Joel Horn [#43] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Horn currently has a record of 13-15, +43, and is ranked #61 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

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Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Horn
Home: Reading, MA, United States
Awards: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY
Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg
Occupation: Computer engineer
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 155/176, 11-16 -1359
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 88/176, 13.5-13.5 -282
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 119/126, 11-20 -504
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 83/105, 13-18 +231
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 44/103, 16-15 +125
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 98/172, 14.5-15.5 -545

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	137.5-85.5 (0.617)
Past 1-12 months	20-16 (0.556)	WW L WWWWWW LL W L WW L W LLL W L W L WW LL W LLL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	20-8 (0.714)	L W LL WWWWWWWWWWW L WWWW LLL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	21-10 (0.677)	L WW L W L W L WWWWWW L WW L WWW LLLL WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	28.5-15.5 (0.648)	L WWWW L W L WWWTW L W L W L WWW L W LL WW LL WW LL WWW L WWW L WWW
Past 49-60 months	27-21 (0.562)	LL WW L WW L WW L WWWWWWW LLL WW LLL WW L WW L WW L W LL WWW LLLL W L W
Past 61-72 months	21-15 (0.583)	L W L WWWW LL WWWW LLLLL WW L W L WW LLL WWWWW L WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 520 Average for: 388 Average against: 387
Round 1		Horn played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 389 to 430 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Horn had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -41.
Round 2		Horn played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 259 to 328 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Horn had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -110.
Round 3		Horn played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 391 to 350 (a spread of 41). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Horn’s record vs. Milan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -69.
Round 4		Horn played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 358 (a spread of -38). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Horn’s record vs. Anglin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, -107.
Round 5		Horn played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Horn had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-4, -149.
Round 6		Horn played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 400 to 313 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Horn had not played Tillekeratne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, -62.
Round 7		Horn played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Stegman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-6 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-5, -70.
Round 8		Horn played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 434 to 417 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: NEW HARTFORD, NY Horn’s record vs. Drumm in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, -53.
Round 9		Horn played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 423 to 510 (a spread of -87). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Avrin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 18-10 (0.643). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: LWWLWW. Past 37-48 months: WWWWLLW. Past 49-60 months: LWWLLWL. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -140.
Round 10		Horn played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 482 to 375 (a spread of 107). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Horn’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-6, -33.
Round 11		Horn played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 449 to 427 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Horn had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, -11.
Round 12		Horn played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 425 to 298 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Horn had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +116.
Round 13		Horn played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 482 to 372 (a spread of 110). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: SHELTON, CT Horn’s record vs. Grosman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +226.
Round 14		Horn played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 476 to 310 (a spread of 166). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Horn’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +392.
Round 15		Horn played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 405 to 398 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Fidler in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +399.
Round 16		Horn played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 379 to 358 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Horn had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +420.
Round 17		Horn played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 520 to 284 (a spread of 236). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +656. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Horn played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) again and lost 342 to 434 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Horn had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +564.
Round 19		Horn played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 320 to 445 (a spread of -125). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Rosen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +439.
Round 20		Horn played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 471 to 357 (a spread of 114). Before this event, Horn had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +553.
Round 21		Horn played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 318 to 439 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Horn had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +432.
Round 22		Horn played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 292 to 443 (a spread of -151). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +281.
Round 23		Horn played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 367 to 406 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Horn’s record vs. Livermore in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +242.
Round 24		Horn played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 288 to 455 (a spread of -167). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, +75.
Round 25		Horn played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horn’s record vs. Oliger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 12.5-6.5 (0.658). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLWWL. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: TWLWLWW. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, +61.
Round 26		Horn played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 435 to 376 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Horn had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, +120.
Round 27		Horn played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 408 to 426 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Horn had not played Singleton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-14, +102.
Round 28		Horn played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) again and lost 314 to 373 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Horn had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-15, +43.

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