NSC 2010: Jim Laris [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Laris, who is competing at the 2010 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 17-14, -117, and is ranked #21 in Division 5.

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): Jim Surname(s): Laris Home: Altadena, CA, United States Hobbies: Traveling, Golf, Reading

Round by Round
High score: 434 Average for: 351 Average against: 357
Round 1		Laris played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 339 to 483 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -144.
Round 2		Laris played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 375 to 266 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -35.
Round 3		Laris played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 311 to 414 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -138.
Round 4		Laris played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 286 to 411 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, -263.
Round 5		Laris played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 300 to 309 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-4, -272.
Round 6		Laris played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 329 to 468 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-5, -411.
Round 7		Laris played #34 Hanna Raskin (Dallas, TX) and won 398 to 358 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-5, -371.
Round 8		Laris played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and won 434 to 334 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-5, -271.
Round 9		Laris played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 339 to 351 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-6, -283.
Round 10		Laris played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 342 to 336 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -277.
Round 11		Laris played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and won 393 to 323 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -207.
Round 12		Laris played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 381 to 310 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, -136.
Round 13		Laris played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 345 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -111.
Round 14		Laris played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and won 400 to 301 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, -12.
Round 15		Laris played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 323 to 285 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-6, +26.
Round 16		Laris played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 319 to 344 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +1.
Round 17		Laris played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) again and lost 314 to 337 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, -22.
Round 18		Laris played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and lost 278 to 523 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, -267.
Round 19		Laris played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 323 to 305 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, -249.
Round 20		Laris played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 361 to 341 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-9, -229.
Round 21		Laris played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 377 to 325 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, -177.
Round 22		Laris played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 375 to 382 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, -184.
Round 23		Laris played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 328 to 513 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-11, -369.
Round 24		Laris played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 310 to 384 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, -443.
Round 25		Laris played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 341 to 293 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-12, -395.
Round 26		Laris played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 425 to 318 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, -288.
Round 27		Laris played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 389 to 295 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, -194.
Round 28		Laris played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and lost 342 to 434 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, -286.
Round 29		Laris played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 402 to 277 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, -161.
Round 30		Laris played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 333 to 339 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-14, -167.
Round 31		Laris recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, -117.

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