NSC 2014: Howard Pistol [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, who is competing at the 2014 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, +1089, and is ranked #12 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): Howard Surname(s): Pistol Home: Oakland Park, FL, United States Awards: 2004-05 Tampa Bay, FL Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 414 Average against: 379
Round 1		Pistol played #116 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 441 to 312 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +129.
Round 2		Pistol played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 391 to 280 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +240.
Round 3		Pistol played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 508 to 410 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +338.
Round 4		Pistol played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 503 to 290 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +551.
Round 5		Pistol played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 392 to 462 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +481.
Round 6		Pistol played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 338 to 409 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +410.
Round 7		Pistol played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 399 to 374 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +435.
Round 8		Pistol played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 469 to 432 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +472.
Round 9		Pistol played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 350 to 384 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +438.
Round 10		Pistol played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 330 to 471 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +297.
Round 11		Pistol played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 434 to 423 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +308.
Round 12		Pistol played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 327 to 390 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +245.
Round 13		Pistol played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 551 to 332 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +464.
Round 14		Pistol played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 407 to 453 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +418.
Round 15		Pistol played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 371 to 330 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +459.
Round 16		Pistol played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 437 to 399 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +497.
Round 17		Pistol played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 471 to 276 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +692.
Round 18		Pistol played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 300 to 397 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +595.
Round 19		Pistol played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 350 to 422 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +523.
Round 20		Pistol played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 404 to 312 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +615.
Round 21		Pistol played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 353 to 427 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +541.
Round 22		Pistol played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 440 to 339 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +642.
Round 23		Pistol played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and won 452 to 341 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +753.
Round 24		Pistol played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 424 to 332 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +845.
Round 25		Pistol played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 362 to 415 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +792.
Round 26		Pistol played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 358 to 436 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +714.
Round 27		Pistol played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and lost 384 to 432 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, +666.
Round 28		Pistol played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 409 to 393 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +682.
Round 29		Pistol played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 515 to 331 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +866.
Round 30		Pistol played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 487 to 428 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +925.
Round 31		Pistol played #77 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 481 to 317 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-12, +1089.

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