NSC 2013: Steve Moniz [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Moniz, 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 18-13, +632, and is ranked #23 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): Steve Surname(s): Moniz Home: Manchester, NH, United States Awards: Hole-In-One 5/5/98 Hobbies: Golf, Karaoke, Traveling

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 387 Average against: 366
Round 1		Moniz played #112 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 418 to 404 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Moniz played #94 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 371 to 425 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		Moniz played #70 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 371 to 399 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-2, -68.
Round 4		Moniz played #132 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 446 to 269 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +109.
Round 5		Moniz played #127 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 404 to 339 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +174.
Round 6		Moniz played #90 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 443 to 322 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +295.
Round 7		Moniz played #134 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 419 to 253 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +461.
Round 8		Moniz played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +544.
Round 9		Moniz played #60 Clay Koziol (Fullerton, NE) and lost 320 to 414 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +450.
Round 10		Moniz played #56 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 337 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +484.
Round 11		Moniz played #21 Vail Palmer (ALBANY, OR) and lost 342 to 357 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +469.
Round 12		Moniz played #52 Andy Murphy (Atlanta, GA) and won 377 to 364 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +482.
Round 13		Moniz played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 336 to 360 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +458.
Round 14		Moniz played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 399 to 390 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +467.
Round 15		Moniz played #105 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 400 to 337 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +530.
Round 16		Moniz played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 341 to 400 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +471.
Round 17		Moniz played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 412 to 407 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +476.
Round 18		Moniz played #4 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 428 to 273 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +631.
Round 19		Moniz played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 393 to 308 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +716.
Round 20		Moniz played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 409 to 373 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +752.
Round 21		Moniz played #62 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 384 to 411 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +725.
Round 22		Moniz played #12 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 291 to 342 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +674.
Round 23		Moniz played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 325 to 417 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +582. Moniz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Moniz played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 328 to 453 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +457.
Round 25		Moniz played #38 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 461 to 383 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-10, +535.
Round 26		Moniz played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 428 to 363 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +600.
Round 27		Moniz played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 493 to 344 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +749.
Round 28		Moniz played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 297 to 410 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +636.
Round 29		Moniz played #32 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 462 to 346 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +752.
Round 30		Moniz played #27 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 331 to 376 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +707.
Round 31		Moniz played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 352 to 427 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +632.

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