NSC 2010: Paul Rickhoff [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Rickhoff, who is competing at the 2010 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 19-12, +238, and is ranked #6 in Division 5.

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): Paul Surname(s): Rickhoff Home: Saugus, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 448 Average for: 365 Average against: 358
Round 1		Rickhoff played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 396 to 325 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +71.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 363 to 341 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +93.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 353 to 304 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +142.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 345 to 386 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +101.
Round 5		Rickhoff played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 355 to 428 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +28.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 318 to 373 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, -27.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 282 to 447 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, -192.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 357 to 310 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -145.
Round 9		Rickhoff played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 428 to 335 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, -52.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 339 to 331 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, -44.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 320 to 314 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, -38.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 384 to 332 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +14.
Round 13		Rickhoff played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 393 to 347 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +60.
Round 14		Rickhoff played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 374 to 414 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +20.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 321 to 435 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, -94. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rickhoff played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 342 to 355 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, -107.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 448 to 289 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +52.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +26. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Rickhoff played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 290 to 492 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, -176.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 387 to 265 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-9, -54.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 353 to 303 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, -4.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 382 to 375 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +3.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 366 to 341 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +28.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 366 to 414 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, -20.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 427 to 436 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, -29.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 332 to 247 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +56.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 344 to 278 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +122.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 411 to 369 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-11, +164.
Round 29		Rickhoff played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 366 to 383 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +147.
Round 30		Rickhoff played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and won 410 to 321 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +236.
Round 31		Rickhoff played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) again and won 410 to 408 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +238.

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