NASC 2018: Laurie Cohen [1-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, who is competing at the 2018 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 13-18, -217, and is ranked #54 in Division 1.

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): Laurie Surname(s): Cohen Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 398 Average against: 407
Round 1		Cohen played #35 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 342 to 459 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -117.
Round 2		Cohen played #62 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 336 to 368 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		Cohen played #13 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 339 to 381 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-3, -191.
Round 4		Cohen played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 332 to 343 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-4, -202. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cohen played #5 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 383 to 406 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-5, -225.
Round 6		Cohen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-5, -175.
Round 7		Cohen played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 292 to 444 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-6, -327.
Round 8		Cohen played #44 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 454 to 467 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-7, -340.
Round 9		Cohen played #58 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 364 to 397 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-8, -373.
Round 10		Cohen played #32 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 485 to 426 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-8, -314.
Round 11		Cohen played #65 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 414 to 380 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-8, -280.
Round 12		Cohen played #59 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 551 to 376 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-8, -105. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cohen played #36 Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) and won 390 to 366 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-8, -81.
Round 14		Cohen played #54 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-9, -96.
Round 15		Cohen played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-9, -93.
Round 16		Cohen played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 368 to 394 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-10, -119.
Round 17		Cohen played #63 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 331 to 409 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-11, -197.
Round 18		Cohen played #55 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 372 to 451 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-12, -276.
Round 19		Cohen played #53 Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI) and lost 280 to 576 (a spread of -296). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-13, -572. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Cohen played #66 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 492 to 331 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-13, -411.
Round 21		Cohen played #41 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 421 to 347 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-13, -337.
Round 22		Cohen played #52 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 481 to 401 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-13, -257.
Round 23		Cohen played #43 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 400 to 369 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-13, -226.
Round 24		Cohen played #56 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 317 to 453 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-14, -362.
Round 25		Cohen played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 386 to 410 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-15, -386.
Round 26		Cohen played #60 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 417 to 430 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-16, -399.
Round 27		Cohen played #46 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 527 to 438 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-16, -310.
Round 28		Cohen played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 442 to 341 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-16, -209.
Round 29		Cohen played #50 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 444 to 459 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-17, -224.
Round 30		Cohen played #33 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 341 to 374 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-18, -257. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Cohen played #36 Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) again and won 445 to 405 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-18, -217.

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