NSC 2009: Diane Pietrzak [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Pietrzak, who is competing at the 2009 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 16-15, +484, and is ranked #38 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: Chicagoland, IL, USA Awards: I lost on Jeopardy! Hobbies: Learning, living, growing Occupation: Walking in the newness of life

Round by Round
High score: 615 Average for: 398 Average against: 383
Round 1		Pietrzak played #80 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 434 to 375 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +59.
Round 2		Pietrzak played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 416 to 338 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +137.
Round 3		Pietrzak played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 392 to 319 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +210.
Round 4		Pietrzak played #81 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 366 to 439 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +137.
Round 5		Pietrzak played #49 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and won 466 to 362 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +241.
Round 6		Pietrzak played #7 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 365 to 460 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +146.
Round 7		Pietrzak played #44 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and won 445 to 377 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +214.
Round 8		Pietrzak played #26 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +212.
Round 9		Pietrzak played #21 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 396 to 367 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +241.
Round 10		Pietrzak played #58 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 378 to 385 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +234.
Round 11		Pietrzak played #15 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 352 to 392 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +194.
Round 12		Pietrzak played #10 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 351 to 416 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +129.
Round 13		Pietrzak played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 411 to 347 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +193.
Round 14		Pietrzak played #20 Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO) and won 434 to 403 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +224.
Round 15		Pietrzak played #40 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 371 to 406 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +189.
Round 16		Pietrzak played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 501 to 267 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-7, +423.
Round 17		Pietrzak played #43 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 390 to 378 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +435.
Round 18		Pietrzak played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 360 to 435 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +360.
Round 19		Pietrzak played #89 Linda Robinson (Clyde, OH) and won 380 to 377 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +363.
Round 20		Pietrzak played #64 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 399 to 441 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +321.
Round 21		Pietrzak played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 382 to 407 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +296.
Round 22		Pietrzak played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and won 426 to 376 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +346.
Round 23		Pietrzak played #86 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 427 to 335 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +438.
Round 24		Pietrzak played #9 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 331 to 451 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +318.
Round 25		Pietrzak played #4 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 615 to 295 (a spread of 320). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +638.
Round 26		Pietrzak played #45 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and lost 342 to 366 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +614.
Round 27		Pietrzak played #2 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 426 to 375 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +665.
Round 28		Pietrzak played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and won 399 to 326 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +738.
Round 29		Pietrzak played #18 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 396 to 423 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +711.
Round 30		Pietrzak played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-14, +643.
Round 31		Pietrzak played #39 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 252 to 411 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-15, +484.

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