NSC 2012: Mike Baron [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2012 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 15-16, -165, and is ranked #47 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: 507 Average for: 395 Average against: 401
Before the Tournament		Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Baron played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 389 to 428 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -39.
Round 2		Baron played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 402 to 434 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-2, -71.
Round 3		Baron played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 355 to 487 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-3, -203.
Round 4		Baron played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 507 to 237 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, +67.
Round 5		Baron played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 344 to 329 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-3, +82.
Round 6		Baron played #59 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +87.
Round 7		Baron played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 348 to 472 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-4, -37.
Round 8		Baron played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 436 to 369 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-4, +30.
Round 9		Baron played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 387 to 423 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -6.
Round 10		Baron played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 349 to 357 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-6, -14.
Round 11		Baron played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 405 to 363 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-6, +28.
Round 12		Baron played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 444 to 383 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, +89.
Round 13		Baron played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 330 to 405 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-7, +14.
Round 14		Baron played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 352 to 417 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-8, -51.
Round 15		Baron played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 445 to 398 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-8, -4.
Round 16		Baron played #58 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 368 to 490 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-9, -126.
Round 17		Baron played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 338 to 458 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-10, -246.
Round 18		Baron played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 337 to 629 (a spread of -292). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-11, -538. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Baron played #64 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 503 to 313 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-11, -348.
Round 20		Baron played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 404 to 370 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-11, -314.
Round 21		Baron played #51 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 393 to 416 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-12, -337.
Round 22		Baron played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 450 to 372 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-12, -259.
Round 23		Baron played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 458 to 368 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-12, -169. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Baron played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 346 to 407 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-13, -230.
Round 25		Baron played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 351 to 475 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-14, -354.
Round 26		Baron played #62 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 411 to 380 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-14, -323.
Round 27		Baron played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 401 to 440 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-15, -362.
Round 28		Baron played #72 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 356 to 439 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-16, -445. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Baron played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 424 to 267 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-16, -288. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Baron played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 448 to 342 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-16, -182. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Baron played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 390 to 373 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-16, -165.

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