NASC 2015: John O'Laughlin [CSW-02]

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 13-8, +389, and is ranked #38 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): O'Laughlin 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: 556 Average for: 430 Average against: 412
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 556 to 353 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +203. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 465 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +126.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 400 to 458 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, +68. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 421 to 379 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +110.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 392 to 389 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +113. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 439 to 342 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +210.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 546 to 383 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +373. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and won 427 to 420 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +380. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 508 to 333 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +555. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 379 to 445 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +489. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 346 to 381 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +454. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 385 to 598 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +241. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 437 to 428 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +250.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 451 to 390 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +311. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 331 to 484 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +158.
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 445 to 383 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +220.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 404 to 417 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +207. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 442 to 382 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +267.
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 421 to 464 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +224.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 426 to 374 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +276. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 496 to 383 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +389.
Round 23		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +389.
Round 24		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +389.
Round 26		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-8, +389.
Round 29		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-8, +389.
Round 30		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		O'Laughlin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-8, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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