Kevin Rickhoff [#84] at 2005 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 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Rickhoff currently has a record of 16.5-11.5, +592, and is ranked #19 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: 21 Hobbies: Go Occupation: Student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	9-7 (0.562)
Past 1-12 months	9-7 (0.562)	LL W LL WWWW L WWW LL 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
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 390 Average against: 369
Round 1		Rickhoff played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 412 to 306 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +106.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 439 to 404 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Crowe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +141.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #30 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Frentz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +133.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 406 to 340 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +199.
Round 5		Rickhoff played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +253.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 344 to 410 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +187.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #94 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 450 to 289 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Shambach in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +348.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 469 to 346 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Rickhoff’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: LLLWLWWWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +471.
Round 9		Rickhoff played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 483 to 352 (a spread of 131) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Rickhoff’s record vs. Brockmeier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +602.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 404 to 357 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +649.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 310 to 356 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +603.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 329 to 362 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +570. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Rickhoff played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 411 to 317 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +664. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Rickhoff played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 345 to 380 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +629.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 435 to 360 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +704.
Round 16		Rickhoff played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 373 to 476 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +601.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 357 to 414 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +544.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 442 to 380 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +606.
Round 19		Rickhoff played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and lost 306 to 341 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +571.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 430 to 416 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +585.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 386 to 319 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +652.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and tied at 399 . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +652.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 279 to 494 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +437.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 366 to 333 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +470.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #86 Ted Rosen (Buffalo, NY) and lost 377 to 386 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Rosen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +461.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 314 to 400 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Wong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +375.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 527 to 314 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +588.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Rickhoff had not played Goldman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +592.

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