NSC 2011: Michael Early [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, 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, -498, and is ranked #93 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, United States 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: 491 Average for: 392 Average against: 408
Round 1		Early played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 459 to 333 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +126.
Round 2		Early played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 405 to 375 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +156.
Round 3		Early played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 369 to 371 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +154.
Round 4		Early played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +160.
Round 5		Early played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 491 to 425 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +226.
Round 6		Early played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 331 to 395 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +162.
Round 7		Early played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +132.
Round 8		Early played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 404 to 513 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +23.
Round 9		Early played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 289 to 493 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, -181. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Early played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 410 to 450 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, -221. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Early played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 429 to 548 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -340.
Round 12		Early played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 381 to 425 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-8, -384.
Round 13		Early played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 485 to 320 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, -219.
Round 14		Early played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 411 to 338 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-8, -146.
Round 15		Early played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -123.
Round 16		Early played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -207.
Round 17		Early played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 398 to 359 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -168.
Round 18		Early played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 352 to 395 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-10, -211.
Round 19		Early played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 419 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, -209.
Round 20		Early played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 361 to 372 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, -220.
Round 21		Early played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 415 to 451 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -256.
Round 22		Early played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 333 to 444 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-13, -367.
Round 23		Early played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 423 to 239 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, -183.
Round 24		Early played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 339 to 443 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-14, -287.
Round 25		Early played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 411 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-15, -307.
Round 26		Early played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 448 to 420 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-15, -279.
Round 27		Early played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 363 to 438 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-16, -354.
Round 28		Early played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 407 to 495 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-17, -442. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Early played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 376 to 349 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-17, -415.
Round 30		Early played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 326 to 460 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-18, -549.
Round 31		Early played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) again and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-18, -498.

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