NASC 2016: Mike Stafford [2-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Stafford, who is competing at the 2016 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, +815, 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: 545 Average for: 396 Average against: 370
Round 1		Stafford played #108 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 410 to 427 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Stafford played #82 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 545 to 363 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +165.
Round 3		Stafford played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +164.
Round 4		Stafford played #57 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 471 to 309 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +326.
Round 5		Stafford played #63 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 495 to 316 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +505.
Round 6		Stafford played #6 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 454 to 324 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +635.
Round 7		Stafford played #89 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 382 to 310 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +707.
Round 8		Stafford played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 326 to 421 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +612. Stafford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stafford played #50 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 499 to 361 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +750.
Round 10		Stafford played #92 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 398 to 356 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +792.
Round 11		Stafford played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 311 to 398 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +705.
Round 12		Stafford played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 261 to 454 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +512.
Round 13		Stafford played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 398 to 425 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +485.
Round 14		Stafford played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 377 to 371 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +491.
Round 15		Stafford played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 468 to 337 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +622.
Round 16		Stafford played #41 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 450 to 359 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +713.
Round 17		Stafford played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 370 to 279 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +804.
Round 18		Stafford played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 483 to 415 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +872.
Round 19		Stafford played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 369 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +870.
Round 20		Stafford played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 426 to 284 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +1012.
Round 21		Stafford played #10 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 404 to 303 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1113.
Round 22		Stafford played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 339 to 415 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +1037. Stafford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Stafford played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 242 to 514 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +765.
Round 24		Stafford played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 461 to 309 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +917.
Round 25		Stafford played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 437 to 326 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +1028.
Round 26		Stafford played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 309 to 441 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +896.
Round 27		Stafford played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 414 to 440 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +870.
Round 28		Stafford played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 392 to 307 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +955.
Round 29		Stafford played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 348 to 285 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +1018.
Round 30		Stafford played #76 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 408 to 417 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +1009.
Round 31		Stafford played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) again and lost 274 to 468 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +815.

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