NASC 2016: Michael Early [1-64]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, 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 12.5-18.5, -277, and is ranked #61 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: 490 Average for: 387 Average against: 396
Before the Tournament		Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Early played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 319 to 457 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -138. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Early played #28 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 295 to 374 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-2, -217. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Early played #47 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 398 to 351 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -170.
Round 4		Early played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 364 to 391 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-3, -197. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Early played #72 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-4, -207.
Round 6		Early played #24 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 380 to 366 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-4, -193.
Round 7		Early played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, -159.
Round 8		Early played #66 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 374 to 384 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, -169.
Round 9		Early played #49 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 475 to 398 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -92.
Round 10		Early played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and lost 385 to 464 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-6, -171.
Round 11		Early played #11 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 327 to 449 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-7, -293.
Round 12		Early played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-8, -379.
Round 13		Early played #48 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 330 to 452 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-9, -501.
Round 14		Early played #52 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 391 to 468 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-10, -578.
Round 15		Early played #74 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 469 to 299 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-10, -408.
Round 16		Early played #69 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 490 to 448 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-10, -366.
Round 17		Early played #71 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 415 to 437 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-11, -388.
Round 18		Early played #65 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 390 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-12, -424.
Round 19		Early played #61 Chani Katz (Israel) and won 419 to 400 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-12, -405.
Round 20		Early played #63 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 416 to 350 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-12, -339.
Round 21		Early played #51 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 354 to 431 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-13, -416.
Round 22		Early played #37 John Jarowski (Goshen, KY) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-14, -430.
Round 23		Early played #70 Dustin Dean (Arlington, VA) and won 421 to 322 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-14, -331.
Round 24		Early played #58 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 383 to 447 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-15, -395.
Round 25		Early played #30 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and won 401 to 391 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-15, -385.
Round 26		Early played #46 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 416 to 417 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-16, -386.
Round 27		Early played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 400 to 353 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-16, -339.
Round 28		Early played #38 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 428 to 473 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-17, -384.
Round 29		Early played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and tied at 364. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -384.
Round 30		Early played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 390 to 394 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -388.
Round 31		Early played #63 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) again and won 411 to 300 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -277.

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