SPC 2022: Howard Pistol [2-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players 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, +766, and is ranked #6 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 Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 410 Average against: 386
Round 1		Pistol played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 412 to 255 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +157. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Pistol played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 360 to 346 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +171. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Pistol played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 459 to 362 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +268. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Pistol played #58 Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) and lost 326 to 477 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +117.
Round 5		Pistol played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 369 to 444 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +42.
Round 6		Pistol played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 468 to 351 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +159.
Round 7		Pistol played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and won 433 to 369 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +223. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Pistol played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 355 to 405 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +173.
Round 9		Pistol played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 354 to 445 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +82.
Round 10		Pistol played #8 Stephen Schwitzer (east Lansing, MI) and lost 360 to 402 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-5, +40.
Round 11		Pistol played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 392 to 438 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-6, -6.
Round 12		Pistol played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 407 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-7, -45.
Round 13		Pistol played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 413 to 453 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-8, -85.
Round 14		Pistol played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 393 to 387 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-8, -79.
Round 15		Pistol played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 429 to 320 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-8, +30.
Round 16		Pistol played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and lost 392 to 430 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-9, -8.
Round 17		Pistol played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 362 to 409 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-10, -55.
Round 18		Pistol played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 430 to 318 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-10, +57.
Round 19		Pistol played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 375 to 311 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-10, +121.
Round 20		Pistol played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 485 to 351 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, +255.
Round 21		Pistol played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and lost 403 to 454 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, +204.
Round 22		Pistol played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 361 to 329 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-11, +236. Pistol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Pistol played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +260.
Round 24		Pistol played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 470 to 331 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +399.
Round 25		Pistol played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and lost 341 to 461 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +279.
Round 26		Pistol played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and won 505 to 405 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +379.
Round 27		Pistol played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 445 to 381 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +443.
Round 28		Pistol played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 446 to 441 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +448.
Round 29		Pistol played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 394 to 358 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +484.
Round 30		Pistol played #8 Stephen Schwitzer (east Lansing, MI) again and won 491 to 375 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +600.
Round 31		Pistol played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 517 to 351 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +766.

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