NSC 2011: Alan Stern [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, who is competing at the 2011 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 21-10, +616, and is ranked #4 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: 497 Average for: 398 Average against: 378
Before the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 1		Stern played #84 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 366 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Stern played #59 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and won 364 to 358 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +46.
Round 3		Stern played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 451 to 301 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +196.
Round 4		Stern played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 354 to 433 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +117.
Round 5		Stern played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 444 to 307 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +254. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Stern played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and won 440 to 376 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +318.
Round 7		Stern played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 366 to 336 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +348.
Round 8		Stern played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 404 to 387 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +365. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Stern played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 480 to 371 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +474.
Round 10		Stern played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 385 to 343 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +516.
Round 11		Stern played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 390 to 416 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +490.
Round 12		Stern played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 361 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +571.
Round 13		Stern played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 497 to 323 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +745.
Round 14		Stern played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 435 to 418 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-2, +762.
Round 15		Stern played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 364 to 410 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +716. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Stern played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 336 to 459 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +593.
Round 17		Stern played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 393 to 437 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +549. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Stern played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 337 to 400 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +486. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19		Stern played #51 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 349 to 332 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +503.
Round 20		Stern played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and lost 315 to 343 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +475.
Round 21		Stern played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 419 to 384 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +510.
Round 22		Stern played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 482 to 344 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +648. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Stern played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 375 to 427 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +596.
Round 24		Stern played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 353 to 573 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +376. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Stern played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 378 to 387 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +367.
Round 26		Stern played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 405 to 363 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +409.
Round 27		Stern played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and won 369 to 346 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +432.
Round 28		Stern played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 392 to 335 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +489.
Round 29		Stern played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 416 to 337 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +568. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Stern played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) again and won 377 to 366 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +579.
Round 31		Stern played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) for the third time and won 422 to 385 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +616.
After the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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