NSC 2008: Steve Grob [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Grob, who is competing at the 2008 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 15-13, -404, and is ranked #43 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

[photo of Steve Grob]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Grob
Home: Fenton, MI, United States
Awards: NSA AB member since 1999; 2002-11 Port Huron, MI
Hobbies: backgammon, poker
Occupation: Stay At Home Dad
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 105/302, 12-10 +250
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 85, 12-9 +798
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 88/176, 13.5-13.5 +151
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 153/176, 10-17 -36
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 24/134, 16-11 +246
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 49/108, 14-13 +24
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 25/103, 18-13 +219
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 47/87, 14-14 -347

Round by Round
High score: 542 Average for: 399 Average against: 413
Round 1		Grob played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 525 to 365 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +160.
Round 2		Grob played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 498 to 483 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +175.
Round 3		Grob played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 320 to 486 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +9.
Round 4		Grob played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 436 to 414 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +31.
Round 5		Grob played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 271 to 507 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, -205.
Round 6		Grob played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 454 to 396 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, -147.
Round 7		Grob played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 480 to 458 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, -125.
Round 8		Grob played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 315 to 530 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, -340.
Round 9		Grob played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 293 to 439 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, -486.
Round 10		Grob played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 293 to 536 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -729.
Round 11		Grob played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 431 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -810.
Round 12		Grob played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 422 to 356 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -744.
Round 13		Grob played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 301 to 476 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -919.
Round 14		Grob played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 392 to 334 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, -861.
Round 15		Grob played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 542 to 338 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-7, -657.
Round 16		Grob played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 347 to 435 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, -745.
Round 17		Grob played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, -776. Grob is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Grob played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 449 to 414 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-9, -741.
Round 19		Grob played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 489 to 347 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, -599.
Round 20		Grob played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 408 to 428 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, -619.
Round 21		Grob played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 370 to 450 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, -699.
Round 22		Grob played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 473 to 275 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, -501.
Round 23		Grob played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 306 to 405 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, -600.
Round 24		Grob played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-13, -623.
Round 25		Grob played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 456 to 352 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-13, -519.
Round 26		Grob played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 383 to 298 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-13, -434.
Round 27		Grob played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 451 to 439 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-13, -422.
Round 28		Grob played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) again and won 418 to 400 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-13, -404.

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