NSC 2010: Sammy Okosagah [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, 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 19-12, +1025, and is ranked #11 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 Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Soccer, Music

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 429 Average against: 396
Round 1		Okosagah played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 498 to 446 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Okosagah played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +86.
Round 3		Okosagah played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 321 to 500 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -93.
Round 4		Okosagah played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 407 to 370 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, -56.
Round 5		Okosagah played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 446 to 287 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +103.
Round 6		Okosagah played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 467 to 286 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +284.
Round 7		Okosagah played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 417 to 334 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +367.
Round 8		Okosagah played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +357. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Okosagah played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 374 to 408 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +323.
Round 10		Okosagah played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 422 to 398 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +347.
Round 11		Okosagah played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 500 to 571 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +276. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Okosagah played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 412 to 426 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +262.
Round 13		Okosagah played #30 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 337 to 470 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +129.
Round 14		Okosagah played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 385 to 436 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, +78.
Round 15		Okosagah played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 531 to 403 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +206.
Round 16		Okosagah played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 416 to 396 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +226.
Round 17		Okosagah played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 401 to 446 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +181.
Round 18		Okosagah played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 413 to 348 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +246.
Round 19		Okosagah played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 417 to 323 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +340.
Round 20		Okosagah played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and lost 371 to 426 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +285.
Round 21		Okosagah played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 465 to 416 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +334.
Round 22		Okosagah played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 473 to 310 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +497.
Round 23		Okosagah played #47 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and won 491 to 305 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +683.
Round 24		Okosagah played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 473 to 359 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +797.
Round 25		Okosagah played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 439 to 451 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +785. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Okosagah played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 490 to 388 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +887. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Okosagah played #31 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 345 to 486 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +746.
Round 28		Okosagah played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 462 to 382 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +826.
Round 29		Okosagah played #18 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 486 to 331 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +981.
Round 30		Okosagah played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 518 to 334 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +1165.
Round 31		Okosagah played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 340 to 480 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +1025.

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