SPC 2024: Arthur Finkle [2-58]

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On this page, you will find information about Arthur Finkle, who is competing at the 2024 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, -1307, and is ranked #56 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: 434 Average for: 353 Average against: 395
Round 1		Finkle played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 362 to 540 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -178. Finkle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Finkle played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and lost 367 to 420 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -231.
Round 3		Finkle played #42 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 352 to 376 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-3, -255.
Round 4		Finkle played #44 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-3, -208.
Round 5		Finkle played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 344 to 409 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-4, -273.
Round 6		Finkle played #33 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 293 to 399 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-5, -379.
Round 7		Finkle played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 317 to 338 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-6, -400.
Round 8		Finkle played #61 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 297 to 389 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-7, -492.
Round 9		Finkle played #46 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 330 to 397 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-8, -559.
Round 10		Finkle played #56 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 319 to 362 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-9, -602.
Round 11		Finkle played #59 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 332 to 354 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-10, -624.
Round 12		Finkle played #52 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 352 to 437 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-11, -709.
Round 13		Finkle played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 281 to 427 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-12, -855.
Round 14		Finkle played #51 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 403 to 400 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-12, -852.
Round 15		Finkle played #43 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 389 to 305 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-12, -768.
Round 16		Finkle played #19 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 434 to 382 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-12, -716.
Round 17		Finkle played #60 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 362 to 340 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-12, -694.
Round 18		Finkle played #24 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 418 to 368 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-12, -644.
Round 19		Finkle played #49 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 378 to 326 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-12, -592.
Round 20		Finkle played #18 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 322 to 501 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-13, -771.
Round 21		Finkle played #10 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 357 to 332 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-13, -746.
Round 22		Finkle played #54 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 380 to 484 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-14, -850.
Round 23		Finkle played #17 James Fields (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 334 to 440 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-15, -956.
Round 24		Finkle played #40 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 345 to 387 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-16, -998.
Round 25		Finkle played #36 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 431 to 343 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-16, -910.
Round 26		Finkle played #29 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-17, -933.
Round 27		Finkle played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 266 to 433 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-18, -1100.
Round 28		Finkle played #2 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 266 to 493 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-19, -1327.
Round 29		Finkle played #30 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 388 to 326 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-19, -1265.
Round 30		Finkle played #34 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 381 to 333 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-19, -1217.
Round 31		Finkle played #44 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) again and lost 349 to 439 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-20, -1307.

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