NSC 2012: Kevin Rickhoff [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Rickhoff, who is competing at the 2012 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 16.5-14.5, +449, and is ranked #27 in Division 1.

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): Kevin Surname(s): Rickhoff Home: Saugus, CA, United States Hobbies: Go

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 405 Average against: 391
Round 1		Rickhoff played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 363 to 419 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Rickhoff played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 453 to 337 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +60.
Round 3		Rickhoff played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 290 to 395 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-2, -45.
Round 4		Rickhoff played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 464 to 412 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +7. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rickhoff played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-3, -30.
Round 6		Rickhoff played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 517 to 284 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +203.
Round 7		Rickhoff played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 384 to 412 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-4, +175.
Round 8		Rickhoff played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and lost 384 to 412 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-5, +147. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Rickhoff played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 464 to 398 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-5, +213.
Round 10		Rickhoff played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 407 to 365 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-5, +255.
Round 11		Rickhoff played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 406 to 421 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, +240.
Round 12		Rickhoff played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 306 to 408 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-7, +138.
Round 13		Rickhoff played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 385 to 349 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, +174.
Round 14		Rickhoff played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 502 to 371 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, +305.
Round 15		Rickhoff played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 375 to 407 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-8, +273. Rickhoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rickhoff played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 495 to 345 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-8, +423.
Round 17		Rickhoff played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 465 to 441 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, +447.
Round 18		Rickhoff played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 395 to 454 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, +388.
Round 19		Rickhoff played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 492 to 367 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-9, +513.
Round 20		Rickhoff played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 475 to 368 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +620.
Round 21		Rickhoff played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 405 to 454 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +571.
Round 22		Rickhoff played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +610.
Round 23		Rickhoff played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 374 to 420 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +564.
Round 24		Rickhoff played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 391 to 428 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, +527.
Round 25		Rickhoff played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 392 to 366 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +553.
Round 26		Rickhoff played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 284 to 455 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, +382.
Round 27		Rickhoff played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 368 to 360 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, +390.
Round 28		Rickhoff played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 391 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-14, +363.
Round 29		Rickhoff played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 397 to 354 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, +406.
Round 30		Rickhoff played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and tied at 330. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +406.
Round 31		Rickhoff played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) again and won 427 to 384 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +449.

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