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NSC 2011: Mike Baron [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, 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 15.5-15.5, -363, and is ranked #55 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: 470
Average for: 384
Average against: 396

Round 1

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Baron played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 330 to 404 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 0-1, -74.

Round 2

[photo of David Johnson]

Baron played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 405 to 376 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-1, -45.

Round 3

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Baron played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 335 to 550 (a spread of -215).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 1-2, -260.

Round 4

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Baron played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 302 to 413 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 1-3, -371.

Round 5

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Baron played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 340 to 482 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 1-4, -513.

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

Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Baron played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 387 to 359 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 2-4, -485.

Round 7

[photo of Richard Johnson]

Baron played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 327 to 349 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 2-5, -507.

Round 8

[photo of Tony Leah]

Baron played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 397 to 382 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 3-5, -492.

Round 9

[photo of Darrell Day]

Baron played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 402 to 430 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 3-6, -520.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Baron played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 402 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 3-7, -553.

Round 11

[photo of Yvonne Knickerbocker]

Baron played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 467 to 369 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 4-7, -455.

Round 12

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Baron played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 371 to 423 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 4-8, -507.

Round 13

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Baron played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and tied at 415.

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 4.5-8.5, -507.

Round 14

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Baron played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 356 to 526 (a spread of -170).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 4.5-9.5, -677.

Round 15

[photo of Mark Miller]

Baron played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 380 to 554 (a spread of -174).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 4.5-10.5, -851.

Round 16

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Baron played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 432 to 358 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 5.5-10.5, -777.

Round 17

[photo of Lawren Freebody]

Baron played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 6.5-10.5, -697.

Round 18

[photo of Sam Dick-Onuoha]

Baron played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 357 to 436 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 6.5-11.5, -776.

Round 19

[photo of Cheryl Tyler]

Baron played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 442 to 288 (a spread of 154).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 7.5-11.5, -622.

Round 20

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

Baron played #82 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 423 to 317 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8.5-11.5, -516.

Round 21

[photo of Roland Filio]

Baron played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 310 to 453 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8.5-12.5, -659.

Round 22

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Baron played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 402 to 393 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 9.5-12.5, -650.

Baron is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 23

[photo of Carol Kaplan]

Baron played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 395 to 296 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10.5-12.5, -551.

Round 24

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Baron played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 393 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 10.5-13.5, -588.

Round 25

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Baron played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 328 to 327 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 11.5-13.5, -587.

Round 26

[photo of Eric Tran]

Baron played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 412 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 11.5-14.5, -625.

Round 27

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Baron played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 12.5-14.5, -578.

Round 28

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Baron played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 13.5-14.5, -453.

Round 29

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Baron played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 451 to 331 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 14.5-14.5, -333.

Round 30

[photo of Mark Milan]

Baron played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 15.5-14.5, -299.

Round 31

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Baron played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and lost 342 to 406 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 15.5-15.5, -363.


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