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NASC 2018: John Karris [1-48]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, who is competing at the 2018 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 16-15, -211, and is ranked #34 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

[photo of John Karris]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Karris
Home: Santa Fe, NM, United States
Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs
Round by Round

High score: 541
Average for: 395
Average against: 402

Round 1

[photo of Jason Li]

Karris played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 399 to 426 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 0-1, -27.

Round 2

[photo of Orry Swift]

Karris played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 0-2, -67.

Round 3

[photo of Matt Canik]

Karris played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 422 to 315 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-2, +40.

Round 4

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Karris played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and lost 237 to 647 (a spread of -410).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 1-3, -370.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Kenneth Rubin]

Karris played #34 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 420 to 414 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 2-3, -364.

Round 6

[photo of Joe Edley]

Karris played #20 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 456 to 354 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 3-3, -262.

Round 7

[photo of Tasha Asberry]

Karris played #53 Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI) and won 541 to 285 (a spread of 256).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-3, -6.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Karris played #6 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 420 to 432 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 4-4, -18.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Mark Miller]

Karris played #62 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 536 to 297 (a spread of 239).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 5-4, +221.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Karris played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 411 to 386 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-4, +246.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Karris played #11 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 411 to 413 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-5, +244.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Karris played #49 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 497 to 368 (a spread of 129).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-5, +373.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Kevin Fraley]

Karris played #47 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 407 to 516 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-6, +264.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

Karris played #22 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 356 to 404 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-7, +216.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Randy Hersom]

Karris played #41 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 399 to 340 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-7, +275.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Karris played #56 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 440 to 414 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-7, +301.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Karris played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 393 to 417 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 9-8, +277.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Matt Graham]

Karris played #28 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 348 to 498 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-9, +127.

Round 19

[photo of Michael Early]

Karris played #57 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 399 to 427 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-10, +99.

Round 20

[photo of Darrell Day]

Karris played #39 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 258 to 543 (a spread of -285).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 9-11, -186.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Paul Holser]

Karris played #60 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 413 to 320 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-11, -93.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Karris played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 363 to 353 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-11, -83.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Max Panitch]

Karris played #40 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 383 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-11, -63.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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Karris played #33 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 376 to 518 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12-12, -205.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Wes Eddings]

Karris played #35 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 373 to 388 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 12-13, -220.

Round 26

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Karris played #50 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 405 to 370 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 13-13, -185.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Karris played #38 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 407 to 381 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 14-13, -159.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Karris played #63 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 412 to 323 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 15-13, -70.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

[photo of Will Anderson]

Karris played #1 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 418 to 306 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 16-13, +42.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Karris played #17 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 227 to 447 (a spread of -220).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 16-14, -178.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 31

[photo of Craig Rowland]

Karris played #44 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 354 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 16-15, -211.

Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).


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