John Karris [#50] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Karris, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Karris currently has a record of 12-16, +87, and is ranked #70 in Division 2.

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

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Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Karris
Home: San Jose, CA, United States
Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs
Occupation: Attorney
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 14/120, 16.5-10.5 +266
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 66/151, 16-15 +26
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 16/105, 19-12 +298
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 128/132, 10-21 -697
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 30/139, 17-13 +887

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	192.5-177.5 (0.520)
Past 1-12 months	46.5-41.5 (0.528)	LLL WWW L WW LL WWW LL WW LL WW L W LLL W L W LL W L WWW L WW L WWW LLL W L WWWWW LLL WWW L WWW LLL W LLL W L W L WWTWWWW LLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	18-17 (0.514)	L WW L W LLL WW LLLLLLL WWWW LL WWW L WWWWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	36-29 (0.554)	LL WWWW LL WWW LL WW L WW L WW LL WWW LL WWW LL W LLLLLL W LL W LL W LLL WWWWWWWWW LL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	28.5-24.5 (0.538)	WW L WWW LLLLL W L WWWW L W L W LL W L WWW LL W L W LL WWWTL W LL W LLL WWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	39.5-31.5 (0.556)	WWTWWW L WW LLL W L WW LLLLL W L WWW L W LL WWW L WW L WWW LL WWW L W L W LL W L WW L WWWWWWW LL W LLLLL
Past 61-72 months	24-34 (0.414)	L W LLLLL WWW L WWWW LL WW LLLL WW LLL WW LLLL WW L WW LLL WW LLL W LLL W LLLL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 531 Average for: 405 Average against: 402
Round 1		Karris played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 424 to 439 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: BERKELEY, CA Karris’s record vs. Anderson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWLWWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		Karris played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 336 to 437 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Karris had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -116.
Round 3		Karris played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 282 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Karris had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, +2.
Round 4		Karris played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 330 to 437 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Karris had not played Madden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-3, -105.
Round 5		Karris played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 531 to 327 (a spread of 204). Before this event, Karris had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, +99.
Round 6		Karris played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 483 to 379 (a spread of 104). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Karris’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7.5-5.5 (0.577). Past 1-12 months: LWWW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: T. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, +203.
Round 7		Karris played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 404 to 405 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Karris had not played Fidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, +202.
Round 8		Karris played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 475 to 393 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Karris’s record vs. Rosen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +284.
Round 9		Karris played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 417 to 374 (a spread of 43). The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Karris’s record vs. De Waelsche in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +327.
Round 10		Karris played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 490 to 336 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Karris had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +481.
Round 11		Karris played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 389 to 390 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Karris had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +480.
Round 12		Karris played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 496 to 411 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Karris had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +565.
Round 13		Karris played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 379 to 415 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Karris’s record vs. Pistol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +529.
Round 14		Karris played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 495 to 281 (a spread of 214). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Karris’s record vs. Lamerand in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +743.
Round 15		Karris played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 227 to 456 (a spread of -229). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Karris’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +514.
Round 16		Karris played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 417 to 459 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Karris had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +472.
Round 17		Karris played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 383 to 421 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Karris had not played Firstman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, +434.
Round 18		Karris played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 345 to 506 (a spread of -161). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Karris’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-10, +273.
Round 19		Karris played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 426 to 417 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Karris’s record vs. Wong in the 7 years leading up to this event: 10-4 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWLWWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-10, +282.
Round 20		Karris played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 427 to 391 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Karris had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +318.
Round 21		Karris played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 347 to 396 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Karris’s record vs. Shafritz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, +269.
Round 22		Karris played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) again and lost 397 to 459 (a spread of -62). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Karris’s record vs. Wong in the 7 years leading up to this event: 10-4 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWLWWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, +207.
Round 23		Karris played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 414 to 436 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Karris had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-13, +185.
Round 24		Karris played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 496 to 363 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Karris had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, +318.
Round 25		Karris played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 447 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Karris had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-14, +231.
Round 26		Karris played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 333 to 421 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Karris had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-15, +143.
Round 27		Karris played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 317 to 400 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Karris had not played Clark in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-16, +60.
Round 28		Karris played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 404 to 377 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Karris had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-16, +87.

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