NSC 2014: Mike Baron [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2014 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 14-17, -92, and is ranked #66 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: 534 Average for: 389 Average against: 392
Round 1		Baron played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 395 to 400 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Baron played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 440 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-2, -96.
Round 3		Baron played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 469 to 339 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +34. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Baron played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 372 to 433 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-3, -27.
Round 5		Baron played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 330 to 438 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-4, -135.
Round 6		Baron played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 434 to 303 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-4, -4.
Round 7		Baron played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 411 to 385 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +22.
Round 8		Baron played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 432 to 383 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +71. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Baron played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 378 to 348 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +101.
Round 10		Baron played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 403 to 413 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +91.
Round 11		Baron played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 450 to 405 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, +136.
Round 12		Baron played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 410 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, +101.
Round 13		Baron played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +117.
Round 14		Baron played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 314 to 455 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, -24.
Round 15		Baron played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 323 to 456 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -157.
Round 16		Baron played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 319 to 350 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-9, -188.
Round 17		Baron played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 396 to 469 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, -261.
Round 18		Baron played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 343 to 495 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-11, -413.
Round 19		Baron played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 505 to 289 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-11, -197.
Round 20		Baron played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 500 to 243 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-11, +60.
Round 21		Baron played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 419 to 316 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-11, +163.
Round 22		Baron played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 323 to 299 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +187.
Round 23		Baron played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and lost 318 to 406 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, +99.
Round 24		Baron played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 268 to 508 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-13, -141. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Baron played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 534 to 377 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-13, +16.
Round 26		Baron played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 386 to 489 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-14, -87.
Round 27		Baron played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 334 to 403 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-15, -156.
Round 28		Baron played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-16, -215.
Round 29		Baron played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 461 to 364 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-16, -118.
Round 30		Baron played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 411 to 301 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-16, -8.
Round 31		Baron played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and lost 370 to 454 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-17, -92.

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