NSC 2012: Tom OLaughlin [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Tom OLaughlin, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, +461, and is ranked #34 in Division 3.

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): Tom Surname(s): OLaughlin Home: Hartland, WI, United States Awards: Married since 1979. Wonderful wife. Two great kids. Hobbies: travel, golf, movies

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 376 Average against: 362
Round 1		OLaughlin played #34 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 346 to 386 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -40.
Round 2		OLaughlin played #16 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 412 to 286 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +86.
Round 3		OLaughlin played #64 Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA) and lost 370 to 376 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, +80.
Round 4		OLaughlin played #19 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 287 to 412 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-3, -45.
Round 5		OLaughlin played #58 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 417 to 285 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-3, +87.
Round 6		OLaughlin played #69 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 422 to 281 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +228.
Round 7		OLaughlin played #65 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +250.
Round 8		OLaughlin played #20 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 341 to 371 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +220.
Round 9		OLaughlin played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 338 to 322 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +236.
Round 10		OLaughlin played #53 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and won 422 to 307 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +351.
Round 11		OLaughlin played #7 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 339 to 532 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +158.
Round 12		OLaughlin played #6 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 552 to 296 (a spread of 256). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +414. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		OLaughlin played #50 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 454 to 296 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +572.
Round 14		OLaughlin played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 285 to 387 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +470.
Round 15		OLaughlin played #27 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and won 320 to 261 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +529.
Round 16		OLaughlin played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 366 to 370 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-7, +525.
Round 17		OLaughlin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +575. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		OLaughlin played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 370 to 316 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +629.
Round 19		OLaughlin played #13 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 318 to 394 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +553.
Round 20		OLaughlin played #35 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and lost 334 to 402 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-9, +485.
Round 21		OLaughlin played #71 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 444 to 262 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +667.
Round 22		OLaughlin played #74 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 397 to 373 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +691.
Round 23		OLaughlin played #40 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 425 to 342 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +774.
Round 24		OLaughlin played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 376 to 392 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +758.
Round 25		OLaughlin played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) again and won 407 to 381 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +784.
Round 26		OLaughlin played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 451 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +676. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		OLaughlin played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 313 to 421 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +568.
Round 28		OLaughlin played #49 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 341 to 453 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +456.
Round 29		OLaughlin played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 380 to 301 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +535.
Round 30		OLaughlin played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 399 to 400 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, +534.
Round 31		OLaughlin played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) again and lost 323 to 396 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, +461.

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