NSC 2014: Michal Josko [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Michal Josko, 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, -991, and is ranked #53 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
	Given name(s): Michal Surname(s): Josko Home: Rochester, NY, United States Hobbies: word games, eating, sleeping, women Occupation: para educator

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 378 Average against: 413
Round 1		Josko played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -115.
Round 2		Josko played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 248 to 468 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -335. Josko is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Josko played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 314 to 451 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-3, -472.
Round 4		Josko played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 516 to 393 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-3, -349.
Round 5		Josko played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 310 to 495 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-4, -534.
Round 6		Josko played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 380 to 391 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-5, -545.
Round 7		Josko played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 424 to 365 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-5, -486.
Round 8		Josko played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 416 to 346 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-5, -416.
Round 9		Josko played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 431 to 421 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-5, -406.
Round 10		Josko played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 324 to 468 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-6, -550.
Round 11		Josko played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 444 to 273 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-6, -379.
Round 12		Josko played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 287 to 512 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-7, -604.
Round 13		Josko played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 383 to 413 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-8, -634.
Round 14		Josko played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 337 to 420 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-9, -717.
Round 15		Josko recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-9, -667.
Round 16		Josko played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 408 to 339 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-9, -598.
Round 17		Josko played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 551 to 372 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-9, -419. Josko is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Josko played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 368 to 353 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-9, -404.
Round 19		Josko played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-10, -454.
Round 20		Josko played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 378 to 323 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, -399.
Round 21		Josko played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 337 to 511 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, -573.
Round 22		Josko played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and lost 402 to 440 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-12, -611. Josko is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Josko played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 392 to 348 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, -567.
Round 24		Josko played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 418 to 380 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-12, -529.
Round 25		Josko played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 409 to 375 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-12, -495.
Round 26		Josko played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 270 to 563 (a spread of -293). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-13, -788.
Round 27		Josko played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 418 to 421 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-14, -791.
Round 28		Josko played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 418 to 361 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-14, -734. Josko is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Josko played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-15, -842.
Round 30		Josko played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 332 to 454 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-16, -964.
Round 31		Josko played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) again and lost 387 to 414 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-17, -991.

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