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NASC 2018: Cherish Amby-Okolo [4-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Cherish Amby-Okolo, 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 23-8, +2059, and is ranked #2 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

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Given name(s): Cherish
Surname(s): Amby-Okolo
Home: Sugar Land, TX, United States
Round by Round

High score: 637
Average for: 419
Average against: 353

Round 1

[photo of Paul Rickhoff]

Amby-Okolo played #19 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 355 to 346 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +9.

Round 2

[photo of Susan Lichtblau]

Amby-Okolo played #6 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 416 to 409 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-0, +16.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 3

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Amby-Okolo played #49 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 438 to 352 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-0, +102.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Donald Poulin]

Amby-Okolo played #54 Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) and won 501 to 248 (a spread of 253).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 4-0, +355.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Evan Yurko]

Amby-Okolo played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-1, +330.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Kevin Ng]

Amby-Okolo played #37 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 398 to 339 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +389.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of David Spargo]

Amby-Okolo played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 506 to 316 (a spread of 190).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-1, +579.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 8

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Amby-Okolo played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and won 637 to 328 (a spread of 309).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-1, +888.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Peter Hopkins]

Amby-Okolo played #24 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 551 to 315 (a spread of 236).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-1, +1124.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Alan Weiner]

Amby-Okolo played #1 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and won 427 to 378 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-1, +1173.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

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Amby-Okolo played #2 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) and won 492 to 410 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-1, +1255.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Gene Rawlins]

Amby-Okolo played #9 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 482 to 300 (a spread of 182).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-1, +1437.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 13

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Amby-Okolo played #17 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and won 489 to 321 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-1, +1605.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Preston Kilgore]

Amby-Okolo played #42 Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) and won 459 to 394 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-1, +1670.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 15

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Amby-Okolo played #29 Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) and won 380 to 298 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-1, +1752.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 16

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Amby-Okolo played #58 J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) and won 464 to 307 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-1, +1909.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 17

[photo of Ed Morrison]

Amby-Okolo played #20 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 366 to 397 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-2, +1878.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 18

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Amby-Okolo played #2 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) again and lost 312 to 398 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-3, +1792.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 19

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Amby-Okolo played #22 Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 357 to 385 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-4, +1764.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 20

[photo of David Spargo]

Amby-Okolo played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) again and won 355 to 329 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-4, +1790.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 21

[photo of Evan Yurko]

Amby-Okolo played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) again and lost 250 to 427 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-5, +1613.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 22

[photo of Diane Sleek]

Amby-Okolo played #27 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 451 to 393 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-5, +1671.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 23

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Amby-Okolo played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and won 601 to 371 (a spread of 230).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 18-5, +1901.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Ed Morrison]

Amby-Okolo played #20 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) again and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 19-5, +1964.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 25

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Amby-Okolo played #18 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 390 to 293 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 20-5, +2061.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Preston Kilgore]

Amby-Okolo played #42 Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) again and won 449 to 248 (a spread of 201).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-5, +2262.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Peter Hopkins]

Amby-Okolo played #24 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) again and lost 327 to 397 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-6, +2192.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 28

[photo of David Spargo]

Amby-Okolo played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) for the third time and won 459 to 315 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-6, +2336.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 29

[photo of Evan Yurko]

Amby-Okolo played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) for the third time and won 389 to 360 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 23-6, +2365.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 30

[photo of Evan Yurko]

Amby-Okolo played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) for the fourth time and lost 196 to 433 (a spread of -237).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 23-7, +2128.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 31

[photo of Evan Yurko]

Amby-Okolo played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) for the fifth time and lost 345 to 414 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 23-8, +2059.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).


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