NSC 2014: Sam Hollington [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, who is competing at the 2014 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 17.5-13.5, +633, and is ranked #29 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: 573 Average for: 409 Average against: 388
Round 1		Hollington played #120 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 407 to 364 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +43.
Round 2		Hollington played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 359 to 422 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Hollington played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and tied at 372. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -20.
Round 4		Hollington played #17 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 390 to 341 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +29.
Round 5		Hollington played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 413 to 320 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +122.
Round 6		Hollington played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 419 to 456 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +85.
Round 7		Hollington played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and won 468 to 291 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +262.
Round 8		Hollington played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 573 to 278 (a spread of 295). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +557.
Round 9		Hollington played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 414 to 396 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +575.
Round 10		Hollington played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 409 to 389 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +595.
Round 11		Hollington played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 314 to 478 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +431. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Hollington played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 344 to 496 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +279.
Round 13		Hollington played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 488 to 368 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +399.
Round 14		Hollington played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 348 to 371 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +376.
Round 15		Hollington played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 313 to 352 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +337.
Round 16		Hollington played #77 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 413 to 390 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +360.
Round 17		Hollington played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 308 to 537 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +131.
Round 18		Hollington played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 363 to 401 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +93.
Round 19		Hollington played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 402 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +83.
Round 20		Hollington played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 456 to 374 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +165.
Round 21		Hollington played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 454 to 359 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +260.
Round 22		Hollington played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and lost 389 to 400 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +249.
Round 23		Hollington played #45 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 382 to 453 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +178.
Round 24		Hollington played #44 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 379 to 406 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +151.
Round 25		Hollington played #78 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 538 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -27.
Round 26		Hollington played #52 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 394 to 300 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +67.
Round 27		Hollington played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 417 to 338 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +146.
Round 28		Hollington played #99 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 461 to 424 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +183.
Round 29		Hollington played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 419 to 371 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +231.
Round 30		Hollington played #34 Sean Wrona (Syracuse, NY) and won 480 to 325 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +386.
Round 31		Hollington played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) again and won 567 to 320 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +633.

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