NSC 2012: John OLaughlin [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about John 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 18-13, +670, and is ranked #14 in Division CSW.

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): OLaughlin Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Awards: Baltimore, MD Sep 2007 / BAT Premier 2011 Hobbies: music, computers, puzzles, food Occupation: Software Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 433 Average against: 413
Round 1		OLaughlin played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 510 to 408 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		OLaughlin played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 487 to 335 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +254.
Round 3		OLaughlin played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 326 to 499 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +81.
Round 4		OLaughlin played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 404 to 481 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +4.
Round 5		OLaughlin played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 425 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +33.
Round 6		OLaughlin played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 405 to 413 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +25.
Round 7		OLaughlin played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 360 to 477 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-4, -92.
Round 8		OLaughlin played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 437 to 351 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, -6.
Round 9		OLaughlin played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 392 to 369 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +17.
Round 10		OLaughlin played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 352 to 551 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -182. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		OLaughlin played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 481 to 417 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, -118.
Round 12		OLaughlin played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 490 to 335 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +37. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		OLaughlin played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 480 to 331 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +186. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		OLaughlin played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 472 to 414 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +244.
Round 15		OLaughlin played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 424 to 385 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +283.
Round 16		OLaughlin played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 436 to 388 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +331.
Round 17		OLaughlin played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 426 to 432 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +325.
Round 18		OLaughlin played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 416 to 500 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +241. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		OLaughlin played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) again and won 443 to 335 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +349.
Round 20		OLaughlin played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 437 to 405 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +381.
Round 21		OLaughlin played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 404 to 467 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +318.
Round 22		OLaughlin played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and lost 371 to 422 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +267.
Round 23		OLaughlin played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 389 to 453 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +203.
Round 24		OLaughlin played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) again and won 497 to 385 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +315.
Round 25		OLaughlin played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 520 to 301 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +534.
Round 26		OLaughlin played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 363 to 424 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +473.
Round 27		OLaughlin played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 445 to 458 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +460. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		OLaughlin played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 522 to 373 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +609.
Round 29		OLaughlin played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 385 to 391 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +603. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		OLaughlin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, +653.
Round 31		OLaughlin played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) again and won 475 to 458 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +670. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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