SPC 2024: Diane Pietrzak [4-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Pietrzak, who is competing at the 2024 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 26-5, +2618, and is ranked #1 in Division 4.

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): Diane Surname(s): Pietrzak Home: LaGrange, IL, United States Awards: I lost on Jeopardy! Hobbies: Biking, knitting, hiking, Christian music, Chicago Cubs

Round by Round
High score: 542 Average for: 426 Average against: 338
Round 1		Pietrzak played #72 Jeremy Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 491 to 227 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +264. Pietrzak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Pietrzak played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and won 417 to 314 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +367. Pietrzak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Pietrzak played #26 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 463 to 366 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +464. Pietrzak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Pietrzak played #50 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 519 to 310 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +673.
Round 5		Pietrzak played #48 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and won 364 to 295 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +742.
Round 6		Pietrzak played #42 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and won 478 to 316 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +904.
Round 7		Pietrzak played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and won 430 to 367 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +967.
Round 8		Pietrzak played #1 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +985.
Round 9		Pietrzak played #34 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and won 400 to 279 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +1106.
Round 10		Pietrzak played #7 Oscar Freire (Ottawa ON) and lost 362 to 364 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +1104.
Round 11		Pietrzak played #15 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 393 to 284 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1213.
Round 12		Pietrzak played #13 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) and lost 391 to 439 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +1165.
Round 13		Pietrzak played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1183.
Round 14		Pietrzak played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 373 to 338 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1218.
Round 15		Pietrzak played #16 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 542 to 244 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1516.
Round 16		Pietrzak played #27 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and won 433 to 353 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1596.
Round 17		Pietrzak played #62 Fred Morlan (Lexington, KY) and won 512 to 330 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-2, +1778.
Round 18		Pietrzak played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 470 to 379 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-2, +1869.
Round 19		Pietrzak played #13 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) again and lost 371 to 411 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1829.
Round 20		Pietrzak played #27 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) again and won 471 to 345 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-3, +1955.
Round 21		Pietrzak played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) again and lost 349 to 390 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1914. Pietrzak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Pietrzak played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 298 to 415 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1797.
Round 23		Pietrzak played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) for the third time and won 433 to 323 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1907.
Round 24		Pietrzak played #42 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) again and won 403 to 335 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1975.
Round 25		Pietrzak played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) again and won 443 to 280 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +2138.
Round 26		Pietrzak played #9 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 422 to 298 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +2262.
Round 27		Pietrzak played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 418 to 386 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +2294.
Round 28		Pietrzak played #31 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 527 to 353 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-5, +2468.
Round 29		Pietrzak recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-5, +2518.
Round 30		Pietrzak recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-5, +2568.
Round 31		Pietrzak recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 26-5, +2618. Pietrzak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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