NASC 2018: Mike Johnson [2-19]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Johnson, 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 18-13, +806, and is ranked #18 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): Mike Surname(s): Johnson Home: Decorah, IA, United States Hobbies: Gardening, Music, and Scrabble of course Occupation: Math Professor

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 397 Average against: 371
Round 1		Johnson played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and lost 357 to 415 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Johnson played #67 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 407 to 352 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Johnson played #31 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 484 to 278 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +203.
Round 4		Johnson played #82 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 417 to 384 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +236.
Round 5		Johnson played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and lost 305 to 409 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +132.
Round 6		Johnson played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 472 to 342 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +262.
Round 7		Johnson played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 308 to 408 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +162.
Round 8		Johnson played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 433 to 262 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +333.
Round 9		Johnson played #90 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 408 to 339 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +402.
Round 10		Johnson played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and won 385 to 339 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +448.
Round 11		Johnson played #49 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 528 to 280 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +696. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Johnson played #103 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and lost 396 to 444 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +648.
Round 13		Johnson played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 334 to 466 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +516.
Round 14		Johnson played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 364 to 349 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +531.
Round 15		Johnson played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 399 to 351 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +579. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Johnson played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and won 430 to 424 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +585. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Johnson played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 377 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +569. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Johnson played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 476 to 338 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +707. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Johnson played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +685.
Round 20		Johnson played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 273 to 389 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +569.
Round 21		Johnson played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 409 to 415 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +563.
Round 22		Johnson played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 354 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, +525.
Round 23		Johnson played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 359 to 353 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +531.
Round 24		Johnson played #41 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 390 to 376 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +545.
Round 25		Johnson played #56 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 373 to 365 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +553.
Round 26		Johnson played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and won 507 to 338 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +722.
Round 27		Johnson played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 427 to 335 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +814. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Johnson played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and lost 336 to 455 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +695.
Round 29		Johnson played #23 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 507 to 297 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +905. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Johnson played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 360 to 444 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +821.
Round 31		Johnson played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +806.

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