NSC 2008: Margie Fickes [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Margie Fickes, who is competing at the 2008 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 15-13, +333, and is ranked #26 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): Margie Surname(s): Fickes Home: Palmetto Bay, FL, United States Occupation: Realtor-Associate With Coldwell Banker

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 357 Average against: 345
Round 1		Fickes played #47 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 373 to 399 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Fickes played #12 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 376 to 346 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Fickes played #31 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and won 357 to 286 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +75.
Round 4		Fickes played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 338 to 320 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +93.
Round 5		Fickes played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 317 to 380 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +30.
Round 6		Fickes played #43 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 336 to 356 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +10.
Round 7		Fickes played #78 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 299 to 365 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, -56.
Round 8		Fickes played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 484 to 218 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, +210.
Round 9		Fickes played #15 Cynthia Caprise (Mattituck, NY) and won 388 to 294 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +304.
Round 10		Fickes played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +339.
Round 11		Fickes played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and won 351 to 306 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +384.
Round 12		Fickes played #27 Georgianne Fiorini (Vashon Island, WA) and won 422 to 269 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +537.
Round 13		Fickes played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and won 390 to 276 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +651.
Round 14		Fickes played #48 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 285 to 401 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +535.
Round 15		Fickes played #45 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 281 to 380 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +436.
Round 16		Fickes played #69 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 250 to 431 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +255.
Round 17		Fickes played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and won 421 to 268 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +408.
Round 18		Fickes played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 352 to 337 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +423.
Round 19		Fickes played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 397 to 291 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +529.
Round 20		Fickes played #73 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and won 345 to 318 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +556.
Round 21		Fickes played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 393 to 362 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +587.
Round 22		Fickes played #63 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 356 to 385 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +558.
Round 23		Fickes played #52 Tony Ludwig (Chandler, AZ) and lost 356 to 363 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +551.
Round 24		Fickes played #18 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 274 to 433 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +392.
Round 25		Fickes played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 333 to 360 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +365.
Round 26		Fickes played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 336 to 447 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +254.
Round 27		Fickes played #57 Aune Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) and won 501 to 360 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +395.
Round 28		Fickes played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) again and lost 307 to 369 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, +333.

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