NSC 2009: Stan Miranda [#104]

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On this page, you will find information about Stan Miranda, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-16, -467, and is ranked #78 in Division 1.

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): Stan Surname(s): Miranda Home: Albuquerque, NM, USA Awards: Valedictorian, Outstanding Senior at the University of NM Hobbies: comic and coin collecting Occupation: Physical Therapist

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 391 Average against: 406
Round 1		Miranda played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Miranda played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 428 to 394 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +26.
Round 3		Miranda played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 426 to 330 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +122.
Round 4		Miranda played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 439 to 347 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +214.
Round 5		Miranda played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 405 to 399 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-1, +220. Miranda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Miranda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6		Miranda played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 433 to 441 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +212.
Round 7		Miranda played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 419 to 397 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +234.
Round 8		Miranda played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 319 to 369 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, +184.
Round 9		Miranda played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 354 to 452 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +86.
Round 10		Miranda played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 323 to 416 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -7.
Round 11		Miranda played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 397 to 464 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -74. Miranda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Miranda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Miranda played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 437 to 475 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-7, -112.
Round 13		Miranda played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 423 to 323 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -12.
Round 14		Miranda played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 383 to 406 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -35.
Round 15		Miranda played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 506 to 330 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, +141.
Round 16		Miranda played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 389 to 372 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, +158.
Round 17		Miranda played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 449 to 441 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, +166.
Round 18		Miranda played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 266 to 486 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, -54.
Round 19		Miranda played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and lost 333 to 397 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, -118.
Round 20		Miranda played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 404 to 383 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, -97. Miranda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21		Miranda played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 374 to 361 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, -84.
Round 22		Miranda played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 335 to 393 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -142.
Round 23		Miranda played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 498 to 359 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-11, -3.
Round 24		Miranda played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 393 to 400 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, -10.
Round 25		Miranda played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 434 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-12, +11.
Round 26		Miranda played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 405 to 336 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-12, +80.
Round 27		Miranda played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 333 to 409 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, +4.
Round 28		Miranda played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-14, -29.
Round 29		Miranda played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 269 to 632 (a spread of -363). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-15, -392.
Round 30		Miranda played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 384 to 359 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-15, -367.
Round 31		Miranda played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 377 to 477 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 15-16, -467. Miranda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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