NSC 2013: Yukiko Loritz [#111]

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On this page, you will find information about Yukiko Loritz, who is competing at the 2013 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 12.5-18.5, -102, and is ranked #108 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): Yukiko Surname(s): Loritz Home: Anaheim, CA, United States Awards: valedictorian twice Hobbies: concerts, travel & good dark chocolate (all suggestions welcome) Occupation: wife, mom, student

Round by Round
High score: 634 Average for: 390 Average against: 396
Round 1		Loritz played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 347 to 451 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -104. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Loritz played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 355 to 435 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-2, -184.
Round 3		Loritz played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 322 to 377 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-3, -239.
Round 4		Loritz played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 360 to 353 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -232.
Round 5		Loritz played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 381 to 408 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-4, -259.
Round 6		Loritz played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 342 to 475 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-5, -392.
Round 7		Loritz played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 373 to 421 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-6, -440.
Round 8		Loritz played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 353 to 452 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-7, -539.
Round 9		Loritz played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 327 to 406 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-8, -618.
Round 10		Loritz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 2-8, -568.
Round 11		Loritz played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 372 to 438 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-9, -634.
Round 12		Loritz played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 321 to 394 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-10, -707.
Round 13		Loritz played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 374 to 453 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-11, -786.
Round 14		Loritz played #122 Noella Ward (Calgary AB) and won 439 to 290 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 3-11, -637.
Round 15		Loritz played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and lost 308 to 473 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-12, -802.
Round 16		Loritz played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 324 to 359 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-13, -837.
Round 17		Loritz played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 325 to 399 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-14, -911.
Round 18		Loritz played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 440 to 270 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 4-14, -741.
Round 19		Loritz played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 455 to 278 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-14, -564.
Round 20		Loritz played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 452 to 263 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-14, -375.
Round 21		Loritz played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 376 to 480 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-15, -479.
Round 22		Loritz played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 390 to 440 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-16, -529.
Round 23		Loritz played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 500 to 383 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-16, -412.
Round 24		Loritz played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 440 to 387 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 8-16, -359.
Round 25		Loritz played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 276 to 457 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8-17, -540.
Round 26		Loritz played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 460 to 463 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-18, -543. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Loritz played #52 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 433 to 391 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-18, -501.
Round 28		Loritz played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-18, -497.
Round 29		Loritz played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and tied at 380. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10.5-18.5, -497.
Round 30		Loritz played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 634 to 307 (a spread of 327). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -170. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Loritz played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) again and won 498 to 430 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -102.

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