NSC 2014: Mike Stafford [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Stafford, 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 19-12, +398, and is ranked #17 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): Mike Surname(s): Stafford Home: Columbus, OH, United States Hobbies: Church band, family history

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 384 Average against: 371
Round 1		Stafford played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 321 to 316 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Stafford played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 465 to 285 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +185.
Round 3		Stafford played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 372 to 499 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-1, +58.
Round 4		Stafford played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 431 to 395 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +94.
Round 5		Stafford played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 408 to 329 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +173.
Round 6		Stafford played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 334 to 298 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +209.
Round 7		Stafford played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 404 to 376 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +237.
Round 8		Stafford played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 404 to 391 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +250.
Round 9		Stafford played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 384 to 350 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +284.
Round 10		Stafford played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 375 to 334 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +325.
Round 11		Stafford played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 321 to 544 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +102.
Round 12		Stafford played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and won 437 to 392 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +147.
Round 13		Stafford played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 333 to 336 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +144.
Round 14		Stafford played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 391 to 423 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +112.
Round 15		Stafford played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 398 to 300 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +210.
Round 16		Stafford played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and lost 368 to 380 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +198.
Round 17		Stafford played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 300 to 436 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-6, +62.
Round 18		Stafford played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 431 to 371 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +122.
Round 19		Stafford played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 360 to 420 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-7, +62.
Round 20		Stafford played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 321 to 372 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-8, +11.
Round 21		Stafford played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 445 to 378 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +78.
Round 22		Stafford played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 338 to 390 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-9, +26.
Round 23		Stafford played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 457 to 366 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +117.
Round 24		Stafford played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 332 to 430 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +19.
Round 25		Stafford played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 317 to 304 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +32.
Round 26		Stafford played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 444 to 372 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +104.
Round 27		Stafford played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +144.
Round 28		Stafford played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 505 to 229 (a spread of 276). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +420.
Round 29		Stafford played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 492 to 263 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-10, +649.
Round 30		Stafford played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and lost 269 to 509 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +409.
Round 31		Stafford played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 361 to 372 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 19-12, +398.

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