Paul Rickhoff [#100] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Rickhoff, 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. Rickhoff currently has a record of 12-16, -427, and is ranked #89 in Division 6.

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 Occupation: Engineer NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 119/131, 11-17 -805

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-25 (0.219)
Past 1-12 months	6-12 (0.333)	LL WWW LLLL WW LLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	1-13 (0.071)	LLLLLLLLLLLLL 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: 416 Average for: 336 Average against: 351
Round 1		Rickhoff played #96 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and lost 332 to 345 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Reeser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #5 Irene Averbach (Rochester, NY) and lost 331 to 400 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Averbach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -82.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #121 Kar-mun Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 411 to 316 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, +13.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #37 Dan Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 360 to 285 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +88.
Round 5		Rickhoff played #91 Edna Perry (Gilbert, AZ) and won 346 to 242 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Perry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +192.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #15 Cecile Betts (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 359 to 288 (a spread of 71). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Rickhoff’s record vs. Betts in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #26. Current record: 4-2, +263.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #19 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 331 to 345 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Brower in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +249.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #43 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and lost 296 to 388 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +157.
Round 9		Rickhoff played #117 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 315 to 407 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Vantol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, +65.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #17 Manan Biyani (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 306 to 417 (a spread of -111). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Biyani in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -46.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 326 to 432 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -152.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #4 Max Avalon (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 300 to 329 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Avalon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-8, -181.
Round 13		Rickhoff played #32 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 302 to 430 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played De Jong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-9, -309.
Round 14		Rickhoff played #39 Pat Durant (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 233 to 423 (a spread of -190). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Durant in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-10, -499.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #54 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and lost 283 to 361 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Howe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-11, -577.
Round 16		Rickhoff played #112 John Stryker (Buffalo Grove, IL) and won 364 to 210 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Stryker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-11, -423.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #23 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rickhoff’s record vs. Capria in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-11, -396.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #37 Dan Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) again and won 416 to 274 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-11, -254.
Round 19		Rickhoff played #80 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 357 to 362 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Meeden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-12, -259.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #101 Irma Roberts (Philadelphia, PA) and won 376 to 361 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Roberts in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-12, -244.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #88 Lorraine Pariser (Covina, CA) and lost 277 to 413 (a spread of -136). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Pariser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-13, -380.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #19 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) again and lost 309 to 384 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Brower in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-14, -455.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #65 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 358 to 308 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Konkol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-14, -405.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #54 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) again and won 364 to 340 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Howe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-14, -381.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #112 John Stryker (Buffalo Grove, IL) again and won 395 to 318 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Stryker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-14, -304.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #47 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 334 to 413 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Goetz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-15, -383.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #61 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 317 to 307 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rickhoff’s record vs. Johnson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #83. Current record: 12-15, -373.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #54 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) for the third time and lost 321 to 375 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Howe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-16, -427.

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