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

[ Congratulations to Matthew Tunnicliffe of Ottawa, ON, CAN: the 2015 North American SCRABBLE Champion! ]

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

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

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

[photo of Paul Richards]

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

[photo of Becky Dyer]

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

[photo of Orlet Bullock]

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

[photo of Jean McArthur]

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

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

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

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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

[photo of Nick Ball]

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

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Austin Shin]

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

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

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

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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

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

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

[photo of Leslie Charles]

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

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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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Leslie Charles]

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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

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

[photo of Jason Broersma]

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

[photo of Stefan Rau]

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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