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NSC 2008: Laura Rickhoff [#67]
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On this page, you will find information about
Laura Rickhoff, 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 16.5-11.5, +645, and is ranked
#13 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 | ![[photo of Laura Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_laura.jpg)
| Given name(s): Laura Surname(s): Rickhoff Home: Saugus, CA, United States Occupation: Math Tutor USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 86/114, 12-16 -147 |
Round by Round | High score: 554 Average for: 367 Average against: 344 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 341 to 279 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +62. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Arlene Bibbs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bibbs_arlene.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #5 Arlene Bibbs (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 343 to 359 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +46. | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and tied at 382. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +46. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #31 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and won 335 to 265 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +116. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #78 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 303 to 395 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +24. | Round 6 | ![[photo of John Wright]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wright_john.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 344 to 290 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +78. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Marty Miron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miron_marty.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #56 Marty Miron (Naples, FL) and won 340 to 339 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +79. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #20 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 371 to 390 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +60. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 367 to 356 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +71. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #26 Margie Fickes (Palmetto Bay, FL) and lost 337 to 372 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +36. | Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 361 to 386 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +11. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #74 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 368 to 315 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +64. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jamie De Jong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_jong_jamie.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #18 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 381 to 443 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +2. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Josephine Flowers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/flowers_josephine.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #28 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 348 to 363 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -13. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Beverly Otto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/otto_beverly.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and lost 316 to 365 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -62. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Erica Rogers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rogers_erica.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #70 Erica Rogers (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 355 to 444 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -151. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Kay Faust]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faust_kay.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #24 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 398 to 378 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -131. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Jean Trotman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/trotman_jean.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 336 to 312 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -107. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Katie Buechner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/buechner_katie.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 554 to 223 (a spread of 331). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +224. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and won 382 to 290 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +316. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Mary Lou Goetz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goetz_mary_lou.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 387 to 389 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +314. | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 366 to 315 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +365. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 379 to 329 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +415. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Carolyn Boyd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyd_carolyn.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 386 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +384. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Brian Farello]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/farello_brian.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #23 Brian Farello (West Hills, NY) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +395. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Kathy G Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_kathy_g.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 293 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +476. | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rickhoff played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and won 381 to 260 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +597. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Carolyn Boyd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyd_carolyn.jpg)
| Rickhoff played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) again and won 398 to 350 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +645. |
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