SPC 2022: John Karris [1-31]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players 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, -588, and is ranked #30 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 Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 392 Average against: 411
Round 1		Karris played #17 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 405 to 307 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +98. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Karris played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 428 to 337 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +189. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Karris played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 349 to 581 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, -43. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Karris played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 409 to 331 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +35.
Round 5		Karris played #29 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 301 to 405 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -69.
Round 6		Karris played #25 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 477 to 351 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +57.
Round 7		Karris played #27 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 380 to 478 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, -41.
Round 8		Karris played #8 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 428 to 377 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +10.
Round 9		Karris played #4 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 517 to 478 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +49. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Karris played #20 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 459 to 432 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +76. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Karris played #1 Will Anderson (Lititz, PA) and lost 367 to 523 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, -80. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Karris played #28 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 481 to 415 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, -14. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Karris played #11 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 290 to 495 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, -219.
Round 14		Karris played #22 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, -237.
Round 15		Karris played #35 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 402 to 392 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, -227.
Round 16		Karris played #40 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 419 to 317 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, -125.
Round 17		Karris played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 345 to 359 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, -139. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Karris played #2 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 299 to 557 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, -397.
Round 19		Karris played #21 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 402 to 388 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, -383.
Round 20		Karris played #24 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 360 to 380 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, -403.
Round 21		Karris played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 355 to 373 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -421.
Round 22		Karris played #15 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-11, -433. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Karris played #43 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 376 to 326 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-11, -383. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Karris played #41 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 468 to 342 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, -257. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Karris played #33 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 463 to 352 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, -146. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Karris played #10 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 287 to 472 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, -331. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Karris played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 362 to 444 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, -413.
Round 28		Karris played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 364 to 416 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-14, -465.
Round 29		Karris played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) again and lost 362 to 414 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-15, -517.
Round 30		Karris played #30 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 342 to 411 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-16, -586.
Round 31		Karris played #24 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and lost 515 to 517 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-17, -588. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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