NSC 2008: Howard Pistol [#76]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Pistol, who is competing at the 2008 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 14-14, -336, 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

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Given name(s): Howard
Surname(s): Pistol
Home: Oakland Park, FL, United States
Awards: 2004-05 Tampa Bay, FL
Hobbies: Travel
Occupation: Finance
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 11/106, 17-10 +592
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 156/176, 10-17 -330
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 96/134, 12-15 -116
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 21/106, 16-11 +388
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 17/151, 19-12 +823
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 46/105, 16-15 +283
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 52/103, 15.5-15.5 +441
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 114/172, 14-16 -535
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 28/102, 16-12 +202

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 393 Average against: 405
Round 1		Pistol played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 419 to 337 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +82.
Round 2		Pistol played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 287 to 474 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -105.
Round 3		Pistol played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 335 to 417 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -187.
Round 4		Pistol played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 384 to 474 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -277.
Round 5		Pistol played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 334 to 449 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -392.
Round 6		Pistol played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 386 to 349 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-4, -355.
Round 7		Pistol played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 394 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-5, -449.
Round 8		Pistol played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 408 to 470 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-6, -511.
Round 9		Pistol played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 454 to 378 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -435.
Round 10		Pistol played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 405 to 403 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -433.
Round 11		Pistol played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 502 to 399 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -330.
Round 12		Pistol played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 426 to 393 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -297.
Round 13		Pistol played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 429 to 526 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, -394.
Round 14		Pistol played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 466 to 398 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, -326.
Round 15		Pistol played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 404 to 343 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, -265.
Round 16		Pistol played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 405 to 399 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, -259.
Round 17		Pistol played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 415 to 486 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -330.
Round 18		Pistol played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 366 to 452 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, -416.
Round 19		Pistol played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 444 to 322 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, -294.
Round 20		Pistol played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 324 to 291 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, -261.
Round 21		Pistol played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 346 to 407 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, -322.
Round 22		Pistol played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 495 to 371 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, -198.
Round 23		Pistol played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, -204.
Round 24		Pistol played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 401 to 520 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, -323.
Round 25		Pistol played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 418 to 351 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, -256.
Round 26		Pistol played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 351 to 402 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-13, -307.
Round 27		Pistol played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 344 to 428 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-14, -391.
Round 28		Pistol played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 391 to 336 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-14, -336.

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