Varda Horelle [#58] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Varda Horelle, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Horelle currently has a record of 11-19, -939, and is ranked #130 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
	Given name(s): Varda Surname(s): Horelle Home: Safety Harbor, FL, United States Age: 51 Awards: Hobbies: travel, reading, foreign movies Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	17-18 (0.486)
Past 1-12 months	4-8 (0.333)	LLLLL WW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	4-2 (0.667)	WWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	L W L W L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 365 Average against: 396
Round 1		Horelle played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and lost 396 to 407 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Horelle had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Horelle played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 442 to 315 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +116.
Round 3		Horelle played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 338 to 414 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, +40.
Round 4		Horelle played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 350 to 486 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -96.
Round 5		Horelle played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 319 to 323 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-4, -100.
Round 6		Horelle played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 335 to 306 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -71.
Round 7		Horelle played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 416 to 395 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -50.
Round 8		Horelle played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 322 to 405 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Horelle's record vs. Shambach in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-5, -133.
Round 9		Horelle played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 403 to 373 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, -103.
Round 10		Horelle played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 477 to 338 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, +36.
Round 11		Horelle played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 406 to 394 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Horelle's record vs. Abbate in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-5, +48.
Round 12		Horelle played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and won 367 to 326 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +89.
Round 13		Horelle played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and lost 277 to 410 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-6, -44.
Round 14		Horelle played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 339 to 449 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-7, -154.
Round 15		Horelle played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 405 to 491 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-8, -240.
Round 16		Horelle played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 312 to 479 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-9, -407.
Round 17		Horelle played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 355 to 374 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Horelle's record vs. Abbate in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 7-10, -426.
Round 18		Horelle played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 345 to 475 (a spread of -130) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horelle's record vs. Strasberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-11, -556.
Round 19		Horelle played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 347 to 339 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-11, -548.
Round 20		Horelle played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 380 to 400 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horelle's record vs. Nelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-12, -568.
Round 21		Horelle played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 388 to 335 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-12, -515.
Round 22		Horelle played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 354 to 496 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9-13, -657.
Round 23		Horelle played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 350 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-13, -613.
Round 24		Horelle played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 283 to 436 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Grosman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 10-14, -766.
Round 25		Horelle played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 10-15, -771.
Round 26		Horelle played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 439 to 358 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-15, -690.
Round 27		Horelle played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 362 to 389 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horelle's record vs. Strasberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 11-16, -717.
Round 28		Horelle played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 326 to 364 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 11-17, -755.
Round 29		Horelle played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 369 to 379 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horelle's record vs. Knickerbocker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 11-18, -765.
Round 30		Horelle played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 310 to 484 (a spread of -174) . Before this event, Horelle had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-19, -939.

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