NSC 2009: Jim Laris [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Laris, 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 18-13, +162, and is ranked #13 in Division 5.

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): Jim Surname(s): Laris Home: Altadena, CA, USA Hobbies: Baseball, Hockey, Reading Occupation: Retired Newspaper Publisher

Round by Round
High score: 460 Average for: 359 Average against: 353
Round 1		Laris played #54 Ruben Radlauer (Los Angeles, CA) and won 384 to 334 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Laris played #32 Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 336 to 282 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +104.
Round 3		Laris played #21 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 327 to 356 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +75.
Round 4		Laris played #17 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 352 to 366 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, +61.
Round 5		Laris played #26 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 388 to 330 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +119.
Round 6		Laris played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 330 to 362 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, +87.
Round 7		Laris played #5 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 371 to 317 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +141.
Round 8		Laris played #42 Christopher Ross (Charleston, WV) and won 460 to 339 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +262.
Round 9		Laris played #29 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 362 to 319 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +305.
Round 10		Laris played #1 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and lost 298 to 403 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +200.
Round 11		Laris played #39 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 295 to 294 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +201.
Round 12		Laris played #11 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 311 to 385 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +127.
Round 13		Laris played #24 Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 379 to 435 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +71.
Round 14		Laris played #38 Lisa Green (Charleston, WV) and lost 242 to 356 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, -43.
Round 15		Laris played #20 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 379 to 280 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +56.
Round 16		Laris played #40 Mary Zarse (Wawatosa, WI) and lost 335 to 342 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, +49.
Round 17		Laris played #33 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 379 to 421 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, +7.
Round 18		Laris played #22 Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA) and won 389 to 275 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +121.
Round 19		Laris played #25 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 436 to 379 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +178.
Round 20		Laris played #43 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 268 to 447 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-10, -1.
Round 21		Laris played #44 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 350 to 337 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +12.
Round 22		Laris played #35 Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH) and won 411 to 320 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +103.
Round 23		Laris played #46 Cathy Steinke (Indianapolis, IN) and won 386 to 370 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +119.
Round 24		Laris played #19 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 437 to 307 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +249.
Round 25		Laris played #14 Polly Lenzen (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 337 to 433 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +153.
Round 26		Laris played #36 Merran Dunlop (Toronto ON) and won 366 to 343 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +176.
Round 27		Laris played #4 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and won 393 to 345 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +224.
Round 28		Laris played #7 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 342 to 370 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +196.
Round 29		Laris played #12 Tina Totten King (Charleston, WV) and won 356 to 325 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +227.
Round 30		Laris played #40 Mary Zarse (Wawatosa, WI) again and won 352 to 302 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +277.
Round 31		Laris played #4 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) again and lost 368 to 483 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +162.

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