NSC 2009: Ricky Sirois [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Sirois, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +392, and is ranked #17 in Division 2.

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): Ricky Surname(s): Sirois Home: Overland Park, KS, USA Awards: none Hobbies: movies, music, video games, fantasy football Occupation: Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 392 Average against: 379
Round 1		Sirois played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and won 400 to 380 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Sirois played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 464 to 395 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +89.
Round 3		Sirois played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 413 to 412 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +90.
Round 4		Sirois played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 463 to 470 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +83.
Round 5		Sirois played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 331 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +204.
Round 6		Sirois played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 290 to 369 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +125.
Round 7		Sirois played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and lost 414 to 438 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +101.
Round 8		Sirois played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 365 to 358 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +108.
Round 9		Sirois played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 428 to 266 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +270.
Round 10		Sirois played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 265 to 419 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +116.
Round 11		Sirois played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 323 to 428 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +11.
Round 12		Sirois played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 471 to 409 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +73.
Round 13		Sirois played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +56.
Round 14		Sirois played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 415 to 349 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +122.
Round 15		Sirois played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 477 to 352 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +247.
Round 16		Sirois played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 452 to 287 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +412.
Round 17		Sirois played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 424 to 344 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +492.
Round 18		Sirois played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 346 to 342 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +496.
Round 19		Sirois played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 390 to 437 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +449.
Round 20		Sirois played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 324 to 400 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +373.
Round 21		Sirois played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 378 to 515 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +236.
Round 22		Sirois played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 442 to 360 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +318. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Sirois played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +341.
Round 24		Sirois played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 308 to 445 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +204.
Round 25		Sirois played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 379 to 392 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +191. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Sirois played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 405 to 304 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +292.
Round 27		Sirois played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 365 to 426 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-12, +231.
Round 28		Sirois played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 372 to 381 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, +222.
Round 29		Sirois played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 434 to 370 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +286.
Round 30		Sirois played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 388 to 340 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-13, +334.
Round 31		Sirois played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) again and won 384 to 326 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +392.

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