NASC 2017: John Karris [2-02]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, who is competing at the 2017 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 20-11, +907, and is ranked #5 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: 507 Average for: 404 Average against: 375
Round 1		Karris played #83 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 380 to 359 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Karris played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +62.
Round 3		Karris played #24 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 377 to 344 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +95. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Karris played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 442 to 322 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +215. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Karris played #16 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 468 to 315 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +368. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Karris played #75 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 379 to 511 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +236. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Karris played #20 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 383 to 430 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +189.
Round 8		Karris played #28 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 342 to 477 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +54.
Round 9		Karris played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 377 to 425 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +6.
Round 10		Karris played #76 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 501 to 366 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +141.
Round 11		Karris played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 359 to 317 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +183.
Round 12		Karris played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and won 411 to 378 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +216.
Round 13		Karris played #43 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 295 to 428 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +83.
Round 14		Karris played #53 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 355 to 324 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +114.
Round 15		Karris played #15 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +106.
Round 16		Karris played #5 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 393 to 454 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +45.
Round 17		Karris played #81 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 406 to 317 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +134.
Round 18		Karris played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 431 to 396 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +169.
Round 19		Karris played #52 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and won 416 to 378 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +207.
Round 20		Karris played #37 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 507 to 293 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +421. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Karris played #56 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 389 to 413 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +397.
Round 22		Karris played #49 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 421 to 368 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +450. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Karris played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 444 to 328 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +566. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Karris played #1 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 406 to 410 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +562.
Round 25		Karris played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 365 to 393 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +534.
Round 26		Karris played #46 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 506 to 357 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +683.
Round 27		Karris played #51 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 417 to 418 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +682.
Round 28		Karris played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) again and won 423 to 366 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +739.
Round 29		Karris played #25 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 356 to 331 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +764.
Round 30		Karris played #20 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) again and won 376 to 286 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +854.
Round 31		Karris played #43 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) again and won 429 to 376 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +907.

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