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NSC 2010: Mike Baron [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2010 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 19-12, -221, and is ranked #15 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

[photo of Mike Baron]

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: 594
Average for: 394
Average against: 402

Round 1

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Baron played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 441 to 355 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 1-0, +86.

Round 2

[photo of Lisa Odom]

Baron played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 417 to 359 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-0, +144.

Round 3

[photo of Randall Thomas]

Baron played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 423 to 343 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-0, +224.

Round 4

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Baron played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 594 to 317 (a spread of 277).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 4-0, +501.

Round 5

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Baron played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 354 to 391 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +464.

Round 6

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Baron played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 385 to 364 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-1, +485.

Round 7

[photo of Andrew Solomon]

Baron played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 393 to 311 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-1, +567.

Round 8

[photo of John OLaughlin]

Baron played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and won 433 to 416 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-1, +584.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Baron played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 363 to 408 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-2, +539.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Baron played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 409 to 377 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 8-2, +571.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Orry Swift]

Baron played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 252 to 514 (a spread of -262).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 8-3, +309.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Baron played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 8-4, +204.

Round 13

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Baron played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 442 to 297 (a spread of 145).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-4, +349.

Round 14

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Baron played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 391 to 465 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-5, +275.

Round 15

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Baron played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 338 to 504 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 9-6, +109.

Round 16

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Baron played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-6, +242.

Round 17

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Baron played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11-6, +246.

Round 18

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Baron played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 390 to 356 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-6, +280.

Round 19

[photo of Tony Leah]

Baron played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 380 to 368 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13-6, +292.

Round 20

[photo of Trip Payne]

Baron played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 388 to 447 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 13-7, +233.

Round 21

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Baron played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 343 to 435 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 13-8, +141.

Round 22

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Baron played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 420 to 405 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-8, +156.

Round 23

[photo of Joe Edley]

Baron played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 456 to 424 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 15-8, +188.

Round 24

[photo of Chris Williams]

Baron played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 375 to 493 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 15-9, +70.

Round 25

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Baron played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-9, +133.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Baron played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and lost 304 to 503 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 16-10, -66.

Round 27

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Baron played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and won 515 to 422 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 17-10, +27.

Round 28

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Baron played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 235 to 507 (a spread of -272).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 17-11, -245.

Round 29

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Baron played #31 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-11, -211.

Round 30

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Baron played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 433 to 393 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 19-11, -171.

Round 31

[photo of Scott Appel]

Baron played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 322 to 372 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 19-12, -221.


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