NSC 2014: Jim Laris [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Laris, 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 15-16, +498, and is ranked #38 in Division 4.

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: 459 Average for: 368 Average against: 350
Round 1		Laris recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Laris played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 420 to 257 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +113.
Round 3		Laris played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 340 to 366 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, +87.
Round 4		Laris played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 459 to 242 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +304.
Round 5		Laris played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 373 to 374 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-3, +303.
Round 6		Laris played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and lost 317 to 442 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, +178.
Round 7		Laris played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and lost 326 to 338 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-5, +166.
Round 8		Laris played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 345 to 264 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-5, +247.
Round 9		Laris played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 442 to 294 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, +395.
Round 10		Laris played #43 James Krycka (Shirley, MA) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-6, +373.
Round 11		Laris played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 295 to 329 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-7, +339.
Round 12		Laris played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 324 to 410 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-8, +253.
Round 13		Laris played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 408 to 334 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-8, +327.
Round 14		Laris played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 364 to 389 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-9, +302.
Round 15		Laris played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and won 429 to 315 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-9, +416.
Round 16		Laris played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 380 to 326 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-9, +470.
Round 17		Laris played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and lost 301 to 321 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-10, +450.
Round 18		Laris played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-10, +526.
Round 19		Laris played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) and won 387 to 363 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-10, +550.
Round 20		Laris played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 356 to 348 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, +558.
Round 21		Laris played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 387 to 440 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-11, +505.
Round 22		Laris played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 320 to 394 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-12, +431.
Round 23		Laris played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-12, +451.
Round 24		Laris played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 336 to 350 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-13, +437.
Round 25		Laris played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and won 344 to 326 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-13, +455.
Round 26		Laris played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and won 393 to 341 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, +507.
Round 27		Laris played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 363 to 293 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-13, +577.
Round 28		Laris played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 308 to 453 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +432.
Round 29		Laris played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and lost 384 to 395 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-15, +421.
Round 30		Laris played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 432 to 338 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-15, +515.
Round 31		Laris played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) again and lost 361 to 378 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-16, +498.

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