NSC 2013: Carl Johnson [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Carl Johnson, who is competing at the 2013 National 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, +950, and is ranked #18 in Division 1.

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): Carl Surname(s): Johnson Home: Beaverton, OR, United States Hobbies: Musicology, songwriting, reading, numismatics, video games, poker

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 425 Average against: 395
Round 1		Johnson played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 498 to 318 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +180.
Round 2		Johnson played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 576 to 288 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +468. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Johnson played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 439 to 346 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +561.
Round 4		Johnson played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 365 to 461 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +465. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Johnson played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 593 to 262 (a spread of 331). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +796.
Round 6		Johnson played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 375 to 421 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +750.
Round 7		Johnson played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 390 to 410 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +730.
Round 8		Johnson played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 351 to 428 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +653. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Johnson played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 378 to 536 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, +495.
Round 10		Johnson played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 424 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, +427.
Round 11		Johnson played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 466 to 409 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +484.
Round 12		Johnson played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 422 to 293 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +613.
Round 13		Johnson played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and won 420 to 310 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +723.
Round 14		Johnson played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 464 to 348 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +839.
Round 15		Johnson played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 401 to 381 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +859.
Round 16		Johnson played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 342 to 423 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +778.
Round 17		Johnson played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 333 to 542 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +569.
Round 18		Johnson played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 460 to 445 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +584.
Round 19		Johnson played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 471 to 300 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +755.
Round 20		Johnson played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 332 to 429 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, +658.
Round 21		Johnson played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 386 to 460 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +584.
Round 22		Johnson played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 517 to 450 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +651.
Round 23		Johnson played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 477 to 453 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +675.
Round 24		Johnson played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 471 to 277 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +869. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Johnson played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 487 to 391 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +965.
Round 26		Johnson played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and won 445 to 404 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-10, +1006.
Round 27		Johnson played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) again and lost 305 to 383 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +928.
Round 28		Johnson played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +844.
Round 29		Johnson played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 428 to 405 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +867.
Round 30		Johnson played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and won 459 to 371 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, +955.
Round 31		Johnson played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 426 to 431 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +950.

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