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Back to NASC 2015 Players
NASC 2015: Sam Masling [2-36]
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On this page, you will find information about
Sam Masling, who is competing
at the 2015 North American 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 18-13, +292, and is ranked
#12 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 | ![[photo of Sam Masling]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/masling_sam.jpg)
| Given name(s): Sam Surname(s): Masling Home: Washington, DC, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 511 Average for: 394 Average against: 385 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Ryan Chepita]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chepita_ryan.jpg)
| Masling played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 350 to 444 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -94. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Glenda Short]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/short_glenda.jpg)
| Masling played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 475 to 452 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -71. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| Masling played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 362 to 358 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, -67. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Gwen Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_gwen.jpg)
| Masling played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 332 to 317 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, -52. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| Masling played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 485 to 408 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +25. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
| Masling played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 378 to 418 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, -15. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mark Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_mark_AA000112.jpg)
| Masling played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 344 to 352 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -23. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Ruchi Gupta]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gupta_ruchi.jpg)
| Masling played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 375 to 354 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, -2. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| Masling played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 375 to 485 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, -112. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)
| Masling played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 403 to 524 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -233. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Amnon Igra]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/igra_amnon.jpg)
| Masling played #46 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 403 to 302 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, -132. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Curtis Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_curtis.jpg)
| Masling played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 390 to 331 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, -73. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Masling played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 390 to 405 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, -88. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Masling played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 416 to 436 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, -108. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Masling played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 367 to 320 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, -61. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
| Masling played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 442 to 386 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, -5. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_AA004345.jpg)
| Masling played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 311 to 383 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, -77. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Edwin Roth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roth_edwin.jpg)
| Masling played #57 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 332 to 356 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, -101. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jaramillo_caesar.jpg)
| Masling played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 386 to 322 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, -37. | Round 20 | ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Masling played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 372 to 468 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, -133. Masling is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 21 | ![[photo of Carol McDonald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcdonald_carol.jpg)
| Masling played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 442 to 329 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, -20. | Round 22 | ![[photo of John Dalton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dalton_jonn.jpg)
| Masling played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 416 to 427 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-11, -31. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
| Masling played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 422 to 378 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, +13. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Ken Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_ken.jpg)
| Masling played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and lost 344 to 364 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, -7. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Guy Ingram]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ingram_guy.jpg)
| Masling played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 389 to 316 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-12, +66. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Kay Patterson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/patterson_kay_2.jpg)
| Masling played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 421 to 351 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +136. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_waelsche_matt.jpg)
| Masling played #47 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 511 to 325 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +322. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Cynthia Seales]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)
| Masling played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 405 to 374 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +353. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
| Masling played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 398 to 304 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +447. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Stephen Sneed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sneed_stephen_AA000243.jpg)
| Masling played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 435 to 331 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-12, +551. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Curtis Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_curtis.jpg)
| Masling played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) again and lost 356 to 615 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +292. |
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