NSC 2010: Dan Horowitz [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Horowitz, who is competing at the 2010 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 19-12, +170, and is ranked #7 in Division 5.

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): Dan Surname(s): Horowitz Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 361 Average against: 355
Round 1		Horowitz played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 386 to 389 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2		Horowitz played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 366 to 337 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +26.
Round 3		Horowitz played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 275 to 441 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -140.
Round 4		Horowitz played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 250 to 475 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, -365.
Round 5		Horowitz played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and lost 345 to 348 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -368.
Round 6		Horowitz played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 468 to 329 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-4, -229.
Round 7		Horowitz played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 357 to 289 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -161.
Round 8		Horowitz played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 550 to 291 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +98. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Horowitz played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 317 to 392 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, +23.
Round 10		Horowitz played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 371 to 365 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +29.
Round 11		Horowitz played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 240 to 339 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-6, -70.
Round 12		Horowitz played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 368 to 353 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, -55.
Round 13		Horowitz played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 373 to 318 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, +0.
Round 14		Horowitz played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and won 424 to 327 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-6, +97.
Round 15		Horowitz played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 405 to 356 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +146.
Round 16		Horowitz played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 393 to 315 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +224.
Round 17		Horowitz played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and won 353 to 305 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +272.
Round 18		Horowitz played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 266 to 327 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +211.
Round 19		Horowitz played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) again and won 401 to 345 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +267.
Round 20		Horowitz played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) again and won 359 to 337 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +289.
Round 21		Horowitz played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 327 to 326 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +290.
Round 22		Horowitz played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) again and won 380 to 285 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +385.
Round 23		Horowitz played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and won 377 to 332 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +430.
Round 24		Horowitz played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) again and lost 375 to 470 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +335.
Round 25		Horowitz played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 362 to 345 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +352.
Round 26		Horowitz played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) again and lost 364 to 367 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +349.
Round 27		Horowitz played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 316 to 507 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +158.
Round 28		Horowitz played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) for the third time and lost 325 to 449 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +34.
Round 29		Horowitz played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) again and won 430 to 317 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +147.
Round 30		Horowitz played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) for the third time and won 343 to 291 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-11, +199.
Round 31		Horowitz played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) for the third time and lost 318 to 347 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +170.

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