NASC 2016: John Karris [1-47]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, 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 13-18, -242, and is ranked #56 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): John Surname(s): Karris Home: San Jose, CA, United States Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 388 Average against: 396
Before the Tournament		Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Karris played #28 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 390 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +73. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Karris played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 327 to 414 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Karris played #64 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 351 to 398 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-2, -61. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Karris played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 415 to 453 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-3, -99.
Round 5		Karris played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 322 to 312 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, -89.
Round 6		Karris played #61 Chani Katz (Israel) and won 432 to 341 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Karris played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 346 to 366 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-4, -18.
Round 8		Karris played #35 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 380 to 459 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, -97.
Round 9		Karris played #60 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 429 to 443 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-6, -111.
Round 10		Karris played #70 Dustin Dean (Arlington, VA) and lost 306 to 378 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-7, -183.
Round 11		Karris played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 286 to 495 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-8, -392.
Round 12		Karris played #52 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 465 to 289 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-8, -216.
Round 13		Karris played #37 John Jarowski (Goshen, KY) and won 414 to 393 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-8, -195.
Round 14		Karris played #29 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 303 to 491 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-9, -383.
Round 15		Karris played #38 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 375 to 432 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-10, -440.
Round 16		Karris played #30 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and lost 321 to 351 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-11, -470.
Round 17		Karris played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 421 to 389 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-11, -438.
Round 18		Karris played #72 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 445 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-12, -528.
Round 19		Karris played #71 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 395 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-12, -523.
Round 20		Karris played #74 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 346 to 379 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-13, -556.
Round 21		Karris played #66 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-14, -577.
Round 22		Karris played #69 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 324 to 425 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-15, -678.
Round 23		Karris played #63 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 391 to 360 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-15, -647.
Round 24		Karris played #65 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 340 to 370 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-16, -677.
Round 25		Karris played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 446 to 284 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-16, -515.
Round 26		Karris played #48 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 443 to 527 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-17, -599.
Round 27		Karris played #46 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 446 to 437 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-17, -590.
Round 28		Karris played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 417 to 276 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-17, -449.
Round 29		Karris played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 363 to 422 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-18, -508.
Round 30		Karris played #58 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 513 to 354 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-18, -349.
Round 31		Karris played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 529 to 422 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-18, -242. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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