NSC 2013: Rafi Stern [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi Stern, who is competing at the 2013 National 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 20-11, +960, and is ranked #8 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
	Given name(s): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Seattle, WA, United States Awards: 2006 USSO (Division 3); 2007 Seattle Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, Poker, Beatboxing, Bowling, Ping-Pong, Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 434 Average against: 403
Round 1		Stern played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 482 to 366 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +116. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stern played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 417 to 473 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +60.
Round 3		Stern played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 355 to 415 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, +0.
Round 4		Stern played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 410 to 377 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +33.
Round 5		Stern played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 423 to 366 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +90.
Round 6		Stern played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 439 to 391 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +138.
Round 7		Stern played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 446 to 510 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, +74.
Round 8		Stern played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 424 to 458 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, +40. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stern played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 406 to 480 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -34.
Round 10		Stern played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, +15.
Round 11		Stern played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 454 to 339 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +130.
Round 12		Stern played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 448 to 476 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, +102.
Round 13		Stern played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 466 to 330 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, +238.
Round 14		Stern played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 533 to 428 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +343.
Round 15		Stern played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 400 to 511 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, +232.
Round 16		Stern played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 371 to 353 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, +250.
Round 17		Stern played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 456 to 392 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +314.
Round 18		Stern played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 445 to 460 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +299.
Round 19		Stern played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 485 to 404 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +380.
Round 20		Stern played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 489 to 328 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +541.
Round 21		Stern played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 396 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +512.
Round 22		Stern played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 423 to 353 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +582.
Round 23		Stern played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 425 to 399 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +608.
Round 24		Stern played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 363 to 500 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +471. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Stern played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 513 to 293 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +691.
Round 26		Stern played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +743.
Round 27		Stern played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and won 388 to 385 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +746.
Round 28		Stern played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 361 to 345 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +762.
Round 29		Stern played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 433 to 442 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, +753. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Stern played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 409 to 312 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +850. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Stern played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 551 to 441 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +960.
After the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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