John O'Laughlin [#111] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. O'Laughlin currently has a record of 17.5-12.5, +1331, and is ranked #34 in Division 1.

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): John Surname(s): O'Laughlin Home: Madison, WI, United States Age: 24 Awards: 28th place at 2003 WSC Occupation: Computer Technician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	50-46 (0.521)
Past 1-12 months	25-19 (0.568)	LL WW L WW LLLL WWW LL WWW L W L WWW L WW L WW L WW L W L WW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	11-12 (0.478)	W LL W LL W L W LLL WWW L WW L W L W L
Past 25-36 months	14-15 (0.483)	LL W L WW LLLLL WW L W LLLL WWW L W L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 555 Average for: 408 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 555 to 249 (a spread of 306) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +306. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #141 John Scalzo (Middle Village, NY) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Scalzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +285.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +390.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #100 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 389 to 369 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN O'Laughlin's record vs. Milkent in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +410.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 377 to 398 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +389.
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 452 to 335 (a spread of 117) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin's record vs. Ravichandran in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +506. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 354 to 363 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Logan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +497.
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #88 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 319 to 417 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin's record vs. Linn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-4, +399.
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 399 to 459 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-5, +339.
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, +349.
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 335 to 357 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-6, +327.
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 369 to 400 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-7, +296. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 426 to 287 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-7, +435.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 329 to 354 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-8, +410.
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 381 to 406 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-9, +385.
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 491 to 360 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-9, +516.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 458 to 268 (a spread of 190) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-9, +706.
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 357 to 308 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, +755.
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 428 to 406 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, +777.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 466 to 319 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, +924.
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 500 to 328 (a spread of 172) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin's record vs. Armstrong in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-9, +1096.
Round 22		O'Laughlin played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 413 to 432 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-10, +1077.
Round 23		O'Laughlin played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 394 to 367 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Hersom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +1104.
Round 24		O'Laughlin played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 420 to 371 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, +1153.
Round 25		O'Laughlin played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 429 to 323 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin's record vs. Greenspan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-10, +1259.
Round 26		O'Laughlin played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 395 to 380 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-10, +1274.
Round 27		O'Laughlin played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 414 to 326 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-10, +1362.
Round 28		O'Laughlin played #98 Jere Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 393 to 416 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Mead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +1339.
Round 29		O'Laughlin played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and tied at 383 . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN O'Laughlin's record vs. Odom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +1339.
Round 30		O'Laughlin played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 451 to 459 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN O'Laughlin's record vs. Odom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +1331.
Final Round 2		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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