Aaron McPhee [#44] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Aaron McPhee, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. McPhee currently has a record of 16-14, +109, and is ranked #32 in Division 5.

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): Aaron Surname(s): McPhee Home: Centreville, VA, United States Age: 16

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-3 (0.400)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	L W L W L
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: 465 Average for: 362 Average against: 358
Round 1		McPhee played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		McPhee played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 322 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +123.
Round 3		McPhee played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 313 to 324 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +112.
Round 4		McPhee played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 459 to 291 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Pariser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +280.
Round 5		McPhee played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 465 to 308 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +437.
Round 6		McPhee played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 301 to 345 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +393.
Round 7		McPhee played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and lost 362 to 373 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +382.
Round 8		McPhee played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, +323.
Round 9		McPhee played #32 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 358 to 357 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Harrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +324.
Round 10		McPhee played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 365 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +391.
Round 11		McPhee played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 305 to 414 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +282.
Round 12		McPhee played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 285 to 327 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-6, +240.
Round 13		McPhee played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 415 to 363 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +292.
Round 14		McPhee played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 348 to 339 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +301.
Round 15		McPhee played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 292 to 383 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, +210. McPhee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		McPhee played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 418 to 395 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +233.
Round 17		McPhee played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 416 to 308 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +341.
Round 18		McPhee played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 356 to 408 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +289.
Round 19		McPhee played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 323 to 307 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +305.
Round 20		McPhee played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 358 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +270.
Round 21		McPhee played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 446 to 408 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +308.
Round 22		McPhee played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 424 to 372 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +360.
Round 23		McPhee played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 426 to 295 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +491.
Round 24		McPhee played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 345 to 353 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +483.
Round 25		McPhee played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 328 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +532.
Round 26		McPhee played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 221 to 435 (a spread of -214) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +318.
Round 27		McPhee played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 316 to 363 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, +271.
Round 28		McPhee played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 248 to 475 (a spread of -227) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, +44.
Round 29		McPhee played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 384 to 309 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, +119.
Round 30		McPhee played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 349 to 359 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, McPhee had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-14, +109.

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