NSC 2009: Joel Horn [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 17-14, +491, and is ranked #23 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: Boston, MA, USA Awards: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY Hobbies: travel, mah jongg, badminton Occupation: Software engineer

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 394 Average against: 378
Round 1		Horn played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 415 to 325 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +90.
Round 2		Horn played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 466 to 315 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +241.
Round 3		Horn played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 383 to 289 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +335.
Round 4		Horn played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 451 to 269 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +517.
Round 5		Horn played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 476 to 391 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +602.
Round 6		Horn played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 346 to 542 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +406.
Round 7		Horn played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 444 to 348 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +502.
Round 8		Horn played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 441 to 319 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +624. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Horn played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 371 to 509 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +486.
Round 10		Horn played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 385 to 336 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +535.
Round 11		Horn played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 377 to 413 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +499.
Round 12		Horn played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 289 to 443 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +345.
Round 13		Horn played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 446 to 414 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +377. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Horn played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 513 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +194.
Round 15		Horn played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +148.
Round 16		Horn played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 342 to 381 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +109.
Round 17		Horn played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 431 to 378 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +162.
Round 18		Horn played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 435 to 362 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +235.
Round 19		Horn played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 432 to 444 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +223. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Horn played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 339 to 391 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +171.
Round 21		Horn played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 293 to 449 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, +15.
Round 22		Horn played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 332 to 387 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, -40.
Round 23		Horn played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 337 to 371 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, -74.
Round 24		Horn played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 546 to 387 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-12, +85. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Horn played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 480 to 281 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-12, +284.
Round 26		Horn played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and lost 240 to 347 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-13, +177.
Round 27		Horn played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 379 to 414 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +142.
Round 28		Horn played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 403 to 255 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, +290.
Round 29		Horn played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 404 to 345 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-14, +349.
Round 30		Horn played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 403 to 397 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +355.
Round 31		Horn played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 451 to 315 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, +491.

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