NSC 2008: Sam Hollington [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 16-12, -155, and is ranked #37 in Division 2.

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): Sam Surname(s): Hollington Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Self Employed USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/116, 22- 6 +1175

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 389 Average against: 395
Round 1		Hollington played #71 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 386 to 351 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Hollington played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 371 to 361 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-0, +45.
Round 3		Hollington played #130 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 393 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, -20.
Round 4		Hollington played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 496 to 344 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +132.
Round 5		Hollington played #134 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 399 to 463 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +68.
Round 6		Hollington played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 379 to 408 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +39.
Round 7		Hollington played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 407 to 395 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, +51.
Round 8		Hollington played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 441 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, -27.
Round 9		Hollington played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 339 to 432 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-5, -120.
Round 10		Hollington played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 364 to 348 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-5, -104.
Round 11		Hollington played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 440 to 383 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-5, -47. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Hollington played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 362 to 414 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -99.
Round 13		Hollington played #56 Paul Haverly (Sorrento, FL) and lost 322 to 511 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-7, -288.
Round 14		Hollington played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-7, -220.
Round 15		Hollington played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 406 to 368 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-7, -182.
Round 16		Hollington played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-7, -164.
Round 17		Hollington played #122 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 270 to 475 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-8, -369.
Round 18		Hollington played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 391 to 429 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-9, -407.
Round 19		Hollington played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 447 to 378 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-9, -338.
Round 20		Hollington played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 417 to 410 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-9, -331.
Round 21		Hollington played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 385 to 374 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-9, -320.
Round 22		Hollington played #2 David Abolafia (Sarasota, FL) and won 366 to 312 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-9, -266.
Round 23		Hollington played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 374 to 425 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-10, -317.
Round 24		Hollington played #125 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-11, -343.
Round 25		Hollington played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 445 to 392 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-11, -290.
Round 26		Hollington played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 455 to 426 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-11, -261.
Round 27		Hollington played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 451 to 264 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, -74.
Round 28		Hollington played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and lost 357 to 438 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-12, -155.

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