NASC 2017: Steve Chastain [4-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Chastain, who is competing at the 2017 North American 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, +707, and is ranked #9 in Division 4.

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): Chastain Home: Princeton, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 392 Average against: 369
Round 1		Chastain played #35 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 412 to 330 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +82.
Round 2		Chastain played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 348 to 448 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -18.
Round 3		Chastain played #56 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and won 423 to 300 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +105.
Round 4		Chastain played #37 Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) and won 409 to 292 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +222.
Round 5		Chastain played #27 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 344 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +268. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Chastain played #2 Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 422 to 427 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +263. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Chastain played #24 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 402 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +238.
Round 8		Chastain played #7 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and lost 313 to 471 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, +80. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Chastain played #45 Arthur van Tol (Grandville, MI) and won 460 to 306 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +234. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Chastain played #38 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and won 390 to 338 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +286.
Round 11		Chastain played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and won 436 to 421 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +301. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Chastain played #26 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 350 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +331. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Chastain played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and lost 380 to 397 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +314.
Round 14		Chastain played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) and lost 380 to 393 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +301.
Round 15		Chastain played #12 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 408 to 275 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +434.
Round 16		Chastain played #47 Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 447 to 441 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +440. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Chastain played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 335 to 361 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, +414.
Round 18		Chastain played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 428 to 320 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +522.
Round 19		Chastain played #50 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) and lost 272 to 472 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +322.
Round 20		Chastain played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +267.
Round 21		Chastain played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 412 to 347 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, +332.
Round 22		Chastain played #50 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) again and lost 338 to 463 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +207.
Round 23		Chastain played #10 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 449 to 369 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +287.
Round 24		Chastain played #8 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 388 to 362 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +313.
Round 25		Chastain played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 481 to 243 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +551. Chastain is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Chastain played #39 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and won 355 to 306 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +600.
Round 27		Chastain played #39 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 291 to 424 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +467.
Round 28		Chastain played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) again and lost 328 to 400 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +395.
Round 29		Chastain played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and lost 348 to 419 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +324.
Round 30		Chastain played #42 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 543 to 296 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +571.
Round 31		Chastain played #47 Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) again and won 479 to 343 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-13, +707.

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