Carl Stocker [#94] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Carl Stocker, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Stocker currently has a record of 17-11, +276, and is ranked #17 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

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Given name(s): Carl
Surname(s): Stocker
Home: Miami, FL, United States
Hobbies: piano, tennis, computers,photography
Occupation: emeritus professor
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 48/65, 129.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 20/32, 8-9 -95
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 86/302, 12-10 +697
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 10-11 +440
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 93/176, 13-14 +187
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 50/176, 15-12 +499
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 78/134, 12-14 +73
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 47/106, 14-13 +38
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 20/151, 19-12 +516
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 83/98, 12-19 -575
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 19/103, 18-13 +675
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 165/172, 10-20 -614

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	15-14 (0.517)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	1-7 (0.125)	LLLLLL W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	11-5 (0.688)	L WWW LL WWW L WWW L WW
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 474 Average for: 388 Average against: 378
Round 1		Stocker played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 373 to 393 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Stocker had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Stocker played #23 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 399 to 321 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Stocker had not played Felman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +58.
Round 3		Stocker played #44 Judy Horn (Readin, MA) and won 442 to 311 (a spread of 131). Before this event, Stocker had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +189.
Round 4		Stocker played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 401 to 309 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Stocker had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +281.
Round 5		Stocker played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 398 to 418 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Stocker had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +261.
Round 6		Stocker played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 393 to 438 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Stocker’s record vs. Drumm in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +216.
Round 7		Stocker played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 364 to 340 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Stocker had not played Singleton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +240.
Round 8		Stocker played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 387 to 517 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Stocker had not played Golob in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +110.
Round 9		Stocker played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 412 to 312 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Stocker had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +210.
Round 10		Stocker played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 430 to 468 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Stocker had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +172.
Round 11		Stocker played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 363 to 337 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Stocker’s record vs. Dustin in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +198.
Round 12		Stocker played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 356 to 373 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Stocker had not played Kreiswirth in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +181.
Round 13		Stocker played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 392 to 353 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Stocker had not played Goldman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +220.
Round 14		Stocker played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 370 to 303 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Stocker had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +287.
Round 15		Stocker played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 435 to 423 (a spread of 12). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Stocker’s record vs. Stern in the 7 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +299.
Round 16		Stocker played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 354 to 333 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Stocker’s record vs. Castellano in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +320.
Round 17		Stocker played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 393 to 396 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Stocker had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +317.
Round 18		Stocker played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 430 to 402 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Stocker’s record vs. Firstman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +345.
Round 19		Stocker played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 353 to 308 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Stocker’s record vs. Pistol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWWWLW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +390.
Round 20		Stocker played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 276 to 444 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Stocker had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +222.
Round 21		Stocker played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and won 378 to 296 (a spread of 82). Before this event, Stocker had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +304.
Round 22		Stocker played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) again and lost 343 to 466 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Stocker had not played Golob in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +181.
Round 23		Stocker played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Stocker had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +191.
Round 24		Stocker played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 351 to 450 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Stocker’s record vs. Pistol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWWWLW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +92.
Round 25		Stocker played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Stocker had not played Anglin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-10, +106.
Round 26		Stocker played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 367 to 400 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Stocker had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, +73.
Round 27		Stocker played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 438 to 318 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Stocker had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +193.
Round 28		Stocker played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) for the third time and won 474 to 391 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Stocker’s record vs. Pistol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWWWLW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +276.

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