Fred Rible [#115] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Fred Rible, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Rible currently has a record of 19-11, +718, and is ranked #13 in Division 4.

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): Fred Surname(s): Rible Home: Poway, CA, United States Age: 50 Hobbies: Reading, Spiritual Endeavors Occupation: Civil Servant for US Navy

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
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: 487 Average for: 371 Average against: 347
Round 1		Rible played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 421 to 302 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Rible had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +119.
Round 2		Rible played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and won 377 to 336 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Rible had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +160.
Round 3		Rible played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 465 to 308 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Rible had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +317.
Round 4		Rible played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and lost 355 to 372 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Rible had not played Goodrich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +300.
Round 5		Rible played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 375 to 261 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Rible had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +414.
Round 6		Rible played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and won 330 to 321 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Rible had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +423.
Round 7		Rible played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 364 to 300 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Rible had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +487.
Round 8		Rible played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 326 to 353 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Rible had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +460.
Round 9		Rible played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 330 to 348 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Rible had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +442.
Round 10		Rible played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 328 to 324 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Rible had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +446.
Round 11		Rible played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 423 to 395 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Rible had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +474.
Round 12		Rible played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 296 to 346 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Rible had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +424.
Round 13		Rible played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Rible had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +491.
Round 14		Rible played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 301 to 356 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Rible had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +436.
Round 15		Rible played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 303 to 300 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Rible had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +439.
Round 16		Rible played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 357 to 346 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Rible had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +450.
Round 17		Rible played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 408 to 310 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Rible had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +548.
Round 18		Rible played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 411 to 334 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Rible had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +625.
Round 19		Rible played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 432 to 295 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Rible had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +762.
Round 20		Rible played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 412 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Rible had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +704.
Round 21		Rible played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 370 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Rible's record vs. Tantua in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +678.
Round 22		Rible played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 370 to 443 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Rible had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +605.
Round 23		Rible played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Rible had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-9, +594. Rible is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rible is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Rible played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 402 to 394 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Rible had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +602.
Round 25		Rible played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Rible had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +654.
Round 26		Rible played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 298 to 436 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Rible had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +516.
Round 27		Rible played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 364 to 336 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Rible had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-10, +544.
Round 28		Rible played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 487 to 339 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Rible had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +692.
Round 29		Rible played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 328 to 440 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Rible had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-11, +580.
Round 30		Rible played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 394 to 256 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Rible had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-11, +718.

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