October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Sam Rothbart [#33]

On this page, you will find information about Sam Rothbart, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-9, +111, and is ranked #33 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): Sam Surname(s): Rothbart Home: Southampton, NY, United States Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 381 Average against: 373
Round 1		Rothbart played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 405 to 333 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +72.
Round 2		Rothbart played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 312 to 322 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +62.
Round 3		Rothbart played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 560 to 249 (a spread of 311). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-1, +373.
Round 4		Rothbart played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 375 to 412 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-2, +336.
Round 5		Rothbart played #31 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 372 to 391 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-3, +317. Rothbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rothbart played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 325 to 334 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, +308.
Round 7		Rothbart played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and lost 326 to 463 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-5, +171.
Round 8		Rothbart played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 272 to 372 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-6, +71.
Round 9		Rothbart played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-7, +8.
Round 10		Rothbart played #35 Edward H Zurav (Roselle, NJ) and won 421 to 297 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-7, +132.
Round 11		Rothbart played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 358 to 517 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-8, -27.
Round 12		Rothbart played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 358 to 465 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-9, -134.
Round 13		Rothbart played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-9, -112.
Round 14		Rothbart played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 410 to 401 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-9, -103.
Round 15		Rothbart played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 449 to 235 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-9, +111. Rothbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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