NSC 2010: Joe Gatz [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Gatz, 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 15-16, +576, and is ranked #34 in Division 4.

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): Gatz Home: Yukon, OK, United States Occupation: General Manager

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 384 Average against: 366
Round 1		Gatz played #37 Glenn English (Candler, NC) and won 430 to 307 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +123.
Round 2		Gatz played #57 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 360 to 368 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +115.
Round 3		Gatz played #1 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 375 to 430 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, +60.
Round 4		Gatz played #21 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 377 to 417 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-3, +20.
Round 5		Gatz played #39 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 348 to 386 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-4, -18.
Round 6		Gatz played #16 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 331 to 379 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-5, -66.
Round 7		Gatz played #28 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 365 to 363 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-5, -64.
Round 8		Gatz played #17 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 343 to 300 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-5, -21.
Round 9		Gatz played #31 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 514 to 338 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, +155. Gatz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Gatz played #55 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 351 to 279 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, +227.
Round 11		Gatz played #23 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 387 to 237 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +377.
Round 12		Gatz played #6 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 318 to 417 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +278.
Round 13		Gatz played #44 Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 389 to 479 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +188.
Round 14		Gatz played #59 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 414 to 304 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +298.
Round 15		Gatz played #25 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and won 483 to 321 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +460.
Round 16		Gatz played #34 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 318 to 379 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-8, +399.
Round 17		Gatz played #60 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 392 to 312 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, +479.
Round 18		Gatz played #11 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 364 to 425 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, +418.
Round 19		Gatz played #22 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-9, +486.
Round 20		Gatz played #12 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 341 to 399 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-10, +428.
Round 21		Gatz played #24 Mandy Hollman (Statham, GA) and lost 324 to 429 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-11, +323.
Round 22		Gatz played #61 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 294 to 468 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-12, +149.
Round 23		Gatz played #58 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-12, +244.
Round 24		Gatz played #52 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 472 to 258 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-12, +458.
Round 25		Gatz played #45 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 316 to 434 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-13, +340.
Round 26		Gatz played #9 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 401 to 402 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-14, +339.
Round 27		Gatz played #54 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 516 to 332 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, +523.
Round 28		Gatz played #38 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 285 to 386 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-15, +422.
Round 29		Gatz played #62 Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX) and won 407 to 322 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-15, +507.
Round 30		Gatz played #48 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 386 to 402 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-16, +491.
Round 31		Gatz played #62 Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX) again and won 444 to 359 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-16, +576.

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