NSC 2013: Michael Stevens [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Stevens, who is competing at the 2013 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 16-15, -147, and is ranked #58 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): Michael Surname(s): Stevens Home: Salt Lake City, UT, United States Hobbies: Scrabble, fishing, golf, cribbage, travel, reading Occupation: Retired orthodontist

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 392 Average against: 397
Round 1		Stevens played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 385 to 383 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Stevens played #36 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 472 to 377 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +97.
Round 3		Stevens played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and won 412 to 408 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +101.
Round 4		Stevens played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 351 to 325 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +127.
Round 5		Stevens played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and won 442 to 389 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-0, +180.
Round 6		Stevens played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and lost 371 to 430 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +121.
Round 7		Stevens played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 331 to 442 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +10.
Round 8		Stevens played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 348 to 415 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, -57.
Round 9		Stevens played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 428 to 403 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, -32.
Round 10		Stevens played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 348 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-3, +0.
Round 11		Stevens played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 321 to 539 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-4, -218.
Round 12		Stevens played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 322 to 462 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, -358.
Round 13		Stevens played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 416 to 440 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-6, -382.
Round 14		Stevens played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 348 to 357 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-7, -391.
Round 15		Stevens played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-8, -435.
Round 16		Stevens played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 318 to 362 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-9, -479.
Round 17		Stevens played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 371 to 459 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-10, -567.
Round 18		Stevens played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 469 to 460 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -558.
Round 19		Stevens played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and lost 364 to 391 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-11, -585.
Round 20		Stevens played #92 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 403 to 326 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-11, -508.
Round 21		Stevens played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 433 to 361 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-11, -436.
Round 22		Stevens played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 294 to 457 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-12, -599.
Round 23		Stevens played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and won 480 to 323 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, -442.
Round 24		Stevens played #112 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 411 to 367 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-12, -398.
Round 25		Stevens played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 321 to 491 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-13, -568.
Round 26		Stevens played #58 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 480 to 298 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, -386.
Round 27		Stevens played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 477 to 330 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-13, -239.
Round 28		Stevens played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 485 to 351 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-13, -105.
Round 29		Stevens played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 322 to 366 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-14, -149.
Round 30		Stevens played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and won 448 to 390 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-14, -91.
Round 31		Stevens played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 383 to 439 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-15, -147.

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