SPC 2023: April McCarley [3-39]

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On this page, you will find information about April McCarley, 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 16-15, +598, and is ranked #31 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): April Surname(s): McCarley Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: Attend international tournaments Hobbies: reading, travel

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 387 Average against: 368
Round 1		McCarley played #25 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 378 to 260 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +118. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		McCarley played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 355 to 411 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +62. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		McCarley played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 321 to 389 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -6.
Round 4		McCarley played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and won 470 to 362 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-2, +102.
Round 5		McCarley played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and lost 374 to 399 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, +77.
Round 6		McCarley played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and lost 332 to 366 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-4, +43.
Round 7		McCarley played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 482 to 373 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-4, +152.
Round 8		McCarley played #48 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 332 to 453 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, +31.
Round 9		McCarley played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and lost 427 to 460 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, -2.
Round 10		McCarley played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 357 to 383 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-7, -28.
Round 11		McCarley played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 346 to 384 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-8, -66.
Round 12		McCarley played #69 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 513 to 349 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-8, +98.
Round 13		McCarley played #77 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 463 to 316 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-8, +245.
Round 14		McCarley played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 451 to 356 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-8, +340.
Round 15		McCarley played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 322 to 411 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-9, +251.
Round 16		McCarley played #70 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 334 to 322 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-9, +263.
Round 17		McCarley played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, +354.
Round 18		McCarley played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and won 414 to 402 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, +366.
Round 19		McCarley played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 456 to 344 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +478.
Round 20		McCarley played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 409 to 286 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +601.
Round 21		McCarley played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 405 to 302 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +704. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		McCarley played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 360 to 312 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +752. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		McCarley played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 302 to 349 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +705. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		McCarley played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 332 to 342 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +695.
Round 25		McCarley played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +679.
Round 26		McCarley played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 377 to 329 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +727. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		McCarley played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 381 to 418 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-13, +690.
Round 28		McCarley played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 394 to 285 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +799.
Round 29		McCarley played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 340 to 473 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, +666.
Round 30		McCarley played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 455 to 370 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +751.
Round 31		McCarley played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 334 to 487 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-15, +598.

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