SPC 2023: John Karris [1-44]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, who is competing at the 2023 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 11-20, -212, and is ranked #42 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: 631 Average for: 401 Average against: 408
Round 1		Karris played #11 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 405 to 378 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +27. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Karris played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 322 to 416 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -67. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Karris played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 321 to 508 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, -254.
Round 4		Karris played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 432 to 420 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -242.
Round 5		Karris played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 443 to 368 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, -167. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Karris played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 457 to 322 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, -32. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Karris played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 360 to 465 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, -137. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Karris played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 311 to 428 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, -254. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Karris played #7 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 403 to 387 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, -238. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Karris played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 459 to 336 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, -115. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Karris played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 355 to 364 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, -124. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Karris played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 510 to 296 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +90. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Karris played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 378 to 399 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +69.
Round 14		Karris played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 389 to 404 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +54. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Karris played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 359 to 405 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +8.
Round 16		Karris played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 333 to 423 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-9, -82.
Round 17		Karris played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 387 to 465 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-10, -160.
Round 18		Karris played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 416 to 494 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-11, -238.
Round 19		Karris played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 410 to 413 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-12, -241.
Round 20		Karris played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 359 to 377 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-13, -259.
Round 21		Karris played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 353 to 495 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-14, -401.
Round 22		Karris played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 404 to 411 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-15, -408.
Round 23		Karris played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 451 to 269 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-15, -226. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Karris played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 457 to 458 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-16, -227. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Karris played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 317 to 376 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-17, -286. Karris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Karris played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 333 to 648 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-18, -601.
Round 27		Karris played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 425 to 403 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-18, -579.
Round 28		Karris played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 408 to 416 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-19, -587.
Round 29		Karris played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 446 to 411 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-19, -552.
Round 30		Karris played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 631 to 284 (a spread of 347). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-19, -205.
Round 31		Karris played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) again and lost 397 to 404 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-20, -212.

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