Darren Johnson [#35] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Darren Johnson, who is a contestant in Division 5 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 21-9, +1137, and is ranked #3 in Division 5.

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): Darren Surname(s): Johnson Home: Bend, OR, United States Age: 32 Awards: Employee of the Month, Emerson Hospital Kitchen, Sep. '90 Hobbies: video games, Scrabble (obviously), yelling at my computer Occupation: Game Developer (programmer)

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 381 Average against: 343
Round 1		Johnson played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 333 to 344 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Johnson played #42 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 396 to 416 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-2, -31.
Round 3		Johnson played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 434 to 334 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +69.
Round 4		Johnson played #92 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 414 to 331 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +152.
Round 5		Johnson played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 349 to 344 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +157.
Round 6		Johnson played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 461 to 323 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +295.
Round 7		Johnson recorded a win with a spread of 48 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +343.
Round 8		Johnson played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 387 to 330 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +400.
Round 9		Johnson played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 381 to 308 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +473.
Round 10		Johnson played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 422 to 276 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +619.
Round 11		Johnson played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 312 to 391 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +540.
Round 12		Johnson played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +580.
Round 13		Johnson played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and won 477 to 318 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +739.
Round 14		Johnson played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and lost 350 to 362 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +727.
Round 15		Johnson played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 327 to 477 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +577.
Round 16		Johnson played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 318 to 309 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +586.
Round 17		Johnson played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 370 to 430 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +526.
Round 18		Johnson played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 337 to 321 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +542.
Round 19		Johnson played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 447 to 367 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +622.
Round 20		Johnson played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 370 to 417 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +575.
Round 21		Johnson played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 292 to 367 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +500.
Round 22		Johnson played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 385 to 252 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +633.
Round 23		Johnson played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 399 to 281 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +751.
Round 24		Johnson played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 353 to 345 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Johnson had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +759.
Round 25		Johnson played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 390 to 319 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +830.
Round 26		Johnson played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 378 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +824.
Round 27		Johnson played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 409 to 308 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +925.
Round 28		Johnson played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +934.
Round 29		Johnson played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 430 to 335 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1029.
Round 30		Johnson played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 381 to 273 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +1137. Johnson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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