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NSC 2008: John OLaughlin [#65]
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As of 11:00 P.M. ET Thursday, additional photos have been posted for rounds 27 and 28.
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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]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Patricia Barrett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barrett_pat.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Daniel Fogel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fogel_daniel.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/okosagah_sammy_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Craig Rowland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rowland_craig_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ira Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mark Milan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milan_mark.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ron Hoekstra]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hoekstra_ron_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_carl_4.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/przybyszewski_mark.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dielle.jpeg)
| 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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