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NASC 2016: Sam Rothbart [3-54]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rothbart, who is competing at the 2016 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 15.5-15.5, -250, and is ranked #51 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

[photo of Sam Rothbart]

Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Rothbart
Home: Southampton, NY, United States
Round by Round

High score: 506
Average for: 371
Average against: 379

Round 1

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Rothbart played #47 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 255 to 405 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-1, -150.

Round 2

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Rothbart played #15 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 370 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-2, -199.

Round 3

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Rothbart played #98 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 305 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 1-2, -110.

Round 4

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Rothbart played #93 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 278 to 382 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 1-3, -214.

Round 5

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Rothbart played #26 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 355 to 409 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 1-4, -268.

Round 6

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Rothbart played #39 Elizabeth Berman (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 2-4, -266.

Round 7

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Rothbart played #19 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 400 to 422 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 2-5, -288.

Round 8

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Rothbart played #50 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 355 to 290 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3-5, -223.

Round 9

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Rothbart played #73 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and lost 379 to 448 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 3-6, -292.

Round 10

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Rothbart played #58 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 386 to 390 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 3-7, -296.

Round 11

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Rothbart played #49 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 374 to 253 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 4-7, -175.

Rothbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Rothbart played #63 Don Rathberger (Joliet, IL) and won 380 to 345 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 5-7, -140.

Round 13

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Rothbart played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 390 to 339 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-7, -89.

Round 14

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Rothbart played #92 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 506 to 361 (a spread of 145).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 7-7, +56.

Round 15

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Rothbart played #24 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 435 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 7-8, -34.

Round 16

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Rothbart played #61 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 309 to 389 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-9, -114.

Round 17

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Rothbart played #51 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 382 to 360 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 8-9, -92.

Round 18

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Rothbart played #99 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and lost 371 to 402 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 8-10, -123.

Round 19

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Rothbart played #35 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 330 to 443 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 8-11, -236.

Round 20

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Rothbart played #32 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and won 443 to 220 (a spread of 223).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9-11, -13.

Round 21

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Rothbart played #12 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and tied at 418.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9.5-11.5, -13.

Round 22

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Rothbart played #7 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 378 to 510 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 9.5-12.5, -145.

Round 23

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Rothbart played #48 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and won 391 to 364 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 10.5-12.5, -118.

Round 24

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Rothbart played #91 Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) and lost 323 to 450 (a spread of -127).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10.5-13.5, -245.

Round 25

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Rothbart played #86 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and won 452 to 340 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 11.5-13.5, -133.

Round 26

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Rothbart played #18 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 446 to 404 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 12.5-13.5, -91.

Round 27

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Rothbart played #64 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 384 to 373 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 13.5-13.5, -80.

Round 28

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Rothbart played #83 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and lost 248 to 453 (a spread of -205).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 13.5-14.5, -285.

Round 29

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Rothbart played #66 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 331 to 387 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 13.5-15.5, -341.

Round 30

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Rothbart played #75 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 381 to 311 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 14.5-15.5, -271.

Round 31

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Rothbart played #64 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) again and won 397 to 376 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 15.5-15.5, -250.


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