NSC 2014: Rick Settle [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Rick Settle, 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 17-14, -202, and is ranked #56 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): Rick Surname(s): Settle Home: Stephens City, VA, United States Awards: Penn State grad 1988, Sportsmanship Award Warren Co. High Occupation: Landscape Company Owner

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 361 Average against: 367
Round 1		Settle played #86 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) and lost 201 to 306 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #146. Current record: 0-1, -105.
Round 2		Settle played #136 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and lost 339 to 364 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #145. Current record: 0-2, -130.
Round 3		Settle played #8 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 322 to 396 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #157. Current record: 0-3, -204.
Round 4		Settle played #94 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 342 to 301 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #137. Current record: 1-3, -163.
Round 5		Settle played #53 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 237 to 543 (a spread of -306). Current ranking: #156. Current record: 1-4, -469.
Round 6		Settle played #88 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 301 to 417 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #160. Current record: 1-5, -585.
Round 7		Settle played #157 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 372 to 274 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #153. Current record: 2-5, -487.
Round 8		Settle played #161 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 364 to 355 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #138. Current record: 3-5, -478.
Round 9		Settle played #49 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #149. Current record: 3-6, -509.
Round 10		Settle played #57 Andre Popadynec (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 4-6, -444.
Round 11		Settle played #116 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 344 to 331 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-6, -431.
Round 12		Settle played #141 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and won 417 to 291 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-6, -305.
Round 13		Settle played #92 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 390 to 311 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-6, -226.
Round 14		Settle played #36 Laura Wolfson (Scarsdale, NY) and won 398 to 372 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-6, -200.
Round 15		Settle played #4 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 371 to 405 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-7, -234.
Round 16		Settle played #100 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 562 to 281 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-7, +47.
Round 17		Settle played #91 Dean Scouloukas (Independence, OH) and lost 321 to 418 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-8, -50.
Round 18		Settle played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and lost 340 to 442 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-9, -152.
Round 19		Settle played #1 John A Fox (Batavia, NY) and won 463 to 343 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-9, -32.
Round 20		Settle played #59 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 274 to 394 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-10, -152.
Round 21		Settle played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and lost 322 to 499 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-11, -329. Settle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Settle played #87 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 335 to 333 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-11, -327.
Round 23		Settle played #113 Bob Krause (Maspeth, NY) and lost 351 to 439 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-12, -415.
Round 24		Settle played #150 Jennifer Lee (Washington, DC) and won 519 to 315 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-12, -211.
Round 25		Settle played #18 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 365 to 393 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-13, -239.
Round 26		Settle played #67 Sean Baizana (Ottawa ON) and won 380 to 352 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-13, -211.
Round 27		Settle played #90 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 372 to 353 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-13, -192.
Round 28		Settle played #28 Joan Tondra (Unknown city, NY) and won 388 to 378 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 15-13, -182.
Round 29		Settle played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 384 to 303 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-13, -101.
Round 30		Settle played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 327 to 445 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 16-14, -219.
Round 31		Settle played #104 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 333 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 17-14, -202.

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