James Johnson [#44] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about James Johnson, 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. Johnson currently has a record of 11-17, -556, and is ranked #78 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

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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: Telephone Customer Service Rep
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 70/77, 12.5-18.5 -267
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 84/126, 14.5-16.5 -179
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 132/150, 12-18 -909
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 67/93, 12.5-15.5 -1254

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	43.5-41.5 (0.512)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	WWW LLL WWW LLL W L W L
Past 25-36 months	2-8 (0.200)	LL W LLLLL W L
Past 37-48 months	5-3 (0.625)	W L WWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	13-11 (0.542)	LLL W LL WW L W L WWWW L W L WW L WW L
Past 61-72 months	12.5-10.5 (0.543)	L WW L WWTL W L W LL WWW L W LL W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 358 Average against: 378
Round 1		Johnson played #62 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 391 (a spread of 29). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson’s record vs. Petrey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #28. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Johnson played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) and won 365 to 308 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Johnson had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +86.
Round 3		Johnson played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 296 to 431 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Johnson had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -49.
Round 4		Johnson played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and lost 285 to 422 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Johnson had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -186.
Round 5		Johnson played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and lost 392 to 395 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Johnson had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -189.
Round 6		Johnson played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 354 to 317 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Johnson’s record vs. Mahnken 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: W. 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: #48. Current record: 3-3, -152.
Round 7		Johnson played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and lost 289 to 407 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Johnson had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -270.
Round 8		Johnson played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 398 to 326 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Johnson had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, -198.
Round 9		Johnson played #87 Louella Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Johnson had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-5, -226.
Round 10		Johnson played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 355 to 368 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. DeMers in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). 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: WLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -239.
Round 11		Johnson played #43 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 362 to 463 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Johnson had not played Hunter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-7, -340.
Round 12		Johnson played #37 Jeanne Gannon (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) and lost 330 to 357 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Johnson had not played Gannon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-8, -367.
Round 13		Johnson played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 396 (a spread of -25). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Johnson’s record vs. Cooper in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-9, -392.
Round 14		Johnson played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 402 to 231 (a spread of 171). Before this event, Johnson had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-9, -221.
Round 15		Johnson played #5 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 485 to 345 (a spread of 140). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. Barker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (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: LLW. Past 61-72 months: WWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, -81.
Round 16		Johnson played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and lost 305 to 376 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Johnson had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-10, -152.
Round 17		Johnson played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) again and won 404 to 320 (a spread of 84). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Johnson’s record vs. Cooper in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-10, -68.
Round 18		Johnson played #86 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 385 to 462 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Johnson had not played Villena in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-11, -145.
Round 19		Johnson played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 374 to 356 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Johnson had not played Landsbaum in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-11, -127.
Round 20		Johnson played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 286 to 503 (a spread of -217). Before this event, Johnson had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-12, -344.
Round 21		Johnson played #76 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 328 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Johnson had not played Simpson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-12, -265.
Round 22		Johnson played #56 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and lost 284 to 361 (a spread of -77). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. Muhich 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: #68. Current record: 9-13, -342.
Round 23		Johnson played #3 Erik Anderson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 355 to 463 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Johnson had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-14, -450.
Round 24		Johnson played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and lost 255 to 433 (a spread of -178). Before this event, Johnson had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-15, -628.
Round 25		Johnson played #59 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 366 to 426 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Johnson had not played O'Laughlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-16, -688.
Round 26		Johnson played #43 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) again and won 394 to 288 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Johnson had not played Hunter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-16, -582.
Round 27		Johnson played #47 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 442 to 322 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Johnson had not played Klionsky in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-16, -462.
Round 28		Johnson played #63 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 309 to 403 (a spread of -94). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Johnson’s record vs. Readle in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-6 (0.538). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-17, -556.

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