SPC 2022: Mike Baron [1-38]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, 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 10-21, -936, 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: 474 Average for: 385 Average against: 415
Round 1		Baron played #10 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 440 to 372 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +68. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Baron played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 346 to 510 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, -96.
Round 3		Baron played #25 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 342 to 448 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -202.
Round 4		Baron played #15 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 474 to 287 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -15. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Baron played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 365 to 511 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -161.
Round 6		Baron played #26 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 440 to 433 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -154. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baron played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 449 to 465 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -170.
Round 8		Baron played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 309 to 548 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-5, -409. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Baron played #17 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 384 to 443 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-6, -468.
Round 10		Baron played #33 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 318 to 470 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-7, -620.
Round 11		Baron played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 434 to 386 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-7, -572.
Round 12		Baron played #43 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 403 to 448 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-8, -617.
Round 13		Baron played #36 Joey Payne (San Diego, CA) and lost 342 to 400 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-9, -675.
Round 14		Baron played #41 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 398 to 436 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-10, -713.
Round 15		Baron played #27 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 417 to 349 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-10, -645.
Round 16		Baron played #42 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 411 to 318 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-10, -552.
Round 17		Baron played #30 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 414 to 364 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-10, -502.
Round 18		Baron played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 329 to 353 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-11, -526. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Baron played #39 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 333 to 356 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-12, -549. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Baron played #4 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 391 to 451 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-13, -609.
Round 21		Baron played #40 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 404 to 416 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-14, -621.
Round 22		Baron played #1 Will Anderson (Lititz, PA) and won 416 to 363 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-14, -568.
Round 23		Baron played #37 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 434 to 418 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-14, -552.
Round 24		Baron played #35 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 335 to 397 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-15, -614.
Round 25		Baron played #8 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 406 to 463 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-16, -671.
Round 26		Baron played #14 Siddharth Murali (Warrenville, IL) and lost 316 to 547 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-17, -902.
Round 27		Baron played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 355 to 357 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-18, -904. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Baron played #33 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) again and lost 289 to 369 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-19, -984.
Round 29		Baron played #41 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) again and won 418 to 339 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-19, -905.
Round 30		Baron played #24 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 409 to 434 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-20, -930. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Baron played #15 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) again and lost 421 to 427 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-21, -936.

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