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First name(s): Steve
Last name(s): Polatnick
Title(s): EX(2010)
Home: Miami, FL, USA
Deceased: 2018-01-20
NASPA TWL Rating: 1778
Awards: 1st Place numerous U.S. tourneys, 4th Place 2001 WSC
Hobbies: travel, bike riding, tennis

Championship Record
EventYearDivisionRankRepresented
NSC1978117/65, 147.0 credits 
NSC1980111/32, 9-8 +349 
NSC198318/32, 9-8 +195 
NSC1985116/302, 15-7 +1077 
NSC1987124, 14-7 +663 
NSC1988111/203, 18-9 +770 
NSC1989135/149, 15.5-11.5 -169 
NSC1990125/176, 16-11 +855 
NSC1992128/176, 16-11 +657 
NSC1994121/134, 16-11 +649 
WSC1995 38 
NSC1996113/108, 17-10 +223 
NSC1998133/126, 17-14 +547 
WSC1999 64 
NSC2000127/98, 17-14 +865 
WSC2001 4United States
NSC2002136/132, 17-14 +972 
WSC2003 38 
NSC2004158/172, 16-14 +503 
NSC2005163/87, 13-15 -505 
WSC2005130United States
USSO2006130/76, 15-13 -307 
PC20071  
WSC2007172United States
NSC2008A50/103, 14.0-14.0 +0 
WPC20081  
NSC2009a86/127, 14.0-17.0 +102 
NSC2010151/116, 16.0-15.0 +47 
NSC2011159/108, 15.0-16.0 +343 
NSC2012CSW11/37, 18.5-12.5 +361 
MALTA2013A12/41, 14.0-10.0 +285 
NSC2013CSW15/40, 18.5-12.5 +733 
NSC2014CSW25/63, 17.0-14.0 +347 
NSC2015CSW19/48, 17.5-13.5 +645 
NSC2016CSW12/44, 18.0-13.0 +57 
Recent Tournaments
EventRecordRating
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (OWL)
2017-09-16
3-5 -207
Rank: 7
1778 = 1802-24
Niagara Falls, ON, CAN (CSW)
2017-05-20~2017-05-22
12-10 +330
Rank: 38
1851 = 1856-5
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (OWL)
2017-04-01~2017-04-02
9-7 -44
Rank: 4
1802 = 1810-8
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (OWL)
2016-10-29~2016-10-30
11-5 +339
Rank: 2
1810 = 1773+37
Orlando, FL, USA (CSW)
2016-09-25
3-5 -73
Rank: 11
1856 = 1888-32
North American SCRABBLE Championship, North American Scrabble Champion, IN, USA (CSW)
2016-08-06~2016-08-10
18-13 +57
Rank: 12
1888 = 1859+29
Atlanta, GA, USA (CSW)
2016-06-25~2016-06-27
13-9 +340
Rank: 9
1859 = 1889-30
Atlanta, GA, USA (CSW)
2016-06-24
6-2 +447
Rank: 3
1890 = 1888+2
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (OWL)
2016-02-20~2016-02-21
11-5 +94
Rank: 5
1773 = 1726+47
New Orleans, LA, USA (CSW)
2016-01-16~2016-01-18
12-7 +134
Rank: 6
1888 = 1855+33

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