArthur is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). McArthur is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		McArthur played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 330 to 400 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 6-9, -505.
Round 16		McArthur played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 496 to 352 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 7-9, -361.
Round 17		McArthur played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 317 to 369 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 7-10, -413.
Round 18		McArthur played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 278 (a spread of 164) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX McArthur's record vs. Colwell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #116. Current record: 8-10, -249.
Round 19		McArthur played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 352 to 364 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-11, -261.
Round 20		McArthur played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 355 to 390 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 8-12, -296.
Round 21		McArthur played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 394 to 447 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 8-13, -349.
Round 22		McArthur played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 446 to 355 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 9-13, -258.
Round 23		McArthur played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 389 to 271 (a spread of 118) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP McArthur's record vs. Swanson 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: #117. Current record: 10-13, -140.
Round 24		McArthur played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 396 to 352 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-13, -96.
Round 25		McArthur played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 371 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, McArthur had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-13, -90.
Round 26		McArthur played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 451 to 442 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-13, -81.
Round 27		McArthur played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 365 to 418 (a spread of -53) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX McArthur's record vs. Brooks in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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: #102. Current record: 13-14, -134.
Round 28		McArthur played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 428 to 319 (a spread of 109) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX McArthur's record vs. Weiss 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: #87. Current record: 14-14, -25.
Round 29		McArthur played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 426 to 303 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 15-14, +98.
Round 30		McArthur played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 407 to 311 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, McArthur had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 16-14, +194.

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