NSC 2011: Michael Baker [#64]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 13-18, -589, and is ranked #94 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): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 382 Average against: 401
Round 1		Baker played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 370 to 434 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -64.
Round 2		Baker played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 335 to 392 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3		Baker played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 385 to 447 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-3, -183.
Round 4		Baker played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-4, -211.
Round 5		Baker played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 457 to 337 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-4, -91.
Round 6		Baker played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, -4.
Round 7		Baker played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 353 to 311 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, +38.
Round 8		Baker played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 386 to 410 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, +14.
Round 9		Baker played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 427 to 498 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -57.
Round 10		Baker played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 376 to 342 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -23.
Round 11		Baker played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 311 to 464 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-7, -176.
Round 12		Baker played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 425 to 381 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -132.
Round 13		Baker played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 346 to 526 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-8, -312.
Round 14		Baker played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -290.
Round 15		Baker played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 449 to 313 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -154.
Round 16		Baker played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 327 to 400 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-9, -227.
Round 17		Baker played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 332 to 316 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, -211. Baker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Baker played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 286 to 406 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -331.
Round 19		Baker played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 400 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, -378.
Round 20		Baker played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 323 to 576 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-12, -631.
Round 21		Baker played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-12, -615.
Round 22		Baker played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 320 to 435 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-13, -730.
Round 23		Baker played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 373 to 399 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-14, -756.
Round 24		Baker played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 340 to 415 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-15, -831.
Round 25		Baker played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 396 to 420 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-16, -855.
Round 26		Baker played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 445 to 396 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-16, -806.
Round 27		Baker played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-16, -749.
Round 28		Baker played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 478 to 422 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, -693.
Round 29		Baker played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 452 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-17, -749.
Round 30		Baker played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 493 to 326 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-17, -582.
Round 31		Baker played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 13-18, -589.

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