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Sally Ricketts [#111] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information

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Given name(s): Sally
Surname(s): Ricketts
Home: New York, NY, United States
Age: 62
Hobbies: Zoos, museums, reading, yoga, frogs
Occupation: Retired teacher, American Museum of Natural History volunteer
Notes: Photo by Ann Sanfedele

 

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 509
Average for: 374
Average against: 353

Before the Tournament  

Ricketts is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Ricketts played #017 Shannon Burns (Calgary AB) and lost 351 to 446 (a spread of -95) .

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 0-1, -95.

Round 2

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Ricketts played #096 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 386 to 323 (a spread of 63) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 1-1, -32.

Round 3

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Ricketts played #138 John Viloria (Yonkers, NY) and won 373 to 324 (a spread of 49) .

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 2-1, +17.

Round 4

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Ricketts played #014 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 369 to 372 (a spread of -3) .

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 2-2, +14.

Round 5

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Ricketts played #124 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and won 437 to 302 (a spread of 135) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 3-2, +149.

Round 6

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Ricketts played #118 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 426 to 294 (a spread of 132) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-2, +281.

Round 7

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Ricketts played #066 Elisabeth Jordan (Santa Monica, CA) and won 359 to 344 (a spread of 15) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-2, +296.

Round 8

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Ricketts played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 328 to 372 (a spread of -44) .

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 5-3, +252.

Round 9

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Ricketts played #082 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 345 to 386 (a spread of -41) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 5-4, +211.

Round 10

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Ricketts played #087 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 6-4, +213.

Round 11

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Ricketts played #098 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 332 to 367 (a spread of -35) .

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-5, +178.

Round 12

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Ricketts played #144 Pat Yarnell (Arcadia, CA) and lost 306 to 403 (a spread of -97) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 6-6, +81.

Round 13

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Ricketts played #038 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 451 to 279 (a spread of 172) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 7-6, +253.

Round 14

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Ricketts played #127 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and won 336 to 316 (a spread of 20) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-6, +273.

Round 15

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Ricketts played #110 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 300 to 480 (a spread of -180) .

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 8-7, +93.

Round 16

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Ricketts played #067 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 287 to 342 (a spread of -55) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 8-8, +38.

Round 17

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Ricketts played #036 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 345 (a spread of -3) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 8-9, +35.

Round 18

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Ricketts played #090 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 465 to 369 (a spread of 96) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 9-9, +131.

Round 19

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Ricketts played #107 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 439 to 396 (a spread of 43) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 10-9, +174.

Round 20

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Ricketts played #143 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 387 to 250 (a spread of 137) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-9, +311.

Round 21

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Ricketts played #127 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and won 406 to 331 (a spread of 75) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-9, +386.

Round 22

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Ricketts played #059 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 509 to 289 (a spread of 220) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 13-9, +606.

Round 23

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Ricketts played #084 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 315 to 410 (a spread of -95) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 13-10, +511.

Round 24

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Ricketts played #072 Bill Lapinski (Lake Forest, CA) and lost 384 to 409 (a spread of -25) .

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 13-11, +486.

Round 25

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Ricketts played #144 Pat Yarnell (Arcadia, CA) and lost 364 to 396 (a spread of -32) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-12, +454.

Round 26

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Ricketts played #064 Nancy Johnson (San Dimas, CA) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 13-13, +446.

Round 27

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Ricketts played #054 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 414 to 369 (a spread of 45) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 14-13, +491.

Round 28

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Ricketts played #069 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Bullhead City, AZ) and won 406 to 270 (a spread of 136) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 15-13, +627.

Round 29

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Ricketts played #102 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 324 to 338 (a spread of -14) .

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 15-14, +613.

Round 30

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Ricketts played #040 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 357 to 325 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 16-14, +645.

Round 31

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Ricketts played #074 David Lieberfarb (Edison, NJ) and lost 334 to 349 (a spread of -15) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 16-15, +630.

After the Tournament  

Ricketts is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).


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