Alan Stern [#92] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, 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. Stern currently has a record of 16-12, +329, and is ranked #25 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): Alan
Surname(s): Stern
Home: Shadow Hills, CA, United States
Awards: One half of "Highest Rated Couple" early 90's, in high school voted "Most Likely to Allow a Future 770-Point Game"
Hobbies: Baseball, blurting out humorous one-liners, pets
Occupation: Courier dispatcher
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 133/302, 11-11 +522
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 12-9 +323
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 105/134, 11-16 +1
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 57/108, 13-14 +393
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 41/126, 17-14 -10
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 33/105, 17-14 +326
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 75/132, 15-16 -99
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 85/172, 15-15 -29

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	52-47 (0.525)
Past 1-12 months	12-10 (0.545)	LLL WW LL WWWWW LL WW L W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	7-13 (0.350)	WWW LLL W LLL W LLLLL W L W L
Past 25-36 months	10-4 (0.714)	W L WW LL W L WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	4-9 (0.308)	LL W LLL W L W LLL W
Past 49-60 months	7-6 (0.538)	L WWW LL WW L W LL W
Past 61-72 months	12-5 (0.706)	W L WW L WWWW LL WW L WWW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 522 Average for: 404 Average against: 393
Round 1		Stern played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 421 to 402 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Stern had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +19.
Round 2		Stern played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Stern had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Stern played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 340 to 461 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Stern had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -124.
Round 4		Stern played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 420 to 268 (a spread of 152). Before this event, Stern had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Stern played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 459 to 368 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Stern had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +119.
Round 6		Stern played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 382 to 412 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Stern had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +89. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Stern played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 436 to 398 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Stern had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +127. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Stern played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and won 388 to 319 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Stern had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +196.
Round 9		Stern played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 309 to 347 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Stern had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +158.
Round 10		Stern played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 398 to 321 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Stern’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-7 (0.533). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: WWLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +235.
Round 11		Stern played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 378 to 562 (a spread of -184). Before this event, Stern had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +51.
Round 12		Stern played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Stern had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +146.
Round 13		Stern played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 305 to 394 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Stern had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +57.
Round 14		Stern played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 522 to 312 (a spread of 210). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Stern’s record vs. Milan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +267.
Round 15		Stern played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 423 to 435 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Stern’s record vs. Stocker 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: #38. Current record: 8-7, +255.
Round 16		Stern played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 430 to 415 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern’s record vs. Heidler in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +270.
Round 17		Stern played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) again and won 497 to 431 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Stern had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +336.
Round 18		Stern played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) again and won 398 to 390 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Stern had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +344.
Round 19		Stern played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 413 to 421 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LOS ANGELES, CA Stern’s record vs. Kamen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +336.
Round 20		Stern played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 454 to 378 (a spread of 76). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern’s record vs. Rosen 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +412.
Round 21		Stern played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 439 to 318 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Stern had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +533.
Round 22		Stern played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 407 to 332 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Stern had not played Mallick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +608.
Round 23		Stern played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 358 to 432 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern’s record vs. Glass 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: #15. Current record: 14-9, +534.
Round 24		Stern played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 365 to 426 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Stern had not played Anglin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +473.
Round 25		Stern played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) again and lost 351 to 628 (a spread of -277). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Stern’s record vs. Rosen 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +196. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Stern played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) again and won 418 to 382 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Stern had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +232.
Round 27		Stern played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 343 to 450 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Stern had not played Pistol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +125.
Round 28		Stern played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 453 to 249 (a spread of 204). Before this event, Stern had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +329.

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