October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Wilma Pitzer [#5]

On this page, you will find information about Wilma Pitzer, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-5, +818, and is ranked #3 in Division 3.

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 Wilma Pitzer]

Given name(s): Wilma
Surname(s): Pitzer
Home: Englewood, OH, United States
Awards: some 1st and 2nds in smaller, more local tourneys
Hobbies: jigsaw puzzles, avid reader
Occupation: Occupational Therapist
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 95/118, 13-18 -358
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 127/169, 13-17 -330
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 29/122, 16-12 +360

Round by Round
High score: 469 Average for: 400 Average against: 345
Round 1		Pitzer played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 404 to 295 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Pitzer played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 466 to 343 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +232.
Round 3		Pitzer played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-1, +220.
Round 4		Pitzer played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 394 to 332 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-1, +282.
Round 5		Pitzer played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 383 to 337 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +328.
Round 6		Pitzer played #31 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 460 to 290 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-1, +498. Pitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Pitzer played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 421 to 289 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +630.
Round 8		Pitzer played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 391 to 392 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +629.
Round 9		Pitzer played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 385 to 326 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +688.
Round 10		Pitzer played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 409 to 375 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +722.
Round 11		Pitzer played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 372 to 338 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +756.
Round 12		Pitzer played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 325 to 362 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-3, +719.
Round 13		Pitzer played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) again and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +718. Pitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Pitzer played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) again and lost 354 to 433 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-5, +639.
Round 15		Pitzer played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 469 to 290 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-5, +818. Pitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Pitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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