NSC 2008: John Stardom [#119]

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On this page, you will find information about John Stardom, who is competing at the 2008 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 21-7, +1787, and is ranked #2 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
	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: Survey Methodologist NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/150, 22-8 +856 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 36/129, 15.5-12.5 +984

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 424 Average against: 360
Round 1		Stardom played #137 Tim Wilkinson (Marlborough, MA) and won 399 to 339 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		Stardom played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 461 to 366 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +155.
Round 3		Stardom played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 406 to 492 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +69.
Round 4		Stardom played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 500 to 276 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +293.
Round 5		Stardom played #86 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 563 to 231 (a spread of 332). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +625. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Stardom played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 390 to 341 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +674.
Round 7		Stardom played #44 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 415 to 476 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +613. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Stardom played #106 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 371 to 274 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +710.
Round 9		Stardom played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 377 to 369 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +718.
Round 10		Stardom played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 297 to 422 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +593.
Round 11		Stardom played #115 Charles Smith (Durham, NC) and won 428 to 272 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +749.
Round 12		Stardom played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 395 to 321 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +823. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Stardom played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 364 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +856. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Stardom played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 345 to 470 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +731.
Round 15		Stardom played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 362 to 355 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +738.
Round 16		Stardom played #11 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 433 to 356 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +815.
Round 17		Stardom played #15 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 518 to 336 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +997.
Round 18		Stardom played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 456 to 350 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1103. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Stardom played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 546 to 291 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1358.
Round 20		Stardom played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 441 to 304 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1495.
Round 21		Stardom played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) again and won 524 to 307 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-4, +1712. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Stardom played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 443 to 377 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-4, +1778. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Stardom played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 420 to 400 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-4, +1798.
Round 24		Stardom played #56 Paul Haverly (Sorrento, FL) and won 377 to 357 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-4, +1818.
Round 25		Stardom played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) again and lost 361 to 363 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-5, +1816. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Stardom played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) for the third time and won 437 to 380 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-5, +1873. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Stardom played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) for the fourth time and lost 383 to 402 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-6, +1854. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Stardom played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) for the fifth time and lost 425 to 492 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1787. Stardom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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