SPC 2022: Samuel Austin [4-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Samuel Austin, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-18, -382, and is ranked #47 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: 489 Average for: 359 Average against: 372
Round 1		Austin played #33 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 294 to 440 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -146.
Round 2		Austin played #55 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) and won 431 to 322 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, -37.
Round 3		Austin played #7 Jeffrey Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 359 to 378 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, -56.
Round 4		Austin played #30 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 306 to 410 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, -160.
Round 5		Austin played #6 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 275 to 425 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-4, -310.
Round 6		Austin played #31 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and lost 320 to 414 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-5, -404.
Round 7		Austin played #50 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 383 to 312 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-5, -333.
Round 8		Austin played #15 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 343 to 444 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-6, -434.
Round 9		Austin played #47 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 343 to 351 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-7, -442.
Round 10		Austin played #58 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 410 to 407 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-7, -439.
Round 11		Austin played #61 Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) and won 340 to 277 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-7, -376.
Round 12		Austin played #10 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 427 to 314 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-7, -263.
Round 13		Austin played #29 Jean Lithgow (New York City, NY) and won 489 to 384 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-7, -158. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Austin played #5 Dan Goldberg (East Meadow, NY) and won 395 to 296 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, -59.
Round 15		Austin played #54 Mike Bell (Fletcher, NC) and lost 339 to 378 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, -98.
Round 16		Austin played #8 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 372 to 383 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-9, -109.
Round 17		Austin played #12 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 283 to 485 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-10, -311. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Austin played #56 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 367 to 286 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-10, -230.
Round 19		Austin played #48 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 384 to 309 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-10, -155.
Round 20		Austin played #23 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 382 to 300 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, -73.
Round 21		Austin played #35 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 419 to 389 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, -43. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Austin played #14 Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 428 to 326 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +59.
Round 23		Austin played #9 Nina Klee (Hamburg, PA) and lost 352 to 441 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, -30.
Round 24		Austin played #3 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 303 to 401 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-12, -128.
Round 25		Austin played #38 Sally Reeser (Emmaus, PA) and lost 329 to 391 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-13, -190.
Round 26		Austin played #44 Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) and lost 296 to 347 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-14, -241.
Round 27		Austin played #39 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 390 to 415 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-15, -266.
Round 28		Austin played #52 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and lost 368 to 386 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-16, -284.
Round 29		Austin played #51 Jan Lapierre (Marlton, NJ) and won 363 to 335 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-16, -256.
Round 30		Austin played #22 Dianne Franz (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 355 to 424 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-17, -325.
Round 31		Austin played #58 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) again and lost 299 to 356 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-18, -382.

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