NSC 2008: John OLaughlin [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, 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 14-14, +167, and is ranked #50 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 John O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Hobbies: music, books, puzzles
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/103, 19-12 +1033
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 34/172, 17.5-12.5 +1331
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/87, 16-12 +385
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/76, 15-13 +301
WSC 2003 Rank: 28
WSC 2005 Rank: 14

Round by Round
High score: 612 Average for: 426 Average against: 420
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 454 to 458 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -4.
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 457 to 453 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +0. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 379 to 424 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, -45.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 346 to 414 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-3, -113.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 442 to 419 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -90.
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 483 to 376 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +17.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 360 to 463 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -86.
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +15.
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 436 to 370 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +81.
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 367 to 355 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +93.
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 324 to 440 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, -23.
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 448 to 470 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, -45.
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 405 to 483 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-7, -123.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 377 to 551 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, -297.
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 450 to 328 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -175.
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 612 to 369 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-8, +68.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 464 to 371 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, +161. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 483 to 434 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +210.
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 448 to 350 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +308.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 441 to 484 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +265.
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 569 to 292 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +542.
Round 22		O'Laughlin played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 474 to 361 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +655.
Round 23		O'Laughlin played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 463 to 472 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +646.
Round 24		O'Laughlin played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 318 to 545 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +419.
Round 25		O'Laughlin played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 356 to 470 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, +305.
Round 26		O'Laughlin played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 329 to 426 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-13, +208.
Round 27		O'Laughlin played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 364 to 406 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-14, +166. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		O'Laughlin played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 412 to 411 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, +167.

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