NSC 2008: Stephen Sneed [#97]

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On this page, you will find information about Stephen Sneed, 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 21.5-6.5, +1073, and is ranked #1 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
	Given name(s): Stephen Surname(s): Sneed Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 388 Average against: 349
Round 1		Sneed played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and lost 307 to 388 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -81. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sneed played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 373 to 329 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -37.
Round 3		Sneed played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 335 to 325 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -27.
Round 4		Sneed played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 415 to 329 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +59.
Round 5		Sneed played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 417 to 359 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +117.
Round 6		Sneed played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 332 to 387 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +62.
Round 7		Sneed played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 398 to 264 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +196.
Round 8		Sneed played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 449 to 330 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +315.
Round 9		Sneed played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 325 to 316 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +324.
Round 10		Sneed played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 332 to 347 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +309. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sneed played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and tied at 352. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +309.
Round 12		Sneed played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 284 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +436.
Round 13		Sneed played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 508 to 360 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +584.
Round 14		Sneed played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 359 to 327 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10.5-3.5, +616.
Round 15		Sneed played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 384 to 381 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11.5-3.5, +619. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sneed played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 404 to 304 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12.5-3.5, +719.
Round 17		Sneed played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 299 to 382 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12.5-4.5, +636.
Round 18		Sneed played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 423 to 381 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13.5-4.5, +678.
Round 19		Sneed played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 286 to 392 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +572.
Round 20		Sneed played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) again and won 447 to 335 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14.5-5.5, +684. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sneed played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) again and lost 317 to 359 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +642.
Round 22		Sneed played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 391 to 340 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +693.
Round 23		Sneed played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 444 to 332 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16.5-6.5, +805.
Round 24		Sneed played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 439 to 365 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-6.5, +879.
Round 25		Sneed played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 420 to 406 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-6.5, +893.
Round 26		Sneed played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 407 to 376 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-6.5, +924.
Round 27		Sneed played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) for the third time and won 507 to 387 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20.5-6.5, +1044. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Sneed played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) for the third time and won 377 to 348 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21.5-6.5, +1073. Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Award Ceremony		Sneed is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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