NSC 2009: Heather Steffy [#87]

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On this page, you will find information about Heather Steffy, 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 15.5-15.5, +162, and is ranked #64 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): Heather Surname(s): Steffy Home: Cleveland, OH, USA Awards: speech pathology SPARC research award, placed first in my division in a few Scrabble tourneys Hobbies: shopping, meeting up with friends, hanging out at coffee shops Occupation: speech-language pathologist

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 372 Average against: 367
Round 1		Steffy played #62 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -74.
Round 2		Steffy played #17 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 336 to 354 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -92.
Round 3		Steffy played #90 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 352 to 426 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-3, -166.
Round 4		Steffy played #81 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 335 to 323 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-3, -154.
Round 5		Steffy played #44 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 356 to 288 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -86.
Round 6		Steffy played #121 Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -87.
Round 7		Steffy played #123 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 394 to 335 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -28.
Round 8		Steffy played #21 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 328 to 465 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -165.
Round 9		Steffy played #117 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 430 to 397 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-5, -132.
Round 10		Steffy played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 402 to 354 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -84.
Round 11		Steffy played #25 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 255 to 428 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-6, -257.
Round 12		Steffy played #95 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 376 to 328 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -209.
Round 13		Steffy played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 349 to 469 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-7, -329.
Round 14		Steffy played #40 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 325 to 295 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-7, -299.
Round 15		Steffy played #24 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 424 to 317 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-7, -192. Steffy is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Steffy played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 345 to 395 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-8, -242.
Round 17		Steffy played #105 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 333 to 362 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, -271.
Round 18		Steffy played #96 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 468 to 262 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-9, -65.
Round 19		Steffy played #60 Margaret Sutherland (Davison, MI) and tied at 402. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -65.
Round 20		Steffy played #70 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and won 377 to 338 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -26.
Round 21		Steffy played #38 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 451 to 254 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +171. Steffy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Steffy played #52 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 313 to 413 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +71.
Round 23		Steffy played #63 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 389 to 328 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +132.
Round 24		Steffy played #50 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +130.
Round 25		Steffy played #19 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 402 to 360 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +172.
Round 26		Steffy played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 399 to 400 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +171.
Round 27		Steffy played #23 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 360 to 444 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +87.
Round 28		Steffy played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 472 to 381 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +178.
Round 29		Steffy played #35 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 296 to 390 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +84.
Round 30		Steffy played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and won 439 to 344 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +179.
Round 31		Steffy played #73 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 332 to 349 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +162.

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