NSC 2010: Alan Stern [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, who is competing at the 2010 National SCRABBLE 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, +261, and is ranked #18 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: 579 Average for: 389 Average against: 380
Round 1		Stern played #65 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 373 to 336 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Stern played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 393 to 384 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +46.
Round 3		Stern played #14 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and lost 314 to 379 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, -19.
Round 4		Stern played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 400 to 421 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, -40.
Round 5		Stern played #82 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 444 to 370 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +34.
Round 6		Stern played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 333 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +133.
Round 7		Stern played #79 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 418 to 279 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +272.
Round 8		Stern played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 281 to 498 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +55. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Stern played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 489 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, -104. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Stern played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 291 to 415 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, -228.
Round 11		Stern played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and won 470 to 286 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, -44.
Round 12		Stern played #58 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 474 to 358 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +72.
Round 13		Stern played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 393 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +12.
Round 14		Stern played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 389 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, -44.
Round 15		Stern played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 436 to 342 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +50.
Round 16		Stern played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 424 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +51.
Round 17		Stern played #17 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 408 to 335 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +124.
Round 18		Stern played #44 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 378 to 331 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +171.
Round 19		Stern played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 579 to 405 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +345.
Round 20		Stern played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +294.
Round 21		Stern played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and lost 344 to 624 (a spread of -280). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +14. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Stern played #40 James Frankki (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 318 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +102.
Round 23		Stern played #22 David Bibb (Del City, OK) and won 407 to 390 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +119. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Stern played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 472 to 354 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +237.
Round 25		Stern played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 356 to 380 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +213.
Round 26		Stern played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 315 to 358 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +170.
Round 27		Stern played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 353 to 291 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +232.
Round 28		Stern played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 396 to 371 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +257.
Round 29		Stern played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 327 to 422 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +162.
Round 30		Stern played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 433 to 327 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +268.
Round 31		Stern played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +261.

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