NASC 2019: Joel Horn [1-35]

[ Congratulations to the 2019 North American SCRABBLE Champion, 21-year-old Alec Sjoholm from Lynnwood, WA, who won the best-of-three finals against Carl Johnson 477-317, 402-518, 445-415. ]

On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is competing at the 2019 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 12-19, -751, and is ranked #49 in Division 1.

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): Joel Surname(s): Horn Home: Reading, MA, United States Awards: won BAT 2018 Hobbies: Badminton, Mah Jongg Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 380 Average against: 404
Round 1		Horn played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 248 to 427 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -179. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Horn played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 349 to 513 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-2, -343.
Round 3		Horn played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 414 to 376 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-2, -305.
Round 4		Horn played #28 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 341 to 369 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-3, -333. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Horn played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 422 to 508 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-4, -419. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Horn played #40 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 469 to 438 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, -388. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Horn played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 337 to 369 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-5, -420. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Horn played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 464 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-6, -512.
Round 9		Horn played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 410 to 351 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-6, -453.
Round 10		Horn played #38 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 499 to 316 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-6, -270.
Round 11		Horn played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 369 to 463 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-7, -364.
Round 12		Horn played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 385 to 447 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-8, -426.
Round 13		Horn played #10 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 318 to 331 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-9, -439. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Horn played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and won 484 to 470 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-9, -425. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Horn played #33 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 425 to 334 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-9, -334.
Round 16		Horn played #51 Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-9, -242.
Round 17		Horn played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 385 to 396 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-10, -253.
Round 18		Horn played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 374 to 391 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-11, -270.
Round 19		Horn played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-12, -314.
Round 20		Horn played #52 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-12, -275.
Round 21		Horn played #12 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 318 to 423 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-13, -380.
Round 22		Horn played #36 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 378 to 416 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-14, -418.
Round 23		Horn played #53 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 363 to 309 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-14, -364. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Horn played #41 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 438 to 380 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-14, -306.
Round 25		Horn played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 320 to 465 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-15, -451.
Round 26		Horn played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 347 to 437 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-16, -541.
Round 27		Horn played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 272 to 517 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-17, -786. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Horn played #34 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 379 to 394 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-18, -801.
Round 29		Horn played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 409 to 320 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-18, -712.
Round 30		Horn played #41 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 365 to 355 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-18, -702. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Horn played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) again and lost 392 to 441 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-19, -751.

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