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NSC 2008: Matt McCarthy [#53]
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On this page, you will find information about
Matt McCarthy, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-15, -311, and is ranked
#54 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Given name(s): Matt Surname(s): McCarthy Home: Cottage Grove, WI, United States Occupation: Customer Service |
Round by Round | High score: 426 Average for: 334 Average against: 345 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Katie Buechner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/buechner_katie.jpg)
| McCarthy played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 399 to 353 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +46. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Jean Trotman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/trotman_jean.jpg)
| McCarthy played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 358 to 401 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +3. | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 336 to 337 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +2. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #78 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 289 to 366 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -75. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Kathrene Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berger_kathrene.jpg)
| McCarthy played #4 Kathrene Berger (Columbia, SC) and won 358 to 304 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, -21. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #15 Cynthia Caprise (Mattituck, NY) and lost 301 to 313 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-4, -33. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Joetta Wilkinson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wilkinson_joetta.jpg)
| McCarthy played #77 Joetta Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 347 to 359 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -45. | Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #8 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and lost 361 to 460 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-6, -144. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Marty Miron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miron_marty.jpg)
| McCarthy played #56 Marty Miron (Naples, FL) and won 335 to 311 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-6, -120. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Erica Rogers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rogers_erica.jpg)
| McCarthy played #70 Erica Rogers (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 323 to 286 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-6, -83. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Carolyn Boyd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyd_carolyn.jpg)
| McCarthy played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 271 to 379 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-7, -191. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #58 Susie M Moon (Gainesville, FL) and won 380 to 297 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-7, -108. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #59 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 290 to 246 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-7, -64. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 326 to 259 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, +3. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mary Lou Goetz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goetz_mary_lou.jpg)
| McCarthy played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 357 to 375 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, -15. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Ken Middleton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/middleton_ken.jpg)
| McCarthy played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 291 to 456 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-9, -180. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Donna Paul]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paul_donna.jpg)
| McCarthy played #61 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 426 to 297 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-9, -51. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Percy Fernando]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fernando_percy_2.jpg)
| McCarthy played #25 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, -32. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
| McCarthy played #20 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 242 to 356 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, -146. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 351 to 406 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-11, -201. | Round 21 | ![[photo of L. Cheryl Francis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/francis_cheryl.jpg)
| McCarthy played #29 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and won 362 to 360 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-11, -199. | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #11 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 291 to 347 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-12, -255. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| McCarthy played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 298 to 370 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-13, -327. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Vimalan Raviraj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/raviraj_vimalan.jpg)
| McCarthy played #64 Vimalan Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 282 to 344 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-14, -389. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Lillian Zoller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zoller_lillian.jpg)
| McCarthy played #81 Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) and won 373 to 308 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-14, -324. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lieberman_hannah.jpg)
| McCarthy played #49 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 383 to 342 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-14, -283. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Mary E Capria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/capria_mary_e.jpg)
| McCarthy played #14 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 289 to 365 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-15, -359. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Esther Gluskin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gluskin_esther.jpg)
| McCarthy played #32 Esther Gluskin (Orlando, FL) and won 331 to 283 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-15, -311. |
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