Matthew Ridout [#72] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Ridout, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Ridout currently has a record of 16.5-11.5, +21, and is ranked #19 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): Matthew Surname(s): Ridout Home: Cedar Rapids, IA, United States Age: 32 Occupation: Recreation Mgr

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	10-7 (0.588)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	LL WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	LLL WW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 547 Average for: 370 Average against: 369
Round 1		Ridout played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and won 391 to 385 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Ridout played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 308 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Hiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +87.
Round 3		Ridout played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 329 to 370 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +46.
Round 4		Ridout played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 357 to 325 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Ridout’s record vs. Cann in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +78.
Round 5		Ridout played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and lost 256 to 503 (a spread of -247) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Sawyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -169.
Round 6		Ridout played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 283 to 347 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Ridout’s record vs. Zollinger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, -233.
Round 7		Ridout played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 401 to 404 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -236.
Round 8		Ridout played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 419 to 344 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, -161. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Ridout played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and lost 334 to 473 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, -300.
Round 10		Ridout played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 459 to 368 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -209.
Round 11		Ridout played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 398 to 330 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, -141.
Round 12		Ridout played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 308 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, -25.
Round 13		Ridout played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 361 to 308 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +28.
Round 14		Ridout played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 345 to 282 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +91.
Round 15		Ridout played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 400 to 391 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +100.
Round 16		Ridout played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 412 to 383 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Ridout had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-5, +129.
Round 17		Ridout played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and tied at 351 . Before this event, Ridout had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +129.
Round 18		Ridout played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 341 to 351 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +119.
Round 19		Ridout played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 248 to 491 (a spread of -243) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11.5-7.5, -124.
Round 20		Ridout played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 287 to 404 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11.5-8.5, -241.
Round 21		Ridout played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 413 to 319 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-8.5, -147.
Round 22		Ridout played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 374 to 369 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Ridout’s record vs. Snoddy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13.5-8.5, -142.
Round 23		Ridout played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and lost 335 to 449 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13.5-9.5, -256.
Round 24		Ridout played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 547 to 322 (a spread of 225) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14.5-9.5, -31.
Round 25		Ridout played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 300 to 341 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14.5-10.5, -72.
Round 26		Ridout played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 444 to 387 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Linn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15.5-10.5, -15.
Round 27		Ridout played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and lost 348 to 401 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-11.5, -68.
Round 28		Ridout played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 419 to 330 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Ridout had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +21.

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