NASC 2016: Howard Pistol [2-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, who is competing at the 2016 North American 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 20-11, +621, and is ranked #7 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: 481 Average for: 410 Average against: 390
Round 1		Pistol played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 392 to 353 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Pistol played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 332 to 504 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -133.
Round 3		Pistol played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 388 to 455 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-2, -200.
Round 4		Pistol played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 345 to 436 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-3, -291.
Round 5		Pistol played #97 Mary E Goulet (Mclean, VA) and won 468 to 287 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -110. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Pistol played #84 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 432 to 344 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -22.
Round 7		Pistol played #44 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 415 to 283 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +110.
Round 8		Pistol played #29 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 446 to 396 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +160. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Pistol played #55 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 450 to 319 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +291.
Round 10		Pistol played #23 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 439 to 375 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +355.
Round 11		Pistol played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 336 to 388 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +303.
Round 12		Pistol played #56 Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) and won 420 to 398 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +325.
Round 13		Pistol played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 406 to 367 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +364.
Round 14		Pistol played #34 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 414 to 364 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +414.
Round 15		Pistol played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 448 to 342 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +520.
Round 16		Pistol played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 370 to 368 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +522.
Round 17		Pistol played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 481 to 440 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +563.
Round 18		Pistol played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 409 to 455 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +517.
Round 19		Pistol played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 411 to 469 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +459.
Round 20		Pistol played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 439 to 470 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +428.
Round 21		Pistol played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 344 to 397 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +375.
Round 22		Pistol played #76 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +391.
Round 23		Pistol played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 378 to 371 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +398.
Round 24		Pistol played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 480 to 393 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +485.
Round 25		Pistol played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 382 to 354 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +513.
Round 26		Pistol played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 373 to 392 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +494.
Round 27		Pistol played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 356 to 476 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +374.
Round 28		Pistol played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 461 to 379 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +456.
Round 29		Pistol played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 476 to 359 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +573.
Round 30		Pistol played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 440 to 332 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-10, +681.
Round 31		Pistol played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) for the third time and lost 365 to 425 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +621.

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