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NSC 2009: Laura Rickhoff [#61]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Laura Rickhoff, who is competing
at the 2009 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 15-16, +433, and is ranked
#50 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Laura Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_laura.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Laura Surname(s): Rickhoff
 Home: Saugus, CA, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 499Average for: 374
 Average against: 360
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Richard Strick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/strick_richard.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #46  Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA)  and won 421 to 319 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +102. |  | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Rickhoff played #17  Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH)  and won 429 to 257 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +274. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Terry Aitken]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/aitken_terry_2.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #87  Terry Aitken (Stratford ON)  and won 367 to 281 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +360. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Aaron Daly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/daly_aaron.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #33  Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD)  and lost 323 to 426 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +257. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Russell Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stewart_russell.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #22  Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA)  and lost 341 to 360 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +238. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Laura Thomley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomley_laura_2.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #53  Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL)  and won 362 to 329 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +271. |  | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Rickhoff played #20  Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO)  and lost 326 to 342 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +255. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Ron Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_ronald.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #55  Ron Barker (Boise, ID)  and lost 307 to 500 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +62. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Betzy Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Rickhoff played #10  Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON)  and lost 258 to 404 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, -84. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Linda Bianca]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bianca_linda.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #52  Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC)  and lost 393 to 420 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -111. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Kathi Cann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cann_kathi.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #37  Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY)  and lost 357 to 389 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-7, -143. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Benjamin Witz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/witz_benjamin.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #78  Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI)  and lost 380 to 382 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-8, -145. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Nancy Konipol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/konipol_nancy.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #59  Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY)  and lost 336 to 395 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-9, -204. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Murray Goldenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldenberg_murray.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #6  Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB)  and lost 326 to 360 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-10, -238. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Paul Wood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wood_paul.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #95  Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL)  and won 413 to 306 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-10, -131. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Henry De Young]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_young_henry.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #67  Henry De Young (St. Marys ON)  and won 432 to 319 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-10, -18. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Justine Zollinger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zollinger_justine.jpeg)
 | Rickhoff played #70  Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN)  and won 352 to 304 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-10, +30. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of John Spangler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/spangler_john_2.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #94  John Spangler (Versailles, KY)  and won 499 to 232 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, +297. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Elouise Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_elouise.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #49  Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT)  and won 446 to 281 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-10, +462. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Vivienne Muhling]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muhling_vivienne_2.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #28  Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON)  and won 400 to 323 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-10, +539. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Mary Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/becker_mary.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #50  Mary Becker (Madison, WI)  and lost 357 to 433 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-11, +463. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Linda Robinson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robinson_linda.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #89  Linda Robinson (Clyde, OH)  and won 384 to 383 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-11, +464. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Denise Mahnken]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mahnken_denise_3.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #8  Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY)  and lost 397 to 408 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, +453. |  | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Rickhoff played #38  Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA)  and lost 346 to 456 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, +343. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Noah Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lieberman_noah.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #64  Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and lost 383 to 433 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-14, +293. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Marie Filandro]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/filandro_marie.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #63  Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE)  and lost 334 to 352 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-15, +275. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Michael Bassett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bassett_michael.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #85  Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH)  and won 405 to 365 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-15, +315. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Meredith Leigh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leigh_meredith.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #68  Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA)  and won 394 to 363 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-15, +346. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Jackie Prince]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/prince_jackie.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #47  Jackie Prince (Newton, MA)  and won 371 to 367 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-15, +350. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Mollie Braverman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/braverman_mollie_l.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #60  Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA)  and lost 398 to 399 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-16, +349. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Colleen Shea]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shea_colleen.jpg)
 | Rickhoff played #86  Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY)  and won 354 to 270 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-16, +433. | 
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