NSC 2010: Mike Baron [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, 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 19-12, -221, and is ranked #15 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, 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: 594 Average for: 394 Average against: 402
Round 1		Baron played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 441 to 355 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Baron played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 417 to 359 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +144.
Round 3		Baron played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 423 to 343 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +224.
Round 4		Baron played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 594 to 317 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +501.
Round 5		Baron played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 354 to 391 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +464.
Round 6		Baron played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 385 to 364 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +485.
Round 7		Baron played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 393 to 311 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +567.
Round 8		Baron played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and won 433 to 416 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +584. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Baron played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 363 to 408 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +539. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Baron played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 409 to 377 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +571. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Baron played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 252 to 514 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +309. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Baron played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +204.
Round 13		Baron played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 442 to 297 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +349.
Round 14		Baron played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 391 to 465 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +275.
Round 15		Baron played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 338 to 504 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +109.
Round 16		Baron played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +242.
Round 17		Baron played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +246.
Round 18		Baron played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 390 to 356 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +280.
Round 19		Baron played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 380 to 368 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +292.
Round 20		Baron played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 388 to 447 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +233.
Round 21		Baron played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 343 to 435 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +141.
Round 22		Baron played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 420 to 405 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +156.
Round 23		Baron played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 456 to 424 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +188.
Round 24		Baron played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 375 to 493 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +70.
Round 25		Baron played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +133. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Baron played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and lost 304 to 503 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, -66.
Round 27		Baron played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and won 515 to 422 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +27.
Round 28		Baron played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 235 to 507 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-11, -245.
Round 29		Baron played #31 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, -211.
Round 30		Baron played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 433 to 393 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, -171.
Round 31		Baron played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 322 to 372 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-12, -221.

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