NASC 2015: John Karris [2-02]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, 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 14-7, +1135, and is ranked #56 in Division 2.

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): John Surname(s): Karris Home: San Jose, CA, United States Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 413 Average against: 359
Before the Tournament		Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Karris played #67 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and won 433 to 324 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Karris played #52 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 429 to 412 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3		Karris played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 358 to 322 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +162. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Karris played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 338 to 318 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +182. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Karris played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 383 to 284 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +281. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Karris played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 369 to 393 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +257. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Karris played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 422 to 256 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +423. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Karris played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 399 to 432 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +390. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Karris played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 408 to 483 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +315. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Karris played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 468 to 327 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +456. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Karris played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 435 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +412.
Round 12		Karris played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 414 to 422 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +404.
Round 13		Karris played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 484 to 253 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +635. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Karris played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 544 to 322 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +857. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Karris played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 352 to 438 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +771.
Round 16		Karris played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 511 to 319 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +963.
Round 17		Karris played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 361 to 423 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +901.
Round 18		Karris played #4 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 389 to 293 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +997.
Round 19		Karris played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 397 to 347 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +1047. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Karris played #12 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 429 to 389 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-7, +1087. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Karris played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) again and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +1135.
Round 23		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +1135.
Round 24		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +1135.
Round 25		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +1135.
Round 26		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Karris recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-7, +1135. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

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