NSC 2014: Alan Stern [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan 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 20-11, +1096, and is ranked #6 in Division 2.

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: 545 Average for: 418 Average against: 382
Round 1		Stern played #131 Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) and won 404 to 307 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +97. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stern played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 369 to 389 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +77.
Round 3		Stern played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 363 to 360 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +80.
Round 4		Stern played #98 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 440 to 374 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +146.
Round 5		Stern played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 307 to 461 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, -8. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Stern played #63 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, -16.
Round 7		Stern played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 533 to 303 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +214.
Round 8		Stern played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 381 to 394 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, +201.
Round 9		Stern played #34 Sean Wrona (Syracuse, NY) and won 431 to 342 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +290.
Round 10		Stern played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 364 to 414 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, +240.
Round 11		Stern played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 486 to 340 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +386.
Round 12		Stern played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 411 to 412 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, +385.
Round 13		Stern played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 428 to 470 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, +343.
Round 14		Stern played #106 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 441 to 384 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, +400. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Stern played #88 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 440 to 311 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +529. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Stern played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 472 to 360 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +641. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Stern played #125 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and won 428 to 380 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +689.
Round 18		Stern played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 401 to 363 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +727. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Stern played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 349 to 445 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +631. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Stern played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and won 463 to 419 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +675. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Stern played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 376 to 441 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +610.
Round 22		Stern played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 505 to 379 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +736. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 23		Stern played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 342 to 437 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +641.
Round 24		Stern played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and won 434 to 356 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +719.
Round 25		Stern played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 545 to 381 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +883.
Round 26		Stern played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and won 367 to 344 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +906. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Stern played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 475 to 364 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +1017.
Round 28		Stern played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 457 to 343 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1131.
Round 29		Stern played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 404 to 367 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +1168. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Stern played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 394 to 469 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +1093.
Round 31		Stern played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 380 to 377 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +1096.

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