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NSC 2012: Stefan Fatsis [#28]
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On this page, you will find information about
Stefan Fatsis, who is competing
at the 2012 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 18.5-12.5, +662, and is ranked
#13 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 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
| Given name(s): Stefan Surname(s): Fatsis Home: Washington, DC, United States Awards: Author, ``Word Freak''; color commentator, ESPN Scrabble Hobbies: Fatherhood |
Round by Round | High score: 540 Average for: 397 Average against: 376 | Before the Tournament | | Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kelly_joan_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #57 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 454 to 286 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +168. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Helena Gauthier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gauthier_helena.jpg)
| Fatsis played #76 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +97. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Tony Claitor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/claitor_tony_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 290 to 492 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -105. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Yolanda Ushry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg)
| Fatsis played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 424 to 373 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -54. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #54 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 433 to 339 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +40. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Emely Weissman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weissman_emely_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 479 to 335 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +184. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/scott_will.jpg)
| Fatsis played #63 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +98. | Round 8 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Fatsis played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 358 to 495 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -39. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Liz Gottlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gottlin_liz_3.jpg)
| Fatsis played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 506 to 349 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +118. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spiller_diana_3.jpg)
| Fatsis played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, +83. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #35 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 363 to 422 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-6, +24. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Shelley Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_shelley_3.jpg)
| Fatsis played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 315 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +126. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Francis Anum]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anum_francis_3.jpg)
| Fatsis played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 293 to 402 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-7, +17. | Round 14 | ![[photo of George Asaka]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/asaka_george.jpg)
| Fatsis played #33 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, +109. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
| Fatsis played #70 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 377 to 313 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, +173. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Larry Gradus]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gradus_larry_p.jpg)
| Fatsis played #41 Larry Gradus (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 371 to 356 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +188. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berg_verna_richards_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #42 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 359 to 395 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +152. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
| Fatsis played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 392 to 340 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +204. | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Fatsis played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 365 to 433 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +136. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
| Fatsis played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 486 to 316 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +306. | Round 21 | ![[photo of David Engelhardt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)
| Fatsis played #56 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 318 to 336 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, +288. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
| Fatsis played #9 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 540 to 354 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-10, +474. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Geoff Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gibson_geoff_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #72 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 338 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, +557. | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Fatsis played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +600. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[photo of Visan Vongthanasunthorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/v/vongthanasoonthorn_visan.jpg)
| Fatsis played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 398 to 387 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +611. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Timothy Bottorff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bottorff_timothy.jpg)
| Fatsis played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 433 to 429 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +615. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
| Fatsis played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 424 to 363 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +676. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 28 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
| Fatsis played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 462 to 334 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +804. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smylie_jackson_2.jpg)
| Fatsis played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and tied at 396. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +804. | Round 30 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Fatsis played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 363 to 445 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +722. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stocker_carl_4.jpg)
| Fatsis played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 371 to 431 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +662. |
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