NSC 2011: Joe Gatz [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Gatz, who is competing at the 2011 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, +552, and is ranked #19 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: 550 Average for: 383 Average against: 366
Round 1		Gatz played #60 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 417 to 303 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +114.
Round 2		Gatz played #35 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 321 to 446 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Gatz played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 382 to 376 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, -5.
Round 4		Gatz played #6 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 408 to 411 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -8.
Round 5		Gatz played #20 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 374 to 443 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, -77.
Round 6		Gatz played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 305 to 392 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, -164.
Round 7		Gatz played #38 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 442 to 306 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -28.
Round 8		Gatz played #51 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 394 to 321 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +45.
Round 9		Gatz played #40 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 364 to 348 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, +61.
Round 10		Gatz played #45 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 398 to 304 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +155.
Round 11		Gatz played #19 Kevin Rosenthal (Solon, OH) and won 393 to 358 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +190.
Round 12		Gatz played #1 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 306 to 391 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +105.
Round 13		Gatz played #33 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 345 to 256 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +194.
Round 14		Gatz played #26 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 374 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +138.
Round 15		Gatz played #13 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +142.
Round 16		Gatz played #31 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 374 to 356 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +160.
Round 17		Gatz played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 458 to 307 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +311.
Round 18		Gatz played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +263.
Round 19		Gatz played #9 Joey Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and lost 372 to 392 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +243.
Round 20		Gatz played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 426 to 313 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +356.
Round 21		Gatz played #28 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 351 to 416 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +291.
Round 22		Gatz played #47 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 369 to 394 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +266.
Round 23		Gatz played #36 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 390 to 335 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +321.
Round 24		Gatz played #4 Kenneth Kasney (Hot Springs, AR) and lost 393 to 408 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +306.
Round 25		Gatz played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 436 to 378 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +364.
Round 26		Gatz played #25 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 377 to 384 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +357.
Round 27		Gatz played #14 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 305 to 466 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, +196.
Round 28		Gatz played #55 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 300 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, +351.
Round 29		Gatz played #34 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 446 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +238.
Round 30		Gatz played #57 Elaine Livers (Maurice, LA) and won 373 to 315 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, +296.
Round 31		Gatz played #31 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) again and won 550 to 294 (a spread of 256). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +552.

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