NSC 2012: Daniel Heck [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Heck, who is competing at the 2012 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 19-12, +5, and is ranked #10 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): Daniel Surname(s): Heck Home: Des Moines, IA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 455 Average for: 361 Average against: 361
Round 1		Heck played #28 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 321 to 353 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2		Heck played #13 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 422 to 332 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +58.
Round 3		Heck played #46 Ruchi Batra (Columbus, OH) and won 371 to 360 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +69.
Round 4		Heck played #39 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 355 to 320 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +104.
Round 5		Heck played #27 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 392 to 360 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +136.
Round 6		Heck played #17 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 331 to 341 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +126.
Round 7		Heck played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 422 to 335 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +213.
Round 8		Heck played #41 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 374 to 320 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +267.
Round 9		Heck played #14 Cheryl Levin (Sunrise, FL) and won 455 to 344 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +378.
Round 10		Heck played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 363 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +357.
Round 11		Heck played #37 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 428 to 323 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +462.
Round 12		Heck played #24 Tony Incorvati (Uniontown, OH) and won 360 to 332 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +490. Heck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Heck played #18 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and lost 301 to 385 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +406.
Round 14		Heck played #7 Lany Ramos (Montreal QC) and won 398 to 320 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +484.
Round 15		Heck played #1 Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 398 to 358 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +524.
Round 16		Heck played #22 Bruno Aghedoh (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 280 to 470 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +334.
Round 17		Heck played #11 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 386 to 439 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +281.
Round 18		Heck played #5 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 365 to 386 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +260.
Round 19		Heck played #4 Rita Guffy (Bowling Green, KY) and lost 264 to 469 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +55.
Round 20		Heck played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and lost 263 to 401 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, -83.
Round 21		Heck played #8 Chris Knight (Gulfport, FL) and won 423 to 401 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, -61.
Round 22		Heck played #3 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and won 349 to 330 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, -42.
Round 23		Heck played #36 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 351 to 267 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +42.
Round 24		Heck played #15 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 382 to 337 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +87.
Round 25		Heck played #29 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 393 to 292 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +188.
Round 26		Heck played #1 Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) again and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +167.
Round 27		Heck played #30 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 372 to 343 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +196.
Round 28		Heck played #14 Cheryl Levin (Sunrise, FL) again and lost 315 to 386 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +125.
Round 29		Heck played #21 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 369 to 332 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +162.
Round 30		Heck played #7 Lany Ramos (Montreal QC) again and lost 270 to 449 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, -17.
Round 31		Heck played #21 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) again and won 359 to 337 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +5.

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