NASC 2019: John Karris [1-43]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, 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 15.5-15.5, +190, and is ranked #27 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): John Surname(s): Karris Home: Santa Fe, NM, United States Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 404 Average against: 397
Round 1		Karris played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -6. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Karris played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 451 to 507 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -62. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Karris played #36 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 400 to 372 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -34. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Karris played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and won 441 to 313 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +94. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Karris played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 447 to 425 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +116. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Karris played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 402 to 319 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +199. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Karris played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 309 to 456 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +52. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Karris played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 347 to 311 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +88. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Karris played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 383 to 342 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +129. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Karris played #13 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 404 to 476 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +57. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Karris played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 380 to 386 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-5, +51. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Karris played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 569 to 382 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +238. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Karris played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 392 to 549 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +81. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Karris played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 269 to 565 (a spread of -296). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, -215. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 15		Karris played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 401 to 409 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-8, -223. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Karris played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 505 to 345 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-8, -63. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Karris played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 433 to 435 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, -65. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Karris played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 396 to 341 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, -10. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Karris played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 319 to 498 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-10, -189. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Karris played #28 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 490 to 296 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, +5. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Karris played #53 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 392 to 360 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +37. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Karris played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 321 to 376 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-11, -18. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Karris played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and tied at 449. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -18. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Karris played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 375 to 348 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +9. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Karris played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 399 to 398 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +10. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Karris played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 464 to 302 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +172. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Karris played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and lost 333 to 346 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +159. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Karris played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 392 to 409 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +142. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Karris played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 361 to 471 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +32. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Karris played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 398 to 450 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -20. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Karris played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) again and won 522 to 312 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +190.

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