NASC 2018: Samuel Austin [4-35]

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On this page, you will find information about Samuel Austin, 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 15.5-15.5, +76, and is ranked #35 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: 445 Average for: 359 Average against: 357
Round 1		Austin played #42 Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) and lost 311 to 371 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Austin played #1 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 309 to 343 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-2, -94. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Austin played #25 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 342 to 413 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-3, -165.
Round 4		Austin played #7 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 400 to 279 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -44.
Round 5		Austin played #31 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 321 to 342 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-4, -65.
Round 6		Austin played #34 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 280 to 401 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-5, -186.
Round 7		Austin played #41 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 291 to 387 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-6, -282.
Round 8		Austin played #56 Sylvia Ochoa (Taft, TX) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-6, -278.
Round 9		Austin played #52 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-6, -251.
Round 10		Austin played #3 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 406 to 272 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-6, -117.
Round 11		Austin played #36 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 376 to 338 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, -79.
Round 12		Austin played #54 Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) and lost 295 to 411 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-7, -195.
Round 13		Austin played #28 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 356 to 371 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-8, -210.
Round 14		Austin played #32 Abie Cromanty (Montreal QC) and won 398 to 320 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-8, -132.
Round 15		Austin played #51 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and lost 340 to 434 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-9, -226.
Round 16		Austin played #19 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 393 to 357 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-9, -190.
Round 17		Austin played #23 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 445 to 304 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, -49.
Round 18		Austin played #11 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-10, -82.
Round 19		Austin played #14 C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH) and won 366 to 351 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-10, -67.
Round 20		Austin played #30 Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) and won 362 to 349 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, -54.
Round 21		Austin played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 363 to 377 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, -68.
Round 22		Austin played #8 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 323 to 410 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-12, -155.
Round 23		Austin played #39 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and lost 334 to 388 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-13, -209.
Round 24		Austin played #60 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 416 to 396 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-13, -189. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Austin played #55 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 274 to 376 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-14, -291.
Round 26		Austin played #59 Jan Waski (Independence, OH) and won 436 to 301 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-14, -156.
Round 27		Austin played #57 Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 413 to 271 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-14, -14.
Round 28		Austin played #45 Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) and tied at 395. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -14.
Round 29		Austin played #49 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 337 to 334 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -11.
Round 30		Austin played #6 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 372 to 261 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +100.
Round 31		Austin played #21 Stan Hwang (Springfield, PA) and lost 340 to 364 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +76.

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