Sara McLaughlin [#87] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sara McLaughlin, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. McLaughlin currently has a record of 14-14, +98, and is ranked #67 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): Sara Surname(s): McLaughlin Home: Lubbock, TX, United States Awards: Recently published book "Meeting God in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" Hobbies: reading, writing, Pilates Occupation: University English Instructor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	23-13 (0.639)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	W L W L W L
Past 25-36 months	11-8 (0.579)	W L W L WW L WW LL WW LLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	5-2 (0.714)	WWWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 342 Average against: 339
Round 1		McLaughlin played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and lost 313 to 434 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-1, -121.
Round 2		McLaughlin played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 395 to 319 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Millard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		McLaughlin played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 335 to 349 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM McLaughlin’s record vs. Forrester in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -59.
Round 4		McLaughlin played #12 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and won 380 to 237 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +84.
Round 5		McLaughlin played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 282 to 372 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -6.
Round 6		McLaughlin played #48 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 281 to 442 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Francis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -167.
Round 7		McLaughlin played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 334 to 446 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-5, -279.
Round 8		McLaughlin played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 327 to 346 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-6, -298.
Round 9		McLaughlin played #66 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and won 385 to 276 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Hurley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-6, -189.
Round 10		McLaughlin played #91 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 326 to 390 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-7, -253.
Round 11		McLaughlin played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and won 441 to 286 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-7, -98.
Round 12		McLaughlin played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 370 to 312 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV McLaughlin’s record vs. Bartholomeusz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-7, -40.
Round 13		McLaughlin played #76 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 345 to 313 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Konkol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-7, -8.
Round 14		McLaughlin played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and lost 346 to 349 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP McLaughlin’s record vs. Kout in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -11.
Round 15		McLaughlin played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 355 to 334 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-8, +10.
Round 16		McLaughlin played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 388 to 285 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-8, +113.
Round 17		McLaughlin played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and lost 347 to 380 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, +80.
Round 18		McLaughlin played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 323 to 264 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Antolak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-9, +139.
Round 19		McLaughlin played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 406 to 287 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +258.
Round 20		McLaughlin played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 273 to 406 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-10, +125.
Round 21		McLaughlin played #130 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 413 to 283 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Valorose in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-10, +255.
Round 22		McLaughlin played #81 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 307 to 377 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Lenzen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-11, +185.
Round 23		McLaughlin played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 338 to 311 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV McLaughlin’s record vs. Matthews in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-11, +212.
Round 24		McLaughlin played #38 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 327 to 296 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV McLaughlin’s record vs. Downing in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-11, +243.
Round 25		McLaughlin played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and lost 246 to 351 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-12, +138.
Round 26		McLaughlin played #19 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 356 to 368 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Brandt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-13, +126.
Round 27		McLaughlin played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 361 to 320 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, McLaughlin had not played Antolak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-13, +167.
Round 28		McLaughlin played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 282 to 351 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV McLaughlin’s record vs. Matthews in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, +98.

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