// code:

        RecyclerView rv = new RecyclerView(this);
        setContentView(rv);
        rv.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
        final ScoreModel[] list = {
                new ScoreModel("one"), new ScoreModel("two"), new ScoreModel("three"),
                new ScoreModel("4"), new ScoreModel("5"), new ScoreModel("6"),
                new ScoreModel("7"), new ScoreModel("8"), new ScoreModel("9"),
                new ScoreModel("10"), new ScoreModel("11"), new ScoreModel("12"),
        };
        ScoreAdapter adapter = new ScoreAdapter(this, list);
        rv.setAdapter(adapter);
        final Handler h = new Handler();
        Runnable r = new Runnable() {
            int cnt = 0;
            @Override
            public void run() {
                if (cnt++ < 10) {
                    list[2].setScore("three #" + cnt);
                    h.postDelayed(this, 3000);
                }
            }
        };
        h.postDelayed(r, 3000);

// adapter
    class ScoreAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ScoreAdapter.VH> {
        private static final String TAG = "Adapter";

        private final LayoutInflater inflater;
        private final ScoreModel[] list;

        public ScoreAdapter(Context ctx, ScoreModel[] list) {
            inflater = LayoutInflater.from(ctx);
            this.list = list;
        }

        @Override
        public VH onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
            return new VH(ScoreBinding.inflate(inflater, parent, false));
        }

        @Override
        public void onBindViewHolder(VH holder, int position) {
            holder.bindData(list[position]);
        }

        @Override
        public int getItemCount() {
            return list.length;
        }

        public class VH extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
            private final ScoreBinding binding;

            public VH(ScoreBinding binding_) {
                super(binding_.getRoot());
                binding = binding_;
            }

            public void bindData(ScoreModel model) {
                binding.setModel(model);
                binding.executePendingBindings();
            }
        }
    }

// score.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <data>
        <variable name="model" type="your.package.ScoreModel"/>
    </data>

    <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
              android:textSize="48dp"
              android:text="@{model.score}"
        />
</layout>

// model

public class ScoreModel extends BaseObservable {
    private static final String TAG = "ScoreModel";
    String score;

    public ScoreModel(String s) {
        score = s;
    }

    @Bindable
    public String getScore() {
        return score;
    }

    public void setScore(String s) {
        score = s;
        Log.d(TAG, "setScore " + score);
        notifyPropertyChanged(BR.score);
    }
}