NSC 2014: Jean McArthur [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Jean McArthur, 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 18.5-12.5, -284, and is ranked #10 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): Jean Surname(s): McArthur Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: Yoga, kayaking, sleeping

Round by Round
High score: 478 Average for: 409 Average against: 419
Round 1		McArthur played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 315 to 468 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -153.
Round 2		McArthur played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 463 to 439 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -129.
Round 3		McArthur played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 461 to 362 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, -30.
Round 4		McArthur played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 377 to 408 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -61.
Round 5		McArthur played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 471 to 482 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, -72.
Round 6		McArthur played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 402 to 452 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, -122.
Round 7		McArthur played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 399 to 431 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-5, -154.
Round 8		McArthur played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 430 to 400 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-5, -124.
Round 9		McArthur played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 355 to 345 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-5, -114.
Round 10		McArthur played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 271 to 446 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-6, -289.
Round 11		McArthur played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and lost 273 to 444 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-7, -460.
Round 12		McArthur played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 452 to 402 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -410.
Round 13		McArthur played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 408 to 383 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, -385.
Round 14		McArthur played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 449 to 394 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -330.
Round 15		McArthur played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 471 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-8, -413.
Round 16		McArthur played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 383 to 370 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-8, -400.
Round 17		McArthur played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 478 to 407 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, -329.
Round 18		McArthur played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 374 to 485 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, -440.
Round 19		McArthur played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, -429.
Round 20		McArthur played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 400 to 458 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, -487.
Round 21		McArthur played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 445 to 440 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, -482.
Round 22		McArthur played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 437 to 400 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-10, -445.
Round 23		McArthur played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 472 to 386 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, -359.
Round 24		McArthur played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 412 to 460 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, -407. McArthur is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		McArthur played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 389 to 456 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, -474.
Round 26		McArthur played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 410 to 355 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, -419.
Round 27		McArthur played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 399 to 364 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, -384.
Round 28		McArthur played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and tied at 478. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -384.
Round 29		McArthur played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 439 to 395 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16.5-12.5, -340.
Round 30		McArthur played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 468 to 419 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17.5-12.5, -291.
Round 31		McArthur played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 413 to 406 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18.5-12.5, -284.

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