SPC 2022: Joel Horn [2-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +108, and is ranked #49 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
	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: 475 Average for: 391 Average against: 387
Round 1		Horn played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 339 to 360 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -21. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Horn played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +39.
Round 3		Horn played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and won 455 to 394 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +100.
Round 4		Horn played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 380 to 332 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +148.
Round 5		Horn played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 396 to 318 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +226. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Horn played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 353 to 431 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +148.
Round 7		Horn played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 335 to 413 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +70.
Round 8		Horn played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 410 to 330 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +150.
Round 9		Horn played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 325 to 359 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +116.
Round 10		Horn played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and won 447 to 329 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +234.
Round 11		Horn played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 408 to 417 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +225.
Round 12		Horn played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 388 to 402 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +211.
Round 13		Horn played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 322 to 557 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, -24.
Round 14		Horn played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 401 to 468 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, -91.
Round 15		Horn played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 328 to 377 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-9, -140.
Round 16		Horn played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 408 to 372 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-9, -104.
Round 17		Horn played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 435 to 414 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, -83.
Round 18		Horn played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and lost 399 to 449 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -133.
Round 19		Horn played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 379 to 347 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-10, -101.
Round 20		Horn played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and won 470 to 306 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, +63.
Round 21		Horn played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 389 to 424 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-11, +28.
Round 22		Horn played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 475 to 300 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +203.
Round 23		Horn played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-12, +179.
Round 24		Horn played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 437 to 205 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-12, +411. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Horn played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 271 to 417 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-13, +265.
Round 26		Horn played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and lost 337 to 473 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-14, +129.
Round 27		Horn played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 415 to 303 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-14, +241. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Horn played #46 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 425 to 430 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-15, +236.
Round 29		Horn played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 406 to 537 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-16, +105. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Horn played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 445 to 322 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-16, +228.
Round 31		Horn played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 310 to 430 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-17, +108.

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