NSC 2008: Stan Miranda [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Stan Miranda, 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 13-15, -87, and is ranked #86 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

[photo of Stan Miranda]

Given name(s): Stan
Surname(s): Miranda
Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States
Awards: Valedictorian in HS
Hobbies:
Occupation: Physical Therapist
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 11/106, 17-10 +717
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 26/136, 18-13 +586
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 54/139, 16-14 -122
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 26/134, 16.5-11.5 +717
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 12/129, 18-10 +480

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 375 Average against: 378
Round 1		Miranda played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and lost 313 to 329 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Miranda played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 318 to 430 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -128.
Round 3		Miranda played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 320 to 404 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-3, -212.
Round 4		Miranda played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 342 to 266 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-3, -136.
Round 5		Miranda played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 440 to 299 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, +5.
Round 6		Miranda played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 378 to 433 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-4, -50.
Round 7		Miranda played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 273 to 379 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-5, -156.
Round 8		Miranda played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and lost 281 to 491 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 2-6, -366.
Round 9		Miranda played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 305 to 331 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 2-7, -392.
Round 10		Miranda played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 382 to 334 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-7, -344.
Round 11		Miranda played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 372 to 449 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-8, -421.
Round 12		Miranda played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 350 to 412 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-9, -483.
Round 13		Miranda played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 512 to 270 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 4-9, -241.
Round 14		Miranda played #100 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 383 to 354 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -212.
Round 15		Miranda played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 372 to 377 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 5-10, -217.
Round 16		Miranda played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 419 to 386 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-10, -184.
Round 17		Miranda played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 385 to 309 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-10, -108.
Round 18		Miranda played #78 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 392 to 501 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 7-11, -217.
Round 19		Miranda played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 415 to 341 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-11, -143.
Round 20		Miranda played #58 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 394 to 468 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-12, -217.
Round 21		Miranda played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 369 to 450 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-13, -298.
Round 22		Miranda played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 443 to 349 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-13, -204.
Round 23		Miranda played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 336 to 415 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-14, -283.
Round 24		Miranda played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 441 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-15, -368.
Round 25		Miranda played #71 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 517 to 343 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-15, -194.
Round 26		Miranda played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 337 to 318 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-15, -175.
Round 27		Miranda played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 426 to 382 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-15, -131.
Round 28		Miranda played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 375 to 331 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-15, -87.

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