NSC 2013: Sam Masling [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Masling, who is competing at the 2013 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 20-11, +1000, and is ranked #9 in Division 3.

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): Masling Home: Washington, DC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 598 Average for: 409 Average against: 377
Round 1		Masling played #81 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and lost 380 to 392 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -12.
Round 2		Masling played #140 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 555 to 356 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +187. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Masling played #33 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and won 482 to 315 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +354.
Round 4		Masling played #99 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 350 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +411.
Round 5		Masling played #78 Benjamin Ritter (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 361 to 473 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +299.
Round 6		Masling played #60 Clay Koziol (Fullerton, NE) and lost 302 to 420 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +181. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Masling played #86 Vicki Zimny (Morton Grove, IL) and won 469 to 348 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +302.
Round 8		Masling played #17 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 261 to 379 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, +184.
Round 9		Masling played #95 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 488 to 282 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +390.
Round 10		Masling played #11 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and won 418 to 300 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +508.
Round 11		Masling played #15 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 451 to 325 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +634.
Round 12		Masling played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 456 to 432 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +658.
Round 13		Masling played #10 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 387 to 363 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +682.
Round 14		Masling played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 390 to 399 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +673.
Round 15		Masling played #120 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 426 to 387 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +712.
Round 16		Masling played #56 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 395 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +709.
Round 17		Masling played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 427 to 384 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +752.
Round 18		Masling played #133 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 406 to 385 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +773.
Round 19		Masling played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 439 to 265 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +947.
Round 20		Masling played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 409 to 414 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +942.
Round 21		Masling played #12 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +943. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Masling played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 405 to 370 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +978. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Masling played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 363 to 487 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +854.
Round 24		Masling played #70 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 330 to 454 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +730.
Round 25		Masling played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) again and lost 301 to 452 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +579.
Round 26		Masling played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 441 to 414 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +606.
Round 27		Masling played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 598 to 255 (a spread of 343). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +949. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Masling played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 406 to 361 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +994.
Round 29		Masling played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 363 to 340 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +1017.
Round 30		Masling played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-10, +1035.
Round 31		Masling played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) again and lost 407 to 442 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-11, +1000.
After the Tournament		Masling is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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