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Back to NASC 2015 Players
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 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jon Demeter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/demeter_jon.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Chris Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_chris.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carole Denton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/denton_carole.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of John Dalton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dalton_jonn.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Gwen Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_gwen.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Emily Brodeur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brodeur_emily_AA004801.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Stephen Sneed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sneed_stephen_AA000243.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Geoff Tongue]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tongue_geoff_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matthew Ridout]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ridout_matthew.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Gerry Greenside]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/greenside_gerry.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Chris Williams]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/williams_chris_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Kevin Fraley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fraley_kevin_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carlene Wallis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wallis_carlene.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ken Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_ken.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Curtis Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_curtis.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Stephen Sneed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sneed_stephen_AA000243.jpg)
| 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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