Steve Tier [#83] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Tier, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Tier currently has a record of 14-14, -701, and is ranked #48 in Division 1.

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): Tier Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 64 Awards: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crossword puzzles Occupation: Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	83.5-90.5 (0.480)
Past 1-12 months	13-18 (0.419)	LLLLLLLLL WWWWW LL WWWW L WW LL W LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	18.5-21.5 (0.463)	LL W LL W L WTWWWW LLLLL W L W LL W LLL WWWWW L W LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	12-19 (0.387)	L W L W L W LLL W LLLLLL W LLLL WWW LL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	22.5-16.5 (0.577)	WW L W L W LLL WWTLL WWW L WWWWWW L W L W LLLL WW LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	6-5 (0.545)	LL W L WW L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	11.5-10.5 (0.523)	L WWWW LL W LL W LL WW L W LL WWT

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 504 Average for: 378 Average against: 403
Round 1		Tier played #45 Chris Lennon (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 296 to 375 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Tier had not played Lennon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Tier played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 400 to 373 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Tier had not played Wapnick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -52.
Round 3		Tier played #57 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 329 to 436 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Tier had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -159.
Round 4		Tier played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Tier had not played Okosagah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -122.
Round 5		Tier played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 504 to 306 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Tier had not played Hoekstra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +76.
Round 6		Tier played #8 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 338 to 412 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Tier had not played Bednarz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Tier played #35 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 380 to 338 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Tier had not played Kahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +44.
Round 8		Tier played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 392 to 357 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +79.
Round 9		Tier played #75 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 346 to 511 (a spread of -165) . Before this event, Tier had not played Schonbrun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, -86.
Round 10		Tier played #51 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Tier’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3.5-0.5 (0.875). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: TW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, -18.
Round 11		Tier played #2 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 462 to 365 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Tier had not played Alexander in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +79.
Round 12		Tier played #7 Rich Baker (Eureka, CA) and lost 298 to 448 (a spread of -150) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Baker in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, -71.
Round 13		Tier played #42 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 315 to 444 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Tier had not played Kramer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, -200.
Round 14		Tier played #48 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 309 to 427 (a spread of -118) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Tier’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, -318.
Round 15		Tier played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 401 to 448 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Tier had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, -365.
Round 16		Tier played #53 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 446 to 409 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Tier had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-8, -328.
Round 17		Tier played #55 Lloyd Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 408 to 371 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Tier’s record vs. Mills in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, -291.
Round 18		Tier played #41 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and won 448 to 423 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Tier’s record vs. Koenig in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, -266.
Round 19		Tier played #49 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 305 to 483 (a spread of -178) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NT Tier’s record vs. MacNeil in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -444.
Round 20		Tier played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 353 to 395 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Tier had not played Okosagah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, -486.
Round 21		Tier played #85 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 406 to 451 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Tier’s record vs. Weinstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -531.
Round 22		Tier played #29 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 383 to 461 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Tier had not played Grob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, -609.
Round 23		Tier played #66 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 302 to 518 (a spread of -216) . Before this event, Tier had not played Peltz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-13, -825.
Round 24		Tier played #71 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 391 to 362 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Tier’s record vs. Polatnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-13, -796.
Round 25		Tier played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 377 to 358 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Dixon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LLLWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -777.
Round 26		Tier played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 405 to 427 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Tier had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-14, -799.
Round 27		Tier played #32 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Tier’s record vs. Hill in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-7 (0.125). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-14, -750.
Round 28		Tier played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 345 to 296 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-14, -701.

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