NSC 2014: Samuel Austin [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Samuel Austin, 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 15-16, -659, and is ranked #48 in Division 4.

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): Samuel Surname(s): Austin Home: Cheektowaga, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 461 Average for: 349 Average against: 370
Round 1		Austin played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and won 360 to 356 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Austin played #17 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 351 to 370 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		Austin played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and won 412 to 291 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4		Austin played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 242 to 459 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -111.
Round 5		Austin played #11 Pat Parsons (Vancouver BC) and lost 348 to 433 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -196.
Round 6		Austin played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 417 to 372 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, -151.
Round 7		Austin played #42 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, -137.
Round 8		Austin played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 347 to 332 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, -122.
Round 9		Austin played #43 James Krycka (Shirley, MA) and lost 370 to 404 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, -156.
Round 10		Austin played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 461 to 313 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, -8.
Round 11		Austin played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and lost 279 to 420 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, -149.
Round 12		Austin played #12 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 392 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, -216.
Round 13		Austin played #4 Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 346 to 434 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-7, -304.
Round 14		Austin played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 403 to 352 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, -253.
Round 15		Austin played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 396 to 313 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, -170.
Round 16		Austin played #29 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and lost 307 to 371 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, -234.
Round 17		Austin played #44 Beverly Roberts (Washington, DC) and lost 302 to 411 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, -343.
Round 18		Austin played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) and lost 288 to 443 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-10, -498.
Round 19		Austin played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 275 to 424 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-11, -647.
Round 20		Austin played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 441 to 305 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-11, -511.
Round 21		Austin played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and lost 302 to 331 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-12, -540.
Round 22		Austin played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 359 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-12, -528.
Round 23		Austin played #61 Barbara Olsen (Omaha, NE) and lost 319 to 377 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-13, -586.
Round 24		Austin played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 391 to 355 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-13, -550.
Round 25		Austin played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 315 to 413 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-14, -648.
Round 26		Austin played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and won 415 to 311 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, -544.
Round 27		Austin played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 371 to 325 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, -498.
Round 28		Austin played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and won 337 to 329 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -490.
Round 29		Austin played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and lost 309 to 318 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-15, -499.
Round 30		Austin played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and lost 243 to 456 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-16, -712.
Round 31		Austin played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 383 to 330 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-16, -659.

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