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SWILLLNS 2012: Steve Pellinen [#13]
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On this page, you will find information about
Steve Pellinen, who is competing
at the 2012 SWILLLNS.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 11-7, +227, and is ranked
#8.
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 Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
| 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: 536 Average for: 405 Average against: 392 | Round 1 | ![[photo of John Chew]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chew_john_2.jpg)
| Pellinen played #11 John Chew (Toronto ON) and won 391 to 380 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +11. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| Pellinen played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 433 to 374 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +70. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Kristen Chew]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chew_kristen.jpeg)
| Pellinen played #19 Kristen Chew (Toronto ON) and won 492 to 337 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +225. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Trey Wright]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_trey_2.jpg)
| Pellinen played #7 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 321 to 445 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +101. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Pellinen played #10 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 391 to 273 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +219. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of John OLaughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Pellinen played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 434 to 359 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +294. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| Pellinen played #2 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 340 to 452 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +182. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa_3.jpg)
| Pellinen played #6 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 356 to 462 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +76. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Pellinen played #20 John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) and won 463 to 376 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +163. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpg)
| Pellinen played #17 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 440 to 320 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +283. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| Pellinen played #5 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 387 to 435 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +235. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Pellinen played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 352 to 519 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-5, +68. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Susan Beard]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/beard_susan.jpg)
| Pellinen played #16 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 372 to 487 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-6, -47. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Pamina Deutsch]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/deutsch_pamina_2.jpg)
| Pellinen played #23 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 382 to 339 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, -4. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Randy Forrester]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/forrester_randy.jpg)
| Pellinen played #24 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 536 to 339 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +193. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of John OLaughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Pellinen played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 384 to 421 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-7, +156. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Pellinen played #10 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) again and won 374 to 355 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +175. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Karen Merrill]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/merrill_karen.jpeg)
| Pellinen played #18 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +227. | After the Tournament | | Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
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