Roger Steward [#78] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Roger Steward, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Steward currently has a record of 13-17, -324, and is ranked #70 in Division 5.

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): Roger Surname(s): Steward Home: Torrington, CT, United States Age: 65 Hobbies: Playing pool on Yahoo Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-7 (0.562)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	L WW LL W
Past 37-48 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 49-60 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 454 Average for: 348 Average against: 361
Round 1		Steward played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 317 to 454 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Steward had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -137.
Round 2		Steward played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and lost 291 to 492 (a spread of -201) . Before this event, Steward had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-2, -338.
Round 3		Steward played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 334 to 435 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Steward had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-3, -439.
Round 4		Steward played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 405 to 338 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Steward had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -372.
Round 5		Steward played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 334 to 317 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Steward had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -355.
Round 6		Steward played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 404 to 254 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Steward had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -205.
Round 7		Steward played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 337 to 469 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Steward had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -337.
Round 8		Steward played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 305 to 422 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Steward had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, -454.
Round 9		Steward played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 404 to 336 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Steward had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, -386.
Round 10		Steward played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 405 to 317 (a spread of 88) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Steward's record vs. Shapiro in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, -298.
Round 11		Steward played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 297 to 384 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Steward had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -385.
Round 12		Steward played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 331 to 321 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Steward had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -375.
Round 13		Steward played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 269 to 379 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Steward had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, -485.
Round 14		Steward played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 356 to 371 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Steward had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-8, -500.
Round 15		Steward played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and lost 335 to 380 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Steward had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-9, -545.
Round 16		Steward played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 335 to 324 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Steward had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -534.
Round 17		Steward played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 395 to 332 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Steward had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -471.
Round 18		Steward played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and lost 291 to 402 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Steward's record vs. Naples in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, -582.
Round 19		Steward played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 295 to 371 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Steward had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-11, -658.
Round 20		Steward played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 407 to 257 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Steward had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -508.
Round 21		Steward played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 353 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Steward had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-12, -513.
Round 22		Steward played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 331 to 333 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Steward had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-13, -515.
Round 23		Steward played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 314 to 320 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Steward had not played Pywar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-14, -521.
Round 24		Steward recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, -471.
Round 25		Steward played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 362 to 364 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Steward had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-15, -473.
Round 26		Steward played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 401 to 341 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Steward had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-15, -413.
Round 27		Steward played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 335 to 425 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Steward had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-16, -503.
Round 28		Steward played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 388 to 342 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Steward had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-16, -457.
Round 29		Steward played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 454 to 299 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Steward had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-16, -302.
Round 30		Steward played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 306 to 328 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Steward had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-17, -324.

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