NSC 2008: Rick Settle [#94]

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On this page, you will find information about Rick Settle, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-12, -35, and is ranked #30 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): Rick Surname(s): Settle Home: Stephens City, VA, United States Occupation: Landscaping Designer

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 362 Average against: 363
Round 1		Settle played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -4.
Round 2		Settle played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 442 to 455 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-2, -17.
Round 3		Settle played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 382 to 355 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, +10.
Round 4		Settle played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 284 to 429 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -135.
Round 5		Settle played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 329 to 311 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -117.
Round 6		Settle played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 246 to 467 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-4, -338.
Round 7		Settle played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 355 to 450 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-5, -433.
Round 8		Settle played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 294 to 386 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-6, -525.
Round 9		Settle played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 355 to 330 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-6, -500.
Round 10		Settle played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 394 to 426 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-7, -532.
Round 11		Settle played #26 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 434 to 367 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-7, -465.
Round 12		Settle played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 301 to 368 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-8, -532.
Round 13		Settle played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-8, -489.
Round 14		Settle played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 285 to 356 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-9, -560.
Round 15		Settle played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 382 to 337 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-9, -515.
Round 16		Settle played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 429 to 309 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-9, -395.
Round 17		Settle played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and won 333 to 278 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-9, -340.
Round 18		Settle played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 272 to 392 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, -460.
Round 19		Settle played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 358 to 331 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-10, -433.
Round 20		Settle played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 305 to 407 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-11, -535.
Round 21		Settle played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 349 to 401 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-12, -587.
Round 22		Settle played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 428 to 397 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-12, -556.
Round 23		Settle played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 481 to 255 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-12, -330.
Round 24		Settle played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 351 to 301 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, -280.
Round 25		Settle played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 381 to 358 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, -257.
Round 26		Settle played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 420 to 317 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, -154.
Round 27		Settle played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 365 to 342 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, -131.
Round 28		Settle played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 429 to 333 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, -35.

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