NSC 2008: Steve Pellinen [#72]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Pellinen, who is competing at the 2008 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 13-15, -628, and is ranked #74 in Division 1.

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 Steve Pellinen]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Pellinen
Home: St Louis Park, MN, United States
Awards: Ninth Grade Battle of Wits Champion; 2005-03 Twin Cities, MN
Hobbies: Reading, music, baseball
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2003
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/70, 16.5-10.5 +547
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/70, 16.5-10.5 +547
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 79/176, 14-13 -87
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 32/176, 16-11 +339
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 70/134, 13.5-13.5 -745
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 78/108, 12-15 -396
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 89/126, 14-17 -272
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 58/98, 15-16 -161
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 102/132, 13-18 +47
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 47/172, 17-13 +61
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 5/108, 19-9 +926

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 390 Average against: 412
Round 1		Pellinen played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 396 to 423 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Pellinen played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 381 to 445 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-2, -91.
Round 3		Pellinen played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 284 to 475 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-3, -282.
Round 4		Pellinen played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 463 to 380 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -199.
Round 5		Pellinen played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 400 to 376 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -175.
Round 6		Pellinen played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 385 to 362 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -152.
Round 7		Pellinen played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 410 to 409 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -151.
Round 8		Pellinen played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 380 to 383 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, -154.
Round 9		Pellinen played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 313 to 563 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-5, -404.
Round 10		Pellinen played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 486 to 399 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, -317.
Round 11		Pellinen played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 328 to 435 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -424. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Pellinen played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 362 to 434 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -496.
Round 13		Pellinen played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 489 to 305 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -312.
Round 14		Pellinen played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 372 to 461 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -401.
Round 15		Pellinen played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 361 to 364 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -404.
Round 16		Pellinen played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 460 to 399 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -343.
Round 17		Pellinen played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 264 to 505 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-10, -584.
Round 18		Pellinen played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 414 to 280 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -450.
Round 19		Pellinen played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and won 407 to 381 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-10, -424.
Round 20		Pellinen played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 415 to 377 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, -386.
Round 21		Pellinen played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, -462.
Round 22		Pellinen played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 288 to 489 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -663.
Round 23		Pellinen played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 374 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, -621.
Round 24		Pellinen played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 438 to 421 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, -604. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Pellinen played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 412 to 418 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, -610.
Round 26		Pellinen played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 370 to 477 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-14, -717.
Round 27		Pellinen played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 342 to 387 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-15, -762.
Round 28		Pellinen played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 505 to 371 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-15, -628.

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