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NSC 2011: Michael Early [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2011 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 13-18, -498, and is ranked #93 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 Michael Early]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Early
Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States
Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship
Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing
Round by Round

High score: 491
Average for: 392
Average against: 408

Round 1

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Early played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 459 to 333 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-0, +126.

Round 2

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Early played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 405 to 375 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-0, +156.

Round 3

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Early played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 369 to 371 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 2-1, +154.

Round 4

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Early played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-1, +160.

Round 5

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Early played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 491 to 425 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-1, +226.

Round 6

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Early played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 331 to 395 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 4-2, +162.

Round 7

[photo of Trey Wright]

Early played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-3, +132.

Round 8

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Early played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 404 to 513 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 4-4, +23.

Round 9

[photo of Jason Keller]

Early played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 289 to 493 (a spread of -204).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-5, -181.

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

Round 10

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Early played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 410 to 450 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-6, -221.

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

Round 11

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Early played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 429 to 548 (a spread of -119).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 4-7, -340.

Round 12

[photo of Michael Baker]

Early played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 381 to 425 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 4-8, -384.

Round 13

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Early played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 485 to 320 (a spread of 165).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 5-8, -219.

Round 14

[photo of Sandy Nang]

Early played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 411 to 338 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 6-8, -146.

Round 15

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Early played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-8, -123.

Round 16

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Early played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-9, -207.

Round 17

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Early played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 398 to 359 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-9, -168.

Round 18

[photo of Rod Noland]

Early played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 352 to 395 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8-10, -211.

Round 19

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Early played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 419 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 9-10, -209.

Round 20

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Early played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 361 to 372 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-11, -220.

Round 21

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Early played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 415 to 451 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 9-12, -256.

Round 22

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Early played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 333 to 444 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 9-13, -367.

Round 23

[photo of Ronald Howard]

Early played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 423 to 239 (a spread of 184).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 10-13, -183.

Round 24

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Early played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 339 to 443 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 10-14, -287.

Round 25

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Early played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 411 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-15, -307.

Round 26

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Early played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 448 to 420 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 11-15, -279.

Round 27

[photo of Mark Miller]

Early played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 363 to 438 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-16, -354.

Round 28

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

Early played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 407 to 495 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 11-17, -442.

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

Round 29

[photo of Jim Pate]

Early played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 376 to 349 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 12-17, -415.

Round 30

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Early played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 326 to 460 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 12-18, -549.

Round 31

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Early played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) again and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 13-18, -498.


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