NSC 2014: Rafi Stern [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi Stern, who is competing at the 2014 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 16-15, +75, and is ranked #40 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: 519 Average for: 411 Average against: 409
Round 1		Stern played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 404 to 459 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -55. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stern played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 397 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -48. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stern played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 336 to 431 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -143.
Round 4		Stern played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 436 to 314 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -21.
Round 5		Stern played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 409 to 317 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +71.
Round 6		Stern played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 363 to 521 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, -87.
Round 7		Stern played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 422 to 475 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -140.
Round 8		Stern played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 475 to 357 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, -22.
Round 9		Stern played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 335 to 524 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, -211.
Round 10		Stern played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 467 to 420 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, -164.
Round 11		Stern played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 359 to 577 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, -382.
Round 12		Stern played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 351 to 421 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -452.
Round 13		Stern played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 415 to 441 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, -478.
Round 14		Stern played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 552 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-9, -671.
Round 15		Stern played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 493 to 262 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, -440.
Round 16		Stern played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 460 to 302 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, -282.
Round 17		Stern played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 519 to 361 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -124.
Round 18		Stern played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 495 to 343 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +28.
Round 19		Stern played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 472 to 356 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +144.
Round 20		Stern played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 495 to 368 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +271.
Round 21		Stern played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 438 to 391 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +318.
Round 22		Stern played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 344 to 370 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +292.
Round 23		Stern played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 446 to 421 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +317.
Round 24		Stern played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 331 to 513 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +135.
Round 25		Stern played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 415 to 304 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +246.
Round 26		Stern played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +190.
Round 27		Stern played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 362 to 453 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, +99.
Round 28		Stern played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 443 to 383 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-13, +159.
Round 29		Stern played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 423 to 506 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-14, +76.
Round 30		Stern played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 388 to 322 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, +142.
Round 31		Stern played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 354 to 421 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, +75.

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