NSC 2008: Steve Moniz [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Moniz, 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 17-11, +247, and is ranked #21 in Division 3.

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 Moniz]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Moniz
Home: Manchester, NH, United States
Awards: Hole-In-One 5/5/98
Hobbies: Golf, Karaoke, Traveling
Occupation: Newspaper Packaging Foreman
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 115/151, 14-17 -662
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 18/122, 19-12 +36
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 53/136, 16.5-14.5 -323
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 8/169, 20-10 +631
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 117/134, 11-17 +99

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 381 Average against: 372
Round 1		Moniz played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 453 to 264 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +189.
Round 2		Moniz played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 397 to 351 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +235.
Round 3		Moniz played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 346 to 374 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +207.
Round 4		Moniz played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 357 to 433 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +131.
Round 5		Moniz played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 340 to 492 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -21.
Round 6		Moniz played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Au Gres, MI) and won 401 to 318 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, +62.
Round 7		Moniz played #126 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 292 to 436 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-4, -82.
Round 8		Moniz played #57 Nadine Jacobson (Edina, MN) and lost 398 to 421 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-5, -105.
Round 9		Moniz played #58 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 378 to 344 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-5, -71.
Round 10		Moniz played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-5, -55.
Round 11		Moniz played #33 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 424 to 366 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, +3.
Round 12		Moniz played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 421 to 329 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +95.
Round 13		Moniz played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 384 to 427 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, +52.
Round 14		Moniz played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and won 441 to 353 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +140.
Round 15		Moniz played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 363 to 347 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-6, +156.
Round 16		Moniz played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 427 to 343 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-6, +240.
Round 17		Moniz played #24 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 332 to 401 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-7, +171.
Round 18		Moniz played #28 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 357 to 294 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-7, +234.
Round 19		Moniz played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 386 to 314 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +306.
Round 20		Moniz played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-7, +308.
Round 21		Moniz played #39 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 395 to 415 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +288.
Round 22		Moniz played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and won 377 to 357 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +308.
Round 23		Moniz played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 345 to 424 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-9, +229.
Round 24		Moniz played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 348 to 413 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +164.
Round 25		Moniz played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 386 to 348 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-10, +202.
Round 26		Moniz played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 289 to 383 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-11, +108.
Round 27		Moniz played #117 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 465 to 356 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +217.
Round 28		Moniz played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +247.

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