NSC 2013: Richard Strick [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Strick, who is competing at the 2013 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 13-18, -919, and is ranked #109 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
	Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Strick Home: Santa Monica, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 362 Average against: 391
Round 1		Strick played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 407 to 440 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -33.
Round 2		Strick played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 463 to 363 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3		Strick played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 394 to 369 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +92.
Round 4		Strick played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 264 to 392 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -36.
Round 5		Strick played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 343 to 336 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, -29.
Round 6		Strick played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 393 to 321 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +43.
Round 7		Strick played #73 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 310 to 383 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-3, -30.
Round 8		Strick played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 427 to 371 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +26.
Round 9		Strick played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and lost 302 to 367 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -39.
Round 10		Strick played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 386 to 432 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -85.
Round 11		Strick played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-6, -105.
Round 12		Strick played #120 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 359 to 326 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -72.
Round 13		Strick played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 286 to 525 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -311.
Round 14		Strick played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 373 to 366 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, -304.
Round 15		Strick played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 281 to 428 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-8, -451.
Round 16		Strick played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 366 to 490 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-9, -575.
Round 17		Strick played #52 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 424 to 356 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-9, -507.
Round 18		Strick played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 427 to 268 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, -348.
Round 19		Strick played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 324 to 462 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-10, -486.
Round 20		Strick played #109 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and lost 320 to 502 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-11, -668.
Round 21		Strick played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-12, -676.
Round 22		Strick played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 377 to 302 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-12, -601.
Round 23		Strick played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 347 to 419 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-13, -673.
Round 24		Strick played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and lost 373 to 380 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-14, -680.
Round 25		Strick played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 289 to 472 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-15, -863.
Round 26		Strick played #111 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 418 to 364 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11-15, -809.
Round 27		Strick played #115 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 350 to 338 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-15, -797.
Round 28		Strick played #107 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 411 to 310 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-15, -696.
Round 29		Strick played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 368 to 432 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-16, -760.
Round 30		Strick played #98 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 333 to 441 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-17, -868.
Round 31		Strick played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 359 to 410 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 13-18, -919.

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