SPC 2023: John Lauck [4-40]

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On this page, you will find information about John Lauck, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +301, and is ranked #12 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): John Surname(s): Lauck Home: Hermiston, OR, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Travel, Movies, Italian Food Occupation: High School Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 371 Average against: 361
Round 1		Lauck played #23 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) and won 383 to 352 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +31. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lauck played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and lost 348 to 360 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +19.
Round 3		Lauck played #56 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and won 377 to 317 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +79. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Lauck played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 284 to 324 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +39.
Round 5		Lauck played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 295 to 418 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, -84.
Round 6		Lauck played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 453 to 290 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, +79.
Round 7		Lauck played #15 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and lost 404 to 440 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-4, +43. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Lauck played #38 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 353 to 382 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-5, +14.
Round 9		Lauck played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 338 to 426 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-6, -74.
Round 10		Lauck played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 496 to 355 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-6, +67.
Round 11		Lauck played #7 Gaye Trickey (Lakewood, CO) and won 344 to 328 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, +83.
Round 12		Lauck played #2 Derven Francis (Henderson, NV) and lost 239 to 405 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-7, -83. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lauck played #34 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 456 to 356 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +17.
Round 14		Lauck played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 404 to 345 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +76.
Round 15		Lauck played #32 Andrew Morgan (Ottawa ON) and won 448 to 281 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, +243.
Round 16		Lauck played #21 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 277 to 410 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-8, +110.
Round 17		Lauck played #17 Les Mintz (Henderson, NV) and lost 343 to 390 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-9, +63.
Round 18		Lauck played #49 Dan Goldberg (East Meadow, NY) and won 376 to 312 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, +127.
Round 19		Lauck played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and won 303 to 289 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +141. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Lauck played #26 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 470 to 338 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +273.
Round 21		Lauck played #39 Brenda Prine (Elora ON) and won 458 to 294 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +437.
Round 22		Lauck played #27 Andrew Rosen (Newmarket ON) and lost 345 to 363 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +419.
Round 23		Lauck played #6 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 304 to 397 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, +326.
Round 24		Lauck played #52 Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +366.
Round 25		Lauck played #11 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and won 402 to 377 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +391. Lauck is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lauck played #29 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 379 to 358 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +412.
Round 27		Lauck played #35 Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA) and won 346 to 332 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +426.
Round 28		Lauck played #47 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 320 to 469 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +277.
Round 29		Lauck played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +330.
Round 30		Lauck played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) again and lost 330 to 381 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +279.
Round 31		Lauck played #45 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 405 to 383 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +301.

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