NSC 2010: Sam Hollington [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, who is competing at the 2010 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 19-12, +593, and is ranked #10 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, Canada Hobbies: Sports

Round by Round
High score: 487 Average for: 394 Average against: 375
Round 1		Hollington played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 421 to 400 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Hollington played #60 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 370 to 364 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +27.
Round 3		Hollington played #41 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 393 to 359 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +61.
Round 4		Hollington played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 377 to 386 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +52.
Round 5		Hollington played #25 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 439 to 425 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +66.
Round 6		Hollington played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 458 to 365 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +159.
Round 7		Hollington played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 379 to 408 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +130.
Round 8		Hollington played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 382 to 365 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +147.
Round 9		Hollington played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 269 to 374 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +42.
Round 10		Hollington played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 342 to 497 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, -113.
Round 11		Hollington played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 392 to 419 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, -140.
Round 12		Hollington played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and won 383 to 325 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, -82.
Round 13		Hollington played #32 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 477 to 262 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +133. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Hollington played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and lost 351 to 366 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +118.
Round 15		Hollington played #17 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 452 to 377 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +193.
Round 16		Hollington played #16 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 487 to 384 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +296.
Round 17		Hollington played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 406 to 427 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +275.
Round 18		Hollington played #22 David Bibb (Del City, OK) and won 411 to 329 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +357.
Round 19		Hollington played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 416 to 407 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +366.
Round 20		Hollington played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 361 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +355.
Round 21		Hollington played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 364 to 432 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +287.
Round 22		Hollington played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 402 to 398 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +291.
Round 23		Hollington played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +400.
Round 24		Hollington played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +390.
Round 25		Hollington played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 420 to 301 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +509.
Round 26		Hollington played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 319 to 431 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +397.
Round 27		Hollington played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 399 to 359 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +437.
Round 28		Hollington played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 329 to 375 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +391.
Round 29		Hollington played #11 Nathan James (Mount Pleasant, SC) and won 370 to 362 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +399.
Round 30		Hollington played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 454 to 363 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +490.
Round 31		Hollington played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) again and won 421 to 318 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +593.

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