October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Joel Horn [#15]

On this page, you will find information about Joel Horn, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 5-10, -523, and is ranked #37 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

[photo of Joel Horn]

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: 506 Average for: 375 Average against: 410
Round 1		Horn played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 403 to 335 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +68.
Round 2		Horn played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 506 to 274 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +300.
Round 3		Horn played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 260 to 532 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +28.
Round 4		Horn played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 415 to 456 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		Horn played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 435 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -51.
Round 6		Horn played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 384 to 430 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-4, -97.
Round 7		Horn played #36 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and won 355 to 266 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, -8.
Round 8		Horn played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 405 to 493 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-5, -96. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Horn played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 366 to 467 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-6, -197. Horn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Horn played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 403 to 387 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -181.
Round 11		Horn played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 328 to 449 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, -302.
Round 12		Horn played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 268 to 428 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-8, -462.
Round 13		Horn played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-9, -469.
Round 14		Horn played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 423 to 228 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-9, -274.
Round 15		Horn played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 317 to 566 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-10, -523.

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