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NASC 2018: Joel Horn [2-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is competing at the 2018 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 16.5-14.5, +480, and is ranked #38 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Joel Horn]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Horn
Home: Reading, MA, United States
Awards: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY
Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg
Round by Round

High score: 483
Average for: 391
Average against: 376

Round 1

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Horn played #100 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and won 417 to 361 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +56.

Round 2

[photo of Kaia Nana]

Horn played #60 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 468 to 385 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-0, +139.

Round 3

[photo of Ben Lam]

Horn played #48 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 410 to 305 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-0, +244.

Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of David Postal]

Horn played #33 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 360 to 380 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-1, +224.

Round 5

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Horn played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 406 to 320 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +310.

Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

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Horn played #11 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 341 to 352 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-2, +299.

Round 7

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Horn played #56 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 283 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-2, +447.

Round 8

[photo of Zachary Ansell]

Horn played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 378 to 417 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-3, +408.

Round 9

[photo of Curtis Lee]

Horn played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 362 to 459 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 5-4, +311.

Round 10

[photo of Jack Peters]

Horn played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 396 to 377 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-4, +330.

Round 11

[photo of Yvonne Lobo]

Horn played #64 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 376 to 415 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-5, +291.

Round 12

[photo of Julia Bogle]

Horn played #47 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 347 to 369 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-6, +269.

Round 13

[photo of Heather McCall]

Horn played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 483 to 305 (a spread of 178).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-6, +447.

Round 14

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Horn played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 325 to 356 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 7-7, +416.

Round 15

[photo of Ricky Sirois]

Horn played #8 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and tied at 403.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, +416.

Round 16

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Horn played #45 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 432 to 382 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 8.5-7.5, +466.

Round 17

[photo of Mark DiBattista]

Horn played #5 Mark DiBattista (Jackson Heights, NY) and lost 310 to 321 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 8.5-8.5, +455.

Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Horn played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 439 to 367 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 9.5-8.5, +527.

Round 19

[photo of Robin Lewis]

Horn played #46 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 392 to 307 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10.5-8.5, +612.

Round 20

[photo of Mark Abadi]

Horn played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 370 to 440 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10.5-9.5, +542.

Round 21

[photo of Ken Dutch]

Horn played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 321 to 437 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 10.5-10.5, +426.

Round 22

[photo of George Asaka]

Horn played #66 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 417 to 368 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11.5-10.5, +475.

Round 23

[photo of Brett Constantine]

Horn played #53 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 438 to 398 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12.5-10.5, +515.

Round 24

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Horn played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 463 to 417 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 13.5-10.5, +561.

Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Horn played #36 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 327 to 341 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 13.5-11.5, +547.

Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Horn played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 373 to 385 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 13.5-12.5, +535.

Round 27

[photo of Crayne Spanier]

Horn played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 412 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 14.5-12.5, +541.

Round 28

[photo of Sebastian Knowles]

Horn played #42 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 382 to 392 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 14.5-13.5, +531.

Round 29

[photo of Diana Grosman]

Horn played #18 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 424 to 356 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 15.5-13.5, +599.

Round 30

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Horn played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 349 to 496 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 15.5-14.5, +452.

Round 31

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Horn played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) again and won 377 to 349 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 16.5-14.5, +480.


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