NASC 2015: Michael Early [1-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 13-18, -6, and is ranked #60 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): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 404 Average against: 405
Round 1		Early played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and lost 335 to 512 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -177. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Early played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 325 to 492 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-2, -344.
Round 3		Early played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 378 to 426 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-3, -392.
Round 4		Early played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 358 to 464 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-4, -498.
Round 5		Early recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-4, -448.
Round 6		Early played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 489 to 286 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -245. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Early played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 344 to 367 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-5, -268.
Round 8		Early played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 413 to 421 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-6, -276.
Round 9		Early played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and lost 364 to 411 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-7, -323.
Round 10		Early played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 575 to 321 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-7, -69. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Early played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 420 to 438 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-8, -87.
Round 12		Early played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 533 to 318 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-8, +128. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Early played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 441 to 450 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-9, +119.
Round 14		Early played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 474 to 418 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-9, +175.
Round 15		Early played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 392 to 397 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-10, +170.
Round 16		Early played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 425 to 429 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-11, +166. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Early played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-11, +172.
Round 18		Early played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 426 to 358 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-11, +240. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Early played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 436 to 380 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-11, +296.
Round 20		Early played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 359 to 346 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-11, +309. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Early played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 312 to 482 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-12, +139.
Round 22		Early played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 365 to 467 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-13, +37.
Round 23		Early played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 358 to 365 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-14, +30.
Round 24		Early played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 459 to 352 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-14, +137.
Round 25		Early played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and lost 317 to 388 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-15, +66. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Early played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 446 to 440 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-15, +72.
Round 27		Early played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 428 to 400 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-15, +100.
Round 28		Early played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 379 to 443 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-16, +36.
Round 29		Early played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 383 to 314 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-16, +105.
Round 30		Early played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 383 to 447 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-17, +41.
Round 31		Early played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) again and lost 415 to 462 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-18, -6.

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