SPC 2022: Steve Tier [2-16]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Tier, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +451, and is ranked #47 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): Steve Surname(s): Tier Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crossword puzzles

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 391 Average against: 377
Round 1		Tier played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 434 to 324 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +110. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Tier played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 303 to 439 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, -26.
Round 3		Tier played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 379 to 415 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, -62.
Round 4		Tier played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 362 to 369 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, -69.
Round 5		Tier played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 366 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-4, -84.
Round 6		Tier played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 480 to 281 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-4, +115.
Round 7		Tier played #46 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 338 to 357 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-5, +96.
Round 8		Tier played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 456 to 318 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-5, +234.
Round 9		Tier played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 337 to 403 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-6, +168.
Round 10		Tier played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 380 to 409 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-7, +139.
Round 11		Tier played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 472 to 312 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-7, +299.
Round 12		Tier played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 446 to 375 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-7, +370.
Round 13		Tier played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 388 to 341 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +417.
Round 14		Tier played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +469.
Round 15		Tier played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and won 416 to 413 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, +472.
Round 16		Tier played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 306 to 501 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +277.
Round 17		Tier played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-9, +185.
Round 18		Tier played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 321 to 336 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-10, +170. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Tier played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-11, +122.
Round 20		Tier played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 431 to 336 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-11, +217.
Round 21		Tier played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 454 to 305 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-11, +366.
Round 22		Tier played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 322 to 390 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-12, +298.
Round 23		Tier played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 436 to 320 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-12, +414.
Round 24		Tier played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 489 to 411 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-12, +492.
Round 25		Tier played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 331 to 380 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-13, +443.
Round 26		Tier played #14 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 360 to 365 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-14, +438.
Round 27		Tier played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 461 to 303 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-14, +596. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Tier played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 342 to 458 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-15, +480.
Round 29		Tier played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 425 to 516 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-16, +389.
Round 30		Tier played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 364 to 410 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-17, +343.
Round 31		Tier played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and won 426 to 318 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-17, +451.

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