NASC 2018: Joe Gatz [3-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Gatz, 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 13-18, -564, and is ranked #90 in Division 3.

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): Joe Surname(s): Gatz Home: Oklahoma City, OK, United States Occupation: General Manager

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 369 Average against: 389
Round 1		Gatz played #68 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 334 to 431 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Gatz played #89 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 437 to 329 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +11.
Round 3		Gatz played #6 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 315 to 474 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -148.
Round 4		Gatz played #43 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 340 to 376 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-3, -184.
Round 5		Gatz played #18 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 374 to 318 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -128.
Round 6		Gatz played #49 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 397 to 429 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -160.
Round 7		Gatz played #48 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 317 to 404 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-5, -247.
Round 8		Gatz played #97 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 407 to 301 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-5, -141.
Round 9		Gatz played #86 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 379 to 360 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -122.
Round 10		Gatz played #37 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 316 to 450 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -256.
Round 11		Gatz played #93 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 456 to 493 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -293. Gatz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Gatz played #76 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 377 to 405 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-8, -321.
Round 13		Gatz played #26 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 394 to 354 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -281.
Round 14		Gatz played #73 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 358 to 351 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -274.
Round 15		Gatz played #53 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and lost 321 to 346 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, -299.
Round 16		Gatz played #98 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and lost 337 to 353 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -315.
Round 17		Gatz played #79 Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) and lost 400 to 432 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-11, -347.
Round 18		Gatz played #94 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 489 to 320 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-11, -178.
Round 19		Gatz played #91 Merble Reagon (New York, NY) and won 381 to 316 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -113.
Round 20		Gatz played #84 Dinesh Rajangam (India) and lost 319 to 470 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-12, -264.
Round 21		Gatz played #60 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 367 to 381 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-13, -278.
Round 22		Gatz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-13, -228.
Round 23		Gatz played #100 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 415 to 349 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-13, -162.
Round 24		Gatz played #107 Wendy Bath (Williamsville, NY) and won 407 to 310 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -65.
Round 25		Gatz played #11 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-13, -46.
Round 26		Gatz played #90 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 358 to 336 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-13, -24.
Round 27		Gatz played #51 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 322 to 587 (a spread of -265). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-14, -289. Gatz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Gatz played #58 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 357 to 456 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-15, -388.
Round 29		Gatz played #44 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 380 to 402 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-16, -410.
Round 30		Gatz played #92 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 328 to 364 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-17, -446.
Round 31		Gatz played #32 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 287 to 405 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-18, -564.

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