On this page, you will find information about
Karen Richards, 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 16-15, +543, and is ranked
#23 in Division CSW.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 518 Average for: 419 Average against: 402 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
| Richards played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 392 to 431 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -39. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
| Richards played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 328 to 520 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -231. |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 357 to 372 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-3, -246. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
| Richards played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 461 to 322 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-3, -107. |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 404 to 424 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -127. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_paul.jpg)
| Richards played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 369 to 452 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -210. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-6, -234. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Ben Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berger_ben.jpg)
| Richards played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-6, -132. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Michael Gincel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gincel_michael.jpg)
| Richards played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 476 to 339 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-6, +5. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Judy Romann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/romann_judy.jpg)
| Richards played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 518 to 340 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, +183. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcarthur_jean_2.jpg)
| Richards played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 366 to 398 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-7, +151. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| Richards played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 443 to 404 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, +190. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
| Richards played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 406 to 463 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, +133. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 487 to 337 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, +283. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Richards played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 435 to 365 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, +353. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Richards played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 261 to 484 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, +130. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
| Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +155. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Matthew O'Connor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_connor_matthew_AA001924_1.jpg)
| Richards played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 445 to 393 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, +207. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 488 to 315 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +380. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| Richards played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 374 to 539 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +215. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Bob Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_bob_2.jpg)
| Richards played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 476 to 378 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, +313. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Richards played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 327 to 522 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +118. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan.jpg)
| Richards played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 437 to 415 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +140. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 477 to 277 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +340. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Richards played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 440 to 460 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +320. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_3.jpg)
| Richards played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 514 to 339 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +495. |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Supriya Devnani]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/devnani_supriya.jpg)
| Richards played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 422 to 424 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-13, +493. |
Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +458. |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Richards played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 364 to 500 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-15, +322. |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
| Richards played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-15, +430. |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
| Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) again and won 466 to 353 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-15, +543. |