NSC 2013: Alexander Rivard [#38]

[ Congratulations to the 2013 National SCRABBLE Champion, Nigel Richards. ]

On this page, you will find information about Alexander Rivard, 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 17-14, +477, and is ranked #40 in Division 3.

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): Alexander Surname(s): Rivard Home: Austin, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 386 Average against: 370
Round 1		Rivard played #95 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 381 to 351 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Rivard played #107 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 329 to 368 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -9.
Round 3		Rivard played #20 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 286 to 507 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-2, -230.
Round 4		Rivard played #10 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 466 to 461 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-2, -225.
Round 5		Rivard played #121 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 358 to 429 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-3, -296.
Round 6		Rivard played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 381 to 406 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-4, -321.
Round 7		Rivard played #28 Stan Khury (Unknown city, NV) and won 412 to 364 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-4, -273.
Round 8		Rivard played #47 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-5, -281.
Round 9		Rivard played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 392 to 411 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-6, -300.
Round 10		Rivard played #140 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 538 to 328 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-6, -90.
Round 11		Rivard played #85 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 337 to 235 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, +12.
Round 12		Rivard played #130 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 438 to 433 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, +17.
Round 13		Rivard played #92 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 369 to 228 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +158.
Round 14		Rivard played #87 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 372 to 355 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +175.
Round 15		Rivard played #98 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-6, +183.
Round 16		Rivard played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 356 to 382 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +157.
Round 17		Rivard played #99 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-7, +235.
Round 18		Rivard played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 363 to 416 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +182.
Round 19		Rivard played #91 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 454 to 389 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-8, +247.
Round 20		Rivard played #101 Zana Anderson (Layton, UT) and won 404 to 305 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +346.
Round 21		Rivard played #104 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and won 429 to 296 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-8, +479.
Round 22		Rivard played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 406 to 342 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-8, +543.
Round 23		Rivard played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 284 to 406 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +421.
Round 24		Rivard played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 330 to 403 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, +348.
Round 25		Rivard played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 383 to 461 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, +270.
Round 26		Rivard played #17 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 397 to 313 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, +354.
Round 27		Rivard played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 361 to 382 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, +333.
Round 28		Rivard played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 437 to 352 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-12, +418.
Round 29		Rivard played #11 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and lost 340 to 372 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-13, +386.
Round 30		Rivard played #68 Judy Smith (Abbotsford BC) and lost 324 to 412 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-14, +298.
Round 31		Rivard played #47 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) again and won 463 to 284 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17-14, +477.

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