NSC 2008: Marty McCarthy [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty 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 16-12, +915, and is ranked #20 in Division 4.

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): Marty Surname(s): McCarthy Home: Wautoma, WI, United States Hobbies: scrabble, recumbent bicycling Occupation: Furniture Builder NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 4/76, 20-10 +1101

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 394 Average against: 361
Round 1		McCarthy played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and lost 367 to 448 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		McCarthy played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and won 455 to 442 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		McCarthy played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and won 489 to 321 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +100.
Round 4		McCarthy played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and lost 331 to 336 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +95.
Round 5		McCarthy played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 357 to 398 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +54.
Round 6		McCarthy played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 528 to 298 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +284.
Round 7		McCarthy played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 305 to 400 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, +189.
Round 8		McCarthy played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 462 to 287 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +364.
Round 9		McCarthy played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and lost 362 to 382 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, +344.
Round 10		McCarthy played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +371.
Round 11		McCarthy played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, +458.
Round 12		McCarthy played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 336 to 345 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +449.
Round 13		McCarthy played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 398 to 352 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +495.
Round 14		McCarthy played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and won 481 to 311 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +665.
Round 15		McCarthy played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 330 to 392 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +603.
Round 16		McCarthy played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 430 to 328 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +705.
Round 17		McCarthy played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 402 to 354 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +753.
Round 18		McCarthy played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 316 to 377 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +692.
Round 19		McCarthy played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 413 to 313 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +792.
Round 20		McCarthy played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 326 to 331 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, +787.
Round 21		McCarthy played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 365 to 414 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +738.
Round 22		McCarthy played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 373 to 332 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +779.
Round 23		McCarthy played #90 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 417 to 313 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +883.
Round 24		McCarthy played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 423 to 364 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +942.
Round 25		McCarthy played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 358 to 347 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +953.
Round 26		McCarthy played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 434 to 448 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +939.
Round 27		McCarthy played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 369 to 348 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +960.
Round 28		McCarthy played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 362 to 407 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +915.

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