NSC 2009: Steve Oliger [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Oliger, 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 21-10, +1015, and is ranked #5 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
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Oliger Home: Holtwood, PA, USA Hobbies: travel, Internet, Spanish Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 406 Average against: 373
Round 1		Oliger played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 448 to 379 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +69.
Round 2		Oliger played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 431 to 388 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +112.
Round 3		Oliger played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and lost 300 to 418 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, -6.
Round 4		Oliger played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 379 to 313 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +60.
Round 5		Oliger played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 507 to 397 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +170.
Round 6		Oliger played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 375 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +220.
Round 7		Oliger played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +315.
Round 8		Oliger played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 483 to 304 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +494. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Oliger played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 308 to 440 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +362.
Round 10		Oliger played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 336 to 385 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +313.
Round 11		Oliger played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 333 to 511 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +135.
Round 12		Oliger played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 456 to 328 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +263.
Round 13		Oliger played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 356 to 415 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +204.
Round 14		Oliger played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 481 to 316 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +369.
Round 15		Oliger played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 431 to 364 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +436.
Round 16		Oliger played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 473 to 436 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +473.
Round 17		Oliger played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 510 to 309 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +674.
Round 18		Oliger played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 459 to 349 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +784.
Round 19		Oliger played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 368 to 330 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +822.
Round 20		Oliger played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and won 429 to 415 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +836.
Round 21		Oliger played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 337 to 461 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +712. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Oliger played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 459 to 329 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +842.
Round 23		Oliger played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 470 to 300 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-6, +1012.
Round 24		Oliger played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 296 to 332 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +976.
Round 25		Oliger played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and lost 336 to 361 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +951.
Round 26		Oliger played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) again and lost 343 to 397 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +897.
Round 27		Oliger played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) again and won 495 to 378 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1014.
Round 28		Oliger played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) again and won 371 to 322 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1063.
Round 29		Oliger played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) for the third time and won 392 to 380 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-9, +1075.
Round 30		Oliger played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) again and lost 289 to 416 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-10, +948.
Round 31		Oliger played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) again and won 436 to 369 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-10, +1015.
After the Tournament		Oliger is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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