Steve Anstandig [#1] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Anstandig, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Anstandig currently has a record of 14-16, +238, and is ranked #91 in Division 4.

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): Anstandig Home: Commerce Township, MI, United States Age: 52 Hobbies: Bowling, Gardening, Reading, Scrabble and spending time with my wife and daughter Occupation: Electrical Contractor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-5 (0.583)
Past 1-12 months	7-4 (0.636)	WWW L W LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 377 Average against: 369
Round 1		Anstandig played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 422 to 357 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +65.
Round 2		Anstandig played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 397 to 326 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +136.
Round 3		Anstandig played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +150.
Round 4		Anstandig played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 430 to 388 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +192.
Round 5		Anstandig played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 378 to 298 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-0, +272.
Round 6		Anstandig played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 358 to 366 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-1, +264.
Round 7		Anstandig played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 393 to 402 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +255.
Round 8		Anstandig played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 362 to 310 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +307.
Round 9		Anstandig played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 422 to 366 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +363.
Round 10		Anstandig played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 386 to 408 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +341.
Round 11		Anstandig played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 353 to 431 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +263.
Round 12		Anstandig played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 442 to 314 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +391.
Round 13		Anstandig played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and won 406 to 298 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +499.
Round 14		Anstandig played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 414 to 427 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +486.
Round 15		Anstandig played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 345 to 412 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +419.
Round 16		Anstandig played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 359 to 412 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-7, +366.
Round 17		Anstandig played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 376 to 400 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +342.
Round 18		Anstandig played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 439 to 296 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +485.
Round 19		Anstandig played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 357 to 384 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +458. Anstandig is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Anstandig is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Anstandig played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 328 to 403 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, +383.
Round 21		Anstandig played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 488 to 287 (a spread of 201) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, +584.
Round 22		Anstandig played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 339 to 426 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-11, +497.
Round 23		Anstandig played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 352 to 386 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, +463.
Round 24		Anstandig played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 381 to 339 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, +505.
Round 25		Anstandig played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 397 to 424 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-13, +478.
Round 26		Anstandig played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 357 to 373 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-14, +462.
Round 27		Anstandig played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 391 to 338 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, +515.
Round 28		Anstandig played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 265 to 467 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-15, +313.
Round 29		Anstandig played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 261 to 345 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-16, +229.
Round 30		Anstandig played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and won 343 to 334 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Anstandig had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 14-16, +238.

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