NSC 2010: Samuel Smith [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Samuel Smith, who is competing at the 2010 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 21.5-9.5, +1077, and is ranked #3 in Division 3.

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): Smith Home: Indianapolis, IN, United States Occupation: Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 396 Average against: 361
Round 1		Smith played #95 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 304 to 410 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -106.
Round 2		Smith played #53 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 327 to 341 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -120.
Round 3		Smith played #41 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 314 to 356 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-3, -162.
Round 4		Smith played #67 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 508 to 296 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-3, +50.
Round 5		Smith played #82 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-4, +27.
Round 6		Smith played #55 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and won 438 to 385 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-4, +80.
Round 7		Smith played #31 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and won 484 to 322 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, +242.
Round 8		Smith played #16 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 447 to 392 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +297.
Round 9		Smith played #85 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 392 to 307 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +382.
Round 10		Smith played #74 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 385 to 373 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +394.
Round 11		Smith played #57 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 452 to 387 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +459.
Round 12		Smith played #5 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 375 to 359 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +475.
Round 13		Smith played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 403 to 322 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +556.
Round 14		Smith played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 276 to 443 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +389.
Round 15		Smith played #42 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 351 to 347 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +393.
Round 16		Smith played #10 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and lost 341 to 377 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +357.
Round 17		Smith played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 321 to 469 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +209.
Round 18		Smith played #13 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and won 420 to 359 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +270.
Round 19		Smith played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 396 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +247.
Round 20		Smith played #60 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 430 to 300 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +377.
Round 21		Smith played #27 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 320 to 398 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +299.
Round 22		Smith played #49 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 384 to 365 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +318.
Round 23		Smith played #7 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 372 to 272 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +418.
Round 24		Smith played #19 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 398 to 269 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +547.
Round 25		Smith played #18 Harry Decker (Norman, OK) and won 467 to 397 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +617.
Round 26		Smith played #33 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +657.
Round 27		Smith played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 408 to 397 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +668.
Round 28		Smith played #21 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 416 to 395 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +689.
Round 29		Smith played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) again and tied at 417. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +689.
Round 30		Smith played #21 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) again and won 496 to 282 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20.5-9.5, +903.
Round 31		Smith played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) for the third time and won 465 to 291 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21.5-9.5, +1077.

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