NSC 2008: Laurie Cohen [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, -74, and is ranked #40 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

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Given name(s): Laurie
Surname(s): Cohen
Home: Tempe, AZ, United States
Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ
Hobbies: movies, travel
Occupation: Institutional Research Director
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 114/132, 13-18 -1057
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 49/172, 17-13 -204
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 6/108, 18-10 +1214
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 74/76, 9-19 -572

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 391 Average against: 394
Round 1		Cohen played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 402 to 439 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -37.
Round 2		Cohen played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 464 to 368 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +59.
Round 3		Cohen played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 411 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +62.
Round 4		Cohen played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 239 to 527 (a spread of -288). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -226.
Round 5		Cohen played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 330 to 513 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -409.
Round 6		Cohen played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-4, -432.
Round 7		Cohen played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 461 to 299 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-4, -270.
Round 8		Cohen played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 426 to 338 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -182.
Round 9		Cohen played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 379 to 353 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -156.
Round 10		Cohen played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 372 to 397 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -181.
Round 11		Cohen played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 284 to 387 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, -284.
Round 12		Cohen played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 356 to 422 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, -350.
Round 13		Cohen played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 325 to 432 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-8, -457.
Round 14		Cohen played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 402 to 387 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -442.
Round 15		Cohen played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 328 to 450 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-9, -564.
Round 16		Cohen played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and won 450 to 419 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -533.
Round 17		Cohen played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 431 to 413 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, -515.
Round 18		Cohen played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and won 543 to 249 (a spread of 294). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, -221.
Round 19		Cohen played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 495 to 324 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, -50.
Round 20		Cohen played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 308 to 366 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, -108.
Round 21		Cohen played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -131.
Round 22		Cohen played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 386 to 331 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, -76.
Round 23		Cohen played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 345 to 504 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-12, -235.
Round 24		Cohen played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 427 to 358 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, -166.
Round 25		Cohen played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 406 to 363 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, -123.
Round 26		Cohen played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 474 to 390 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, -39.
Round 27		Cohen played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 405 to 477 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, -111.
Round 28		Cohen played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) again and won 381 to 344 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, -74.

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