NSC 2014: John OLaughlin [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about John 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 19-12, +981, and is ranked #8 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): OLaughlin Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Awards: Baltimore, MD Sep 2007 / BAT Premier 2011 Hobbies: music, computers, puzzles, food Occupation: Software Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 597 Average for: 450 Average against: 418
Round 1		OLaughlin played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 521 to 348 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +173.
Round 2		OLaughlin played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 495 to 386 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +282. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		OLaughlin played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 450 to 347 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +385.
Round 4		OLaughlin played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 430 to 338 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +477.
Round 5		OLaughlin played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 485 to 385 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +577. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		OLaughlin played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 460 to 340 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +697. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		OLaughlin played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 437 to 566 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +568. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		OLaughlin played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 597 to 336 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +829. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		OLaughlin played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 491 to 454 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +866. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		OLaughlin played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 372 to 315 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +923.
Round 11		OLaughlin played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 403 to 435 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +891. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		OLaughlin played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 420 to 476 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +835. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		OLaughlin played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 558 to 342 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1051.
Round 14		OLaughlin played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 471 to 333 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +1189. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		OLaughlin played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 417 to 435 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +1171. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		OLaughlin played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 371 to 660 (a spread of -289). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +882. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		OLaughlin played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 501 to 487 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +896. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		OLaughlin played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 480 to 458 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +918.
Round 19		OLaughlin played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 404 to 414 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +908. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		OLaughlin played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 419 to 417 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +910. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		OLaughlin played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +928. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		OLaughlin played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 348 to 360 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +916. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		OLaughlin played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 480 to 431 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +965.
Round 24		OLaughlin played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 408 to 475 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +898. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		OLaughlin played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) again and lost 411 to 456 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +853.
Round 26		OLaughlin played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and won 400 to 391 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +862. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		OLaughlin played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 387 to 456 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +793.
Round 28		OLaughlin played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 439 to 447 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +785.
Round 29		OLaughlin played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 464 to 408 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +841.
Round 30		OLaughlin played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 429 to 492 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +778.
Round 31		OLaughlin played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 555 to 352 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +981.

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