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NSC 2009: Sammy Okosagah [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +731, and is ranked #20 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

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Given name(s): Sammy
Surname(s): Okosagah
Home: Baltimore, MD, USA
Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV
Hobbies: Soccer
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Round by Round

High score: 565
Average for: 416
Average against: 393

Round 1

[photo of David Johnson]

Okosagah played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 565 to 226 (a spread of 339).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +339.

Round 2

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Okosagah played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +380.

Round 3

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Okosagah played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 317 to 365 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +332.

Round 4

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Okosagah played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 352 to 448 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 2-2, +236.

Round 5

[photo of Kelly McKenzie]

Okosagah played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 375 to 356 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-2, +255.

Round 6

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

Okosagah played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 479 to 375 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-2, +359.

Round 7

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Okosagah played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 480 to 356 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-2, +483.

Round 8

[photo of Webster Phillips]

Okosagah played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 484 to 317 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +650.

Round 9

[photo of Vince Castellano]

Okosagah played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 391 to 388 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-2, +653.

Round 10

[photo of Alex Fiszbein]

Okosagah played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 507 to 393 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 8-2, +767.

Round 11

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Okosagah played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 455 to 378 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-2, +844.

Round 12

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Okosagah played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 354 to 494 (a spread of -140).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 9-3, +704.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Adam Logan]

Okosagah played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 472 to 371 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-3, +805.

Round 14

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Okosagah played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 400 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-4, +742.

Round 15

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Okosagah played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 421 to 432 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-5, +731.

Round 16

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Okosagah played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 427 to 390 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +768.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

Okosagah played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 469 to 306 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +931.

Round 18

[photo of Ben Withers]

Okosagah played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 470 to 353 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-5, +1048.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Ron Hoekstra]

Okosagah played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 456 to 363 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 14-5, +1141.

Round 20

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Okosagah played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 358 to 286 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +1213.

Round 21

[photo of Chris Cree]

Okosagah played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 385 to 430 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-6, +1168.

Round 22

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Okosagah played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 461 to 447 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-6, +1182.

Round 23

[photo of Chris Cree]

Okosagah played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 445 to 376 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-6, +1251.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Okosagah played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 441 (a spread of -101).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 17-7, +1150.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 25

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Okosagah played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 421 to 483 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 17-8, +1088.

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Okosagah played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 17-9, +1080.

Round 27

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Okosagah played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 295 to 418 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 17-10, +957.

Round 28

[photo of Scott Appel]

Okosagah played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 428 to 342 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-10, +1043.

Round 29

[photo of Adam Logan]

Okosagah played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and lost 408 to 465 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-11, +986.

Round 30

[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]

Okosagah played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 398 to 571 (a spread of -173).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 18-12, +813.

Round 31

[photo of Orry Swift]

Okosagah played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 343 to 425 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 18-13, +731.


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