NASC 2016: Mike Baron [1-41]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2016 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 15.5-15.5, -306, and is ranked #37 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: 529 Average for: 400 Average against: 410
Round 1		Baron played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 410 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -31.
Round 2		Baron played #11 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 410 to 358 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +21. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Baron played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Baron played #37 John Jarowski (Goshen, KY) and lost 431 to 504 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Baron played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 395 to 391 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +4.
Round 6		Baron played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 429 to 460 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, -27.
Round 7		Baron played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, -62.
Round 8		Baron played #29 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 413 to 400 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, -49.
Round 9		Baron played #35 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 397 to 388 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, -40.
Round 10		Baron played #28 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 426 to 360 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +26.
Round 11		Baron played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 441 to 344 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +123.
Round 12		Baron played #39 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 393 to 401 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +115.
Round 13		Baron played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +118.
Round 14		Baron played #16 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 402 to 448 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +72.
Round 15		Baron played #43 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 321 to 551 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, -158.
Round 16		Baron played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 314 to 362 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-8, -206.
Round 17		Baron played #15 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 396 to 336 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, -146.
Round 18		Baron played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and lost 384 to 553 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, -315. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Baron played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 476 to 306 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, -145.
Round 20		Baron played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 410 to 399 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, -134.
Round 21		Baron played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 529 to 325 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +70.
Round 22		Baron played #31 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 449 to 384 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +135.
Round 23		Baron played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 454 to 377 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +212.
Round 24		Baron played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +204. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Baron played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 415 to 281 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +338.
Round 26		Baron played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 304 to 572 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +70.
Round 27		Baron played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and lost 407 to 409 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +68.
Round 28		Baron played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and tied at 442. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +68.
Round 29		Baron played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 339 to 473 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15.5-13.5, -66.
Round 30		Baron played #62 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 365 to 501 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -202.
Round 31		Baron played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and lost 340 to 444 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -306. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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