Steve Moniz [#90] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Moniz, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Moniz currently has a record of 11-17, +99, and is ranked #117 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): Moniz Home: Manchester, NH, United States Age: 48 Awards: Hole-In-One 5/5/98 Hobbies: Golf, Karaoke, Traveling Occupation: Newspaper Production

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12-7 (0.632)
Past 1-12 months	11-5 (0.688)	W L WWWWWWWW LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 372 Average against: 368
Round 1		Moniz played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 317 to 343 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Starr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Moniz played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 491 to 379 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +86. Moniz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Moniz played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, +39.
Round 4		Moniz played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 471 to 317 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +193.
Round 5		Moniz played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moniz’s record vs. Michaels in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, +169.
Round 6		Moniz played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 428 to 349 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Ortman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +248.
Round 7		Moniz played #125 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 375 to 298 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Van Alen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +325.
Round 8		Moniz played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 347 to 408 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +264.
Round 9		Moniz played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 373 to 367 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +270.
Round 10		Moniz played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 389 to 304 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +355.
Round 11		Moniz played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 345 to 355 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Milton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +345.
Round 12		Moniz played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and lost 321 to 412 (a spread of -91) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moniz’s record vs. Lapinski in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, +254.
Round 13		Moniz played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 366 to 390 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, +230.
Round 14		Moniz played #54 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 465 to 209 (a spread of 256) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, +486.
Round 15		Moniz played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 292 to 483 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, +295.
Round 16		Moniz played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 287 to 368 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Finkle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, +214.
Round 17		Moniz played #10 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 391 to 318 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Bogle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, +287.
Round 18		Moniz played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 319 to 385 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-10, +221.
Round 19		Moniz played #16 Vince Castellano (Toronto ON) and lost 341 to 398 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Castellano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-11, +164.
Round 20		Moniz played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 349 to 331 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-11, +182.
Round 21		Moniz played #91 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 299 to 386 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Moss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-12, +95.
Round 22		Moniz played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and lost 378 to 401 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Yarnell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-13, +72.
Round 23		Moniz played #115 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and lost 364 to 411 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-14, +25.
Round 24		Moniz played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 434 to 401 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Gove in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-14, +58.
Round 25		Moniz played #10 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 373 to 382 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Bogle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-15, +49.
Round 26		Moniz played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 410 to 275 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Jacobstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-15, +184.
Round 27		Moniz played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 426 to 434 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Sugano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-16, +176.
Round 28		Moniz played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and lost 323 to 400 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Moniz had not played Yarnell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-17, +99.

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