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NSC 2012: Carl Stocker [#46]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Carl Stocker, 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 20-11, +19, and is ranked
#7 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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 | ![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stocker_carl_4.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Carl Surname(s): Stocker
 Home: Miami, FL, United States
 Hobbies: piano, tennis, computers,photography
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 450Average for: 374
 Average against: 373
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
 | Stocker played #37  Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA)  and lost 290 to 372 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -82. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
 | Stocker played #14  Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON)  and won 321 to 313 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -74. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Brenda Casey]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/casey_brenda.jpg)
 | Stocker played #69  Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT)  and won 440 to 339 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +27. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Liz Gottlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gottlin_liz_3.jpg)
 | Stocker played #23  Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC)  and won 378 to 355 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +50. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jason J Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_jason_j.jpg)
 | Stocker played #17  Jason J Smith (Mason, MI)  and won 442 to 328 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +164. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Dave Rauppius]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Stocker played #39  Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA)  and won 436 to 370 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +230. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jacob Bergmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bergmann_jacob.jpg)
 | Stocker played #20  Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA)  and won 368 to 311 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +287. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smylie_jackson_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #25  Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON)  and lost 354 to 436 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +205. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Adam Ginzberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/ginzberg_adam.jpg)
 | Stocker played #4  Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA)  and lost 241 to 450 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, -4. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/methaset_arun.jpg)
 | Stocker played #30  Arun Methaset (Thailand)  and won 424 to 363 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +57. Stocker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Jerry Scheiten]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/scheiten_jerry.jpg)
 | Stocker played #26  Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY)  and lost 279 to 389 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, -53. |  | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Stocker played #11  Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand)  and lost 275 to 428 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, -206. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)
 | Stocker played #55  Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA)  and lost 366 to 394 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, -234. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berg_verna_richards_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #42  Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY)  and won 380 to 331 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, -185. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Emely Weissman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weissman_emely_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #43  Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA)  and lost 357 to 435 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, -263. Stocker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Noel Livermore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/livermore_noel.jpg)
 | Stocker played #19  Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL)  and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, -178. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg)
 | Stocker played #50  Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI)  and lost 405 to 443 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, -216. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
 | Stocker played #9  Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA)  and won 414 to 402 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, -204. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Bob Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/becker_bob.jpg)
 | Stocker played #51  Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA)  and won 413 to 402 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, -193. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
 | Stocker played #78  Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL)  and won 324 to 313 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, -182. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #54  Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA)  and won 405 to 363 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, -140. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Kevin Leeds]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leeds_kevin_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #34  Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX)  and won 427 to 380 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, -93. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Lila Crotty]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/crotty_lila_3.jpg)
 | Stocker played #48  Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA)  and won 338 to 318 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, -73. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
 | Stocker played #18  Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD)  and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, -60. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Sam Hollington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hollington_sam_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #6  Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON)  and won 374 to 298 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +16. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg)
 | Stocker played #50  Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI)  again and won 450 to 376 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +90. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #3  Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA)  and lost 323 to 391 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +22. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #3  Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA)  again and lost 373 to 450 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, -55. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Sam Hollington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hollington_sam_2.jpg)
 | Stocker played #6  Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON)  again and lost 361 to 367 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, -61. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Mason Shambach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shambach_mason.jpg)
 | Stocker played #59  Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI)  and won 403 to 383 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, -41. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
 | Stocker played #28  Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC)  and won 431 to 371 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +19. | 
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