NSC 2012: Alan Stern [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Stern, 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 21-10, +1178, and is ranked #3 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): Alan Surname(s): Stern Home: Shadow Hills, CA, United States Awards: One half of "Highest Rated Couple" in early 90's Hobbies: Baseball, blurting out humorous one-liners, pets Occupation: Hollywood tour guide

Round by Round
High score: 607 Average for: 410 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Stern played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 398 to 359 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Stern played #54 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 341 to 435 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -55.
Round 3		Stern played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 366 to 411 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -100.
Round 4		Stern played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 308 to 385 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-3, -177. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Stern played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 426 to 307 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -58.
Round 6		Stern played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 407 to 280 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +69.
Round 7		Stern played #72 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 446 to 358 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +157.
Round 8		Stern played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 458 to 285 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +330.
Round 9		Stern played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 459 to 371 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +418.
Round 10		Stern played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +456.
Round 11		Stern played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 383 to 438 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +401.
Round 12		Stern played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 419 to 372 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +448.
Round 13		Stern played #70 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +483.
Round 14		Stern played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 502 to 325 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +660. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Stern played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 442 to 388 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +714.
Round 16		Stern played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 384 to 328 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +770.
Round 17		Stern played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 355 to 529 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +596.
Round 18		Stern played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 458 to 370 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +684. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Stern played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) again and lost 316 to 437 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +563. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Stern played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) again and lost 298 to 414 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +447.
Round 21		Stern played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 442 to 364 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +525.
Round 22		Stern played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) again and won 458 to 254 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +729.
Round 23		Stern played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 422 to 418 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +733.
Round 24		Stern played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 607 to 334 (a spread of 273). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1006. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Stern played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 340 to 450 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +896.
Round 26		Stern played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 484 to 353 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1027.
Round 27		Stern played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 391 to 323 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1095.
Round 28		Stern played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) again and won 450 to 373 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1172. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Stern played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) again and won 445 to 340 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1277. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Stern played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) for the third time and lost 400 to 429 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1248. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Stern played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) for the fourth time and lost 325 to 395 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1178. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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