SPC 2025: Rafi Stern [1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi Stern, who is competing at the 2025 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 18-13, +430, and is ranked #12 in Division 1.

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): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Portland, OR, United States Awards: 2006 USSO (Division 3); 2007 Seattle Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, Poker, Beatboxing, Bowling, Ping-Pong, Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 426 Average against: 412
Round 1		Stern played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 413 to 424 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Stern played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 423 to 357 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +55.
Round 3		Stern played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 322 to 546 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, -169.
Round 4		Stern played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 415 to 356 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, -110.
Round 5		Stern played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 484 to 405 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, -31.
Round 6		Stern played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 327 to 551 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, -255. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Stern played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 431 to 363 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, -187.
Round 8		Stern played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 448 to 349 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, -88.
Round 9		Stern played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 546 to 396 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +62.
Round 10		Stern played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 327 to 470 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, -81.
Round 11		Stern played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 429 to 349 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, -1.
Round 12		Stern played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 422 to 380 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +41.
Round 13		Stern played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +76.
Round 14		Stern played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 483 to 422 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +137.
Round 15		Stern played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 407 to 430 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +114.
Round 16		Stern played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 356 to 421 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +49.
Round 17		Stern played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 409 to 411 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +47.
Round 18		Stern played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and lost 396 to 446 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, -3.
Round 19		Stern played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 399 to 414 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -18.
Round 20		Stern played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 399 to 469 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, -88.
Round 21		Stern played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 513 to 396 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-10, +29.
Round 22		Stern played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 438 to 414 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +53.
Round 23		Stern played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 454 to 342 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +165.
Round 24		Stern played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 483 to 436 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +212.
Round 25		Stern played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 453 to 398 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +267.
Round 26		Stern played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 420 to 489 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +198.
Round 27		Stern played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and won 507 to 373 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +332.
Round 28		Stern played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and lost 425 to 445 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +312.
Round 29		Stern played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 376 to 306 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +382.
Round 30		Stern played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) again and lost 368 to 504 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +246.
Round 31		Stern played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 521 to 337 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +430.

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