NSC 2008: Steve Oliger [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Oliger, 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 11-17, -521, and is ranked #93 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 Oliger]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Oliger
Home: Holtwood, PA, United States
Awards: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN
Hobbies: music, travel, reading, writing, computers
Occupation: Retired Electronics Technician
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 223, 9-12 -383
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 99/149, 13-14 -1088
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 99/149, 13-14 -1088
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 112/176, 12.5-14.5 +19
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 100/134, 12-15 -444
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 104/108, 9-18 -596
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 97/126, 14-17 -1013
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 97/98, 8-23 -1322
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 85/132, 15-16 -887
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 71/172, 16-14 -28
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 80/87, 11-17 -812
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/102, 16-12 +274

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 382 Average against: 404
Round 1		Oliger played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 453 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Oliger played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 332 to 506 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -239.
Round 3		Oliger played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-3, -279.
Round 4		Oliger played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 434 to 314 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -159.
Round 5		Oliger played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 339 to 466 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-4, -286.
Round 6		Oliger played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 385 to 392 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-5, -293.
Round 7		Oliger played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 286 to 401 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-6, -408.
Round 8		Oliger played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 414 to 330 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-6, -324.
Round 9		Oliger recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-6, -274.
Round 10		Oliger played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 331 to 516 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-7, -459.
Round 11		Oliger played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 361 to 364 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-8, -462.
Round 12		Oliger played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 477 to 356 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-8, -341.
Round 13		Oliger played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 386 to 284 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -239.
Round 14		Oliger played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 350 to 391 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-9, -280.
Round 15		Oliger played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 445 to 302 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -137.
Round 16		Oliger played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 316 to 473 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-10, -294.
Round 17		Oliger played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 376 to 389 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-11, -307.
Round 18		Oliger played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 400 to 418 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-12, -325.
Round 19		Oliger played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 320 to 451 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-13, -456.
Round 20		Oliger played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 423 to 356 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-13, -389.
Round 21		Oliger played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 393 to 369 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-13, -365.
Round 22		Oliger played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 520 to 320 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-13, -165.
Round 23		Oliger played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 371 to 429 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-14, -223.
Round 24		Oliger played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-14, -184.
Round 25		Oliger played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 433 to 419 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-14, -170.
Round 26		Oliger played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 303 to 538 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-15, -405.
Round 27		Oliger played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 410 to 435 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-16, -430.
Round 28		Oliger played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) again and lost 324 to 415 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-17, -521.

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