Tom O'Laughlin [#51] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tom O'Laughlin, who is a contestant in Division 6 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 18-12, +304, and is ranked #13 in Division 6.

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): Tom Surname(s): O'Laughlin Home: Hartland, WI, United States Age: 48 Awards: 1st place <800 - 11/2003 Elmhurst, IL Scrabble tournament Hobbies: scrabble, golf, travel Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	5-4 (0.556)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 446 Average for: 347 Average against: 337
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and won 358 to 343 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 361 to 293 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +83.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #60 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 415 to 353 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Shea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +145.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +112.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #6 Bobby Bognar (Los Angeles, CA) and won 232 to 142 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Bognar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +202.
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #28 Lois M. Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 446 to 298 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Hawkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +350.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and won 375 to 321 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +404.
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 281 to 385 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +300.
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and lost 265 to 345 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +220.
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 408 to 241 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +387.
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 357 to 305 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +439.
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and lost 297 to 491 (a spread of -194) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +245.
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 333 to 391 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +187.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 336 to 242 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +281.
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 364 to 396 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +249.
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and lost 281 to 407 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +123.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 275 to 403 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, -5.
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 316 to 374 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, -63.
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 367 to 313 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, -9.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #4 Charlene Bishop (Seattle, WA) and won 339 to 311 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +19.
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and lost 328 to 353 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, -6.
Round 22		O'Laughlin played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 344 to 342 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, -4.
Round 23		O'Laughlin played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 407 to 347 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, +56.
Round 24		O'Laughlin played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and won 367 to 310 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +113.
Round 25		O'Laughlin played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 402 to 310 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +205.
Round 26		O'Laughlin played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and won 371 to 293 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +283.
Round 27		O'Laughlin played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 310 to 328 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +265.
Round 28		O'Laughlin played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 428 to 358 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +335.
Round 29		O'Laughlin played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 345 to 341 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +339.
Round 30		O'Laughlin played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 353 to 388 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +304.

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