NSC 2011: Yukiko Loritz [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Yukiko Loritz, 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 15-16, -830, and is ranked #68 in Division 1.

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): Yukiko Surname(s): Loritz Home: Anaheim, CA, United States Awards: valedictorian twice Hobbies: concerts, travel & good dark chocolate (all suggestions welcome) Occupation: wife, mom, student

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 376 Average against: 403
Round 1		Loritz played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 283 to 453 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -170.
Round 2		Loritz played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 392 to 391 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-1, -169. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Loritz played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 460 to 371 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, -80.
Round 4		Loritz played #62 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 446 to 290 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +76.
Round 5		Loritz played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 329 to 423 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, -18.
Round 6		Loritz played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 433 to 352 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +63.
Round 7		Loritz played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 333 to 370 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +26.
Round 8		Loritz played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 346 to 458 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -86.
Round 9		Loritz played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 435 to 430 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -81.
Round 10		Loritz played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 310 to 388 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -159.
Round 11		Loritz played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 295 to 452 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -316.
Round 12		Loritz played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 334 to 426 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, -408.
Round 13		Loritz played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 341 to 437 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -504.
Round 14		Loritz played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 434 to 368 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -438.
Round 15		Loritz played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 334 to 342 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-9, -446.
Round 16		Loritz played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 339 to 520 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-10, -627. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Loritz played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 345 to 498 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-11, -780.
Round 18		Loritz played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 481 to 309 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-11, -608.
Round 19		Loritz played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 482 to 394 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, -520.
Round 20		Loritz played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 261 to 501 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-12, -760.
Round 21		Loritz played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 448 to 404 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -716.
Round 22		Loritz played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 397 to 370 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-12, -689.
Round 23		Loritz played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 255 to 424 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-13, -858.
Round 24		Loritz played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 299 to 485 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-14, -1044.
Round 25		Loritz played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 360 to 404 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-15, -1088.
Round 26		Loritz played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 385 to 316 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-15, -1019.
Round 27		Loritz played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 395 to 388 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-15, -1012.
Round 28		Loritz played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 495 to 407 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-15, -924. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Loritz played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 406 to 385 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-15, -903.
Round 30		Loritz played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 396 to 412 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-16, -919.
Round 31		Loritz played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) again and won 412 to 323 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-16, -830.

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