NSC 2008: John Karris [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, 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 14.5-13.5, +21, and is ranked #54 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

[photo of John Karris]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Karris
Home: San Jose, CA, United States
Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs
Occupation: Research Attorney
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 14/120, 16.5-10.5 +266
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 66/151, 16-15 +26
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 16/105, 19-12 +298
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 128/132, 10-21 -697
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 30/139, 17-13 +887
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 70/102, 12-16 +87

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 392 Average against: 392
Round 1		Karris played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and tied at 421. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Karris played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 403 to 379 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +24.
Round 3		Karris played #108 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 467 to 318 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +173.
Round 4		Karris played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 334 to 392 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +115.
Round 5		Karris played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 394 to 438 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +71.
Round 6		Karris played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 345 to 483 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -67.
Round 7		Karris played #137 Tim Wilkinson (Marlborough, MA) and won 403 to 367 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -31.
Round 8		Karris played #116 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 357 to 370 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -44.
Round 9		Karris played #64 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 393 to 365 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -16.
Round 10		Karris played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 328 to 479 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -167.
Round 11		Karris played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 430 to 486 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -223.
Round 12		Karris played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 398 to 430 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -255.
Round 13		Karris played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 345 to 478 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -388.
Round 14		Karris played #65 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 428 to 416 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -376.
Round 15		Karris played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 300 to 381 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -457.
Round 16		Karris played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 393 to 318 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -382.
Round 17		Karris played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 382 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -452.
Round 18		Karris played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 321 to 451 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -582.
Round 19		Karris played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 423 to 300 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -459.
Round 20		Karris played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 449 to 363 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -373.
Round 21		Karris played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 347 to 326 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -352.
Round 22		Karris played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 460 to 365 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -257.
Round 23		Karris played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 347 to 376 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -286.
Round 24		Karris played #39 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 431 to 338 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -193.
Round 25		Karris played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 428 to 349 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -114.
Round 26		Karris played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 481 to 427 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -60.
Round 27		Karris played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 355 to 412 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -117.
Round 28		Karris played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) again and won 492 to 354 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +21.

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