On this page, you will find information about
Sam Hollington, 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 21-10, +1039, and is ranked
#4 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 526 Average for: 417 Average against: 384 |
Round 1 | | Hollington played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 468 to 308 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +160. |
Round 2 | | Hollington played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 424 to 353 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +231. |
Round 3 | | Hollington played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 418 to 391 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +258. |
Round 4 | | Hollington played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 354 to 489 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +123. |
Round 5 | | Hollington played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 404 to 372 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +155. |
Round 6 | | Hollington played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 526 to 277 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +404. |
Round 7 | | Hollington played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +443. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 8 | | Hollington played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 409 to 343 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +509. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | Hollington played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and won 509 to 371 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +647. |
Round 10 | | Hollington played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +557. |
Round 11 | | Hollington played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 511 to 333 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +735. |
Round 12 | | Hollington played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 501 to 388 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +848. |
Round 13 | | Hollington played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 497 to 308 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +1037. |
Round 14 | | Hollington played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 397 to 319 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-2, +1115. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 341 to 467 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +989. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | | Hollington played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 417 to 414 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +992. |
Round 17 | | Hollington played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 292 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +1198. |
Round 18 | | Hollington played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 467 to 415 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-3, +1250. |
Round 19 | | Hollington played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 393 to 373 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-3, +1270. |
Round 20 | | Hollington played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 410 to 332 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-3, +1348. |
Round 21 | | Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) again and lost 345 to 346 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-4, +1347. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | Hollington played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) again and won 465 to 301 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-4, +1511. |
Round 23 | | Hollington played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 361 to 436 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1436. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 24 | | Hollington played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +1475. |
Round 25 | | Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 399 to 530 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1344. |
Round 26 | | Hollington played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and lost 328 to 485 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +1187. |
Round 27 | | Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) again and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1088. |
Round 28 | | Hollington played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) again and lost 322 to 371 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +1039. |
Round 29 | | Hollington played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +1115. |
Round 30 | | Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) for the third time and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1159. |
Round 31 | | Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) for the third time and lost 380 to 500 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +1039. |
After the Tournament | | Hollington is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |