NASC 2015: Laurie Holz [4-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Holz, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 14.5-16.5, +307, and is ranked #29 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): Laurie Surname(s): Holz Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 366 Average against: 357
Round 1		Holz played #19 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 247 to 462 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -215. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Holz played #10 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 270 to 358 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-2, -303.
Round 3		Holz played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and won 391 to 296 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, -208.
Round 4		Holz played #17 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 374 to 286 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, -120.
Round 5		Holz played #44 Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) and lost 389 to 391 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -122.
Round 6		Holz played #8 Evan McCarthy (Windham, NH) and won 446 to 316 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +8.
Round 7		Holz played #39 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +50.
Round 8		Holz played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +98. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Holz played #35 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and won 404 to 365 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +137. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Holz played #42 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 319 to 366 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +90. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Holz played #40 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 375 to 268 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +197. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Holz played #5 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 361 to 405 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +153. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Holz played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and lost 329 to 384 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +98.
Round 14		Holz played #15 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and lost 424 to 447 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +75. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Holz played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and lost 299 to 382 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -8.
Round 16		Holz played #23 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 321 to 456 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-9, -143.
Round 17		Holz played #20 Debra Bates (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 324 to 349 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-10, -168.
Round 18		Holz played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 491 to 314 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-10, +9. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Holz played #37 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 341 to 366 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-11, -16.
Round 20		Holz played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and lost 284 to 304 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-12, -36. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Holz played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 535 to 286 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-12, +213. Holz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Holz played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 440 to 307 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-12, +346.
Round 23		Holz played #36 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 291 to 390 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-13, +247.
Round 24		Holz played #33 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 368 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-13, +270.
Round 25		Holz played #3 Mary Fonti (Hallandale, FL) and won 382 to 374 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-13, +278.
Round 26		Holz played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 331 to 372 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-14, +237.
Round 27		Holz played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 333 to 314 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-14, +256.
Round 28		Holz played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 321 to 324 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-15, +253.
Round 29		Holz played #28 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 417 to 330 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-15, +340.
Round 30		Holz played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 376. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +340.
Round 31		Holz played #36 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) again and lost 354 to 387 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14.5-16.5, +307.

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