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NSC 2010: Steve Pellinen [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Pellinen, who is competing at the 2010 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 20.5-10.5, +539, and is ranked #4 in Division 2.

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 Pellinen]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Pellinen
Home: St Louis Park, MN, United States
Awards: Ninth Grade Battle of Wits Champion; 2005-03 Twin Cities, MN
Hobbies: Reading, music, baseball
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Round by Round

High score: 487
Average for: 406
Average against: 389

Round 1

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Pellinen played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 482 to 387 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +95.

Round 2

[photo of Tony Cook]

Pellinen played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 2-0, +114.

Round 3

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Pellinen played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +191.

Round 4

[photo of Connie Creed]

Pellinen played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 356 to 377 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-1, +170.

Round 5

[photo of Matt Canik]

Pellinen played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 362 to 462 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-2, +70.

Round 6

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

Pellinen played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 458 to 457 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 4-2, +71.

Round 7

[photo of Arun Methaset]

Pellinen played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 436 to 329 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-2, +178.

Round 8

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

Pellinen played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 324 to 460 (a spread of -136).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-3, +42.

Round 9

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Pellinen played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 358 to 363 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 5-4, +37.

Round 10

[photo of Daniel Milton]

Pellinen played #38 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 383 to 424 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 5-5, -4.

Round 11

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Pellinen played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 296 to 406 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-6, -114.

Round 12

[photo of David S Adams]

Pellinen played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 403 to 365 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-6, -76.

Round 13

[photo of Rachel Christensen]

Pellinen played #63 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 375 to 310 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 7-6, -11.

Round 14

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Pellinen played #56 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 403 to 341 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-6, +51.

Round 15

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

Pellinen played #75 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 439 to 330 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 9-6, +160.

Round 16

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Pellinen played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 384 to 487 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-7, +57.

Round 17

[photo of John Dalton]

Pellinen played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 487 to 409 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 10-7, +135.

Round 18

[photo of Curtis Lee]

Pellinen played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and tied at 373.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 10.5-7.5, +135.

Round 19

[photo of Lawren Freebody]

Pellinen played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 481 to 456 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11.5-7.5, +160.

Round 20

[photo of Dave Leonard]

Pellinen played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 12.5-7.5, +168.

Round 21

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Pellinen played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 421 to 316 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13.5-7.5, +273.

Round 22

[photo of Kurt Davies]

Pellinen played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 357 to 390 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13.5-8.5, +240.

Round 23

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Pellinen played #15 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 476 to 398 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14.5-8.5, +318.

Round 24

[photo of Jason J Smith]

Pellinen played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 460 to 363 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15.5-8.5, +415.

Round 25

[photo of Scott Garner]

Pellinen played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 391 to 334 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16.5-8.5, +472.

Round 26

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Pellinen played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 400 to 519 (a spread of -119).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 16.5-9.5, +353.

Round 27

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Pellinen played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and lost 377 to 547 (a spread of -170).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 16.5-10.5, +183.

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

Round 28

[photo of Glenn Dunlop]

Pellinen played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 390 to 380 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 17.5-10.5, +193.

Round 29

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Pellinen played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 435 to 334 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 18.5-10.5, +294.

Round 30

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Pellinen played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) again and won 427 to 320 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 19.5-10.5, +401.

Round 31

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Pellinen played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) again and won 471 to 333 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20.5-10.5, +539.


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