NSC 2010: John Lauck [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about John Lauck, 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 19.5-11.5, +415, and is ranked #4 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): John Surname(s): Lauck Home: Hermiston, OR, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Travel, Movies, Italian Food Occupation: High School Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 364 Average against: 351
Round 1		Lauck played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 279 to 416 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -137.
Round 2		Lauck played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 272 to 493 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -358.
Round 3		Lauck played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 482 to 277 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -153.
Round 4		Lauck played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 356 to 319 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, -116.
Round 5		Lauck played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 349 to 318 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -85.
Round 6		Lauck played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 349 to 384 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, -120.
Round 7		Lauck played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 447 to 282 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +45.
Round 8		Lauck played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 319 to 406 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, -42.
Round 9		Lauck played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and tied at 317. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -42.
Round 10		Lauck played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 395 to 271 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +82.
Round 11		Lauck played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 415 to 323 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +174.
Round 12		Lauck played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 319 to 296 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +197.
Round 13		Lauck played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 340 to 282 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +255.
Round 14		Lauck played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and won 451 to 337 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +369. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lauck played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 463 to 296 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +536.
Round 16		Lauck played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 318 to 415 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +439.
Round 17		Lauck played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 290 to 509 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +220.
Round 18		Lauck played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 403 to 308 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +315.
Round 19		Lauck played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 325 to 394 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +246.
Round 20		Lauck played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) again and lost 342 to 436 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +152.
Round 21		Lauck played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 326 to 327 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +151.
Round 22		Lauck played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 403 to 375 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +179.
Round 23		Lauck played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 319 to 307 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +191.
Round 24		Lauck played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 409 to 302 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +298.
Round 25		Lauck played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) again and won 408 to 386 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +320. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lauck played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) again and lost 336 to 434 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +222.
Round 27		Lauck played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) again and won 362 to 344 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +240.
Round 28		Lauck played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 385 to 289 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +336.
Round 29		Lauck played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) again and lost 317 to 430 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +223.
Round 30		Lauck played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) again and won 418 to 317 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +324.
Round 31		Lauck played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 384 to 293 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +415.

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