SPC 2022: Steve Pellinen [2-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Pellinen, 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 18-13, +904, and is ranked #12 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): Pellinen Home: St Louis Park, MN, United States Awards: Ninth Grade Battle of Wits Champion; 2005-03 Twin Cities, MN Hobbies: Reading, music, baseball Occupation: Civil Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 662 Average for: 412 Average against: 383
Round 1		Pellinen played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 466 to 270 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +196. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Pellinen played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 447 to 289 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +354. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Pellinen played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 415 to 379 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +390. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Pellinen played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 312 to 487 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +215. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Pellinen played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 435 to 425 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +225. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Pellinen played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 431 to 353 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +303. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Pellinen played #41 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 359 to 428 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +234. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Pellinen played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 405 to 355 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +284. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Pellinen played #1 Roy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 374 to 382 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +276. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Pellinen played #37 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 398 to 361 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +313. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Pellinen played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 389 to 429 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +273.
Round 12		Pellinen played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 400 to 404 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +269.
Round 13		Pellinen played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 593 to 295 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +567. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Pellinen played #8 Stephen Schwitzer (east Lansing, MI) and lost 339 to 401 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +505.
Round 15		Pellinen played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +509.
Round 16		Pellinen played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and lost 292 to 469 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +332.
Round 17		Pellinen played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 325 to 451 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +206.
Round 18		Pellinen played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 437 to 419 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +224.
Round 19		Pellinen played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 417 to 435 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, +206.
Round 20		Pellinen played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and lost 335 to 349 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, +192.
Round 21		Pellinen played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 434 to 318 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +308.
Round 22		Pellinen played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and lost 350 to 466 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-11, +192.
Round 23		Pellinen played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 438 to 391 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +239.
Round 24		Pellinen played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 542 to 246 (a spread of 296). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +535. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Pellinen played #14 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 662 to 274 (a spread of 388). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +923. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Pellinen played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 480 to 374 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +1029.
Round 27		Pellinen played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and won 390 to 388 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +1031.
Round 28		Pellinen played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 326 to 484 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +873.
Round 29		Pellinen played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) again and lost 414 to 476 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +811.
Round 30		Pellinen played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and won 408 to 360 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +859.
Round 31		Pellinen played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) again and won 389 to 344 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +904.

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