NSC 2013: Howard Pistol [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, 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 16.5-14.5, -291, and is ranked #46 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): Howard Surname(s): Pistol Home: Oakland Park, FL, United States Awards: 2004-05 Tampa Bay, FL Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 393 Average against: 402
Round 1		Pistol played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 478 to 521 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Pistol played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 546 to 275 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +228.
Round 3		Pistol played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 384 to 425 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +187.
Round 4		Pistol played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 433 to 347 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +273.
Round 5		Pistol played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 488 to 428 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +333.
Round 6		Pistol played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 527 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, +129.
Round 7		Pistol played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 255 to 398 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -14.
Round 8		Pistol played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 439 to 408 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, +17.
Round 9		Pistol played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 381 to 318 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +80.
Round 10		Pistol played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 327 to 367 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, +40.
Round 11		Pistol played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 357 to 356 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +41.
Round 12		Pistol played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 390 to 346 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, +85.
Round 13		Pistol played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 471 to 460 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-5, +96.
Round 14		Pistol played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 405 to 409 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +92.
Round 15		Pistol played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 401 to 371 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, +122.
Round 16		Pistol played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 278 to 481 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-7, -81.
Round 17		Pistol played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 442 to 430 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, -69.
Round 18		Pistol played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 371 to 477 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-8, -175.
Round 19		Pistol played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 404 to 485 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, -256.
Round 20		Pistol played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 313 to 357 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, -300.
Round 21		Pistol played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 265 to 450 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-11, -485.
Round 22		Pistol played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 401 to 391 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-11, -475.
Round 23		Pistol played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 327 to 406 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-12, -554.
Round 24		Pistol played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 428 to 443 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-13, -569.
Round 25		Pistol played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 375 to 339 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-13, -533.
Round 26		Pistol played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 457 to 327 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-13, -403.
Round 27		Pistol played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 350 to 451 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-14, -504.
Round 28		Pistol played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 454 to 325 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-14, -375.
Round 29		Pistol played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 378 to 371 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-14, -368.
Round 30		Pistol played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and tied at 422. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -368.
Round 31		Pistol played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 427 to 350 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -291.
After the Tournament		Pistol is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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