SPC 2024: Samuel Austin [4-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Samuel Austin, who is competing at the 2024 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 15-16, +162, and is ranked #40 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: Amherst, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 432 Average for: 365 Average against: 361
Round 1		Austin played #21 Greg Golding (Gatineau QC) and won 432 to 346 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +86. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Austin played #18 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and lost 398 to 409 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +75. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Austin played #58 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 415 to 324 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +166. Austin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Austin played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 326 to 498 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, -6.
Round 5		Austin played #17 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 385 to 426 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-3, -47.
Round 6		Austin played #45 Josh Thielke (South Bend, IN) and won 363 to 326 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, -10.
Round 7		Austin played #60 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 319 to 285 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +24.
Round 8		Austin played #35 Donna Biderman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 320 to 339 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +5.
Round 9		Austin played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 394 to 419 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, -20.
Round 10		Austin played #24 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and won 384 to 335 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-5, +29.
Round 11		Austin played #29 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and lost 263 to 416 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, -124.
Round 12		Austin played #68 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 357 to 312 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, -79.
Round 13		Austin played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 340 to 392 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-7, -131.
Round 14		Austin played #19 Pete Baney (Indianapolis, IN) and won 422 to 297 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -6.
Round 15		Austin played #20 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and won 388 to 366 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +16.
Round 16		Austin played #1 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 360 to 417 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, -41.
Round 17		Austin played #51 Michael Herzog (Garden City, MI) and lost 347 to 408 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-9, -102.
Round 18		Austin played #6 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 349 to 396 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -149.
Round 19		Austin played #30 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 356 to 373 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-11, -166.
Round 20		Austin played #38 Brenda Davis (Washington, NC) and lost 324 to 420 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-12, -262.
Round 21		Austin played #43 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and won 381 to 339 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-12, -220.
Round 22		Austin played #66 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-13, -234.
Round 23		Austin played #56 Dianne Franz (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 384 to 340 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, -190.
Round 24		Austin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-13, -140.
Round 25		Austin played #70 Derek Allen (Elkhart, IN) and lost 314 to 347 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-14, -173.
Round 26		Austin played #57 Julia Van Arsdale (Elkhart, IN) and won 411 to 261 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-14, -23.
Round 27		Austin played #67 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-15, -52.
Round 28		Austin played #65 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) and won 370 to 282 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-15, +36.
Round 29		Austin played #55 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 357 to 366 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-16, +27.
Round 30		Austin played #61 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 382 to 284 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-16, +125.
Round 31		Austin played #59 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 371 to 334 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-16, +162.

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