NSC 2013: Laurie Cohen [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, who is competing at the 2013 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, +420, and is ranked #25 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): Laurie Surname(s): Cohen Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 417 Average against: 404
Round 1		Cohen played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 513 to 365 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +148.
Round 2		Cohen played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 517 to 354 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +311.
Round 3		Cohen played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 329 to 505 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +135.
Round 4		Cohen played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 303 to 484 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, -46.
Round 5		Cohen played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 349 to 420 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-3, -117.
Round 6		Cohen played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 372 to 467 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-4, -212.
Round 7		Cohen played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 381 to 510 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-5, -341.
Round 8		Cohen played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 322 to 451 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-6, -470.
Round 9		Cohen played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 458 to 366 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-6, -378.
Round 10		Cohen played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 425 to 334 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-6, -287.
Round 11		Cohen played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 436 to 330 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, -181.
Round 12		Cohen played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 418 to 492 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-7, -255.
Round 13		Cohen played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 520 to 353 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-7, -88.
Round 14		Cohen played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 489 to 397 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +4.
Round 15		Cohen played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 392 to 442 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, -46.
Round 16		Cohen played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 440 to 337 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, +57.
Round 17		Cohen played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 512 to 341 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, +228.
Round 18		Cohen played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 421 to 321 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +328.
Round 19		Cohen played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 265 to 403 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, +190.
Round 20		Cohen played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 465 to 424 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +231. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Cohen played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 348 to 352 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, +227.
Round 22		Cohen played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 342 to 448 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-11, +121.
Round 23		Cohen played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 456 to 388 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +189.
Round 24		Cohen played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 422 to 444 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-12, +167.
Round 25		Cohen played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 557 to 309 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, +415.
Round 26		Cohen played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 335 to 478 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-13, +272.
Round 27		Cohen played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 352 to 493 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-14, +131. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Cohen played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 464 to 305 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-14, +290.
Round 29		Cohen played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 492 to 428 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +354. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Cohen played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) again and lost 316 to 424 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-15, +246.
Round 31		Cohen played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 526 to 352 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-15, +420.

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