October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Sally Ricketts [#21]

On this page, you will find information about Sally Ricketts, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 4.5-10.5, -712, and is ranked #28 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 Sally Ricketts]

Given name(s): Sally
Surname(s): Ricketts
Home: New York, NY, United States
Hobbies: Reading, yoga, travel
Occupation: Teacher, retired
Notes: Photo by Ann Sanfedele
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 101/139, 12-15 -134
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 73/90, 12-15 -912
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 91/106, 11-16 -735
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 98/151, 15-16 -732
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 75/105, 14-17 -251
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 55/136, 16-15 +630
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 61/139, 15-15 +347

Round by Round
High score: 410 Average for: 343 Average against: 390
Round 1		Ricketts played #8 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 303 to 400 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Ricketts played #6 Peter Barkman (Croton, NY) and won 410 to 397 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, -84.
Round 3		Ricketts played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 383 to 453 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-2, -154.
Round 4		Ricketts played #24 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 314 to 347 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-3, -187.
Round 5		Ricketts played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 333 to 315 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-3, -169.
Round 6		Ricketts played #28 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 235 to 386 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-4, -320.
Round 7		Ricketts played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 368 to 428 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-5, -380.
Round 8		Ricketts played #2 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 315 to 417 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-6, -482.
Round 9		Ricketts played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 354 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-7, -494.
Round 10		Ricketts played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and tied at 327. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -494.
Round 11		Ricketts played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and lost 329 to 490 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-8.5, -655.
Round 12		Ricketts played #4 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 418 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2.5-9.5, -707.
Round 13		Ricketts played #23 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 384 to 348 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3.5-9.5, -671.
Round 14		Ricketts played #17 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 336 to 393 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -728.
Round 15		Ricketts played #24 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) again and won 394 to 378 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -712.

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