Sam Hollington [#44] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, 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. Hollington currently has a record of 22-6, +1175, and is ranked #1 in Division 4.

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): Sam Surname(s): Hollington Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Self employed

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	9-2 (0.818)
Past 1-12 months	7-2 (0.778)	WWW L WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
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: 471 Average for: 391 Average against: 349
Round 1		Hollington played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 414 to 321 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Hollington had not played Kidd in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +93.
Round 2		Hollington played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 353 to 381 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Hollington had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +65.
Round 3		Hollington played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 432 to 321 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Hollington had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +176.
Round 4		Hollington played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 466 to 293 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Hollington had not played Gooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +349.
Round 5		Hollington played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 356 to 341 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Hollington had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +364.
Round 6		Hollington played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 444 to 410 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Hollington had not played Contractor in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +398.
Round 7		Hollington played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 397 to 282 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Hollington had not played Tongue in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +513.
Round 8		Hollington played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 324 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Hollington had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +565.
Round 9		Hollington played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 407 to 268 (a spread of 139). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +704.
Round 10		Hollington played #54 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 378 to 343 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Hollington had not played Kennerk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +739.
Round 11		Hollington played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and won 373 to 358 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Hollington had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +754.
Round 12		Hollington played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 334 to 370 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Hollington had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +718.
Round 13		Hollington played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 440 to 353 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Hollington had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +805.
Round 14		Hollington played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 292 to 410 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Hollington had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +687. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Hollington played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 385 to 361 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Hollington had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +711.
Round 16		Hollington played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and won 409 to 326 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Hollington had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +794.
Round 17		Hollington played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 346 to 335 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Hollington had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +805.
Round 18		Hollington played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) again and won 471 to 279 (a spread of 192). Before this event, Hollington had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +997. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Hollington played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 345 to 412 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Hollington had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +930.
Round 20		Hollington played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) again and won 467 to 344 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Hollington had not played Tongue in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1053.
Round 21		Hollington played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) again and won 361 to 343 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Hollington had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1071.
Round 22		Hollington played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) again and won 418 to 398 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Hollington had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1091. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Hollington played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 383 to 324 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Hollington had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +1150.
Round 24		Hollington played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 344 to 302 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Hollington had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +1192.
Round 25		Hollington played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) again and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Hollington had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1172. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Hollington played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) for the third time and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Hollington had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +1195.
Round 27		Hollington played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 405 to 432 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Hollington had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1168.
Round 28		Hollington played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) again and won 384 to 377 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1175. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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