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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

[photo of Matthew Ridout]

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

[photo of Marichelle Roque-Lutz]

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

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

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

[photo of Mark Garrod]

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

[photo of Amnon Igra]

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

[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]

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

[photo of Dave Leifer]

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

[photo of Diana Grosman]

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

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

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

[photo of Edward Gowash]

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

[photo of Chris Williams]

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

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

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

[photo of Guy Ingram]

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

[photo of Tod Taylor]

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

[photo of Kevin Bowerman]

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

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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

[photo of Gerry Greenside]

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

[photo of Alan Stern]

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

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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

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

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

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

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

[photo of James Porter]

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

[photo of Mark Fidler]

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

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

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

[photo of Geoff Tongue]

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

[photo of Gwen Stewart]

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

[photo of Paul Avrin]

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

[photo of Michael Baker]

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

[photo of Carlene Wallis]

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

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

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

[photo of James Porter]

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

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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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