NSC 2010: Steve Pellinen [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Pellinen, who is competing at the 2010 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 20.5-10.5, +539, and is ranked #4 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): 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

Round by Round
High score: 487 Average for: 406 Average against: 389
Round 1		Pellinen played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 482 to 387 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Pellinen played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +114.
Round 3		Pellinen played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +191.
Round 4		Pellinen played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 356 to 377 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +170.
Round 5		Pellinen played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 362 to 462 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +70.
Round 6		Pellinen played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 458 to 457 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +71.
Round 7		Pellinen played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 436 to 329 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +178.
Round 8		Pellinen played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 324 to 460 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +42.
Round 9		Pellinen played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 358 to 363 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +37.
Round 10		Pellinen played #38 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 383 to 424 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -4.
Round 11		Pellinen played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 296 to 406 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -114.
Round 12		Pellinen played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 403 to 365 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, -76.
Round 13		Pellinen played #63 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 375 to 310 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, -11.
Round 14		Pellinen played #56 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 403 to 341 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +51.
Round 15		Pellinen played #75 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 439 to 330 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +160.
Round 16		Pellinen played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 384 to 487 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +57.
Round 17		Pellinen played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 487 to 409 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +135.
Round 18		Pellinen played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and tied at 373. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +135.
Round 19		Pellinen played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 481 to 456 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +160.
Round 20		Pellinen played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +168.
Round 21		Pellinen played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 421 to 316 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +273.
Round 22		Pellinen played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 357 to 390 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +240.
Round 23		Pellinen played #15 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 476 to 398 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +318.
Round 24		Pellinen played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 460 to 363 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +415.
Round 25		Pellinen played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 391 to 334 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +472.
Round 26		Pellinen played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 400 to 519 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +353.
Round 27		Pellinen played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and lost 377 to 547 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +183. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Pellinen played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 390 to 380 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +193.
Round 29		Pellinen played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 435 to 334 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +294.
Round 30		Pellinen played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) again and won 427 to 320 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +401.
Round 31		Pellinen played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) again and won 471 to 333 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20.5-10.5, +539.

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