NASC 2017: Jim Laris [4-30]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Laris, who is competing at the 2017 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 16.5-14.5, +137, and is ranked #23 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: 449 Average for: 358 Average against: 354
Round 1		Laris played #44 Alison Lifland (Pasadena, CA) and lost 320 to 401 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Laris played #58 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 368 to 306 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -19.
Round 3		Laris played #8 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 375 to 424 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, -68.
Round 4		Laris played #12 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 371 to 401 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-3, -98.
Round 5		Laris played #60 Diane Allmen (Cohoctah, MI) and won 376 to 279 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -1.
Round 6		Laris played #5 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 326 to 378 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-4, -53.
Round 7		Laris played #48 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, -22.
Round 8		Laris played #51 Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) and won 357 to 274 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, +61.
Round 9		Laris played #47 Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 350 to 420 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -9.
Round 10		Laris played #40 Joan Murphy (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 320 to 280 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, +31. Laris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Laris played #38 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and tied at 398. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +31.
Round 12		Laris played #34 Jennifer DeGlopper (Punta Gorda, FL) and lost 276 to 427 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -120.
Round 13		Laris played #46 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 329 to 375 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -166.
Round 14		Laris played #18 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 424 to 296 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -38.
Round 15		Laris played #57 Victoria Cox-Barnett (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 421 to 308 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +75.
Round 16		Laris played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 321 to 423 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -27.
Round 17		Laris played #6 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 374 to 373 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -26.
Round 18		Laris played #55 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 347 to 326 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -5.
Round 19		Laris played #31 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -9.
Round 20		Laris played #14 Mary Logullo (Westminster, CO) and lost 302 to 409 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -116.
Round 21		Laris played #16 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and won 449 to 300 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +33.
Round 22		Laris played #24 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 375 to 308 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +100.
Round 23		Laris played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +20.
Round 24		Laris played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and won 424 to 321 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +123.
Round 25		Laris played #37 Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) and won 336 to 326 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +133.
Round 26		Laris played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and lost 371 to 409 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +95.
Round 27		Laris played #7 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 312 to 302 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +105. Laris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Laris played #41 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 276 to 402 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -21.
Round 29		Laris played #33 Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX) and lost 326 to 373 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -68.
Round 30		Laris played #54 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 421 to 242 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +111.
Round 31		Laris played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) again and won 375 to 349 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +137.

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