NSC 2009: Stephanie Steele [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Stephanie Steele, 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 21-10, +572, and is ranked #4 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
	Given name(s): Stephanie Surname(s): Steele Home: St. Paul, MN, USA Awards: Proud to have survived 8 years of tournament Scrabble with zero assault charges added to my record. Hobbies: Riding horses, cooking, reading and napping Occupation: Purveyor of Domestic Bliss

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 384 Average against: 365
Round 1		Steele played #59 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 371 to 390 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Steele played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 435 to 340 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +76.
Round 3		Steele played #102 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 358 to 417 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, +17.
Round 4		Steele played #30 Sue Gable (New York, NY) and won 401 to 339 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +79.
Round 5		Steele played #99 Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC) and won 415 to 395 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +99.
Round 6		Steele played #80 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 358 to 347 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-2, +110.
Round 7		Steele played #14 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 468 to 309 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +269.
Round 8		Steele played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 315 to 335 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +249.
Round 9		Steele played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 392 to 388 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +253.
Round 10		Steele played #98 Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH) and won 446 to 348 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +351.
Round 11		Steele played #73 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and won 388 to 373 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +366.
Round 12		Steele played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 437 to 386 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +417.
Round 13		Steele played #29 Vera Bigall (East York ON) and lost 344 to 391 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +370.
Round 14		Steele played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and won 418 to 292 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +496.
Round 15		Steele played #11 Stephen DeBacco (Weirton, WV) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +498.
Round 16		Steele played #15 Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY) and won 351 to 300 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +549.
Round 17		Steele played #3 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 380 to 419 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +510. Steele is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Steele played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) and won 364 to 343 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +531.
Round 19		Steele played #6 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 433 to 336 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +628.
Round 20		Steele played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and won 462 to 425 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +665.
Round 21		Steele played #15 Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY) again and lost 318 to 369 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +614. Steele is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Steele played #27 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 380 to 277 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +717.
Round 23		Steele played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 313 to 387 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +643.
Round 24		Steele played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 411 to 390 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +664.
Round 25		Steele played #64 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 366 to 340 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-7, +690.
Round 26		Steele played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and lost 289 to 444 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +535.
Round 27		Steele played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) again and lost 334 to 376 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +493.
Round 28		Steele played #3 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 397 to 374 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +516.
Round 29		Steele played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) for the third time and won 397 to 334 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +579.
Round 30		Steele played #129 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 402 to 383 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +598. Steele is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Steele played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) for the third time and lost 354 to 380 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +572.

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