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Richard Lauder [#7] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Richard Lauder, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Lauder currently has a record of 20-11, +934, and is ranked #7 in Division 3.
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 | |
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| Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Lauder Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: Philately, Deltiology and collecting pleonasms Occupation: Artist NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 154/302, 11-11 +6 NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 50/136, 16.5-14.5 -100 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 100/108, 10-18 -825 |
![[photo of Richard Lauder]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lauder_richard.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](007r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 558 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Lauder played #100 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and lost 341 to 351 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Lauder had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -10. |
| Round 2 |
| Lauder played #81 John D Williams (Greenport, NY) and won 425 to 303 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Lauder had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +112. |
| Round 3 |
| Lauder played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and lost 356 to 431 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Lauder’s record vs. Wolfe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, +37. Lauder is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lauder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 4 |
| Lauder played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 350 to 412 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Lauder had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-3, -25. |
| Round 5 |
| Lauder played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 295 to 463 (a spread of -168). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Lauder’s record vs. Pitzer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -193. |
| Round 6 |
| Lauder played #68 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 339 to 447 (a spread of -108). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Lauder’s record vs. Payne in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-5, -301. |
| Round 7 |
| Lauder played #107 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 394 to 370 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Lauder’s record vs. Kidd in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -277. |
| Round 8 |
| Lauder played #52 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 352 to 327 (a spread of 25). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Lauder’s record vs. Coker in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-5, -252. |
| Round 9 |
| Lauder played #23 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 435 to 269 (a spread of 166). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lauder’s record vs. Finkle in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -86. |
| Round 10 |
| Lauder played #64 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 418 to 402 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Lauder had not played Gove in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, -70. |
| Round 11 |
| Lauder played #104 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 558 to 261 (a spread of 297). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Lauder’s record vs. Atwood in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +227. |
| Round 12 |
| Lauder played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 531 to 301 (a spread of 230). Before this event, Lauder had not played Dyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +457. |
| Round 13 |
| Lauder played #41 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 358 to 433 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Lauder had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +382. |
| Round 14 |
| Lauder played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 380 to 367 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Lauder had not played McDougall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +395. |
| Round 15 |
| Lauder played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 393 to 307 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Lauder had not played Finn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +481. |
| Round 16 |
| Lauder played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and lost 369 to 403 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Lauder had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +447. |
| Round 17 |
| Lauder played #71 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 431 to 269 (a spread of 162). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lauder’s record vs. Drinkwine in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +609. |
| Round 18 |
| Lauder played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 380 to 476 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lauder’s record vs. White in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +513. |
| Round 19 |
| Lauder played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and lost 401 to 606 (a spread of -205). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Lauder’s record vs. Viebranz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +308. Lauder is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lauder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 20 |
| Lauder played #48 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 249 to 502 (a spread of -253). Before this event, Lauder had not played Van Alen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +55. |
| Round 21 |
| Lauder played #50 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and lost 310 to 328 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Lauder had not played Minden in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, +37. |
| Round 22 |
| Lauder played #66 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 407 to 347 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Lauder had not played Gray in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, +97. |
| Round 23 |
| Lauder played #103 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 458 to 333 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Lauder had not played Goodman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, +222. |
| Round 24 |
| Lauder played #33 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 349 to 321 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Lauder’s record vs. Bogle in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +250. |
| Round 25 |
| Lauder played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 415 to 408 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Lauder’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +257. |
| Round 26 |
| Lauder played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 402 to 289 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Lauder’s record vs. Asaka in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +370. |
| Round 27 |
| Lauder played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 419 to 257 (a spread of 162). Before this event, Lauder had not played Michlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +532. |
| Round 28 |
| Lauder played #58 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 322 to 308 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Lauder had not played Puma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +546. |
| Round 29 |
| Lauder played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 411 to 301 (a spread of 110). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Lauder’s record vs. Perman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +656. |
| Round 30 |
| Lauder played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and won 545 to 360 (a spread of 185). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Lauder’s record vs. Gaertner in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +841. Lauder is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lauder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 31 |
| Lauder played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and won 381 to 288 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Lauder had not played Long in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +934. |
| Award Ceremony | Lauder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
![[photo of Patricia Day]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/day_patricia.jpg)
![[photo of John D. Williams]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/williams_john_d.jpg)
![[photo of Charmaine Wolfe]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wolfe_charmaine.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Wolfberg]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wolfberg_mike_2.jpg)
![[photo of Wilma Pitzer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pitzer_wilma_2.jpg)
![[photo of Bill Payne]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/payne_bill.jpg)
![[photo of Danny Kidd]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kidd_danny.jpg)
![[photo of Edd Coker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/coker_edd_2.jpg)
![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
![[photo of John Gove]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gove_john.jpg)
![[photo of Mary G. Atwood]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/atwood_mary.jpg)
![[photo of Becky Dyer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dyer_becky.jpg)
![[photo of Jacob Williams]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/williams_jacob_2.jpg)
![[photo of Scott McDougall]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mcdougall_scott.jpg)
![[photo of Lynda Finn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/finn_lynda.jpg)
![[photo of Gabriel Wong]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wong_gabriel.jpg)
![[photo of Barbara J. Drinkwine]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/drinkwine_barbara_j.jpg)
![[photo of Charlene H. White]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/white_charlene.jpg)
![[photo of George Viebranz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/v/viebranz_george_2.jpg)
![[photo of Barbara Van Alen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/v/vanalen_barbara.jpg)
![[photo of Vivian Minden]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/minden_vivian.jpg)
![[photo of Janet Gray]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gray_janet.jpg)
![[photo of Mark Goodman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/goodman_mark.jpg)
![[photo of Julia Ann Bogle]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bogle_julia_ann.jpg)
![[photo of Gerry Smith]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/smith_gerry_2.jpg)
![[photo of George Asaka]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/asaka_george.jpg)
![[photo of Andrew Michlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/michlin_andrew.jpg)
![[photo of Marie Puma]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/puma_marie.jpg)
![[photo of Gary Perman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/perman_gary.jpg)
![[photo of Andrew Gaertner]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gaertner_andrew.jpg)
![[photo of Rob Long]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/long_rob.jpg)