SPC 2024: Mike Johnson [2-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Johnson, who is competing at the 2024 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 23-8, +807, and is ranked #1 in Division 2.

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): Johnson Home: Decorah, IA, United States Hobbies: Gardening, Music, and Scrabble of course Occupation: Math Professor

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 413 Average against: 387
Round 1		Johnson played #52 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 415 to 316 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +99. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Johnson played #36 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 444 to 414 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +129.
Round 3		Johnson played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 548 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, -90.
Round 4		Johnson played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 552 to 274 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +188.
Round 5		Johnson played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 339 to 516 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +11. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Johnson played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) and won 412 to 346 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +77.
Round 7		Johnson played #10 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 462 to 434 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +105.
Round 8		Johnson played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 512 to 251 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +366.
Round 9		Johnson played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 378 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +393.
Round 10		Johnson played #3 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) and won 414 to 392 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +415.
Round 11		Johnson played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 466 to 456 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +425.
Round 12		Johnson played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 442 to 292 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +575.
Round 13		Johnson played #11 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 477 to 310 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +742.
Round 14		Johnson played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 490 to 375 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +857.
Round 15		Johnson played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +874.
Round 16		Johnson played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 472 to 315 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1031.
Round 17		Johnson played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 369 to 439 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +961.
Round 18		Johnson played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 471 to 380 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1052.
Round 19		Johnson played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 368 to 359 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1061.
Round 20		Johnson played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) again and won 447 to 386 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-3, +1122.
Round 21		Johnson played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 341 to 399 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1064.
Round 22		Johnson played #3 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 276 to 429 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +911.
Round 23		Johnson played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) again and lost 336 to 451 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +796.
Round 24		Johnson played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) again and won 425 to 314 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +907.
Round 25		Johnson played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +932.
Round 26		Johnson played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) again and won 404 to 389 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +947.
Round 27		Johnson played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) again and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1008.
Round 28		Johnson played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 422 to 347 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1083.
Round 29		Johnson played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) for the third time and lost 271 to 493 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +861.
Round 30		Johnson played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) for the fourth time and lost 404 to 478 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +787.
Round 31		Johnson played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) for the fifth time and won 459 to 439 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-8, +807.
Final Round 2 and Division 2/3/4 Awards		Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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