NSC 2014: Ruth Patrick [#135]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Patrick, who is competing at the 2014 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 16-15, +732, and is ranked #64 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): Ruth Surname(s): Patrick Home: Jackson, MS, United States Awards: Will be eligible to retire from job in less than nine months, special bond between me and my 4 year old granddaughter Hobbies: Scrabble, Writing, Gardening, Reading, Walking, Swimming, being a doting grandmother, Nature enthusiast

Round by Round
High score: 455 Average for: 373 Average against: 350
Round 1		Patrick played #9 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and lost 327 to 406 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Patrick played #48 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and lost 342 to 350 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #132. Current record: 0-2, -87.
Round 3		Patrick played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and lost 372 to 398 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #147. Current record: 0-3, -113.
Round 4		Patrick played #3 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 355 to 455 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #156. Current record: 0-4, -213.
Round 5		Patrick played #158 Allan Brown (Guelph ON) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #159. Current record: 0-5, -228.
Round 6		Patrick played #153 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 331 to 406 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #162. Current record: 0-6, -303.
Round 7		Patrick played #168 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and won 351 to 216 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #156. Current record: 1-6, -168.
Round 8		Patrick played #11 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 337 to 335 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #144. Current record: 2-6, -166.
Round 9		Patrick played #152 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 416 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #155. Current record: 2-7, -197.
Round 10		Patrick played #129 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and won 434 to 309 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #144. Current record: 3-7, -72.
Round 11		Patrick played #149 Arthur Van Tol (Grandville, MI) and won 402 to 380 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 4-7, -50.
Round 12		Patrick played #132 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 451 to 272 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-7, +129.
Round 13		Patrick played #148 Lorraine Lamont (Mt. Brydges ON) and won 405 to 268 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, +266.
Round 14		Patrick played #2 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 425 to 325 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-7, +366.
Round 15		Patrick played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 350 to 377 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-8, +339.
Round 16		Patrick played #127 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 378 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-9, +299.
Round 17		Patrick played #89 Ruth Fedeson (Lockport, NY) and won 395 to 239 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, +455.
Round 18		Patrick played #24 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 382 to 380 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, +457.
Round 19		Patrick played #55 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 359 to 337 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +479.
Round 20		Patrick played #98 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and lost 331 to 380 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, +430.
Round 21		Patrick played #45 Russell McKinstry (Cape Cod, MA) and won 455 to 344 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-10, +541.
Round 22		Patrick played #117 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 293 to 303 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-11, +531.
Round 23		Patrick played #136 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 338 to 286 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, +583.
Round 24		Patrick played #61 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and lost 371 to 465 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-12, +489.
Round 25		Patrick played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and lost 350 to 477 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-13, +362.
Round 26		Patrick played #38 Betsy Chai (Calgary AB) and won 402 to 279 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, +485.
Round 27		Patrick played #109 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 352 to 307 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-13, +530.
Round 28		Patrick played #82 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and lost 329 to 435 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-14, +424.
Round 29		Patrick played #75 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and lost 418 to 471 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-15, +371.
Round 30		Patrick played #147 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 265 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15-15, +537.
Round 31		Patrick played #81 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 412 to 217 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 16-15, +732.

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