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 17-14, +588, and is ranked #17 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: 578 Average for: 421 Average against: 402
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: #5. 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) and won 402 to 363 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +366.
Round 9		Johnson played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 379 to 493 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +252.
Round 10		Johnson played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 360 to 381 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +231.
Round 11		Johnson played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 578 to 329 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +480.
Round 12		Johnson played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 367 to 468 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +379.
Round 13		Johnson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 529 to 361 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +547.
Round 14		Johnson played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 401 to 449 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +499.
Round 15		Johnson played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 477 to 340 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +636.
Round 16		Johnson played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 421 to 356 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +701.
Round 17		Johnson played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 322 to 399 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +624.
Round 18		Johnson played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) again and won 448 to 438 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +634.
Round 19		Johnson played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 439 to 487 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +586.
Round 20		Johnson played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 414 to 356 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +644.
Round 21		Johnson played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 439 to 304 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +779.
Round 22		Johnson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 407 to 467 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +719.
Round 23		Johnson played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and won 430 to 329 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +820.
Round 24		Johnson played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 402 to 419 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +803.
Round 25		Johnson played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 412 to 477 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +738.
Round 26		Johnson played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 426 to 450 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +714.
Round 27		Johnson played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and lost 373 to 507 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +580.
Round 28		Johnson played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 465 to 365 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +680.
Round 29		Johnson played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 377 to 330 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +727.
Round 30		Johnson played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and lost 414 to 458 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +683.
Round 31		Johnson played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 360 to 455 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +588.

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