NSC 2008: Carl Johnson [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Carl Johnson, who is competing at the 2008 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 17-11, +961, and is ranked #12 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): Carl Surname(s): Johnson Home: Hillsboro, OR, United States Hobbies: Musicology, Symphonic Composition, Reading, Java Programming, Coin Collecting, Poker Occupation: Customer Service Representative USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/102, 22- 6 +1943

Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 434 Average against: 400
Round 1		Johnson played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 577 to 364 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +213.
Round 2		Johnson played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 502 to 375 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +340.
Round 3		Johnson played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 468 to 335 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +473.
Round 4		Johnson played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 353 to 508 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +318.
Round 5		Johnson played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 463 to 390 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +391.
Round 6		Johnson played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 412 to 431 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +372.
Round 7		Johnson played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 488 to 337 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +523.
Round 8		Johnson played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 468 to 423 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +568.
Round 9		Johnson played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 401 to 359 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +610.
Round 10		Johnson played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 334 to 514 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +430.
Round 11		Johnson played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 406 to 425 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +411. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Johnson played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 355 to 472 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +294.
Round 13		Johnson played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 428 to 379 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +343.
Round 14		Johnson played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 503 to 343 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +503. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Johnson played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 328 to 396 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +435.
Round 16		Johnson played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 516 to 301 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +650.
Round 17		Johnson played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 398 to 391 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +657.
Round 18		Johnson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +636.
Round 19		Johnson played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 542 to 483 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +695.
Round 20		Johnson played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 352 to 443 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +604.
Round 21		Johnson played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 398 to 446 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +556.
Round 22		Johnson played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 406 to 415 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +547.
Round 23		Johnson played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 472 to 463 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +556.
Round 24		Johnson played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 375 to 344 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +587.
Round 25		Johnson played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 523 to 279 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +831.
Round 26		Johnson played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 522 to 398 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +955.
Round 27		Johnson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and lost 396 to 504 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +847.
Round 28		Johnson played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 408 to 294 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +961.

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