Jerome Pivnik [#55] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jerome Pivnik, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Pivnik currently has a record of 18-12, +397, and is ranked #11 in Division 6.

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): Jerome Surname(s): Pivnik Home: Miami, FL, United States Age: 44 Hobbies: Golf, Working Out, Skiing, Astronomy, and this crazy game Occupation: Lawyer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-3 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 466 Average for: 360 Average against: 347
Round 1		Pivnik played #69 Max Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 409 to 281 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +128.
Round 2		Pivnik played #33 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 430 to 274 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Klaskow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +284.
Round 3		Pivnik played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 312 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +372.
Round 4		Pivnik played #4 Charlene Bishop (Seattle, WA) and won 352 to 313 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +411.
Round 5		Pivnik played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and won 360 to 281 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +490.
Round 6		Pivnik played #61 Dorothy Siegel (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 312 to 264 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +538.
Round 7		Pivnik played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 328 to 412 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +454.
Round 8		Pivnik played #68 Marilena Souza (Pembrook Pines, FL) and won 362 to 330 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +486.
Round 9		Pivnik played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 336 to 348 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +474.
Round 10		Pivnik played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 367 to 331 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +510.
Round 11		Pivnik played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and lost 334 to 380 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +464.
Round 12		Pivnik played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 411 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +382.
Round 13		Pivnik played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 380 to 475 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +287.
Round 14		Pivnik played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 402 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +206.
Round 15		Pivnik played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and won 386 to 310 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +282.
Round 16		Pivnik played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and won 364 to 342 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +304.
Round 17		Pivnik played #6 Bobby Bognar (Los Angeles, CA) and won 386 to 351 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Bognar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +339.
Round 18		Pivnik played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 373 to 329 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +383.
Round 19		Pivnik played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 297 to 336 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +344.
Round 20		Pivnik played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and won 430 to 345 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +429.
Round 21		Pivnik played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and won 466 to 278 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +617.
Round 22		Pivnik played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +660.
Round 23		Pivnik played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 378 to 258 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +780.
Round 24		Pivnik played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 247 to 447 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +580.
Round 25		Pivnik played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 430 to 277 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +733. Pivnik is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Pivnik is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Pivnik played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 306 to 347 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +692.
Round 27		Pivnik played #45 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +610.
Round 28		Pivnik played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 319 to 442 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +487.
Round 29		Pivnik played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 387 to 340 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +534.
Round 30		Pivnik played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 273 to 410 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Pivnik had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +397.

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