John O'Laughlin [#71] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. O'Laughlin currently has a record of 15-9, +367, and is ranked #14.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): O'Laughlin Home: Hartland, WI, United States Age: 25 Awards: (28th) 2003 WSC; 2004-11 Elmhurst, IL Hobbies: music, movies, puzzles and computers Occupation: Computer Programmer WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 537 Average for: 429 Average against: 414
Registration		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Malta	O'Laughlin played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 430 to 401 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Uganda	O'Laughlin played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 481 to 316 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +194.
Round 3		France	O'Laughlin played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 410 to 302 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +302.
Round 4		Ghana	O'Laughlin played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +326.
Round 5		Canada	O'Laughlin played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 429 to 444 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +311. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		England	O'Laughlin played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 365 to 329 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +347.
Round 7		Australia	O'Laughlin played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 358 to 441 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +264.
Round 8		Malta	O'Laughlin played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 415 to 532 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +147.
Round 9		United States	O'Laughlin played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 348 to 504 (a spread of -156) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, -9.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Ghana	O'Laughlin played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 450 to 446 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, -5.
Round 11		Nigeria	O'Laughlin played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 489 to 381 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +103.
Round 12		England	O'Laughlin played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 448 to 325 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +226.
Round 13		United States	O'Laughlin played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 520 to 395 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +351.
Round 14		Australia	O'Laughlin played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 416 to 418 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +349. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Thailand	O'Laughlin played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 474 to 422 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +401.
Round 16		World Champion	O'Laughlin played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 422 to 471 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +352.
Round 17		New Zealand	O'Laughlin played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 537 to 392 (a spread of 145) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +497.
Round 18		Malaysia	O'Laughlin played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 430 to 397 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +530.
Round 19		Canada	O'Laughlin played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 371 to 416 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +485. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20		United States	O'Laughlin played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 444 to 392 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +537.
Round 21		Thailand	O'Laughlin played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 469 to 430 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +576. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Australia	O'Laughlin played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 410 to 393 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +593. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Malaysia	O'Laughlin played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 396 to 512 (a spread of -116) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +477.
Round 24		Australia	O'Laughlin played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 372 to 482 (a spread of -110) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +367.
Finals		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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