NSC 2013: Sal Piro [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Sal Piro, 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 18-13, +132, and is ranked #28 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): Sal Surname(s): Piro Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2002-03 Shelton, CT; 2004-03 Bayside, NY Hobbies: Rocky Horror Picture Show

Round by Round
High score: 476 Average for: 389 Average against: 385
Round 1		Piro played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 347 to 425 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Piro played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and won 372 to 355 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-1, -61.
Round 3		Piro played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 445 to 420 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -36.
Round 4		Piro played #47 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 459 to 386 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +37.
Round 5		Piro played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 436 to 435 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +38.
Round 6		Piro played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 362 to 318 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +82.
Round 7		Piro played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 387 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-1, +86.
Round 8		Piro played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 408 to 292 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-1, +202.
Round 9		Piro played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 328 to 364 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +166.
Round 10		Piro played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 371 to 476 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +61.
Round 11		Piro played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 431 to 391 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +101.
Round 12		Piro played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 325 to 417 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-4, +9.
Round 13		Piro played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 461 to 470 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-5, +0.
Round 14		Piro played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-5, +63.
Round 15		Piro played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 446 to 328 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-5, +181. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Piro played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 388 to 374 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +195.
Round 17		Piro played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and lost 341 to 468 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +68.
Round 18		Piro played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 408 to 357 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +119.
Round 19		Piro played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +103.
Round 20		Piro played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 341 to 358 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +86.
Round 21		Piro played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 427 to 347 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +166.
Round 22		Piro played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 392 to 337 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +221.
Round 23		Piro played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 381 to 350 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-8, +252.
Round 24		Piro played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 395 to 417 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +230.
Round 25		Piro played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 444 to 464 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +210.
Round 26		Piro played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 270 to 529 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-11, -49.
Round 27		Piro played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 389 to 381 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-11, -41.
Round 28		Piro played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 476 to 296 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-11, +139.
Round 29		Piro played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 305 to 358 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-12, +86.
Round 30		Piro played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-13, +76.
Round 31		Piro played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 377 to 321 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 18-13, +132.

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