SPC 2023: Arthur Finkle [2-51]

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On this page, you will find information about Arthur Finkle, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-20, -599, and is ranked #52 in Division 2.

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): Arthur Surname(s): Finkle Home: Coral Gables, FL, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Skiing, Boating, Basketball, Charities

Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 368 Average against: 388
Round 1		Finkle played #15 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 471 to 409 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +62. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Finkle played #20 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 355 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +127. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Finkle played #32 Max Dwyer (West Jordan, UT) and lost 348 to 380 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +95. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Finkle played #27 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 388 to 255 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +228. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Finkle played #12 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 409 to 453 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +184. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Finkle played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 323 to 387 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +120. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Finkle played #8 Annette Obrestad (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 384 to 480 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, +24. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Finkle played #16 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, +30. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Finkle played #30 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 283 to 446 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, -133. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Finkle played #46 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 461 to 336 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -8. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Finkle played #50 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 331 to 346 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, -23. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Finkle played #36 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 312 to 463 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -174.
Round 13		Finkle played #48 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 347 to 305 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, -132. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Finkle played #56 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 371 to 406 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-8, -167.
Round 15		Finkle played #34 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 351 to 376 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-9, -192.
Round 16		Finkle played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 346 to 353 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-10, -199.
Round 17		Finkle played #19 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 322 to 417 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-11, -294.
Round 18		Finkle played #55 Jak Jones (Henderson, NV) and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-12, -309.
Round 19		Finkle played #49 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-12, -270.
Round 20		Finkle played #44 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 348 to 374 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-13, -296.
Round 21		Finkle played #42 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 376 to 433 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-14, -353.
Round 22		Finkle played #7 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 343 to 489 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-15, -499.
Round 23		Finkle played #26 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 305 to 386 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-16, -580.
Round 24		Finkle played #53 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 352 to 321 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-16, -549.
Round 25		Finkle played #47 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-16, -484.
Round 26		Finkle played #39 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-16, -455.
Round 27		Finkle played #33 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 383 to 294 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-16, -366.
Round 28		Finkle played #17 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 358 to 507 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-17, -515.
Round 29		Finkle played #28 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 435 to 482 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-18, -562.
Round 30		Finkle played #37 Edward H Zurav (Springfield, NJ) and lost 343 to 348 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-19, -567.
Round 31		Finkle played #30 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) again and lost 320 to 352 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-20, -599.

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