NSC 2009: Steve Grob [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Grob, who is competing at the 2009 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 14-17, -95, and is ranked #88 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
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Grob Home: Fenton, MI, USA Awards: NSA AB member since 1999; 2002-11 Port Huron, MI Hobbies: backgammon, poker, photography Occupation: Stay at Home Dad

Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 393 Average against: 396
Round 1		Grob played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 268 to 422 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-1, -154.
Round 2		Grob played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 310 to 427 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-2, -271.
Round 3		Grob played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 489 to 353 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-2, -135.
Round 4		Grob played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 402 to 465 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-3, -198.
Round 5		Grob played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 362 to 396 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-4, -232.
Round 6		Grob played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and won 579 to 341 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, +6.
Round 7		Grob played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 404 to 365 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, +45.
Round 8		Grob played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 347 to 404 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -12.
Round 9		Grob played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 483 to 316 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, +155.
Round 10		Grob played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 455 to 358 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, +252.
Round 11		Grob played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 346 to 444 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, +154.
Round 12		Grob played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 325 to 392 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, +87.
Round 13		Grob played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 407 to 439 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, +55.
Round 14		Grob played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 399 to 443 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-9, +11.
Round 15		Grob played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 358 to 338 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-9, +31.
Round 16		Grob played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 336 to 341 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-10, +26.
Round 17		Grob played #105 Keith Cejmer (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 365 to 414 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-11, -23.
Round 18		Grob played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 434 to 389 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-11, +22.
Round 19		Grob played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 355 to 576 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-12, -199.
Round 20		Grob played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 452 to 393 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-12, -140.
Round 21		Grob played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 424 to 281 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-12, +3.
Round 22		Grob played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 450 to 363 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-12, +90.
Round 23		Grob played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 435 to 411 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, +114.
Round 24		Grob played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, +152.
Round 25		Grob played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 335 to 442 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, +45.
Round 26		Grob played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 396 to 461 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, -20.
Round 27		Grob played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 425 to 385 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, +20.
Round 28		Grob played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 304 to 404 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-15, -80.
Round 29		Grob played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 399 to 338 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-15, -19.
Round 30		Grob played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 383 to 404 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-16, -40.
Round 31		Grob played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 371 to 426 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-17, -95.

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