Steve Hartsman [#61] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Hartsman, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Hartsman currently has a record of 17-13, +682, and is ranked #36 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
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Hartsman Home: Brown Deer, WI, United States Age: 42 Awards: Recent Tourney Wins, Elmhurst, IL 11/03, Indianapolis, IN 2/04 Hobbies: Marveling the Universe Occupation: Programmer, Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	22.5-10.5 (0.682)
Past 1-12 months	18-4 (0.818)	L WWWWWWWWW LL WWWWWWWW L W
Past 13-24 months	4.5-6.5 (0.409)	WW LLLLTL WW 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: 566 Average for: 395 Average against: 373
Before the Tournament		Hartsman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Hartsman played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 440 to 419 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Hartsman's record vs. Pitzer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Hartsman played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 369 to 354 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Hartsman's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-0, +36.
Round 3		Hartsman played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 457 to 230 (a spread of 227) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +263.
Round 4		Hartsman played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 485 to 365 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +383.
Round 5		Hartsman played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 311 to 427 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +267.
Round 6		Hartsman played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 225 to 446 (a spread of -221) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-2, +46.
Round 7		Hartsman played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 358 to 330 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: WAUKESHA, WI Hartsman's record vs. Krohn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-2, +74.
Round 8		Hartsman played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 566 to 238 (a spread of 328) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +402.
Round 9		Hartsman played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 450 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, +324.
Round 10		Hartsman played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 387 to 597 (a spread of -210) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-4, +114.
Round 11		Hartsman played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 309 to 432 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-5, -9. Hartsman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Hartsman played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and won 430 to 266 (a spread of 164) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-5, +155.
Round 13		Hartsman played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 345 to 388 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, +112.
Round 14		Hartsman played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 470 to 211 (a spread of 259) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, +371.
Round 15		Hartsman played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 398 to 323 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, +446.
Round 16		Hartsman played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 372 to 404 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, +414.
Round 17		Hartsman played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 357 to 452 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-8, +319.
Round 18		Hartsman played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 456 to 312 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-8, +463.
Round 19		Hartsman played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 460 to 304 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +619.
Round 20		Hartsman played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 344 to 302 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +661.
Round 21		Hartsman played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 445 to 329 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +777.
Round 22		Hartsman played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 402 to 416 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-9, +763.
Round 23		Hartsman played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 294 to 452 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-10, +605.
Round 24		Hartsman played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 443 to 373 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +675.
Round 25		Hartsman played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 361 to 356 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +680.
Round 26		Hartsman played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 438 to 359 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +759.
Round 27		Hartsman played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 383 to 405 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +737.
Round 28		Hartsman played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 369 to 421 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-12, +685.
Round 29		Hartsman played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 444 to 375 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-12, +754.
Round 30		Hartsman played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 371 to 443 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Hartsman had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 17-13, +682.

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