NSC 2013: Mark Pistolese [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Pistolese, who is competing at the 2013 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, +744, and is ranked #13 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): Mark Surname(s): Pistolese Home: Pahoa, HI, United States Awards: 2003-11 Fort Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: swimming, hiking, board games

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 416 Average against: 392
Round 1		Pistolese played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 416 to 343 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +73. Pistolese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Pistolese played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 390 to 372 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +91.
Round 3		Pistolese played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 371 to 423 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +39.
Round 4		Pistolese played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 415 to 507 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -53.
Round 5		Pistolese played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 372 to 377 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -58.
Round 6		Pistolese played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 378 to 513 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-4, -193.
Round 7		Pistolese played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 312 to 470 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-5, -351.
Round 8		Pistolese played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 245 to 502 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-6, -608.
Round 9		Pistolese played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 405 to 363 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-6, -566.
Round 10		Pistolese played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 512 to 431 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-6, -485.
Round 11		Pistolese played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 447 to 361 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-6, -399.
Round 12		Pistolese played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 363 to 345 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-6, -381.
Round 13		Pistolese played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 462 to 437 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, -356.
Round 14		Pistolese played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 428 to 533 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-7, -461.
Round 15		Pistolese played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 498 to 381 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-7, -344.
Round 16		Pistolese played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 538 to 362 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, -168.
Round 17		Pistolese played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 494 to 297 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-7, +29.
Round 18		Pistolese played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 375 to 318 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-7, +86.
Round 19		Pistolese played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 453 to 364 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +175. Pistolese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Pistolese played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 386 to 463 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-8, +98.
Round 21		Pistolese played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 454 to 375 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +177.
Round 22		Pistolese played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 370 to 390 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +157.
Round 23		Pistolese played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 304 to 392 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, +69.
Round 24		Pistolese played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 442 to 203 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-10, +308. Pistolese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Pistolese played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 539 to 312 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +535.
Round 26		Pistolese played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 390 to 340 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +585.
Round 27		Pistolese played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 490 to 383 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +692.
Round 28		Pistolese played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 408 to 421 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +679.
Round 29		Pistolese played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 396 to 496 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-12, +579.
Round 30		Pistolese played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 319 to 315 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +583.
Round 31		Pistolese played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and won 510 to 349 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +744.

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