SPC 2022: Joe Horowitz [3-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Horowitz, 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 22.5-8.5, +1836, and is ranked #1 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): Horowitz Home: Chicago, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 645 Average for: 439 Average against: 380
Round 1		Horowitz played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 517 to 305 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +212. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Horowitz played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 447 to 345 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +314. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Horowitz played #22 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 441 to 307 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +448. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Horowitz played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 490 to 400 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +538. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Horowitz played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 392 to 368 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +562. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Horowitz played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 479 to 469 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +572. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Horowitz played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and tied at 396. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6.5-0.5, +572. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Horowitz played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and won 487 to 430 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7.5-0.5, +629. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Horowitz played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and lost 421 to 434 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7.5-1.5, +616. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Horowitz played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 377 to 401 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +592.
Round 11		Horowitz played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 366 to 429 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +529.
Round 12		Horowitz played #51 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 457 to 340 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +646.
Round 13		Horowitz played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +651.
Round 14		Horowitz played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 580 to 302 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10.5-3.5, +929. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Horowitz played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 464 to 351 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11.5-3.5, +1042. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Horowitz played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 403 to 405 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11.5-4.5, +1040.
Round 17		Horowitz played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) again and won 416 to 399 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12.5-4.5, +1057. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Horowitz played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 414 to 421 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +1050. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Horowitz played #19 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 448 to 401 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +1097. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Horowitz played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) and won 500 to 340 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14.5-5.5, +1257. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Horowitz played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) again and won 645 to 306 (a spread of 339). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15.5-5.5, +1596. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Horowitz played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and lost 375 to 409 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +1562. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Horowitz played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) again and won 370 to 365 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16.5-6.5, +1567. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Horowitz played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) again and won 438 to 348 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17.5-6.5, +1657. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Horowitz played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) again and won 424 to 391 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18.5-6.5, +1690. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Horowitz played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) again and won 500 to 360 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-6.5, +1830. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Horowitz played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) again and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20.5-6.5, +1861. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Horowitz played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 547 to 402 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21.5-6.5, +2006. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Horowitz played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) for the third time and lost 316 to 401 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21.5-7.5, +1921. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Horowitz played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) for the third time and lost 305 to 420 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21.5-8.5, +1806. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Horowitz played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) for the fourth time and won 400 to 370 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22.5-8.5, +1836. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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