NSC 2010: Mike Lean [#13]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Mike Lean, 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 21-10, +752, and is ranked #4 in Division 4.

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): Mike Surname(s): Lean Home: Greenbelt, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 380 Average against: 356
Round 1		Lean played #58 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 483 to 276 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +207.
Round 2		Lean played #43 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and won 383 to 332 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +258.
Round 3		Lean played #18 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and won 350 to 274 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +334.
Round 4		Lean played #1 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 291 to 470 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +155.
Round 5		Lean played #30 Jeffrey Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 332 to 318 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +169.
Round 6		Lean played #34 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 254 to 459 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, -36.
Round 7		Lean played #14 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 376 to 342 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, -2.
Round 8		Lean played #50 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 494 to 325 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +167.
Round 9		Lean played #12 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +224.
Round 10		Lean played #8 Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) and won 325 to 320 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +229.
Round 11		Lean played #9 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 500 to 313 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +416.
Round 12		Lean played #5 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) and won 429 to 369 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +476.
Round 13		Lean played #24 Mandy Hollman (Statham, GA) and won 439 to 261 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +654.
Round 14		Lean played #10 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 454 to 357 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +751. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lean played #3 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 292 to 436 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +607.
Round 16		Lean played #15 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 414 to 391 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +630.
Round 17		Lean played #33 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 402 to 295 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +737.
Round 18		Lean played #27 Pat Feigin (Hallandale Beach, FL) and won 375 to 351 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +761.
Round 19		Lean played #2 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 375 to 400 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +736.
Round 20		Lean played #7 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 579 to 350 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +965. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Lean played #8 Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) again and lost 330 to 373 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +922.
Round 22		Lean played #5 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) again and lost 292 to 398 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +816.
Round 23		Lean played #3 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 340 to 411 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +745.
Round 24		Lean played #14 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) again and lost 299 to 408 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +636. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lean played #2 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) again and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +650. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lean played #1 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) again and won 422 to 356 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +716.
Round 27		Lean played #33 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) again and won 381 to 321 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +776.
Round 28		Lean played #8 Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) for the third time and won 356 to 315 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +817.
Round 29		Lean played #3 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) for the third time and lost 347 to 375 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +789.
Round 30		Lean played #8 Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) for the fourth time and lost 294 to 473 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +610.
Round 31		Lean played #19 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 416 to 274 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +752.

Copyright © 2010 North American SCRABBLE Players Association. All rights reserved. HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. The SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada. For more information about SCRABBLE® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org. To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca. See also: our Privacy Policy.