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NSC 2009: Kathy Johnson [#41]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Kathy Johnson, 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 17-14, -403, and is ranked
#25 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Kathy Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_kathy_g_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Kathy Surname(s): Johnson
 Home: Houston, TX, USA
 Hobbies: Reading, Travel, Photography, Gardening, Geneology
 Occupation: Retired Architect, Care giver
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 427Average for: 324
 Average against: 337
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Beth Palmer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/palmer_beth.jpg)
 | Johnson played #3  Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN)  and lost 292 to 424 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -132. |  | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Johnson played #23  Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE)  and won 329 to 299 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -102. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
 | Johnson played #36  Merran Dunlop (Toronto ON)  and won 351 to 299 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, -50. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Ruben Radlauer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/radlauer_reuben.jpg)
 | Johnson played #54  Ruben Radlauer (Los Angeles, CA)  and lost 367 to 389 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -72. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Margaret Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_margaret.jpg)
 | Johnson played #19  Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA)  and lost 263 to 365 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-3, -174. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jim Laris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/laris_jim.jpg)
 | Johnson played #15  Jim Laris (Altadena, CA)  and won 362 to 330 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, -142. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Maryjane Cook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cook_maryjane.jpg)
 | Johnson played #27  Maryjane Cook (Jacksonville, FL)  and lost 286 to 319 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, -175. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Randy Forrester]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/forrester_randy.jpg)
 | Johnson played #7  Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM)  and lost 306 to 354 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-5, -223. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Jean Trotman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/trotman_jean.jpg)
 | Johnson played #43  Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR)  and won 394 to 330 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-5, -159. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jon Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_john.jpg)
 | Johnson played #53  Jon Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 297 to 281 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, -143. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Janice Konkol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/konkol_janice.jpg)
 | Johnson played #13  Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI)  and lost 274 to 342 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-6, -211. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Louis Reed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reed_louis_2.jpg)
 | Johnson played #10  Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN)  and won 374 to 287 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, -124. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Troy Thompson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thompson_troy.jpg)
 | Johnson played #44  Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN)  and lost 226 to 428 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-7, -326. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Mary Zarse]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zarse_mary.jpg)
 | Johnson played #40  Mary Zarse (Wawatosa, WI)  and won 340 to 318 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, -304. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Norma Marshall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/marshall_norma.jpg)
 | Johnson played #22  Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA)  and won 361 to 333 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, -276. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/davis_evelyn_r_2.jpg)
 | Johnson played #25  Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH)  and lost 311 to 385 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, -350. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Lisa Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_lisa.jpg)
 | Johnson played #38  Lisa Green (Charleston, WV)  and won 351 to 292 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, -291. |  | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Johnson played #32  Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 301 to 403 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-9, -393. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of David Steinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steinke_david.jpg)
 | Johnson played #51  David Steinke (Indianapolis, IN)  and won 427 to 308 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, -274. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of JC Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_jc.jpg)
 | Johnson played #9  JC Green (Lealman, FL)  and lost 373 to 404 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, -305. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Linda Nervis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nervis_linda.jpg)
 | Johnson played #39  Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH)  and lost 313 to 322 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-11, -314. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Lillian Zoller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zoller_lillian.jpg)
 | Johnson played #45  Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH)  and won 368 to 276 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, -222. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Florida Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_florida.jpg)
 | Johnson played #48  Florida Jones (Hazel Crest, IL)  and won 317 to 300 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-11, -205. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Dorothy M Hackney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hackney_dorothy.jpg)
 | Johnson played #50  Dorothy M Hackney (Buffalo, NY)  and won 255 to 234 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, -184. |  | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Johnson played #1  David Goldberg (Loveland, CO)  and lost 276 to 478 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, -386. |  | Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Johnson played #37  Marion Brien (New Hope, PA)  and won 328 to 297 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-12, -355. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Evan Winston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/winston_evan.jpg)
 | Johnson played #52  Evan Winston (North Salem, NY)  and won 316 to 266 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, -305. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Pamela Cass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cass_pamela.jpg)
 | Johnson played #35  Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH)  and lost 306 to 445 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, -444. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Lois Lockhart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lockhart_lois.jpg)
 | Johnson played #28  Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ)  and won 360 to 272 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-13, -356. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Randy Forrester]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/forrester_randy.jpg)
 | Johnson played #7  Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM)  again and lost 276 to 351 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, -431. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Margaret Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_margaret.jpg)
 | Johnson played #19  Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA)  again and won 358 to 330 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, -403. | 
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