NSC 2014: Chad Finley [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Chad Finley, who is competing at the 2014 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 15-16, -177, and is ranked #95 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): Chad Surname(s): Finley Home: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 371 Average against: 377
Round 1		Finley played #132 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 407 to 261 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +146.
Round 2		Finley played #89 Ruth Fedeson (Lockport, NY) and won 463 to 407 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +202.
Round 3		Finley played #72 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 444 to 359 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +287.
Round 4		Finley played #81 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 385 to 318 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +354.
Round 5		Finley played #32 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 369 to 379 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +344.
Round 6		Finley played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 433 to 387 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +390.
Round 7		Finley played #62 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 425 to 379 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +436.
Round 8		Finley played #66 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 241 to 366 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-2, +311.
Round 9		Finley played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and won 423 to 313 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +421.
Round 10		Finley played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 350 to 364 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +407.
Round 11		Finley played #5 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 462 to 378 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +491.
Round 12		Finley played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and lost 282 to 428 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-4, +345.
Round 13		Finley played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 504 to 369 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +480.
Round 14		Finley played #75 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 328 to 316 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +492.
Round 15		Finley played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 404 to 360 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-4, +536.
Round 16		Finley played #21 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and won 391 to 377 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +550.
Round 17		Finley played #46 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 327 to 351 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +526.
Round 18		Finley played #60 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 319 to 369 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-6, +476.
Round 19		Finley played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and lost 373 to 379 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-7, +470.
Round 20		Finley played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 370 to 417 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, +423.
Round 21		Finley played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 245 to 383 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-9, +285.
Round 22		Finley played #98 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and lost 267 to 407 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-10, +145.
Round 23		Finley played #51 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 326 to 440 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-11, +31.
Round 24		Finley played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 419 to 335 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-11, +115.
Round 25		Finley played #99 Varney Senii (College Point, NY) and won 377 to 341 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-11, +151.
Round 26		Finley played #35 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 424 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-12, +81.
Round 27		Finley played #107 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and lost 377 to 414 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-13, +44.
Round 28		Finley played #95 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 455 to 352 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-13, +147.
Round 29		Finley played #15 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and lost 403 to 410 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 15-14, +140.
Round 30		Finley played #104 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and lost 229 to 455 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 15-15, -86.
Round 31		Finley played #45 Russell McKinstry (Cape Cod, MA) and lost 360 to 451 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 15-16, -177.

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