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NSC 2009: Juraj Pivovarov [#57]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Juraj Pivovarov, 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 13-18, +229, and is ranked
#74 in Division 2.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Juraj Surname(s): Pivovarov
 Home: Calgary, AB, CAN
 Awards: ACM World Programming Contest finalist, M.Sc. Computer Science, B. Sc. Pure Mathematics
 Hobbies: Chess, Hiking, Running
 Occupation: Senior Data Architect
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 524Average for: 378
 Average against: 372
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Harriette Lakernick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lakernick_harriette.jpeg)
 | Pivovarov played #30  Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL)  and lost 222 to 401 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -179. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Tim Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #91  Tim Anglin (Toronto ON)  and lost 382 to 446 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -243. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Marty Fialkow]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fialkow_marty.jpeg)
 | Pivovarov played #73  Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ)  and lost 339 to 396 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-3, -300. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #50  Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON)  and lost 336 to 472 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-4, -436. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Kevin Turner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/turner_kevin.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #53  Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON)  and lost 282 to 397 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-5, -551. |  | Round 6 |  | Pivovarov recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-5, -501. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of T C Houlgate-West]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/houlgate-west_t_c.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #78  T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA)  and lost 334 to 395 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-6, -562. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Pete Zeigler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zeigler_pete.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #3  Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH)  and lost 399 to 400 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-7, -563. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Lorraine Burton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burton_lorraine_3.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #84  Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD)  and won 423 to 348 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-7, -488. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Brenda Casey]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/casey_brenda.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #88  Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT)  and won 459 to 348 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-7, -377. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Mark Gooley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gooley_mark.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #69  Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL)  and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-7, -319. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Mason Shambach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shambach_mason.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #39  Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI)  and lost 374 to 387 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-8, -332. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #45  Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI)  and lost 361 to 432 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-9, -403. |  | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Pivovarov played #54  Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO)  and lost 351 to 427 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-10, -479. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jacqueline Camper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/camper_jacqueline.jpeg)
 | Pivovarov played #89  Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN)  and lost 312 to 363 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-11, -530. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Arline Silverman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/silverman_arline_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #81  Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ)  and won 431 to 327 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-11, -426. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Ronnie Thomas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomas_ronnie.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #87  Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD)  and won 377 to 270 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-11, -319. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of George Rogers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rogers_george_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #85  George Rogers (Tamarac, FL)  and won 524 to 246 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-11, -41. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weisskopf_mary_ellen.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #70  Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL)  and won 374 to 357 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-11, -24. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Bob Enszer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/enszer_robert.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #26  Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI)  and lost 270 to 374 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-12, -128. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #28  Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD)  and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-13, -130. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Frank Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lee_frank.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #66  Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 494 to 327 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-13, +37. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Yolanda Ushry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #52  Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA)  and won 450 to 377 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-13, +110. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Victor Li]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/li_victor.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #75  Victor Li (Columbia, SC)  and lost 375 to 422 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-14, +63. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/methaset_arun.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #24  Arun Methaset (THA)  and lost 365 to 392 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-15, +36. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Elaine Glowniak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glowniak_elaine.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #72  Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI)  and lost 359 to 433 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-16, -38. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Katie Devanney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/devanney_katie.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #51  Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA)  and won 482 to 262 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-16, +182. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cadieux_cheryl.jpeg)
 | Pivovarov played #77  Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI)  and lost 402 to 405 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-17, +179. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Gerry Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_gerry_2.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #82  Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 397 to 349 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-17, +227. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Mary Krizan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krizan_mary.jpg)
 | Pivovarov played #80  Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN)  and lost 338 to 395 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-18, +170. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rosenblum_sarah.jpeg)
 | Pivovarov played #79  Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ)  and won 358 to 299 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-18, +229. | 
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