On this page, you will find information about
Paul 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, +40, and is ranked
#26 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: 625 Average for: 400 Average against: 399 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Richards played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 353 to 556 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -203. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
| Richards played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 353 to 550 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-2, -400. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Becky Dyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dyer_becky_AA000024.jpg)
| Richards played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 327 to 452 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-3, -525. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Supriya Devnani]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/devnani_supriya.jpg)
| Richards played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 402 to 368 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-3, -491. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and lost 356 to 395 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-4, -530. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| Richards played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 452 to 369 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-4, -447. |
Round 7 | ![[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 447 to 311 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, -311. |
Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 338 to 406 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-5, -379. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
| Richards played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 401 to 402 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-6, -380. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcarthur_jean_2.jpg)
| Richards played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 415 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-7, -407. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-7, -404. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Richards played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 349 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -383. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[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 341 to 453 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -495. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 463 to 440 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-8, -472. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Bob Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_bob_2.jpg)
| Richards played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 393 to 366 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-8, -445. |
Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 379 to 354 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, -420. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| Richards played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 396 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-9, -428. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Judy Romann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/romann_judy.jpg)
| Richards played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 429 to 348 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, -347. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Richards played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 459 to 342 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -230. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 417 to 455 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, -268. |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_cecilia_2.jpg)
| Richards played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, -261. |
Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 454 to 438 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, -245. |
Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 383 to 396 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, -258. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Richards played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 310 to 486 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -434. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
| Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 456 to 365 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -343. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
| Richards played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 322 to 323 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-13, -344. |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Ben Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berger_ben.jpg)
| Richards played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and lost 388 to 466 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, -422. |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Michael Gincel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gincel_michael.jpg)
| Richards played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 625 to 275 (a spread of 350). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-14, -72. |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Richards played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 439 to 350 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +17. |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Richards played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 349 to 389 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-15, -23. |
Round 31 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) again and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-15, +40. |