NSC 2013: Mike Baron [#94]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, 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 15-16, -364, and is ranked #75 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): Mike Surname(s): Baron Home: Corrales, NM, United States Awards: "Matchups" Hall of Fame (1987), The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992), SCRABBLE Wordbook (2007) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 389 Average against: 401
Round 1		Baron played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 373 to 370 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-0, +3. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Baron played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 248 to 470 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-1, -219. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Baron played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 424 to 276 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-1, -71.
Round 4		Baron played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 343 to 369 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -97.
Round 5		Baron played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 366 to 423 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-3, -154.
Round 6		Baron played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 274 to 464 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-4, -344.
Round 7		Baron played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 367 to 467 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-5, -444.
Round 8		Baron played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 422 to 427 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-6, -449.
Round 9		Baron played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 406 to 417 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-7, -460.
Round 10		Baron played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 324 to 345 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-8, -481.
Round 11		Baron played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 450 to 407 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-8, -438.
Round 12		Baron played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 441 to 426 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 4-8, -423.
Round 13		Baron played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 462 to 366 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-8, -327.
Round 14		Baron played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 353 to 333 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -307.
Round 15		Baron played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 450 to 406 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, -263.
Round 16		Baron played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 336 to 406 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-9, -333.
Round 17		Baron played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 450 to 305 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, -188.
Round 18		Baron played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 391 to 463 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, -260.
Round 19		Baron played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 534 to 408 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-10, -134.
Round 20		Baron played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 409 to 432 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, -157.
Round 21		Baron played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 360 to 482 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-12, -279.
Round 22		Baron played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 231 to 614 (a spread of -383). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-13, -662.
Round 23		Baron played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 406 to 327 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-13, -583. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Baron played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 394 to 326 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-13, -515.
Round 25		Baron played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 439 to 358 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-13, -434.
Round 26		Baron played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -432.
Round 27		Baron played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 424 to 287 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-13, -295.
Round 28		Baron played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 411 to 483 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-14, -367.
Round 29		Baron played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 568 to 293 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-14, -92.
Round 30		Baron played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 363 to 462 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 15-15, -191.
Round 31		Baron played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 260 to 433 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15-16, -364.
After the Tournament		Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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