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 Back to NASC 2015 Players 
NASC 2015: Jean McArthur [CSW-27]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Jean McArthur, who is competing
at the 2015 North American 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 18-13, +692, and is ranked
#8 in Division CSW.
 
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 | 
|---|
 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcarthur_jean_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Jean Surname(s): McArthur
 Home: Austin, TX, United States
 Hobbies: Yoga, kayaking, sleeping
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 599Average for: 422
 Average against: 399
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
 | McArthur played #18  Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH)  and lost 385 to 467 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -82. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
 | McArthur played #5  Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA)  and won 431 to 373 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -24. |  | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #38  Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT)  and lost 341 to 386 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -69. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
 | McArthur played #2  John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA)  and lost 379 to 421 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-3, -111. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Joanne Craig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
 | McArthur played #47  Joanne Craig (Australia)  and lost 377 to 452 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-4, -186. |  | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #40  Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia)  and won 436 to 342 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-4, -92. |  | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #41  Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC)  and lost 355 to 473 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-5, -210. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Michael Gincel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gincel_michael.jpg)
 | McArthur played #43  Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ)  and won 599 to 270 (a spread of 329). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-5, +119. McArthur is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #48  Pat Schuberg (Australia)  and lost 330 to 383 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-6, +66. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_paul.jpg)
 | McArthur played #37  Paul Richards (Australia)  and won 415 to 388 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-6, +93. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
 | McArthur played #28  Karen Richards (Australia)  and won 398 to 366 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-6, +125. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Supriya Devnani]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/devnani_supriya.jpg)
 | McArthur played #39  Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL)  and won 443 to 340 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-6, +228. |  | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #44  Sharon Sorensen (Australia)  and won 414 to 371 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +271. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
 | McArthur played #31  Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA)  and won 441 to 316 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +396. McArthur is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #35  Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC)  and won 457 to 371 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +482. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wapnick_joel_2.jpg)
 | McArthur played #3  Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC)  and won 457 to 386 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +553. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
 | McArthur played #4  Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA)  and lost 464 to 473 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +544. McArthur is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Geoffrey Newman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
 | McArthur played #16  Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON)  and lost 457 to 472 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +529. |  | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #8  Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ)  and won 454 to 414 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +569. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
 | McArthur played #1  Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR)  and lost 346 to 383 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-9, +532. McArthur is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
 | McArthur played #10  Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA)  and lost 375 to 476 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +431. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
 | McArthur played #13  Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL)  and lost 294 to 579 (a spread of -285). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-11, +146. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
 | McArthur played #9  Robert Linn (Potomac, MD)  and lost 393 to 522 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-12, +17. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Ben Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berger_ben.jpg)
 | McArthur played #11  Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of)  and won 552 to 361 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, +208. |  | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | McArthur played #49  Betty Eriksen (New Zealand)  and won 408 to 298 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +318. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
 | McArthur played #36  Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON)  and won 418 to 390 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +346. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
 | McArthur played #33  Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT)  and lost 391 to 436 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +301. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
 | McArthur played #34  Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL)  and won 464 to 395 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-13, +370. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
 | McArthur played #46  Liz Jackman (Australia)  and won 485 to 385 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +470. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_3.jpg)
 | McArthur played #42  Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ)  and won 455 to 309 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +616. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
 | McArthur played #21  Orlet Bullock (Barbados)  and won 454 to 378 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-13, +692. | 
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