NASC 2017: Howard Pistol [1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, who is competing at the 2017 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 13-18, -569, and is ranked #56 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 Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 406 Average against: 425
Round 1		Pistol played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 369 to 499 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -130.
Round 2		Pistol played #65 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 390 to 344 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -84.
Round 3		Pistol played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 421 to 450 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -113.
Round 4		Pistol played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 516 to 415 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, -12.
Round 5		Pistol played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 383 to 401 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, -30.
Round 6		Pistol played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 437 to 477 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, -70.
Round 7		Pistol played #46 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 484 to 410 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, +4.
Round 8		Pistol played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 379 to 377 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +6.
Round 9		Pistol played #52 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 464 to 410 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +60.
Round 10		Pistol played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 425 to 452 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +33.
Round 11		Pistol played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 455 to 456 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-6, +32.
Round 12		Pistol played #36 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 349 to 442 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -61.
Round 13		Pistol played #66 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and lost 424 to 431 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-8, -68.
Round 14		Pistol played #23 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 442 to 349 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-8, +25.
Round 15		Pistol played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 426 to 358 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-8, +93.
Round 16		Pistol played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 433 to 345 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-8, +181.
Round 17		Pistol played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 356 to 320 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +217. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Pistol played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 415 to 439 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, +193.
Round 19		Pistol played #10 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 345 to 480 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, +58.
Round 20		Pistol played #47 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 336 to 419 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-11, -25.
Round 21		Pistol played #43 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 422 to 416 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, -19.
Round 22		Pistol played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 422 to 444 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-12, -41.
Round 23		Pistol played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 267 to 538 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-13, -312. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Pistol played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 464 to 342 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-13, -190.
Round 25		Pistol played #55 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 484 to 466 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-13, -172. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Pistol played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 444 to 412 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, -140.
Round 27		Pistol played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 370 to 446 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-14, -216.
Round 28		Pistol played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 410 to 539 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-15, -345. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Pistol played #64 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 363 to 406 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-16, -388.
Round 30		Pistol played #59 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 341 to 382 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-17, -429.
Round 31		Pistol played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and lost 361 to 501 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-18, -569.

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