NSC 2009: Sammy Okosagah [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, 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 18-13, +731, and is ranked #20 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): Sammy Surname(s): Okosagah Home: Baltimore, MD, USA Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Soccer Occupation: Restaurant Manager

Round by Round
High score: 565 Average for: 416 Average against: 393
Round 1		Okosagah played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 565 to 226 (a spread of 339). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +339.
Round 2		Okosagah played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +380.
Round 3		Okosagah played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 317 to 365 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +332.
Round 4		Okosagah played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 352 to 448 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +236.
Round 5		Okosagah played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 375 to 356 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +255.
Round 6		Okosagah played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 479 to 375 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +359.
Round 7		Okosagah played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 480 to 356 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +483.
Round 8		Okosagah played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 484 to 317 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +650.
Round 9		Okosagah played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 391 to 388 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +653.
Round 10		Okosagah played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 507 to 393 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +767.
Round 11		Okosagah played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 455 to 378 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +844.
Round 12		Okosagah played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 354 to 494 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +704. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Okosagah played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 472 to 371 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +805.
Round 14		Okosagah played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 400 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +742.
Round 15		Okosagah played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 421 to 432 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +731.
Round 16		Okosagah played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 427 to 390 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +768. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Okosagah played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 469 to 306 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +931.
Round 18		Okosagah played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 470 to 353 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +1048. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19		Okosagah played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 456 to 363 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +1141.
Round 20		Okosagah played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 358 to 286 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1213.
Round 21		Okosagah played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 385 to 430 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +1168.
Round 22		Okosagah played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 461 to 447 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +1182.
Round 23		Okosagah played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 445 to 376 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +1251. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Okosagah played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 441 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1150. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Okosagah played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 421 to 483 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +1088. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Okosagah played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +1080.
Round 27		Okosagah played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 295 to 418 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +957.
Round 28		Okosagah played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 428 to 342 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1043.
Round 29		Okosagah played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and lost 408 to 465 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +986.
Round 30		Okosagah played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 398 to 571 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +813.
Round 31		Okosagah played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 343 to 425 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +731.

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