Rick Wong [#105] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Rick Wong, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Wong currently has a record of 16-12, +560, and is ranked #21 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

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Given name(s): Rick
Surname(s): Wong
Home: San Jose, CA, United States
Awards: NSA AB member since 2003
Hobbies: Geocaching
Occupation: Web Development
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 42/134, 15-12 +187
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 109/126, 12-19 +301
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 19/105, 18-13 +1352
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 29/103, 17-14 +817
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 7/139, 20-10 +912
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 12/108, 17.5-10.5 +1051

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	40-27 (0.597)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	LL WWWW LLL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	7-6 (0.538)	W LLLLL W L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	9-4 (0.692)	W L WWWW L W L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	4-1 (0.800)	W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	10-9 (0.526)	LL WWW LL WW LL W LL W L WWW
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 407 Average against: 387
Round 1		Wong played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 401 to 273 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Wong had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +128.
Round 2		Wong played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 416 to 339 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Wong had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +205.
Round 3		Wong played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 461 to 340 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Wong had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +326.
Round 4		Wong played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 282 to 298 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Wong had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +310.
Round 5		Wong played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 339 to 459 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Wong had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +190.
Round 6		Wong played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 332 to 373 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Wong had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +149.
Round 7		Wong played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 463 to 333 (a spread of 130). Before this event, Wong had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +279.
Round 8		Wong played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 429 to 443 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Wong had not played Oliger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +265.
Round 9		Wong played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 396 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Wong had not played Anglin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, +246.
Round 10		Wong played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wong’s record vs. Livermore in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, +184.
Round 11		Wong played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 390 to 501 (a spread of -111). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong’s record vs. Singleton in the 7 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-7, +73.
Round 12		Wong played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 319 to 419 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Wong had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-8, -27.
Round 13		Wong played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 483 to 337 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Wong had not played Engelhardt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-8, +119.
Round 14		Wong played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 416 to 404 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Wong had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, +131.
Round 15		Wong played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 371 to 426 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Wong had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-9, +76.
Round 16		Wong played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 480 to 344 (a spread of 136). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong’s record vs. Drumm in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, +212.
Round 17		Wong played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 401 to 429 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Wong had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, +184. Wong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Wong played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) again and won 459 to 457 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Wong had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-10, +186. Wong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Wong played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 417 to 426 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Wong’s record vs. Karris in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LLWLLW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-11, +177.
Round 20		Wong played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 391 to 389 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Wong had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-11, +179.
Round 21		Wong played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 440 to 369 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Wong had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, +250.
Round 22		Wong played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) again and won 459 to 397 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Wong’s record vs. Karris in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LLWLLW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, +312.
Round 23		Wong played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) again and won 452 to 394 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong’s record vs. Drumm in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, +370.
Round 24		Wong played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 441 to 450 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Wong had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, +361.
Round 25		Wong played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 370 to 357 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Wong had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-12, +374.
Round 26		Wong played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 395 to 330 (a spread of 65). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Wong’s record vs. Heidler in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +439.
Round 27		Wong played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 407 to 399 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong’s record vs. Tyler in the 7 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, +447.
Round 28		Wong played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 459 to 346 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Wong had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +560.

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