NSC 2013: Daniel Heck [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Heck, 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 20-11, +564, and is ranked #8 in Division 4.

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): Daniel Surname(s): Heck Home: Des Moines, IA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 388 Average against: 370
Round 1		Heck played #92 Raina Gulbrandson (Unknown city, NE) and won 421 to 306 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Heck played #54 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 415 to 302 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +228.
Round 3		Heck played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 418 to 348 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +298.
Round 4		Heck played #6 Daniel Moglen (Davis, CA) and lost 301 to 424 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +175.
Round 5		Heck played #19 Robin Gates (Dallas, TX) and lost 337 to 366 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +146.
Round 6		Heck played #61 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and won 394 to 297 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +243.
Round 7		Heck played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 355 to 346 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +252.
Round 8		Heck played #68 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and won 410 to 350 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +312.
Round 9		Heck played #62 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 404 to 354 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +362.
Round 10		Heck played #44 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 428 to 338 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +452.
Round 11		Heck played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 369 to 467 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +354.
Round 12		Heck played #21 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and won 368 to 310 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +412.
Round 13		Heck played #14 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 401 to 446 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +367.
Round 14		Heck played #74 Nikhil Joshi (Davis, CA) and won 504 to 341 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +530. Heck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Heck played #13 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and won 402 to 359 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +573.
Round 16		Heck played #18 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 460 to 325 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +708.
Round 17		Heck played #23 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 378 to 313 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +773.
Round 18		Heck played #22 Phil Seitzer (Davis, CA) and lost 293 to 381 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +685.
Round 19		Heck played #47 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 420 to 339 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +766.
Round 20		Heck played #74 Nikhil Joshi (Davis, CA) again and won 378 to 319 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +825.
Round 21		Heck played #6 Daniel Moglen (Davis, CA) again and lost 339 to 421 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +743. Heck is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Heck played #1 Daniel Novinson (Unknown city, GA) and lost 375 to 378 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +740.
Round 23		Heck played #22 Phil Seitzer (Davis, CA) again and lost 302 to 500 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +542.
Round 24		Heck played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) again and won 475 to 363 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +654.
Round 25		Heck played #39 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and won 427 to 337 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +744.
Round 26		Heck played #1 Daniel Novinson (Unknown city, GA) again and lost 360 to 444 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +660.
Round 27		Heck played #14 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) again and lost 317 to 418 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +559.
Round 28		Heck played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +632.
Round 29		Heck played #47 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 407 to 403 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +636.
Round 30		Heck played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) for the third time and lost 346 to 483 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +499.
Round 31		Heck played #74 Nikhil Joshi (Davis, CA) for the third time and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +564.
After the Tournament		Heck is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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