Kevin Rickhoff [#115] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Rickhoff, 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. Rickhoff currently has a record of 16-14, +161, and is ranked #52 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): Kevin Surname(s): Rickhoff Home: Saugus, CA, United States Age: 20 Hobbies: scrabble, go Occupation: student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 492 Average for: 392 Average against: 386
Round 1		Rickhoff played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 337 to 359 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 425 to 405 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, -2.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 427 to 305 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +120.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 313 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +194.
Round 5		Rickhoff played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 323 to 319 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-1, +198.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 399 to 348 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-1, +249.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 341 to 478 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-2, +112.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and lost 259 to 421 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-3, -50.
Round 9		Rickhoff played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and lost 410 to 417 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-4, -57.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 381 to 410 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, -86.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 357 to 369 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-6, -98.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 459 to 215 (a spread of 244) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, +146.
Round 13		Rickhoff played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 377 to 355 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +168.
Round 14		Rickhoff played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 399 to 350 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +217.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 456 to 403 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, +270.
Round 16		Rickhoff played #76 James Kille L. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 334 to 485 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Kille L. Jr. in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-7, +119.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #62 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 478 to 327 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Izikoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +270.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 416 to 470 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +216.
Round 19		Rickhoff played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and lost 334 to 428 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-9, +122.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 492 to 379 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +235.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 457 to 336 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +356.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 425 to 407 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +374.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 409 to 449 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-10, +334.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and lost 367 to 404 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +297.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #65 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 344 to 497 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-12, +144.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 400 to 382 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-12, +162.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-12, +184.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 368 to 442 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-13, +110.
Round 29		Rickhoff played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 421 to 302 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Hodges in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-13, +229.
Round 30		Rickhoff played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 350 to 418 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-14, +161.

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