Sammy Okosagah [#114] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Okosagah currently has a record of 18-12, +506, and is ranked #26 in Division 1.

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): Sammy Surname(s): Okosagah Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Age: 38 Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; Placed in top ten at two WSCs; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Music, Basketball and Soccer Occupation: Advertising executive WSC 1995 Rank: 22 WSC 1997 Rank: 16 WSC 2001 Rank: 8

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	28-14 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	11-5 (0.688)	WWWW L W L W LL W L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	17-9 (0.654)	L WWWWW L WWWWWW LLL W LL WWWW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 525 Average for: 409 Average against: 393
Round 1		Okosagah played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 388 to 338 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-0, +50. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Okosagah played #26 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 417 to 348 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-0, +119.
Round 3		Okosagah played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and won 505 to 420 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-0, +204.
Round 4		Okosagah played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 350 to 370 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +184.
Round 5		Okosagah played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 379 to 505 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-2, +58.
Round 6		Okosagah played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 435 to 421 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-2, +72.
Round 7		Okosagah played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and won 433 to 288 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-2, +217.
Round 8		Okosagah played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 372 to 330 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Edley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-2, +259.
Round 9		Okosagah played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 473 to 314 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-2, +418.
Round 10		Okosagah played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 397 to 332 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +483.
Round 11		Okosagah played #77 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 435 to 426 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Kaplan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +492.
Round 12		Okosagah played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 432 to 382 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Early in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-2, +542.
Round 13		Okosagah played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 364 to 495 (a spread of -131) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Logan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-3, +411.
Round 14		Okosagah played #16 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 302 to 427 (a spread of -125) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Cappelletto in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-4, +286.
Round 15		Okosagah played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 350 to 412 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-5, +224. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Okosagah played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 452 to 425 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-5, +251.
Round 17		Okosagah played #81 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 479 to 272 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Kramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +458.
Round 18		Okosagah played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 423 to 321 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +560.
Round 19		Okosagah played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 459 to 259 (a spread of 200) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Okosagah's record vs. Dixon in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +760.
Round 20		Okosagah played #40 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 525 to 370 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Ellickson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +915. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Okosagah played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 449 to 370 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +994. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Okosagah played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 419 to 492 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +921. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Okosagah played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 423 to 527 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Logan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +817. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Okosagah played #135 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 441 to 466 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Richards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +792.
Round 25		Okosagah played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 397 to 474 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-9, +715.
Round 26		Okosagah played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 264 to 392 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-10, +587.
Round 27		Okosagah played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 318 to 566 (a spread of -248) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-11, +339. Okosagah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Okosagah played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 324 to 347 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah's record vs. Edley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-12, +316.
Round 29		Okosagah played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 427 to 352 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-12, +391.
Round 30		Okosagah played #32 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 449 to 334 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Okosagah had not played Daniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-12, +506.

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