James Johnson [#42] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James Johnson, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Johnson currently has a record of 12.5-15.5, -1254, and is ranked #67 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
	Given name(s): James Surname(s): Johnson Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Awards: Picked All the Top 5 Oscar categories for 2004 correctly Hobbies: Scrabble, going to the movies Occupation: Medical Benefits Specialist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	51.5-35.5 (0.592)
Past 1-12 months	8-6 (0.571)	LL W L W LLL WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-7 (0.562)	L W L WWW L W L WW LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	9-2 (0.818)	W L WWW L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	11-11 (0.500)	L W L WW LLL WW L W L WW L W L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	8-4 (0.667)	WW L WWW L WWW LL
Past 61-72 months	6.5-5.5 (0.542)	WTWW L W LL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 417 Average for: 340 Average against: 388
Round 1		Johnson played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 328 to 302 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Johnson’s record vs. Toole in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-1 (0.889). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Johnson played #66 Renee Peters (Laguna Woods, CA) and tied at 318 . Before this event, Johnson had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +26.
Round 3		Johnson played #67 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 373 to 358 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Petrey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +41.
Round 4		Johnson played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Gremaud in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3.5-0.5, +103.
Round 5		Johnson played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and lost 337 to 416 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +24.
Round 6		Johnson played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 286 to 476 (a spread of -190) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3.5-2.5, -166.
Round 7		Johnson played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 230 to 393 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -329.
Round 8		Johnson played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 347 to 397 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -379.
Round 9		Johnson played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 417 to 373 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -335.
Round 10		Johnson played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 323 to 345 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -357.
Round 11		Johnson played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Johnson’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -397.
Round 12		Johnson played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 303 to 539 (a spread of -236) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -633.
Round 13		Johnson played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and won 385 to 345 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Johnson’s record vs. Sawyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -593.
Round 14		Johnson played #41 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 392 to 353 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Jaslow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -554.
Round 15		Johnson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -504.
Round 16		Johnson played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 345 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Johnson’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -529.
Round 17		Johnson played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 326 to 312 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -515.
Round 18		Johnson played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and lost 310 to 488 (a spread of -178) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -693.
Round 19		Johnson played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 391 to 297 (a spread of 94) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. Anderson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -599.
Round 20		Johnson played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 374 to 256 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -481.
Round 21		Johnson played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 368 to 325 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -438.
Round 22		Johnson played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 315 to 313 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -436.
Round 23		Johnson played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 398 to 444 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -482.
Round 24		Johnson played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 322 to 547 (a spread of -225) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -707.
Round 25		Johnson played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and lost 286 to 441 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -862.
Round 26		Johnson played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 301 to 448 (a spread of -147) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. Hiller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Past 61-72 months: WLL. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -1009.
Round 27		Johnson played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 323 to 557 (a spread of -234) . Before this event, Johnson had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -1243.
Round 28		Johnson played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 343 to 354 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Johnson’s record vs. Buchbinder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -1254.

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