Richard Johnson [#66] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Richard 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 14-16, -113, and is ranked #86 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): Richard Surname(s): Johnson Home: Plano, TX, United States Age: 54 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Programmer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	31-34 (0.477)
Past 1-12 months	7-10 (0.412)	LLL W LLL WW LLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	14-12 (0.538)	L W L W L W L W L WW L WW LL W LL WWW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	10-12 (0.455)	LL W L W LL W L W LLLLL WW L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 478 Average for: 370 Average against: 374
Round 1		Johnson played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 390 to 318 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +72.
Round 2		Johnson played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and won 467 to 314 (a spread of 153) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Bloom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +225.
Round 3		Johnson played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 422 to 449 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Johnson's record vs. Delgado in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: LWWW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +198.
Round 4		Johnson played #90 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 345 to 446 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Lundegaard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +97.
Round 5		Johnson played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 255 to 463 (a spread of -208) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Pearl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-3, -111.
Round 6		Johnson played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 405 to 331 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -37.
Round 7		Johnson played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and won 385 to 310 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-3, +38.
Round 8		Johnson played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 407 to 314 (a spread of 93) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Johnson's record vs. Joffe 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +131.
Round 9		Johnson played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 309 to 379 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, +61.
Round 10		Johnson played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 318 to 385 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Puma in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -6.
Round 11		Johnson played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 386 to 394 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-6, -14.
Round 12		Johnson played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 325 to 306 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: ROME, GA Johnson's record vs. Weisskopf 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, +5.
Round 13		Johnson played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 334 to 457 (a spread of -123) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: LAMPASSES, TX Johnson's record vs. Miranda in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-7, -118.
Round 14		Johnson played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 291 to 461 (a spread of -170) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-8, -288.
Round 15		Johnson played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 317 to 338 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-9, -309.
Round 16		Johnson played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 334 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-9, -272.
Round 17		Johnson played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 349 to 350 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX 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: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-10, -273.
Round 18		Johnson played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and lost 388 to 394 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Reckford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-11, -279.
Round 19		Johnson played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 328 to 392 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-12, -343.
Round 20		Johnson played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-12, -336.
Round 21		Johnson played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 353 to 390 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-13, -373.
Round 22		Johnson played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 309 to 342 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Lyons in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-14, -406.
Round 23		Johnson played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 458 to 324 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-14, -272.
Round 24		Johnson played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and won 439 to 340 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-14, -173.
Round 25		Johnson played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 360 to 340 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-14, -153.
Round 26		Johnson played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 381 to 335 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-14, -107.
Round 27		Johnson played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 478 to 437 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, -66.
Round 28		Johnson played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 359 to 478 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-15, -185.
Round 29		Johnson played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 420 to 318 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-15, -83.
Round 30		Johnson played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 371 to 401 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson's record vs. Creed in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-16, -113.

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