NSC 2009: Mike Baron [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2009 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 16-15, -55, and is ranked #54 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): Mike Surname(s): Baron Home: Corrales, NM, USA Awards: Author SCRABBLE Wordbook, charter inductee to "Matchups" Hall of Fame, two-year stints without speeding tickets Hobbies: Reading, walking, golf, pursuing hedonistic asceticism in 2009 Occupation: Psychologist

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 397 Average against: 399
Round 1		Baron played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 367 to 327 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Baron played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 394 to 428 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, +6.
Round 3		Baron played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 367 to 458 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -85.
Round 4		Baron played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 354 to 417 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -148.
Round 5		Baron played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 475 to 276 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, +51.
Round 6		Baron played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 468 to 360 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +159.
Round 7		Baron played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +201.
Round 8		Baron played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 426 to 319 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +308.
Round 9		Baron played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 323 to 495 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +136.
Round 10		Baron played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 376 to 374 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +138.
Round 11		Baron played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 342 to 446 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-5, +34.
Round 12		Baron played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 462 to 357 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, +139.
Round 13		Baron played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 327 to 337 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +129.
Round 14		Baron played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 379 to 342 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +166.
Round 15		Baron played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 444 to 431 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +179.
Round 16		Baron played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 323 to 472 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-7, +30.
Round 17		Baron played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 410 to 421 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, +19.
Round 18		Baron played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 344 to 575 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-9, -212.
Round 19		Baron played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, -194. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Baron played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 327 to 446 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-10, -313.
Round 21		Baron played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 386 to 432 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-11, -359.
Round 22		Baron played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 374 to 403 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-12, -388.
Round 23		Baron played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 498 to 340 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-12, -230.
Round 24		Baron played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 460 to 405 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-12, -175.
Round 25		Baron played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-12, -160.
Round 26		Baron played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 394 to 400 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, -166.
Round 27		Baron played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 456 to 313 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, -23.
Round 28		Baron played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 420 to 382 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-13, +15.
Round 29		Baron played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 373 to 535 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-14, -147.
Round 30		Baron played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 376 to 512 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-15, -283.
Round 31		Baron played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) again and won 493 to 265 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-15, -55.
After the Tournament		Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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