Sally Ricketts [#114] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sally Ricketts, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Ricketts currently has a record of 15-15, +347, and is ranked #61 in Division 2.

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): Sally Surname(s): Ricketts Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 62 Hobbies: Reading, yoga, travel Occupation: Teacher, retired Notes: Photo by Ann Sanfedele

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	47-53 (0.470)
Past 1-12 months	9-9 (0.500)	W L WWWW LLLL W LLLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-11 (0.450)	L W LLL WW L WWWWW LLLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	12-9 (0.571)	W L WW LLLL WWW L W LL WWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	8-13 (0.381)	W L W L WW LLL W LLLLL W LL WW L
Past 49-60 months	9-11 (0.450)	L W L W LL WW LLLLL WW LL WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 590 Average for: 387 Average against: 377
Round 1		Ricketts played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 434 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-1, -104.
Round 2		Ricketts played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 399 to 457 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-2, -162.
Round 3		Ricketts played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 406 to 306 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ricketts's record vs. Lyons in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -62.
Round 4		Ricketts played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 421 to 318 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +41.
Round 5		Ricketts played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 458 to 426 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +73.
Round 6		Ricketts played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 282 to 493 (a spread of -211) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ricketts's record vs. Stock in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, -138.
Round 7		Ricketts played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 340 to 397 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-4, -195.
Round 8		Ricketts played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 405 to 363 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, -153.
Round 9		Ricketts played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 379 to 446 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Ricketts's record vs. Rosenblum in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-5, -220.
Round 10		Ricketts played #34 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 493 to 344 (a spread of 149) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ricketts's record vs. Economos in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-5, -71. Ricketts is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Ricketts played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 381 to 419 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ricketts's record vs. Engelhardt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -109.
Round 12		Ricketts played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 357 to 371 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-7, -123.
Round 13		Ricketts played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 336 to 319 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-7, -106.
Round 14		Ricketts played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 374 to 355 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Ricketts's record vs. Malik in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-7, -87.
Round 15		Ricketts played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 590 to 279 (a spread of 311) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, +224.
Round 16		Ricketts played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and won 412 to 379 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +257.
Round 17		Ricketts played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 349 to 364 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-8, +242.
Round 18		Ricketts played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 303 to 406 (a spread of -103) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ricketts's record vs. Hall in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, +139.
Round 19		Ricketts played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 301 to 428 (a spread of -127) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CORONA, NY Ricketts's record vs. Soble in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-10, +12.
Round 20		Ricketts played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 358 to 401 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Ricketts's record vs. Jokubaitis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-11, -31.
Round 21		Ricketts played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 505 to 311 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, +163.
Round 22		Ricketts played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 325 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-11, +260.
Round 23		Ricketts played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 467 to 321 (a spread of 146) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Ricketts's record vs. Pianowski in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, +406.
Round 24		Ricketts played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 385 to 347 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ricketts's record vs. Anglin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-11, +444.
Round 25		Ricketts played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 347 to 392 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-12, +399.
Round 26		Ricketts recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, +449.
Round 27		Ricketts played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 282 to 292 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-13, +439.
Round 28		Ricketts played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 330 to 449 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-14, +320.
Round 29		Ricketts played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 430 to 364 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Ricketts had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, +386.
Round 30		Ricketts played #76 James Kille L. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 375 to 414 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ Ricketts's record vs. Kille L. Jr. in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-15, +347.

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