Rafi Stern [#109] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi 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 20-8, +1708, and is ranked #1 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): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Seattle, WA, United States Awards: one first, two seconds, first in C group of Oregon Tile Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee Occupation: Student

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-4 (0.636)
Past 1-12 months	7-3 (0.700)	LLL WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 538 Average for: 424 Average against: 363
Round 1		Stern played #105 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 310 to 359 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Stern had not played Sommer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Stern played #54 William Guignon (St. Louis, MO) and won 395 to 317 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Stern had not played Guignon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +29.
Round 3		Stern played #94 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and won 467 to 283 (a spread of 184). Before this event, Stern had not played Saul in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +213.
Round 4		Stern played #111 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 538 to 326 (a spread of 212). Before this event, Stern had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +425.
Round 5		Stern played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 352 to 378 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Stern had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +399.
Round 6		Stern played #118 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Stern had not played Wayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +475.
Round 7		Stern played #81 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 491 to 386 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Stern had not played Myers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +580.
Round 8		Stern played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 397 to 423 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Stern had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +554.
Round 9		Stern played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 333 to 360 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Stern had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +527.
Round 10		Stern played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 430 to 347 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Stern had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +610.
Round 11		Stern played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 405 to 422 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Stern had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +593.
Round 12		Stern played #99 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 389 to 355 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Stern had not played Short in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +627. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Stern played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Stern had not played Cowan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +586.
Round 14		Stern played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 479 to 335 (a spread of 144). Before this event, Stern had not played Denton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +730.
Round 15		Stern played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 349 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Stern had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +793.
Round 16		Stern played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 410 to 306 (a spread of 104). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Stern’s record vs. Schneider in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. 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: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +897.
Round 17		Stern played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 503 to 284 (a spread of 219). Before this event, Stern had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +1116.
Round 18		Stern played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 508 to 314 (a spread of 194). Before this event, Stern had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +1310.
Round 19		Stern played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 492 to 406 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Stern had not played Mayer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +1396. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).
Round 20		Stern played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 519 to 324 (a spread of 195). Before this event, Stern had not played Miranda in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +1591.
Round 21		Stern played #85 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Stern had not played Ortman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1600.
Round 22		Stern played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 327 to 481 (a spread of -154). Before this event, Stern had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1446. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Stern played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) again and won 404 to 399 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Stern had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1451.
Round 24		Stern played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) again and won 462 to 268 (a spread of 194). Before this event, Stern had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1645.
Round 25		Stern played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 470 to 450 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Stern had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-7, +1665. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Stern played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Stern had not played Gove in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1650.
Round 27		Stern played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and won 381 to 352 (a spread of 29). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Stern’s record vs. Davies in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1679.
Round 28		Stern played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) for the third time and won 367 to 338 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Stern had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-8, +1708.

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