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NSC 2008: Joel Horn [#62]
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As of 11:00 P.M. ET Thursday, additional photos have been posted for rounds 27 and 28.
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On this page, you will find information about
Joel Horn, who is competing
at the 2008 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 17-11, +694, and is ranked
#18 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 | ![[photo of Joel Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_joel.jpg)
| 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: Software 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 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 61/102, 13-15 +43 |
Round by Round | High score: 490 Average for: 394 Average against: 369 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
| Horn played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +33. | Round 2 | ![[photo of David Hermanson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hermanson_dave.jpg)
| Horn played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 465 to 297 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +201. | Round 3 | ![[photo of R. Jason Sommer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sommer_rjason.jpg)
| Horn played #117 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 441 to 316 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +326. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_jason.jpg)
| Horn played #130 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 296 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +486. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Daniel Goodwin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goodwin_dan.jpeg)
| Horn played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +512. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Horn played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 417 to 434 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +495. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
| Horn played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 417 to 363 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +549. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)
| Horn played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 349 to 401 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +497. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Horn played #115 Charles Smith (Durham, NC) and won 471 to 361 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +607. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Matthew Ridout]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ridout_matthew.jpg)
| Horn played #106 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 349 to 408 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +548. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Andy Bohnsack]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bohnsack_andy.jpg)
| Horn played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +538. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Horn played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 356 to 321 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +573. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| Horn played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 342 to 484 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +431. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
| Horn played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 352 to 323 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +460. | Round 15 | ![[photo of David Weiss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weiss_david_3.jpg)
| Horn played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 327 to 485 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +302. | Round 16 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Horn played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 413 to 342 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +373. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Timothy Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
| Horn played #5 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +413. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Ben Harrison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrison_ben_3.jpg)
| Horn played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 397 to 317 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +493. | Round 19 | ![[photo of John Stardom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stardom_john.jpg)
| Horn played #119 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 291 to 546 (a spread of -255). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +238. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_3.jpg)
| Horn played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 361 to 420 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, +179. | Round 21 | ![[photo of David Abolafia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/abolafia_david_3.jpg)
| Horn played #2 David Abolafia (Sarasota, FL) and won 490 to 301 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +368. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Judith A. Levitt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/levitt_judith_a.jpg)
| Horn played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 343 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +445. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 23 | ![[photo of Andrew Friedrich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/friedman_andrew_2.jpg)
| Horn played #47 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and won 392 to 289 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +548. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 24 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
| Horn played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 406 to 471 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +483. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Horn played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 362 to 396 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +449. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Verna M Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_berg_verna.jpg)
| Horn played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and won 488 to 204 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +733. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Win Inthara]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/inthara_win.jpg)
| Horn played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 365 to 254 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +844. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Horn played #136 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 347 to 497 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +694. |
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