NSC 2011: Samantha Nelson [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Samantha Nelson, who is competing at the 2011 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 3-28, -3378, and is ranked #71 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): Samantha Surname(s): Nelson Home: Houston, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 420 Average for: 296 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Nelson played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) and lost 238 to 405 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -167.
Round 2		Nelson played #20 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 272 to 367 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -262.
Round 3		Nelson played #45 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 273 to 478 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-3, -467.
Round 4		Nelson played #58 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 319 to 339 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-4, -487.
Round 5		Nelson played #41 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 312 to 378 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-5, -553.
Round 6		Nelson played #71 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 345 to 339 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-5, -547.
Round 7		Nelson played #63 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 188 to 505 (a spread of -317). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-6, -864.
Round 8		Nelson played #62 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 250 to 352 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-7, -966.
Round 9		Nelson played #47 Jonas Kirk-Bowman (Wyoming, OH) and lost 309 to 375 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-8, -1032.
Round 10		Nelson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-8, -982.
Round 11		Nelson played #42 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 283 to 393 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-9, -1092.
Round 12		Nelson played #68 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 382 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-10, -1162.
Round 13		Nelson played #61 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 302 to 354 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-11, -1214.
Round 14		Nelson played #49 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 314 to 402 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-12, -1302.
Round 15		Nelson played #51 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 267 to 387 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-13, -1422. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Nelson played #60 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 420 to 395 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-13, -1397.
Round 17		Nelson played #50 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 357 to 424 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-14, -1464.
Round 18		Nelson played #31 Susan Love (USA) and lost 245 to 407 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-15, -1626.
Round 19		Nelson played #44 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 276 to 403 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-16, -1753.
Round 20		Nelson played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 285 to 462 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-17, -1930. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Nelson played #59 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 256 to 416 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-18, -2090.
Round 22		Nelson played #65 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-19, -2092.
Round 23		Nelson played #12 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and lost 246 to 451 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-20, -2297.
Round 24		Nelson played #30 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 253 to 455 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-21, -2499.
Round 25		Nelson played #35 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 316 to 401 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-22, -2584.
Round 26		Nelson played #37 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 335 to 402 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-23, -2651. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Nelson played #70 Chalomrit Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 324 to 425 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-24, -2752.
Round 28		Nelson played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and lost 260 to 479 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-25, -2971.
Round 29		Nelson played #23 Linda Villarreal (Unknown city, TX) and lost 364 to 442 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-26, -3049. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Nelson played #66 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 279 to 576 (a spread of -297). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-27, -3346.
Round 31		Nelson played #47 Jonas Kirk-Bowman (Wyoming, OH) again and lost 340 to 372 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-28, -3378.

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