SPC 2024: Mike Stafford [2-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Stafford, 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 16.5-14.5, -144, and is ranked #24 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: 491 Average for: 389 Average against: 394
Round 1		Stafford played #43 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 491 to 416 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +75. Stafford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stafford played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and lost 387 to 392 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +70. Stafford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stafford played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 300 to 480 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -110.
Round 4		Stafford played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, -88.
Round 5		Stafford played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 405 to 261 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +56. Stafford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Stafford played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 329 to 487 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, -102.
Round 7		Stafford played #52 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 390 to 321 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, -33.
Round 8		Stafford played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 393 to 263 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +97.
Round 9		Stafford played #24 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 385 to 369 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +113.
Round 10		Stafford played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 441 to 431 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +123.
Round 11		Stafford played #11 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 321 to 513 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, -69.
Round 12		Stafford played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 352 to 408 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, -125.
Round 13		Stafford played #17 James Fields (The Woodlands, TX) and won 489 to 289 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +75.
Round 14		Stafford played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 401 to 414 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +62.
Round 15		Stafford played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 474 to 344 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +192.
Round 16		Stafford played #37 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 470 to 359 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +303.
Round 17		Stafford played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +288.
Round 18		Stafford played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 275 to 414 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +149.
Round 19		Stafford played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 450 to 433 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +166.
Round 20		Stafford played #2 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 437 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +99.
Round 21		Stafford played #35 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and tied at 439. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +99.
Round 22		Stafford played #41 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 397 to 316 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +180.
Round 23		Stafford played #9 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 451 to 441 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +190.
Round 24		Stafford played #59 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 218 to 437 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -29.
Round 25		Stafford played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +47.
Round 26		Stafford played #18 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 337 to 412 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14.5-11.5, -28.
Round 27		Stafford played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and won 430 to 293 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +109.
Round 28		Stafford played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) again and won 447 to 417 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +139.
Round 29		Stafford played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 334 to 383 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +90.
Round 30		Stafford played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) again and lost 287 to 440 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-13.5, -63.
Round 31		Stafford played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) for the third time and lost 359 to 440 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -144.

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