NSC 2008: Laura Rickhoff [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Rickhoff, 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 16.5-11.5, +645, and is ranked #13 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): Laura Surname(s): Rickhoff Home: Saugus, CA, United States Occupation: Math Tutor USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 86/114, 12-16 -147

Round by Round
High score: 554 Average for: 367 Average against: 344
Round 1		Rickhoff played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 341 to 279 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #5 Arlene Bibbs (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 343 to 359 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and tied at 382. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +46.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #31 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and won 335 to 265 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +116.
Round 5		Rickhoff played #78 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 303 to 395 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +24.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 344 to 290 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +78.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #56 Marty Miron (Naples, FL) and won 340 to 339 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +79.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #20 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 371 to 390 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +60.
Round 9		Rickhoff played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 367 to 356 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +71.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #26 Margie Fickes (Palmetto Bay, FL) and lost 337 to 372 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +36.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 361 to 386 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +11.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #74 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 368 to 315 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +64.
Round 13		Rickhoff played #18 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 381 to 443 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +2.
Round 14		Rickhoff played #28 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 348 to 363 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -13.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and lost 316 to 365 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -62.
Round 16		Rickhoff played #70 Erica Rogers (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 355 to 444 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -151.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #24 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 398 to 378 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -131.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 336 to 312 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -107.
Round 19		Rickhoff played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 554 to 223 (a spread of 331). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +224.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and won 382 to 290 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +316.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 387 to 389 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +314.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 366 to 315 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +365.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 379 to 329 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +415.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 386 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +384.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #23 Brian Farello (West Hills, NY) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +395.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 293 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +476.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and won 381 to 260 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +597.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) again and won 398 to 350 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +645.

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