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NSC 2008: Carl Johnson [#40]
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On this page, you will find information about
Carl Johnson, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 17-11, +961, and is ranked
#12 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 | ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_carl_4.jpg)
| Given name(s): Carl Surname(s): Johnson Home: Hillsboro, OR, United States Hobbies: Musicology, Symphonic Composition, Reading, Java Programming, Coin Collecting, Poker Occupation: Customer Service Representative USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/102, 22- 6 +1943 |
Round by Round | High score: 577 Average for: 434 Average against: 400 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
| Johnson played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 577 to 364 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +213. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| Johnson played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 502 to 375 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +340. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| Johnson played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 468 to 335 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +473. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| Johnson played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 353 to 508 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +318. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mike Baron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
| Johnson played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 463 to 390 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +391. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Keith Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_keith.jpg)
| Johnson played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 412 to 431 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +372. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Rahn McKeown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mckeown_rahn.jpg)
| Johnson played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 488 to 337 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +523. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg)
| Johnson played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 468 to 423 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +568. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
| Johnson played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 401 to 359 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +610. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
| Johnson played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 334 to 514 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +430. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| Johnson played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 406 to 425 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +411. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/golob_maddy.jpg)
| Johnson played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 355 to 472 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +294. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
| Johnson played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 428 to 379 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +343. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wapnick_joel.jpg)
| Johnson played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 503 to 343 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +503. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Trip Payne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/payne_trip_2.jpg)
| Johnson played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 328 to 396 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +435. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/przybyszewski_mark.jpeg)
| Johnson played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 516 to 301 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +650. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpg)
| Johnson played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 398 to 391 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +657. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
| Johnson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +636. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
| Johnson played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 542 to 483 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +695. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
| Johnson played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 352 to 443 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +604. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
| Johnson played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 398 to 446 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +556. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Evan Berofsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berofsky_evan.jpg)
| Johnson played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 406 to 415 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +547. | Round 23 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Johnson played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 472 to 463 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +556. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Mark Milan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milan_mark.jpeg)
| Johnson played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 375 to 344 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +587. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
| Johnson played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 523 to 279 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +831. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
| Johnson played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 522 to 398 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +955. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
| Johnson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and lost 396 to 504 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +847. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| Johnson played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 408 to 294 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +961. |
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