NSC 2011: Mike Lean [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Lean, 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 21-10, +1742, and is ranked #3 in Division 3.

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: Washington, DC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 491 Average for: 416 Average against: 360
Round 1		Lean played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and won 491 to 256 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +235.
Round 2		Lean played #41 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 455 to 257 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +433.
Round 3		Lean played #23 Linda Villarreal (Unknown city, TX) and won 451 to 291 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +593. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Lean played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 489 to 279 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +803. Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Lean played #11 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and won 450 to 268 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +985.
Round 6		Lean played #56 Suhas Rao (Apex, NC) and won 475 to 373 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +1087.
Round 7		Lean played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) and won 428 to 372 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +1143. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Lean played #35 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 484 to 340 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +1287.
Round 9		Lean played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) and won 411 to 358 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +1340.
Round 10		Lean played #24 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +1370. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lean played #7 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 308 to 397 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1281. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Lean played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 409 to 346 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +1344. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lean played #16 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 476 to 327 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +1493.
Round 14		Lean played #33 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 279 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +1676. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lean played #25 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 392 to 331 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-1, +1737. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lean played #10 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 447 to 334 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-1, +1850. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Lean played #28 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 356 to 438 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-2, +1768. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Lean played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 364 to 417 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1715.
Round 19		Lean played #52 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 384 to 359 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1740.
Round 20		Lean played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) again and lost 407 to 450 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1697. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21		Lean played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) again and lost 310 to 380 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1627.
Round 22		Lean played #56 Suhas Rao (Apex, NC) again and won 465 to 403 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1689.
Round 23		Lean played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 475 to 392 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1772.
Round 24		Lean played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) again and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-6, +1747.
Round 25		Lean played #3 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and won 441 to 423 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-6, +1765.
Round 26		Lean played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) again and lost 384 to 426 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +1723.
Round 27		Lean played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) for the third time and lost 374 to 417 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1680.
Round 28		Lean played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) for the third time and won 439 to 322 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +1797. Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Lean played #34 John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 288 to 374 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1711. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Lean played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) for the fourth time and won 427 to 379 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +1759.
Round 31		Lean played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) for the fifth time and lost 430 to 447 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1742. Lean is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Lean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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