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Sammy Okosagah [#8] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Okosagah currently has a record of 20-11, +792, and is ranked #7 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 | |
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| Given name(s): Sammy Surname(s): Okosagah Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Soccer, Music Occupation: Restaurant Manager NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 12/126, 19-12 +822 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 9/98, 20-11 +566 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 26/172, 18-12 +506 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 29/87, 15-13 +550 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 10/76, 17-11 +730 WSC 1995 Rank: 22 WSC 1997 Rank: 16 WSC 2001 Rank: 8 |
![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/okosagah_sammy.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](008r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 628 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Okosagah played #70 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 628 to 371 (a spread of 257). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah’s record vs. Daniel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +257. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 2 |
| Okosagah played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 419 to 437 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Stegman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +239. |
| Round 3 |
| Okosagah played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 463 to 427 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +275. |
| Round 4 |
| Okosagah played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 368 to 326 (a spread of 42). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Okosagah’s record vs. Tier in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +317. |
| Round 5 |
| Okosagah played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Okosagah’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +385. |
| Round 6 |
| Okosagah played #55 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 345 to 403 (a spread of -58). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah’s record vs. Kahn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +327. |
| Round 7 |
| Okosagah played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 433 to 378 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Wiegand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +382. |
| Round 8 |
| Okosagah played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 377 to 392 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +367. |
| Round 9 |
| Okosagah played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 447 to 436 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +378. |
| Round 10 |
| Okosagah played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 428 to 339 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +467. |
| Round 11 |
| Okosagah played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 345 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Okosagah’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +525. |
| Round 12 |
| Okosagah played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 404 to 419 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +510. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 13 |
| Okosagah played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +557. |
| Round 14 |
| Okosagah played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 452 to 429 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Matthews in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +580. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 15 |
| Okosagah played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 493 to 349 (a spread of 144). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +724. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 16 |
| Okosagah played #33 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Leong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +710. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 17 |
| Okosagah played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 366 to 394 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +682. |
| Round 18 |
| Okosagah played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 390 to 386 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +686. |
| Round 19 |
| Okosagah played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 344 to 454 (a spread of -110). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +576. |
| Round 20 |
| Okosagah played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 309 to 463 (a spread of -154). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +422. |
| Round 21 |
| Okosagah played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 435 to 399 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Chakrabarti in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +458. |
| Round 22 |
| Okosagah played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 429 to 339 (a spread of 90). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Okosagah’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +548. |
| Round 23 |
| Okosagah played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 488 to 393 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Okosagah’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +643. |
| Round 24 |
| Okosagah played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 464 to 402 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +705. |
| Round 25 |
| Okosagah played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 361 to 466 (a spread of -105). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +600. |
| Round 26 |
| Okosagah played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 476 to 462 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Okosagah had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +614. |
| Round 27 |
| Okosagah played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) again and won 580 to 421 (a spread of 159). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Okosagah’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +773. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 28 |
| Okosagah played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) again and lost 393 to 456 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +710. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Okosagah played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and won 451 to 367 (a spread of 84). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-10, +794. |
| Round 30 |
| Okosagah played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 428 to 431 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Okosagah’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +791. Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 31 |
| Okosagah played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) again and won 382 to 381 (a spread of 1). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Okosagah’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +792. |
| Award Ceremony | Okosagah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | |
![[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg)
![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Tier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wapnick_joel.jpg)
![[photo of Robert Kahn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kahn_robert_3.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Hoekstra]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_2.jpg)
![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg)
![[photo of Greg A. Heidler]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
![[photo of Keith Smith]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/smith_keith.jpg)
![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
![[photo of James Leong]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leong_james.jpg)
![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
![[photo of Brian Cappelletto]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
![[photo of Rod MacNeil]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/macneil_rod_2.jpg)
![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)