NSC 2009: Sam Hollington [#1]

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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.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Sam Surname(s): Hollington Home: St. Catharines, ON, CAN Hobbies: sports Occupation: self employed

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).

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