NSC 2009: Laura Thomley [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Thomley, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 15-16, +246, and is ranked #51 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): Laura Surname(s): Thomley Home: Gainesville, FL, USA Hobbies: Scrabble, volleyball, reading

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 363 Average against: 356
Round 1		Thomley played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and won 380 to 358 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2		Thomley played #22 Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA) and lost 303 to 393 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		Thomley played #89 Linda Robinson (Clyde, OH) and won 412 to 314 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +30.
Round 4		Thomley played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 400 to 388 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +42.
Round 5		Thomley played #20 Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO) and won 471 to 322 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +191.
Round 6		Thomley played #61 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 329 to 362 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +158.
Round 7		Thomley played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 345 to 366 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +137.
Round 8		Thomley played #58 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 336 to 346 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +127.
Round 9		Thomley played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 288 to 393 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, +22.
Round 10		Thomley played #87 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 327 to 339 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, +10.
Round 11		Thomley played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and won 499 to 308 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +201.
Round 12		Thomley played #49 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and won 395 to 371 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, +225.
Round 13		Thomley played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 372 to 351 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +246.
Round 14		Thomley played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 323 to 310 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +259.
Round 15		Thomley played #39 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 308 to 416 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +151.
Round 16		Thomley played #46 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 376 to 399 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, +128.
Round 17		Thomley played #52 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 354 to 312 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, +170.
Round 18		Thomley played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 471 to 316 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +325.
Round 19		Thomley played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 285 to 418 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-9, +192.
Round 20		Thomley played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 331 to 349 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +174.
Round 21		Thomley played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 314 to 383 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-11, +105.
Round 22		Thomley played #6 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and lost 338 to 400 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-12, +43.
Round 23		Thomley played #23 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 301 to 443 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -99.
Round 24		Thomley played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 352 to 368 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -115.
Round 25		Thomley played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-15, -142.
Round 26		Thomley played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 407 to 251 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-15, +14.
Round 27		Thomley recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-15, +64.
Round 28		Thomley played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 383 to 341 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, +106.
Round 29		Thomley played #30 Zbigniew Wieckowski (St. Paul, MN) and won 338 to 279 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-15, +165.
Round 30		Thomley played #64 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 338 to 386 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-16, +117.
Round 31		Thomley played #30 Zbigniew Wieckowski (St. Paul, MN) again and won 434 to 305 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, +246.

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