NASC 2015: Alan Stern [2-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 18-13, +631, and is ranked #10 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: 568 Average for: 404 Average against: 383
Before the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Stern played #74 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 369 to 303 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +66.
Round 2		Stern played #65 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 416 to 408 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +74.
Round 3		Stern played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 303 to 413 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -36.
Round 4		Stern played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 379 to 499 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -156. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Stern played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -160.
Round 6		Stern played #49 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 441 to 349 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -68.
Round 7		Stern played #63 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 411 to 328 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +15.
Round 8		Stern played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 355 to 368 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +2. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stern played #84 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 568 to 330 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +240. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Stern played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 342 to 453 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-5, +129.
Round 11		Stern played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 378 to 411 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-6, +96.
Round 12		Stern played #22 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 454 to 335 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-6, +215.
Round 13		Stern played #82 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 412 to 340 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, +287.
Round 14		Stern played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 386 to 334 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +339.
Round 15		Stern played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 368 to 349 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +358.
Round 16		Stern played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 361 to 449 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +270. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Stern played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 528 to 337 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +461.
Round 18		Stern played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 382 to 355 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +488. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Stern played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 444 to 330 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +602.
Round 20		Stern played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 404 to 328 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +678. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Stern played #4 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 318 to 473 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +523.
Round 22		Stern played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 372 to 419 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +476. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Stern played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 430 to 444 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +462.
Round 24		Stern played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 407 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +391.
Round 25		Stern played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 428 to 412 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-11, +407.
Round 26		Stern played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and won 439 to 370 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +476. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Stern played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 376 to 359 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +493.
Round 28		Stern played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 478 to 351 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-11, +620.
Round 29		Stern played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 412 to 465 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +567. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Stern played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) again and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +443.
Round 31		Stern played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) again and won 527 to 339 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-13, +631.

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