NSC 2014: Tom OLaughlin [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Tom OLaughlin, who is competing at the 2014 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, -326, and is ranked #77 in Division 3.

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): Tom Surname(s): OLaughlin Home: Hartland, WI, United States Awards: Married since 1979. Wonderful wife. Two great kids. Hobbies: travel, golf, movies

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 363 Average against: 374
Round 1		OLaughlin played #125 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 422 to 384 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +38.
Round 2		OLaughlin played #153 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 449 to 364 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +123.
Round 3		OLaughlin played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 272 to 351 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, +44.
Round 4		OLaughlin played #109 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 356 to 358 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, +42.
Round 5		OLaughlin played #136 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 356 to 327 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, +71.
Round 6		OLaughlin played #9 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and lost 314 to 387 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-3, -2.
Round 7		OLaughlin played #41 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 226 to 466 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-4, -242.
Round 8		OLaughlin played #116 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 381 to 320 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-4, -181.
Round 9		OLaughlin played #131 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 398 to 322 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-4, -105.
Round 10		OLaughlin played #15 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and won 413 to 347 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-4, -39.
Round 11		OLaughlin played #69 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and lost 408 to 413 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-5, -44.
Round 12		OLaughlin played #100 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 343 to 422 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-6, -123.
Round 13		OLaughlin played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and lost 282 to 481 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-7, -322.
Round 14		OLaughlin played #95 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 297 to 392 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6-8, -417.
Round 15		OLaughlin played #141 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and won 465 to 284 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-8, -236.
Round 16		OLaughlin played #73 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Upper darby, PA) and won 381 to 349 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-8, -204.
Round 17		OLaughlin played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and won 373 to 347 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-8, -178.
Round 18		OLaughlin played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and lost 363 to 376 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-9, -191.
Round 19		OLaughlin played #81 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 279 to 484 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-10, -396.
Round 20		OLaughlin played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-10, -359.
Round 21		OLaughlin played #55 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 300 to 395 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-11, -454.
Round 22		OLaughlin played #47 Sander Post (Ottawa ON) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-11, -352.
Round 23		OLaughlin played #140 C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH) and won 380 to 310 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-11, -282.
Round 24		OLaughlin played #151 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 404 to 287 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-11, -165.
Round 25		OLaughlin played #36 Laura Wolfson (Scarsdale, NY) and won 398 to 354 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-11, -121.
Round 26		OLaughlin played #72 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 383 to 427 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-12, -165.
Round 27		OLaughlin played #75 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 388 to 357 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-12, -134.
Round 28		OLaughlin played #107 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and lost 384 to 404 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 15-13, -154.
Round 29		OLaughlin played #44 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 284 to 462 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 15-14, -332. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		OLaughlin played #82 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 405 to 312 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 16-14, -239.
Round 31		OLaughlin played #69 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) again and lost 325 to 412 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 16-15, -326.

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