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NSC 2009: Sam Hollington [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, 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 21-10, +1039, and is ranked #4 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

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Hollington
Home: St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Hobbies: sports
Occupation: self employed
Round by Round

High score: 526
Average for: 417
Average against: 384

Round 1

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Hollington played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 468 to 308 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +160.

Round 2

[photo of Yolanda Ushry]

Hollington played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 424 to 353 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 2-0, +231.

Round 3

[photo of David Weiss]

Hollington played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 418 to 391 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +258.

Round 4

[photo of James Henderson]

Hollington played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 354 to 489 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-1, +123.

Round 5

[photo of Zach Pekarsky]

Hollington played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 404 to 372 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-1, +155.

Round 6

[photo of Amnon Igra]

Hollington played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 526 to 277 (a spread of 249).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +404.

Round 7

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Hollington played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 6-1, +443.

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

Round 8

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Hollington played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 409 to 343 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-1, +509.

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

Round 9

[photo of Joel Horn]

Hollington played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and won 509 to 371 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-1, +647.

Round 10

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Hollington played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +557.

Round 11

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Hollington played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 511 to 333 (a spread of 178).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-2, +735.

Round 12

[photo of Jamie Ryan]

Hollington played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 501 to 388 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-2, +848.

Round 13

[photo of Fred Oswald]

Hollington played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 497 to 308 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-2, +1037.

Round 14

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Hollington played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 397 to 319 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 12-2, +1115.

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

Round 15

[photo of Matt Robin]

Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 341 to 467 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 12-3, +989.

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

Round 16

[photo of Tyler Hannan]

Hollington played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 417 to 414 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-3, +992.

Round 17

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Hollington played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 292 (a spread of 206).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-3, +1198.

Round 18

[photo of Jeff Cook]

Hollington played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 467 to 415 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-3, +1250.

Round 19

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Hollington played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 393 to 373 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-3, +1270.

Round 20

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Hollington played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 410 to 332 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-3, +1348.

Round 21

[photo of Matt Robin]

Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) again and lost 345 to 346 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-4, +1347.

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

Round 22

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Hollington played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) again and won 465 to 301 (a spread of 164).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-4, +1511.

Round 23

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Hollington played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 361 to 436 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-5, +1436.

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

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

Round 24

[photo of Nicholas Seistrup]

Hollington played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-5, +1475.

Round 25

[photo of Eric Tran]

Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 399 to 530 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-6, +1344.

Round 26

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Hollington played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and lost 328 to 485 (a spread of -157).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 19-7, +1187.

Round 27

[photo of Eric Tran]

Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) again and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 19-8, +1088.

Round 28

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Hollington played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) again and lost 322 to 371 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 19-9, +1039.

Round 29

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Hollington played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-9, +1115.

Round 30

[photo of Eric Tran]

Hollington played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) for the third time and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-9, +1159.

Round 31

[photo of Matt Robin]

Hollington played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) for the third time and lost 380 to 500 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 21-10, +1039.

After the Tournament  

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


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