SPC 2025: Carl Johnson [1-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Carl Johnson, who is competing at the 2025 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 6-1, +327, and is ranked #3 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): Carl Surname(s): Johnson Home: Hillsboro, OR, United States Hobbies: Musicology, songwriting, reading, numismatics, video games, poker

Round by Round
High score: 507 Average for: 428 Average against: 382
Round 1		Johnson played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 408 to 369 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Johnson played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 398 to 436 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Johnson played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 507 to 336 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +172.
Round 4		Johnson played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 393 to 385 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +180.
Round 5		Johnson played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 500 to 371 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +309. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Johnson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 370 to 369 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +310. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Johnson played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 422 to 405 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +327.
Round 8		Johnson played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Johnson played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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