NSC 2011: Mike Baron [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2011 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 15.5-15.5, -363, and is ranked #55 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): Mike Surname(s): Baron Home: Corrales, NM, United States Awards: "Matchups" Hall of Fame (1987), The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992), SCRABBLE Wordbook (2007) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 384 Average against: 396
Round 1		Baron played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 330 to 404 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -74.
Round 2		Baron played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 405 to 376 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		Baron played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 335 to 550 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-2, -260.
Round 4		Baron played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 302 to 413 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -371.
Round 5		Baron played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 340 to 482 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-4, -513. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Baron played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 387 to 359 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -485.
Round 7		Baron played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 327 to 349 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-5, -507.
Round 8		Baron played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 397 to 382 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -492.
Round 9		Baron played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 402 to 430 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-6, -520. Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Baron played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 402 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-7, -553.
Round 11		Baron played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 467 to 369 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-7, -455.
Round 12		Baron played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 371 to 423 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -507.
Round 13		Baron played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and tied at 415. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -507.
Round 14		Baron played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 356 to 526 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -677.
Round 15		Baron played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 380 to 554 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -851.
Round 16		Baron played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 432 to 358 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5.5-10.5, -777.
Round 17		Baron played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -697.
Round 18		Baron played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 357 to 436 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -776.
Round 19		Baron played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 442 to 288 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -622.
Round 20		Baron played #82 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 423 to 317 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -516.
Round 21		Baron played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 310 to 453 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -659.
Round 22		Baron played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 402 to 393 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -650. Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Baron played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 395 to 296 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -551.
Round 24		Baron played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 393 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -588.
Round 25		Baron played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 328 to 327 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -587.
Round 26		Baron played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 412 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -625.
Round 27		Baron played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -578.
Round 28		Baron played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -453.
Round 29		Baron played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 451 to 331 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -333.
Round 30		Baron played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -299.
Round 31		Baron played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and lost 342 to 406 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -363.

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