Alan Stern [#152] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Stern currently has a record of 15-15, -29, and is ranked #85 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): Alan Surname(s): Stern Home: Shadow Hills, CA, United States Age: 44 Awards: So Cal Scrabble Hall of Fame, 3-time Club 44 Champion, Director of L.A. club since 1991 Hobbies: Baseball, cracking one-liners, avoiding L.A. traffic jams Occupation: Courier dispatcher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	62-71 (0.466)
Past 1-12 months	10-9 (0.526)	WW L W LL W LLL WW L WWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	3-11 (0.214)	LLLL W LLLL W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	13-17 (0.433)	LLLL W L WW L WWW L WW LLL WW LLLLLLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	20-16 (0.556)	L WWWW LL W L WWW LLLL W LL WW LL W LL WW L W L WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	16-18 (0.471)	W L W L WWW LL W LL WW LLLLLLL W L WW L W L WW L WW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 387 Average against: 388
Round 1		Stern played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 340 to 458 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Stern had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 0-1, -118.
Round 2		Stern played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 413 to 369 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Stern had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-1, -74.
Round 3		Stern played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 396 to 412 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern's record vs. Adamson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-2, -90.
Round 4		Stern played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 467 to 420 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern's record vs. Benedict in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-2, -43.
Round 5		Stern played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 298 to 388 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: NORTHRIDGE, CA Stern's record vs. Chaikin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-3, -133.
Round 6		Stern played #45 Jeff Fleetham (Calgary AB) and lost 384 to 386 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Stern had not played Fleetham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 2-4, -135.
Round 7		Stern played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 433 to 280 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Stern had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-4, +18.
Round 8		Stern played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 375 to 410 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Stern had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-5, -17.
Round 9		Stern played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 391 to 333 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Stern had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-5, +41.
Round 10		Stern played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 323 to 455 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Stern had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4-6, -91.
Round 11		Stern played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 407 to 332 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern's record vs. Odom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-6, -16.
Round 12		Stern played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 451 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Stern had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-7, -187.
Round 13		Stern played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 420 to 343 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Stern's record vs. Avrin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-7, -110.
Round 14		Stern played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 436 to 343 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Stern had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-7, -17.
Round 15		Stern played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 353 to 423 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Stern had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-8, -87.
Round 16		Stern played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 407 to 492 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Stern's record vs. Rowland in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 7-9, -172. Stern is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Stern played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 445 to 330 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Stern had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-9, -57.
Round 18		Stern played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 396 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Stern had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-10, -133.
Round 19		Stern played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 366 to 385 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Stern had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-11, -152.
Round 20		Stern played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 350 to 414 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Stern had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 8-12, -216.
Round 21		Stern played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 367 to 350 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Stern had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9-12, -199.
Round 22		Stern played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 514 to 307 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Stern had not played Peters in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-12, +8.
Round 23		Stern played #153 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 402 to 400 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Stern had not played Stocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-12, +10.
Round 24		Stern played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and won 527 to 302 (a spread of 225) . Before this event, Stern had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-12, +235.
Round 25		Stern played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 403 to 354 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Stern had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-12, +284.
Round 26		Stern played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 359 to 499 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Stern had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-13, +144.
Round 27		Stern played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 383 to 458 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Stern had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-14, +69.
Round 28		Stern played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 426 to 277 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Stern had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 14-14, +218.
Round 29		Stern played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 372 to 355 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Stern had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-14, +235.
Round 30		Stern played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 262 to 526 (a spread of -264) . Before this event, Stern had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 15-15, -29.

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