NASC 2019: Mike Baron [1-36]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2019 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 14-17, -373, and is ranked #40 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): Mike Surname(s): Baron Home: Corrales, NM, United States Awards: "Matchups" Hall of Fame (1987), The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992), SCRABBLE Wordbook (2007) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 393 Average against: 405
Round 1		Baron played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 266 to 398 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -132.
Round 2		Baron played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 441 to 387 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -78.
Round 3		Baron played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, -106.
Round 4		Baron played #47 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 361 to 450 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-3, -195.
Round 5		Baron played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 276 to 504 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-4, -423. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Baron played #12 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 381 to 368 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, -410.
Round 7		Baron played #53 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 509 to 336 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -237.
Round 8		Baron played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 466 to 351 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, -122.
Round 9		Baron played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 387 to 420 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-5, -155.
Round 10		Baron played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 387 to 436 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-6, -204.
Round 11		Baron played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 364 to 399 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-7, -239.
Round 12		Baron played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and lost 407 to 425 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-8, -257.
Round 13		Baron played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 394 to 414 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-9, -277.
Round 14		Baron played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 312 to 317 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-10, -282. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Baron played #52 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 368 to 358 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-10, -272.
Round 16		Baron played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 357 to 419 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-11, -334.
Round 17		Baron played #41 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 498 to 364 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-11, -200.
Round 18		Baron played #40 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 335 to 448 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-12, -313.
Round 19		Baron played #34 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 299 to 454 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-13, -468.
Round 20		Baron played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 418 to 398 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-13, -448.
Round 21		Baron played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 318 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-13, -344.
Round 22		Baron played #35 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 416 to 378 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-13, -306.
Round 23		Baron played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 361 to 414 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-14, -359.
Round 24		Baron played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 503 to 414 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-14, -270.
Round 25		Baron played #38 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 418 to 401 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-14, -253.
Round 26		Baron played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 412 to 445 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-15, -286.
Round 27		Baron played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 380 to 570 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-16, -476. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Baron played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 489 to 401 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-16, -388. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Baron played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 401 to 359 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-16, -346. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Baron played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) again and won 434 to 430 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-16, -342. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Baron played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) again and lost 342 to 373 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-17, -373.

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