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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

[photo of Deborah Komatsu]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Holz played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 376.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 14.5-15.5, +340.

Round 31

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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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