John Stardom [#107] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Stardom, 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. Stardom currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, +984, and is ranked #36 in Division 3.

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): John Surname(s): Stardom Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Awards: 2nd place, Div 4 2004 USSO, New Orleans Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Euro strategy board games, Making fool of self Occupation: Statistician NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/150, 22-8 +856

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	12-7 (0.632)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	4-6 (0.400)	LL W L WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	6-1 (0.857)	L WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 535 Average for: 407 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Stardom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Stardom played #12 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 366 to 382 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Stardom had not played Bogle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Stardom played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 535 to 334 (a spread of 201). Before this event, Stardom had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +185.
Round 3		Stardom played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 457 to 493 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Stardom had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +149.
Round 4		Stardom played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and won 374 to 337 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: OTTAWA, ON, CAN Stardom’s record vs. Davies in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #48. Current record: 2-2, +186.
Round 5		Stardom played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 401 to 316 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Stardom had not played Anstandig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +271.
Round 6		Stardom played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 427 to 450 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Stardom had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +248.
Round 7		Stardom played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and tied at 399. Before this event, Stardom had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +248.
Round 8		Stardom played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 383 to 333 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Stardom had not played Fischer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +298.
Round 9		Stardom played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 328 to 316 (a spread of 12). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Stardom’s record vs. Oliva 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: #33. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +310.
Round 10		Stardom played #110 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 480 to 291 (a spread of 189). Before this event, Stardom had not played Stevens in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +499.
Round 11		Stardom played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 503 to 273 (a spread of 230). Before this event, Stardom had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +729.
Round 12		Stardom played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 442 to 382 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Stardom had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +789.
Round 13		Stardom played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 433 to 228 (a spread of 205). Before this event, Stardom had not played Fishman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +994.
Round 14		Stardom played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Stardom had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10.5-3.5, +1012. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Stardom played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 369 to 477 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Stardom had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +904.
Round 16		Stardom played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) again and won 442 to 345 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Stardom had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11.5-4.5, +1001.
Round 17		Stardom played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 475 to 309 (a spread of 166). Before this event, Stardom had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12.5-4.5, +1167.
Round 18		Stardom played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 353 to 364 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Stardom had not played Gove in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +1156.
Round 19		Stardom played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 416 to 381 (a spread of 35). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Stardom’s record vs. Edwards 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: #6. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +1191.
Round 20		Stardom played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 451 to 303 (a spread of 148). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: OTTAWA, ON, CAN Stardom’s record vs. Nelson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #3. Current record: 14.5-5.5, +1339. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Stardom played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) again and lost 333 to 374 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Stardom had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +1298.
Round 22		Stardom played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) again and lost 314 to 451 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Stardom had not played Gove in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +1161. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Stardom played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 322 to 459 (a spread of -137). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: OTTAWA, ON, CAN Stardom’s record vs. Davies in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #14. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +1024.
Round 24		Stardom played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 340 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Stardom had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +1081.
Round 25		Stardom played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 450 to 470 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Stardom had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +1061. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Stardom played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) for the third time and lost 430 to 432 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Stardom had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +1059.
Round 27		Stardom played #41 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Stardom had not played Eldeiry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +1053.
Round 28		Stardom played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) again and lost 334 to 403 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Stardom had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +984.

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