NSC 2012: Sam Hollington [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, who is competing at the 2012 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, +348, and is ranked #11 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: 508 Average for: 399 Average against: 388
Round 1		Hollington played #75 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 372 to 386 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2		Hollington played #58 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 414 to 335 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +65.
Round 3		Hollington played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 496 to 342 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +219.
Round 4		Hollington played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 385 to 308 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +296.
Round 5		Hollington played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 431 to 289 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +438.
Round 6		Hollington played #17 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 380 to 238 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +580.
Round 7		Hollington played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 327 to 540 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +367.
Round 8		Hollington played #7 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 447 to 408 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +406.
Round 9		Hollington played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and won 416 to 384 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +438.
Round 10		Hollington played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 391 to 297 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +532.
Round 11		Hollington played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 427 to 385 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +574.
Round 12		Hollington played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +627.
Round 13		Hollington played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 435 to 303 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +759.
Round 14		Hollington played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 298 to 493 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +564.
Round 15		Hollington played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 448 to 380 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +632.
Round 16		Hollington played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 390 to 473 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +549.
Round 17		Hollington played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 388 to 420 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +517.
Round 18		Hollington played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 396 to 528 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +385.
Round 19		Hollington played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 508 to 489 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +404. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Hollington played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 377 to 389 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +392.
Round 21		Hollington played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 439 to 375 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +456.
Round 22		Hollington played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 440 to 410 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +486.
Round 23		Hollington played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 369 to 488 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +367.
Round 24		Hollington played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 418 to 413 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +372.
Round 25		Hollington played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 298 to 374 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +296.
Round 26		Hollington played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 440 to 328 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +408.
Round 27		Hollington played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 369 to 371 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +406.
Round 28		Hollington played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 423 to 385 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +444.
Round 29		Hollington played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) again and won 367 to 361 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +450.
Round 30		Hollington played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and lost 337 to 398 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +389.
Round 31		Hollington played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 326 to 367 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +348.

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