NSC 2014: Paul Richards [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Richards, 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 15.5-15.5, -151, and is ranked #43 in Division 5.

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): Paul Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 408 Average against: 414
Round 1		Richards played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 341 to 512 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -171.
Round 2		Richards played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 353 to 433 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-2, -251.
Round 3		Richards played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 466 to 411 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -196.
Round 4		Richards played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 368 to 264 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -92.
Round 5		Richards played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 312 to 542 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, -322.
Round 6		Richards played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 382 to 398 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-4, -338.
Round 7		Richards played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and lost 309 to 549 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-5, -578.
Round 8		Richards played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 434 to 497 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-6, -641.
Round 9		Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-6, -591.
Round 10		Richards played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 447 to 292 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-6, -436.
Round 11		Richards played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and tied at 379. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -436.
Round 12		Richards played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 320 to 470 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -586.
Round 13		Richards played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 499 to 357 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -444.
Round 14		Richards played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 518 to 368 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -294.
Round 15		Richards played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 431 to 429 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -292.
Round 16		Richards played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 405 to 407 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -294.
Round 17		Richards played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 362 to 493 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -425.
Round 18		Richards played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 405 to 457 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -477.
Round 19		Richards played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 426 to 386 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -437.
Round 20		Richards played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 491 to 301 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -247.
Round 21		Richards played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 463 to 296 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -80.
Round 22		Richards played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 329 to 439 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -190.
Round 23		Richards played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 424 to 399 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -165.
Round 24		Richards played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 430 to 462 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -197.
Round 25		Richards played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 404 to 392 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -185.
Round 26		Richards played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 370 to 522 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -337.
Round 27		Richards played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 413 to 421 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -345.
Round 28		Richards played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 440 to 382 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -287.
Round 29		Richards played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 443 to 367 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -211.
Round 30		Richards played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 448 to 379 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -142.
Round 31		Richards played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) again and lost 417 to 426 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -151. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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