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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

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

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

[photo of Wes Eddings]

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

[photo of Mark Miller]

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

[photo of Avery Mojica]

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

[photo of Michael Fagen]

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

[photo of Eric Tran]

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

[photo of Tom Bond]

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

[photo of Craig Rowland]

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

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

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

[photo of Paul Epstein]

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

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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

[photo of Sal Piro]

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

[photo of Ted Blevins]

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

[photo of Mitchell Brook]

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

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

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

[photo of Jonathan Lindh]

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

[photo of Tasha Asberry]

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

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

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

[photo of Randy Hersom]

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

[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]

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

[photo of Jeff Cook]

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

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

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

[photo of Matt Canik]

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

[photo of Paul Holser]

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

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

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

[photo of Greg Heidler]

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

[photo of Howard Pistol]

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

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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

[photo of Ted Blevins]

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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