Dave Johnson [#65] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Johnson, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Johnson currently has a record of 19-11, +919, and is ranked #12 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): Dave Surname(s): Johnson Home: Portland, OR, United States Age: 58 Awards: 1st place, Division Two, NSC2000 Hobbies: Worldwide travel, photography Occupation: Geography Professor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	86-48 (0.642)
Past 1-12 months	11-4 (0.733)	W L WWWW LL WWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	15-12 (0.556)	W LLLL WW L WW L WWWWWW L W LLLLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	21-8 (0.724)	WW L W L WWW L WWWWWWWW L WWWW LL W L W L W
Past 37-48 months	15-10 (0.600)	LLL WWWW L W L WWW LLL W L WWWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	24-14 (0.632)	W L WW L W LLLLL WWW LL WWWW L WWWWW L WW L WW L WWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 401 Average against: 371
Round 1		Johnson played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 376 to 314 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Johnson played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 456 to 305 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +213.
Round 3		Johnson played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 451 to 372 (a spread of 79) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: JONESBORO, AR Johnson's record vs. Dabbs in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +292.
Round 4		Johnson played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and won 395 to 346 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Fraley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-0, +341. Johnson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Johnson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Johnson played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 478 to 273 (a spread of 205) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Sanfedele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-0, +546.
Round 6		Johnson played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 389 to 396 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +539.
Round 7		Johnson played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 366 to 273 (a spread of 93) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Johnson's record vs. Huszagh in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +632.
Round 8		Johnson played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 365 to 374 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Johnson's record vs. Eichenbaum in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +623.
Round 9		Johnson played #90 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 350 to 565 (a spread of -215) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Lundegaard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +408.
Round 10		Johnson played #141 Mike Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 442 to 435 (a spread of 7) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Wolfberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +415.
Round 11		Johnson played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and lost 339 to 424 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +330.
Round 12		Johnson played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 498 to 343 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +485.
Round 13		Johnson played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 438 to 509 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +414.
Round 14		Johnson played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 385 to 328 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +471.
Round 15		Johnson played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 348 to 443 (a spread of -95) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: SAN ANTONIO, TX Johnson's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +376.
Round 16		Johnson played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and won 335 to 290 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +421.
Round 17		Johnson played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 448 to 254 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +615.
Round 18		Johnson played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 305 to 408 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +512.
Round 19		Johnson played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 377 to 427 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Anglin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +462.
Round 20		Johnson played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 409 to 386 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +485.
Round 21		Johnson played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 489 to 351 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Johnson had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +623.
Round 22		Johnson played #62 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 349 to 429 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Izikoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +543.
Round 23		Johnson played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: SAN ANTONIO, TX Johnson's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +541.
Round 24		Johnson played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 413 to 347 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +607.
Round 25		Johnson played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 497 to 344 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +760.
Round 26		Johnson played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 403 to 395 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Johnson had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +768.
Round 27		Johnson played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and won 363 to 323 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +808.
Round 28		Johnson played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 414 to 312 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Kamen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +910.
Round 29		Johnson played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and lost 311 to 408 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +813.
Round 30		Johnson played #141 Mike Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 499 to 393 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Wolfberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +919.

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