NSC 2011: Steven Karp [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Steven Karp, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +758, and is ranked #16 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
	Given name(s): Steven Surname(s): Karp Home: Waterloo, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 417 Average against: 392
Before the Tournament		Karp is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Karp played #34 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 302 to 380 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Karp played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 410 to 403 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -71.
Round 3		Karp played #78 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 481 to 296 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4		Karp played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 367 to 420 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +61.
Round 5		Karp played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 401 to 494 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -32.
Round 6		Karp played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, -14.
Round 7		Karp played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 465 to 313 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +138.
Round 8		Karp played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 341 to 352 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +127.
Round 9		Karp played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 446 to 384 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +189.
Round 10		Karp played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 383 to 449 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +123.
Round 11		Karp played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 373 to 420 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +76.
Round 12		Karp played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 346 to 403 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-7, +19.
Round 13		Karp played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 380 to 471 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-8, -72.
Round 14		Karp played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-8, -51.
Round 15		Karp played #61 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 486 to 394 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-8, +41. Karp is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16		Karp played #75 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 533 to 381 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, +193.
Round 17		Karp played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 466 to 270 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-8, +389.
Round 18		Karp played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 502 to 300 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +591.
Round 19		Karp played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 408 to 406 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +593.
Round 20		Karp played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 389 to 443 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +539.
Round 21		Karp played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 539 to 384 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +694.
Round 22		Karp played #88 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 481 to 511 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +664. Karp is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Karp is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Karp played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 445 to 428 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +681.
Round 24		Karp played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 437 to 337 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +781.
Round 25		Karp played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 434 to 354 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +861. Karp is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Karp played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 406 to 310 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +957.
Round 27		Karp played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 346 to 369 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +934.
Round 28		Karp played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 403 to 525 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +812.
Round 29		Karp played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 356 to 331 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +837.
Round 30		Karp played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 331 to 577 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +591.
Round 31		Karp played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) again and won 448 to 281 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, +758.

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