October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Steve Oliger [#35]

On this page, you will find information about Steve Oliger, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 4-11, -742, and is ranked #41 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Oliger
Home: Holtwood, PA, United States
Awards: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN
Hobbies: music, travel, reading, writing, computers
Occupation: Retired Electronics Technician
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 223, 9-12 -383
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 99/149, 13-14 -1088
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 99/149, 13-14 -1088
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 112/176, 12.5-14.5 +19
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 100/134, 12-15 -444
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 104/108, 9-18 -596
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 97/126, 14-17 -1013
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 97/98, 8-23 -1322
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 85/132, 15-16 -887
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 71/172, 16-14 -28
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 80/87, 11-17 -812
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/102, 16-12 +274

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 364 Average against: 414
Round 1		Oliger played #6 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 402 to 436 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Oliger played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 381 to 358 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Oliger played #23 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 380 to 486 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -117.
Round 4		Oliger played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 425 to 395 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -87. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Oliger played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 430 to 456 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -113.
Round 6		Oliger played #11 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 296 to 473 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-4, -290.
Round 7		Oliger played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 326 to 426 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-5, -390.
Round 8		Oliger played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 310 to 344 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-6, -424. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Oliger played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 469 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-7, -514.
Round 10		Oliger played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 429 to 356 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-7, -441.
Round 11		Oliger played #36 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 296 to 457 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-8, -602.
Round 12		Oliger played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and lost 276 to 445 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-9, -771.
Round 13		Oliger played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 523 to 286 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-9, -534.
Round 14		Oliger played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and lost 347 to 417 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-10, -604.
Round 15		Oliger played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 263 to 401 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-11, -742. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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