NASC 2015: Matthew Ridout [2-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Ridout, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 19-12, +545, and is ranked #6 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): Matthew Surname(s): Ridout Home: Lexington, KY, United States Hobbies: screenwriting, movies, reading Occupation: stay-at-home dad

Round by Round
High score: 576 Average for: 407 Average against: 390
Round 1		Ridout played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 576 to 398 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +178. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Ridout played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +183. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Ridout played #27 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 388 to 312 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +259. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ridout played #46 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 441 to 393 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +307. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Ridout played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 273 to 444 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +136. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Ridout played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 367 to 441 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +62.
Round 7		Ridout played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 532 to 292 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +302. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Ridout played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 486 to 353 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +435. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Ridout played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 438 to 402 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +471. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Ridout played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 385 to 430 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +426. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Ridout played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 364 to 458 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +332.
Round 12		Ridout played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 564 to 348 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +548. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Ridout played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 377 to 411 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +514.
Round 14		Ridout played #12 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 338 to 450 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +402.
Round 15		Ridout played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 300 to 449 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +253.
Round 16		Ridout played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 342 to 350 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +245.
Round 17		Ridout played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 337 to 528 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, +54.
Round 18		Ridout played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 431 to 317 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +168. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Ridout played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 437 to 372 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +233.
Round 20		Ridout played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 420 to 382 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +271.
Round 21		Ridout played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 340 to 416 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +195.
Round 22		Ridout played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 478 to 438 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +235.
Round 23		Ridout played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +293.
Round 24		Ridout played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 452 to 387 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +358. Ridout is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Ridout played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 414 to 322 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +450.
Round 26		Ridout played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 504 to 341 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-10, +613.
Round 27		Ridout played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 353 to 467 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +499.
Round 28		Ridout played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 421 to 359 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +561.
Round 29		Ridout played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 420 to 371 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-11, +610.
Round 30		Ridout played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 319 to 400 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +529.
Round 31		Ridout played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) again and won 357 to 341 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +545.

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