Ricky Sirois [#114] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Sirois, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Sirois currently has a record of 19-9, +886, and is ranked #5 in Division 6.

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): Ricky Surname(s): Sirois Home: Columbia, MO, United States Age: 26 Awards: 2005 Ardencup -- Division E -- 3rd place Hobbies: poetry; video games; movies; music Occupation: student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	7-2 (0.778)
Past 1-12 months	7-2 (0.778)	WW L W L WWWW
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: 434 Average for: 375 Average against: 344
Round 1		Sirois played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and won 422 to 287 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Smiley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +135.
Round 2		Sirois played #17 Ann Birchard (Calgary AB) and won 434 to 258 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Birchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +311.
Round 3		Sirois played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 383 to 259 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +435.
Round 4		Sirois played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +444.
Round 5		Sirois played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 361 to 425 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: ST. LOUIS, MO Sirois’s record vs. Justice in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #16. Current record: 4-1, +380.
Round 6		Sirois played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 393 to 377 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +396.
Round 7		Sirois played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and lost 308 to 416 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Lundeen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +288.
Round 8		Sirois played #41 Brian Engelberg (Meridian, ID) and lost 364 to 366 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Engelberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, +286.
Round 9		Sirois played #139 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and lost 344 to 365 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Yori in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +265.
Round 10		Sirois played #98 Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 342 to 311 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Sirois’s record vs. Olaughlin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +296.
Round 11		Sirois played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 428 to 422 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-4, +302.
Round 12		Sirois played #23 Jean Bryant (Seattle, WA) and lost 301 to 405 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Bryant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-5, +198.
Round 13		Sirois played #130 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 314 to 318 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Valorose in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +194. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sirois played #101 Lisa E Paul (Carson City, NV) and won 372 to 336 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Paul in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +230.
Round 15		Sirois played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 376 to 288 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-6, +318.
Round 16		Sirois played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and won 434 to 301 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +451.
Round 17		Sirois played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 351 to 284 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +518.
Round 18		Sirois played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 392 to 322 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +588.
Round 19		Sirois played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 350 to 439 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: ST. LOUIS, MO Sirois’s record vs. Justice in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #18. Current record: 12-7, +499.
Round 20		Sirois played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 320 to 402 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +417.
Round 21		Sirois played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 358 to 318 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +457.
Round 22		Sirois played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +513.
Round 23		Sirois played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 431 to 325 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +619.
Round 24		Sirois played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and won 423 to 288 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +754.
Round 25		Sirois played #103 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 424 to 390 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Petrie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +788.
Round 26		Sirois played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 382 to 351 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +819.
Round 27		Sirois played #95 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 342 to 353 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +808.
Round 28		Sirois played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 353 to 275 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Sirois had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +886. Sirois is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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