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NASC 2017: Sam Rosin [CSW1-05]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Sam Rosin, who is competing
at the 2017 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 19-12, +973, and is ranked
#5 in Division CSW1.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Sam Rosin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rosin_sam_AA000413_1.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Sam Surname(s): Rosin
 Home: Bernardsville, NJ, United States
 Awards: Two-time American World Scrabble Championship representative; U.S. Presidential Scholar and Nat'l Merit Scholar
 Hobbies: Tennis, golf, attending music concerts, following college basketball
 Occupation: Student
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 665Average for: 463
 Average against: 432
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Samantha Southard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/southard_samantha.jpg)
 | Rosin played #41  Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY)  and won 434 to 272 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +162. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
 | Rosin played #30  Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL)  and won 665 to 353 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +474. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Ezekiel Markwei]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/markwei_ezekiel_AA004336.jpg)
 | Rosin played #19  Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL)  and won 641 to 330 (a spread of 311). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +785. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
 | Rosin played #31  Carmel Dodd (Australia)  and lost 416 to 574 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +627. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Scott Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garner_scott.jpg)
 | Rosin played #22  Scott Garner (Memphis, TN)  and won 438 to 386 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +679. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
 | Rosin played #1  Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR)  and lost 404 to 437 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +646. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of John Holgate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/holgate_john.jpeg)
 | Rosin played #14  John Holgate (Australia)  and lost 399 to 434 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-3, +611. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thevenot_geoff_3.jpg)
 | Rosin played #4  Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL)  and won 505 to 424 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +692. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan.jpg)
 | Rosin played #15  Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY)  and won 472 to 361 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +803. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
 | Rosin played #7  Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO)  and won 442 to 418 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +827. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/krafchick_joey_AA000733.jpg)
 | Rosin played #6  Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA)  and lost 481 to 564 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-4, +744. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
 | Rosin played #2  Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA)  and won 588 to 393 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-4, +939. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
 | Rosin played #13  Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA)  and won 484 to 369 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-4, +1054. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
 | Rosin played #12  Austin Shin (United Kingdom)  and lost 382 to 607 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-5, +829. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/krafchick_joey_AA000733.jpg)
 | Rosin played #6  Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA)  again and won 480 to 455 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-5, +854. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
 | Rosin played #12  Austin Shin (United Kingdom)  again and lost 447 to 453 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +848. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
 | Rosin played #2  Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA)  again and lost 354 to 505 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-7, +697. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
 | Rosin played #17  Tony Leah (Toronto ON)  and lost 386 to 488 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-8, +595. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
 | Rosin played #17  Tony Leah (Toronto ON)  again and won 518 to 366 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-8, +747. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balogun_rasheed_olajide_AA005195_1.jpg)
 | Rosin played #10  Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX)  and won 475 to 377 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-8, +845. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
 | Rosin played #7  Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO)  again and lost 395 to 484 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-9, +756. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
 | Rosin played #13  Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA)  again and won 517 to 470 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-9, +803. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
 | Rosin played #1  Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR)  again and lost 413 to 464 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-10, +752. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
 | Rosin played #31  Carmel Dodd (Australia)  again and won 430 to 428 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +754. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
 | Rosin played #43  Winter (Houston, TX)  and lost 387 to 396 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +745. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
 | Rosin played #39  Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY)  and won 468 to 345 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +868. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ryan Fischer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fischer_ryan.jpg)
 | Rosin played #23  Ryan Fischer (Saint Petersburg, FL)  and won 454 to 416 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +906. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Scott Jackson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackson_scott_2.jpg)
 | Rosin played #18  Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN)  and won 543 to 359 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-11, +1090. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Joanne Craig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
 | Rosin played #20  Joanne Craig (Australia)  and won 451 to 432 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-11, +1109. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
 | Rosin played #21  Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ)  and lost 389 to 541 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-12, +957. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/krafchick_joey_AA000733.jpg)
 | Rosin played #6  Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA)  for the third time and won 507 to 491 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-12, +973. | 
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