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NSC 2009: David Johnson [#107]

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On this page, you will find information about David Johnson, 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 12-19, -1327, and is ranked #114 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 David Johnson]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Johnson
Home: Decatur, IL, USA
Hobbies: creator of JumbleTime
Occupation: retired
Round by Round

High score: 477
Average for: 359
Average against: 405

Round 1

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Johnson played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 226 to 565 (a spread of -339).

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 0-1, -339.

Round 2

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Johnson played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 409 to 405 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-1, -335.

Round 3

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Johnson played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 400 to 315 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 2-1, -250.

Round 4

[photo of Keith Cejmer]

Johnson played #105 Keith Cejmer (Cincinnati, OH) and won 440 to 317 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 3-1, -127.

Round 5

[photo of Vince Castellano]

Johnson played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 355 to 441 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-2, -213.

Round 6

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Johnson played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 366 to 436 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 3-3, -283.

Round 7

[photo of Scott Appel]

Johnson played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 388 to 394 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 3-4, -289.

Round 8

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Johnson played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 302 to 459 (a spread of -157).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 3-5, -446.

Round 9

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Johnson played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 421 to 343 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 4-5, -368.

Round 10

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Johnson played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 384 to 382 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 5-5, -366.

Round 11

[photo of Phil Wertheimer]

Johnson played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 344 to 446 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 5-6, -468.

Round 12

[photo of Thomas M Hall]

Johnson played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 320 to 453 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 5-7, -601.

Round 13

[photo of Mike Paxson]

Johnson played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 477 to 283 (a spread of 194).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 6-7, -407.

Round 14

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Johnson played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 419 to 492 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 6-8, -480.

Round 15

[photo of Bruce Adams]

Johnson played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 383 to 369 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 7-8, -466.

Round 16

[photo of Roy Kamen]

Johnson played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 319 to 469 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 7-9, -616.

Round 17

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Johnson played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 306 to 461 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 7-10, -771.

Round 18

[photo of Eric Harshbarger]

Johnson played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 420 to 405 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 8-10, -756.

Round 19

[photo of Wayne Clifford]

Johnson played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 291 to 400 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 8-11, -865.

Round 20

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

Johnson played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 8-12, -919.

Round 21

[photo of Marty Marcus]

Johnson played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and lost 287 to 486 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 8-13, -1118.

Round 22

[photo of Keith Hagel]

Johnson played #119 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and lost 390 to 443 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 8-14, -1171.

Round 23

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Johnson played #124 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 426 to 289 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 9-14, -1034.

Round 24  

Johnson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 10-14, -984.

Round 25

[photo of Deborah Gaudier]

Johnson played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 328 to 413 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 10-15, -1069.

Round 26

[photo of Derek Martinez]

Johnson played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 347 to 406 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 10-16, -1128.

Round 27

[photo of Jim Pate]

Johnson played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 338 to 335 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 11-16, -1125.

Round 28

[photo of Alan Stern]

Johnson played #69 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 369 to 350 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 12-16, -1106.

Round 29

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Johnson played #111 Robert Gillis (OXR, AL) and lost 317 to 436 (a spread of -119).

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 12-17, -1225.

Round 30

[photo of Ravee Joradol]

Johnson played #70 Ravee Joradol (THA) and lost 295 to 349 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 12-18, -1279.

Round 31

[photo of Jim Pate]

Johnson played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) again and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 12-19, -1327.


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