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Steve Anstandig [#2] at 2005 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 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. Anstandig currently has a record of 17-11, +492, and is ranked #17 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

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Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Anstandig
Home: Commerce Township, MI, United States
Age: 53
Hobbies: Gardening, Bowling, Reading
Occupation: Electrical Contractor

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event28-18 (0.609) 
Past 1-12 months17-8 (0.680)WWW L W L W L WW LL WWWWWWW L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months10-10 (0.500)WW LLL WWW LLL WW L WW LL W L
Past 25-36 months1-0 (1.000)W
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 473
Average for: 385
Average against: 368

Round 1

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Anstandig played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 438 to 383 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Thompson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-0, +55.

Round 2

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Anstandig played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 368 to 310 (a spread of 58) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Halverson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-0, +113.

Round 3

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Anstandig played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 397 to 393 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Schin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-0, +117.

Round 4

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Anstandig played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 332 to 395 (a spread of -63) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-1, +54.

Round 5

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Anstandig played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and lost 306 to 391 (a spread of -85) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Morrison in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 3-2, -31.

Round 6

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Anstandig played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 346 to 412 (a spread of -66) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Savadge in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WL.
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: #75.

Current record: 3-3, -97.

Round 7

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Anstandig played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 427 to 279 (a spread of 148) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Slankard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #51.

Current record: 4-3, +51.

Round 8

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Anstandig played #86 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 416 to 361 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Oliva in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-3, +106.

Round 9

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Anstandig played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 345 to 321 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Davis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-3, +130.

Round 10

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Anstandig played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 453 to 268 (a spread of 185) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Haworth in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-3, +315.

Round 11

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Anstandig played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 443 to 360 (a spread of 83) .

The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI

Anstandig’s record vs. Pitzer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: LW.
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: #9.

Current record: 8-3, +398.

Round 12

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Anstandig played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 273 to 464 (a spread of -191) .

The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI

Anstandig’s record vs. De Guzman 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: #22.

Current record: 8-4, +207.

Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 13

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Anstandig played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 433 to 371 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Harrison in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-4, +269.

Round 14

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Anstandig played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 384 to 376 (a spread of 8) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-4, +277.

Round 15

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Anstandig played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 352 to 365 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10-5, +264.

Round 16

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Anstandig played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Harrison in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 10-6, +240.

Round 17

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Anstandig played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and lost 344 to 419 (a spread of -75) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Smith in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-7, +165.

Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 18

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Anstandig played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 351 to 393 (a spread of -42) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI

Anstandig’s record vs. Upton in the 6 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: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 10-8, +123.

Round 19

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Anstandig played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and lost 386 to 433 (a spread of -47) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 10-9, +76.

Round 20

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Anstandig played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 367 to 316 (a spread of 51) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Larkins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #42.

Current record: 11-9, +127.

Round 21

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Anstandig played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 259 to 344 (a spread of -85) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-10, +42.

Round 22

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Anstandig played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 448 to 415 (a spread of 33) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Pipi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
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: #45.

Current record: 12-10, +75.

Round 23

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Anstandig played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Nellis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 13-10, +108.

Round 24

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Anstandig played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 428 to 324 (a spread of 104) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 14-10, +212.

Round 25

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Anstandig played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 473 to 343 (a spread of 130) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Wechter in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #23.

Current record: 15-10, +342.

Round 26

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Anstandig played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 459 to 330 (a spread of 129) .

Before this event, Anstandig had not played Houlgate-West in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 16-10, +471.

Round 27

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Anstandig played #118 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 406 to 428 (a spread of -22) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Solis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #23.

Current record: 16-11, +449.

Round 28

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Anstandig played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 372 to 329 (a spread of 43) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Anstandig’s record vs. Slankard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #17.

Current record: 17-11, +492.


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