NSC 2009: Michael Early [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +448, and is ranked #23 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
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, USA Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 404 Average against: 390
Before the Tournament		Early is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Early played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 462 to 353 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Early played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 425 to 243 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +291.
Round 3		Early played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 481 to 356 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +416. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Early played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +228.
Round 5		Early played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 440 to 452 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +216. Early is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Early played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +127.
Round 7		Early played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 424 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, +32.
Round 8		Early played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 336 to 404 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -36.
Round 9		Early played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 447 to 380 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, +31.
Round 10		Early played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 320 to 389 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -38.
Round 11		Early played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, +2.
Round 12		Early played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 375 to 428 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-7, -51.
Round 13		Early played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 364 to 480 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-8, -167.
Round 14		Early played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 488 to 437 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-8, -116.
Round 15		Early played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 420 to 443 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-9, -139.
Round 16		Early played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 377 to 334 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-9, -96.
Round 17		Early played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 327 to 466 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-10, -235.
Round 18		Early played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 450 to 343 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-10, -128.
Round 19		Early played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 495 to 328 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, +39.
Round 20		Early played #25 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and won 460 to 444 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-10, +55.
Round 21		Early played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, +97.
Round 22		Early played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 374 to 371 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, +100.
Round 23		Early played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 492 to 320 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +272.
Round 24		Early played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 352 to 367 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, +257.
Round 25		Early played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 410 to 379 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +288.
Round 26		Early played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 319 to 432 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, +175.
Round 27		Early played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 424 to 395 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-12, +204.
Round 28		Early played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 425 to 380 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +249.
Round 29		Early played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 452 to 413 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, +288.
Round 30		Early played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 480 to 314 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +454.
Round 31		Early played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +448. Early is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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