NASC 2018: Sam Rothbart [3-46]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rothbart, who is competing at the 2018 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 17.5-13.5, -171, and is ranked #25 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
	Given name(s): Sam Surname(s): Rothbart Home: Southampton, NY, United States Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 376 Average against: 382
Round 1		Rothbart played #65 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and tied at 367. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Rothbart played #90 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 284 to 458 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -174.
Round 3		Rothbart played #10 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 363 to 335 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -146.
Round 4		Rothbart played #106 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 363 to 319 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2.5-1.5, -102.
Round 5		Rothbart played #54 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 268 to 413 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -247.
Round 6		Rothbart played #42 Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 338 to 482 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -391.
Round 7		Rothbart played #20 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 375 to 416 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -432.
Round 8		Rothbart played #89 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 364 to 399 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -467.
Round 9		Rothbart played #28 Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 445 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2.5-6.5, -595.
Round 10		Rothbart played #83 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and lost 325 to 432 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -702.
Round 11		Rothbart played #26 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 405 to 340 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -637.
Round 12		Rothbart played #49 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 397 to 331 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -571.
Round 13		Rothbart played #94 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 375 to 355 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -551.
Round 14		Rothbart played #18 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 374 to 412 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -589.
Round 15		Rothbart played #72 Claudia Scheda (Amherst, NY) and lost 379 to 386 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -596.
Round 16		Rothbart played #86 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 435 to 419 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -580.
Round 17		Rothbart played #104 Evan Bialo (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -609.
Round 18		Rothbart played #103 Jamie Chew (Toronto ON) and lost 402 to 405 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -612.
Round 19		Rothbart played #81 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 445 to 344 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -511.
Round 20		Rothbart played #100 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 389 to 361 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -483.
Round 21		Rothbart played #73 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 441 to 421 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -463. Rothbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rothbart played #79 Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) and won 449 to 322 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -336.
Round 23		Rothbart played #13 Barry Spinner (Hamilton ON) and won 393 to 332 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -275.
Round 24		Rothbart played #88 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 349 to 337 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -263.
Round 25		Rothbart played #51 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 404 to 395 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -254.
Round 26		Rothbart played #48 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 406 to 376 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14.5-11.5, -224.
Round 27		Rothbart played #58 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 393 to 394 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -225.
Round 28		Rothbart played #39 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 369 to 326 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -182.
Round 29		Rothbart played #7 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 353 to 340 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16.5-12.5, -169.
Round 30		Rothbart played #93 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 413 to 418 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16.5-13.5, -174. Rothbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Rothbart played #63 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 369 to 366 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17.5-13.5, -171.

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