NSC 2009: Richard Strick [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Strick, 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 17-14, +180, and is ranked #30 in Division 4.

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): Richard Surname(s): Strick Home: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 364 Average against: 358
Round 1		Strick played #61 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 319 to 421 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -102.
Round 2		Strick played #87 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 485 to 349 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +34.
Round 3		Strick played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and won 383 to 316 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Strick played #59 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +104.
Round 5		Strick played #60 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 293 to 380 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +17.
Round 6		Strick played #73 Gail Opperman (Marion, WI) and lost 288 to 400 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, -95.
Round 7		Strick played #9 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 350 to 377 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -122.
Round 8		Strick played #37 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 363 to 366 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, -125.
Round 9		Strick played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 349 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, -91.
Round 10		Strick played #23 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 392 to 307 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -6.
Round 11		Strick played #30 Zbigniew Wieckowski (St. Paul, MN) and won 412 to 337 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +69.
Round 12		Strick played #89 Linda Robinson (Clyde, OH) and won 332 to 331 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +70.
Round 13		Strick played #52 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 396 to 484 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, -18.
Round 14		Strick played #58 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 313 to 310 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, -15.
Round 15		Strick played #81 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 338 to 376 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, -53.
Round 16		Strick played #53 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 399 to 376 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, -30.
Round 17		Strick played #65 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, -84.
Round 18		Strick played #45 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and lost 327 to 334 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, -91.
Round 19		Strick played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 370 to 393 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -114.
Round 20		Strick played #20 Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO) and won 382 to 332 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, -64.
Round 21		Strick played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 381 to 322 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, -5.
Round 22		Strick played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 420 to 283 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +132.
Round 23		Strick played #43 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 310 to 396 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +46.
Round 24		Strick played #25 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 333 to 341 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, +38.
Round 25		Strick played #47 Jackie Prince (Newton, MA) and won 396 to 308 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, +126.
Round 26		Strick played #44 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and won 378 to 309 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +195.
Round 27		Strick played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, +216.
Round 28		Strick played #5 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 399 to 314 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +301.
Round 29		Strick played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 358 to 395 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, +264.
Round 30		Strick played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 407 to 313 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-13, +358.
Round 31		Strick played #15 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 250 to 428 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-14, +180.

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