SPC 2024: Alan Stern [2-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +209, and is ranked #25 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: 536 Average for: 407 Average against: 400
Round 1		Stern played #34 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 479 to 349 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +130. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stern played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 275 to 432 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -27. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stern played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 417 to 383 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +7.
Round 4		Stern played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 461 to 415 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +53.
Round 5		Stern played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and won 411 to 391 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +73. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Stern played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 354 to 407 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +20.
Round 7		Stern played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 352 to 485 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, -113.
Round 8		Stern played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) and lost 391 to 436 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, -158.
Round 9		Stern played #54 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 412 to 400 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, -146.
Round 10		Stern played #9 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 390 to 330 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, -86.
Round 11		Stern played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 381 to 471 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, -176.
Round 12		Stern played #49 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 469 to 346 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, -53.
Round 13		Stern played #2 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 365 to 444 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, -132.
Round 14		Stern played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 381 to 435 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-7, -186.
Round 15		Stern played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 352 to 433 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-8, -267.
Round 16		Stern played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and lost 335 to 434 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-9, -366.
Round 17		Stern played #36 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 415 to 328 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, -279.
Round 18		Stern played #45 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 422 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -361.
Round 19		Stern played #52 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 491 to 401 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-10, -271.
Round 20		Stern played #58 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 501 to 322 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, -92.
Round 21		Stern played #29 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 456 to 292 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, +72.
Round 22		Stern played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 355 to 423 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +4.
Round 23		Stern played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +44.
Round 24		Stern played #27 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 521 to 276 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +289.
Round 25		Stern played #59 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and won 536 to 377 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +448.
Round 26		Stern played #28 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 412 to 337 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +523.
Round 27		Stern played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 421 to 460 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +484.
Round 28		Stern played #35 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 379 to 489 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +374.
Round 29		Stern played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 335 to 454 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +255.
Round 30		Stern played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 384 to 364 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, +275.
Round 31		Stern played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) again and lost 405 to 471 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-15, +209.

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