NSC 2008: Tom OLaughlin [#72]

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On this page, you will find information about Tom 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, +171, and is ranked #56 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

[photo of Tom O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): Tom
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Hartland, WI, United States
Awards: Married since 1979. Wonderful wife. Two great kids.
Hobbies: travel, golf, movies
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2004 Division: 6
NSC 2004 Rank: 13/76, 18-12 +304
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 65/131, 14-14 +257
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 46/88, 14-14 -513

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 384 Average against: 378
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 430 to 405 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 315 to 380 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 390 to 432 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -82.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 283 to 387 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -186.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 450 to 265 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -1.
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and won 518 to 251 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +266.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 361 to 334 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +293.
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #102 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 344 to 306 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +331.
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 446 to 358 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +419.
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 407 to 425 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +401.
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 347 to 484 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +264.
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 396 to 313 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +347.
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 400 to 327 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +420.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 410 to 382 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +448.
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 409 to 372 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +485.
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and won 441 to 391 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +535.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and lost 289 to 480 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +344.
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 367 to 414 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +297.
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 433 to 438 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +292.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 353 to 382 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +263.
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 357 to 387 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +233.
Round 22		O'Laughlin played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 450 to 350 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +333.
Round 23		O'Laughlin played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 363 to 369 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +327.
Round 24		O'Laughlin played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 357 to 348 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +336.
Round 25		O'Laughlin played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and lost 310 to 521 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +125.
Round 26		O'Laughlin played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 372 to 444 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-13, +53.
Round 27		O'Laughlin played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 403 to 281 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, +175.
Round 28		O'Laughlin played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and lost 340 to 344 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-14, +171.

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