SPC 2025: Alan Stern [2-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan 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, +627, 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
	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: 556 Average for: 411 Average against: 391
Round 1		Stern played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and lost 316 to 336 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Stern played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 416 to 327 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +69. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stern played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and won 436 to 403 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +102. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Stern played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +84.
Round 5		Stern played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 470 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, -68.
Round 6		Stern played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 490 to 427 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, -5.
Round 7		Stern played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 503 to 361 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +137.
Round 8		Stern played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 472 to 390 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +219. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stern played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +342.
Round 10		Stern played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 358 to 314 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +386.
Round 11		Stern played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 272 to 434 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +224.
Round 12		Stern played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 443 to 341 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +326.
Round 13		Stern played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 311 to 459 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +178.
Round 14		Stern played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 503 to 297 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +384.
Round 15		Stern played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 341 to 461 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +264. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Stern played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 556 to 325 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +495.
Round 17		Stern played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 400 to 366 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +529.
Round 18		Stern played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and won 447 to 328 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +648.
Round 19		Stern played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 402 to 326 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +724.
Round 20		Stern played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 403 to 380 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +747.
Round 21		Stern played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 333 to 442 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +638.
Round 22		Stern played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 509 to 405 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +742. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Stern played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 418 to 444 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +716.
Round 24		Stern played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) again and won 503 to 315 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +904.
Round 25		Stern played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and won 475 to 371 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-8, +1008.
Round 26		Stern played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 381 to 451 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +938.
Round 27		Stern played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) again and won 484 to 417 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1005.
Round 28		Stern played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) again and lost 365 to 556 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +814.
Round 29		Stern played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) for the third time and lost 348 to 367 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +795.
Round 30		Stern played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) for the third time and lost 305 to 361 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +739.
Round 31		Stern played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) again and lost 393 to 505 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-13, +627.

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