NSC 2013: Alan Stern [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan 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 14-17, -47, and is ranked #86 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): Alan Surname(s): Stern Home: Shadow Hills, CA, United States Awards: One half of "Highest Rated Couple" in early 90's Hobbies: Baseball, blurting out humorous one-liners, pets Occupation: Hollywood tour guide

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 402 Average against: 403
Before the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Stern played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 394 to 454 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Stern played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 398 to 410 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -72. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stern played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 353 to 403 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -122.
Round 4		Stern played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 241 to 512 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-4, -393.
Round 5		Stern played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 471 to 406 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-4, -328.
Round 6		Stern played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 413 to 445 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-5, -360.
Round 7		Stern played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 370 to 358 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-5, -348.
Round 8		Stern played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 538 to 355 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -165. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stern played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 391 to 437 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-6, -211.
Round 10		Stern played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 386 to 428 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-7, -253.
Round 11		Stern played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 345 to 382 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-8, -290.
Round 12		Stern played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 447 to 310 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -153. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Stern played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 366 to 462 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-9, -249.
Round 14		Stern played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 434 to 327 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-9, -142.
Round 15		Stern played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 425 to 371 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-9, -88. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Stern played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 433 to 363 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -18.
Round 17		Stern played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 389 to 353 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, +18.
Round 18		Stern played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 352 to 476 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-10, -106.
Round 19		Stern played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 381 to 418 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-11, -143.
Round 20		Stern played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 437 to 393 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-11, -99.
Round 21		Stern played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 401 to 419 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-12, -117.
Round 22		Stern played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 366 to 375 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-13, -126.
Round 23		Stern played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 319 to 373 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-14, -180.
Round 24		Stern played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 450 to 525 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-15, -255.
Round 25		Stern played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 404 to 394 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-15, -245.
Round 26		Stern played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 383 to 334 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-15, -196. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Stern played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 390 to 424 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-16, -230.
Round 28		Stern played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-16, -216.
Round 29		Stern played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 474 to 344 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-16, -86. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Stern played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 495 to 403 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-16, +6.
Round 31		Stern played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 434 to 487 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-17, -47.

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