NSC 2008: Sara McLaughlin [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Sara McLaughlin, 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, +113, and is ranked #30 in Division 6.

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): Sara Surname(s): McLaughlin Home: Lubbock, TX, United States Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Assistant Director Of Composition Department Of English Texas Tech University NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 36/88, 16-15 +311 NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 67/131, 14-14 +98

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 362 Average against: 358
Round 1		McLaughlin played #4 Kathrene Berger (Columbia, SC) and lost 357 to 391 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		McLaughlin played #23 Brian Farello (West Hills, NY) and won 351 to 313 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		McLaughlin played #28 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 452 to 300 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +156.
Round 4		McLaughlin played #29 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and lost 346 to 369 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +133.
Round 5		McLaughlin played #64 Vimalan Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 300 to 399 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-3, +34.
Round 6		McLaughlin played #30 David Gilmore (Chicago, IL) and won 391 to 311 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +114.
Round 7		McLaughlin played #15 Cynthia Caprise (Mattituck, NY) and won 352 to 284 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +182.
Round 8		McLaughlin played #27 Georgianne Fiorini (Vashon Island, WA) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, +175.
Round 9		McLaughlin played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and lost 358 to 466 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, +67.
Round 10		McLaughlin played #44 Michael Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 334 to 446 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -45.
Round 11		McLaughlin played #77 Joetta Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 334 to 330 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -41.
Round 12		McLaughlin played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 313 to 279 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, -7.
Round 13		McLaughlin played #61 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and lost 351 to 435 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-7, -91.
Round 14		McLaughlin played #34 Samaria Graham (Henderson, NV) and won 393 to 349 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, -47.
Round 15		McLaughlin played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 359 to 371 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, -59.
Round 16		McLaughlin played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and won 396 to 379 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, -42.
Round 17		McLaughlin played #74 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 364 to 311 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +11.
Round 18		McLaughlin played #12 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 425 to 340 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +96.
Round 19		McLaughlin played #79 Ayal Wolf (Orlando, FL) and won 353 to 260 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +189.
Round 20		McLaughlin played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and won 415 to 307 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +297.
Round 21		McLaughlin played #51 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 364 to 361 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +300.
Round 22		McLaughlin played #72 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 408 to 345 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +363.
Round 23		McLaughlin played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 323 to 377 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +309.
Round 24		McLaughlin played #45 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 374 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +263.
Round 25		McLaughlin played #35 Peggy Grant (Columbia, SC) and lost 315 to 448 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +130.
Round 26		McLaughlin played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and lost 307 to 338 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, +99.
Round 27		McLaughlin played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 313 to 450 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, -38.
Round 28		McLaughlin played #7 Eileen Bradbury (Watchung, NJ) and won 470 to 319 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +113.

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