Ricky Sirois [#77] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Sirois, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Sirois currently has a record of 20.5-7.5, +505, and is ranked #2 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): Ricky Surname(s): Sirois Home: Overland Park, KS, United States Awards: 2005 Arden Cup -- Division E -- 3rd place Hobbies: poetry; video games; movies; music Occupation: Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/131, 19-9 +886

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	8-10 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	W L W LLL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	4-4 (0.500)	W L W L W LL 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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 462 Average for: 380 Average against: 362
Round 1		Sirois played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Sirois had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		Sirois played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 369 to 366 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Sirois had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +16.
Round 3		Sirois played #61 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 422 to 399 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Sirois’s record vs. Patneau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +39.
Round 4		Sirois played #75 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 412 to 387 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Sirois had not played Sherman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +64.
Round 5		Sirois played #86 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 462 to 361 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Sirois had not played Villena in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +165.
Round 6		Sirois played #56 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 452 to 264 (a spread of 188). Before this event, Sirois had not played Muhich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +353.
Round 7		Sirois played #14 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Sirois had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +349.
Round 8		Sirois played #85 Tony Verma (Burnaby BC) and won 419 to 311 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Sirois had not played Verma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +457.
Round 9		Sirois played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and won 314 to 304 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Sirois had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +467.
Round 10		Sirois played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 344 to 409 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Sirois had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-2, +402.
Round 11		Sirois played #80 Phil Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 364 to 346 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Sirois had not played Spry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +420.
Round 12		Sirois played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 414 to 330 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Sirois had not played Blackman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-2, +504.
Round 13		Sirois played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 339 to 416 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Sirois had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +427.
Round 14		Sirois played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 315 to 477 (a spread of -162). Before this event, Sirois had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +265.
Round 15		Sirois played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) again and won 378 to 333 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Sirois had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +310.
Round 16		Sirois played #24 Con Downey (Mesa, AZ) and won 353 to 341 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Sirois had not played Downey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +322.
Round 17		Sirois played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 300 to 413 (a spread of -113). Before this event, Sirois had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +209.
Round 18		Sirois played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 372 to 369 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Sirois had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +212.
Round 19		Sirois played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) again and won 339 to 296 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Sirois had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +255.
Round 20		Sirois played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) again and won 368 to 365 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Sirois had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +258. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Sirois played #68 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 366 to 296 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Sirois had not played Riordan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-5, +328.
Round 22		Sirois played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and won 438 to 359 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Sirois had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-5, +407.
Round 23		Sirois played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and lost 391 to 476 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Sirois had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-6, +322.
Round 24		Sirois played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and tied at 398. The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Sirois’s record vs. O'Rourke in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17.5-6.5, +322.
Round 25		Sirois played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) again and won 453 to 332 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Sirois had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18.5-6.5, +443. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Sirois played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) for the third time and lost 377 to 417 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Sirois had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18.5-7.5, +403.
Round 27		Sirois played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) for the third time and won 365 to 360 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Sirois had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-7.5, +408.
Round 28		Sirois played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and won 392 to 295 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Sirois had not played Cheras in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20.5-7.5, +505.

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