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John McClain [#13] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about
John McClain, who is a contestant
at the 2007 Players Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
McClain currently has a record of 16-15, -65, and is ranked
#37 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 | ![[photo of John McClain]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mcclain_john.jpg)
| Given name(s): John Surname(s): McClain Home: Franklin, IN, United States |
Career History | 8-year record against other players at this event | 15-10 (0.600) | |
Past 1-12 months | no games |
Past 13-24 months | no games |
Past 25-36 months | 6-3 (0.667) | WW L W LL WWW |
Past 37-48 months | 5-3 (0.625) | L WW LL WWW |
Past 49-60 months | 3-2 (0.600) | W LL WW |
Past 61-72 months | 1-2 (0.333) | L W L |
Past 73-84 months | no games |
Past 85-96 months | no games |
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Round by Round | High score: 532 Average for: 356 Average against: 358 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Sophia Murzin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/murzin_sophia.jpg)
| McClain played #62 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 363 to 322 (a spread of 41). Before this event, McClain had not played Murzin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +41. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Beth Palmer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/palmer_beth.jpg)
| McClain played #48 Beth Palmer (Mt. Vernon, IN) and won 373 to 294 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: INDIANAPOLIS, IN McClain’s record vs. Palmer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +120. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Bernadette Buckley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/buckley_bernadette_2.jpg)
| McClain played #40 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 387 to 315 (a spread of 72). Before this event, McClain had not played Buckley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +192. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Kevin Sears]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sears_kevin.jpg)
| McClain played #26 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 402 to 376 (a spread of 26). Before this event, McClain had not played Sears in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +218. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Lesley Salas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/salas_lesley.jpg)
| McClain played #7 Lesley Salas (Shorewood, WI) and won 399 to 281 (a spread of 118). Before this event, McClain had not played Salas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +336. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Victor Li]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/li_victor.jpg)
| McClain played #21 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 297 to 436 (a spread of -139). Before this event, McClain had not played Li in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +197. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/krafchick_joey.jpg)
| McClain played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 300 to 422 (a spread of -122). Before this event, McClain had not played Krafchick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +75. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Thomas Michaels]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/michaels_thomas.jpg)
| McClain played #12 Thomas Michaels (Chuckey, TN) and lost 336 to 458 (a spread of -122). Before this event, McClain had not played Michaels in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, -47. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
| McClain played #6 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 392 to 376 (a spread of 16). Before this event, McClain had not played Scott in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, -31. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Bernette Glover]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/glover_bernette.jpg)
| McClain played #43 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 334 to 331 (a spread of 3). Before this event, McClain had not played Glover in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, -28. | Round 11 | ![[photo of JC Green]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/green_jc.jpg)
| McClain played #57 JC Green (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 282 to 353 (a spread of -71). Before this event, McClain had not played Green in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, -99. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Linda Bianca]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bianca_linda.jpg)
| McClain played #38 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 357 to 412 (a spread of -55). Before this event, McClain had not played Bianca in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, -154. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jeffrey Nelson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nelson_jeffrey_2.jpg)
| McClain played #17 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 532 to 260 (a spread of 272). Before this event, McClain had not played Nelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +118. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Adam Czernikowski]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/czernikowski_adam.jpg)
| McClain played #53 Adam Czernikowski (Chicago, IL) and won 413 to 245 (a spread of 168). Before this event, McClain had not played Czernikowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +286. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Brad Mills]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mills_brad.jpg)
| McClain played #14 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and lost 299 to 381 (a spread of -82). Before this event, McClain had not played Mills in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +204. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Janice Kaye]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kaye_janice.jpg)
| McClain played #23 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 389 to 350 (a spread of 39). Before this event, McClain had not played Kaye in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +243. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Angela Dancho]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dancho_angela.jpg)
| McClain played #41 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 330 to 378 (a spread of -48). Before this event, McClain had not played Dancho in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +195. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Ronald Barker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/barker_ronald.jpeg)
| McClain played #15 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 296 to 370 (a spread of -74). Before this event, McClain had not played Barker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +121. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/roland_tobey.jpg)
| McClain played #25 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 383 to 331 (a spread of 52). Before this event, McClain had not played Roland in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +173. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Gary Sharon]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sharon_gary.jpg)
| McClain played #35 Gary Sharon (Mount Pleasant, MI) and won 376 to 274 (a spread of 102). Before this event, McClain had not played Sharon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +275. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| McClain played #47 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 365 to 423 (a spread of -58). Before this event, McClain had not played Lezin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +217. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Fraser Simpson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/simpson_fraser_2.jpg)
| McClain played #10 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 402 (a spread of -36). Before this event, McClain had not played Simpson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +181. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Wendell W. Smith]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/smith_wendell_w.jpg)
| McClain played #37 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 433 to 477 (a spread of -44). Before this event, McClain had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, +137. | Round 24 | ![[photo of M W Schroeder]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schroeder_m_w.jpg)
| McClain played #54 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 334 to 303 (a spread of 31). Before this event, McClain had not played Schroeder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +168. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Joyce Stock]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stock_joyce.jpg)
| McClain played #42 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 349 to 337 (a spread of 12). Before this event, McClain had not played Stock in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-11, +180. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Debbie Scholz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/scholz_debbie.jpg)
| McClain played #68 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 323 to 365 (a spread of -42). Before this event, McClain had not played Scholz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +138. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Erica Moore]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/moore_erica.jpg)
| McClain played #27 Erica Moore (Chicago, IL) and won 333 to 327 (a spread of 6). Before this event, McClain had not played Moore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +144. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Brett Constantine]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/constantine_brett_2.jpg)
| McClain played #18 Brett Constantine (Exeter, NH) and lost 278 to 425 (a spread of -147). Before this event, McClain had not played Constantine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, -3. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Faye Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edwards_faye.jpg)
| McClain played #2 Faye Edwards (Homewood, IL) and lost 400 to 416 (a spread of -16). Before this event, McClain had not played Edwards in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-14, -19. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Carol Jones]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/j/jones_carol.jpg)
| McClain played #44 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and lost 254 to 366 (a spread of -112). Before this event, McClain had not played Jones in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-15, -131. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Barbara Besadny]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/besadny_barbara.jpg)
| McClain played #59 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 373 to 307 (a spread of 66). Before this event, McClain had not played Besadny in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-15, -65. |
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