Thomas Orourke [#88] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Thomas L O'Rourke, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. O'Rourke currently has a record of 2-5, -204, and is ranked #102 in Division 4.

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): Thomas L Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Hobbies: coaching Occupation: md

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12-13 (0.480)
Past 1-12 months	12-12 (0.500)	LL W L W L W LLL W LLL W L WWWWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 378 Average for: 337 Average against: 366
Round 1		O'Rourke played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 350 to 397 (a spread of -47) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN O'Rourke’s record vs. Gooley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -47.
Round 2		O'Rourke played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and won 326 to 319 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		O'Rourke played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 317 to 381 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-2, -104.
Round 4		O'Rourke played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 318 to 433 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN O'Rourke’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -219.
Round 5		O'Rourke played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 343 to 256 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-3, -132.
Round 6		O'Rourke played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and lost 325 to 380 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Morley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-4, -187.
Round 7		O'Rourke played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 378 to 395 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Ornish in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-5, -204.

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