NASC 2016: Randy Hersom [1-25]

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Hersom, who is competing at the 2016 North American 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 14-17, -30, and is ranked #50 in Division 1.

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): Randy Surname(s): Hersom Home: Morganton, NC, United States Awards: (5th) 2000 NSC; played in 1997 1999 2001 2003 WSC; played in 1995 Superstars and 2003 All Stars Hobbies: CD Collecting, Racquetball, Poker

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 399 Average against: 400
Round 1		Hersom played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 331 to 441 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -110.
Round 2		Hersom played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 362 to 460 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-2, -208.
Round 3		Hersom played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 331 to 409 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-3, -286. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Hersom played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 442 to 430 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -274.
Round 5		Hersom played #47 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 312 to 322 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-4, -284.
Round 6		Hersom played #58 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 414 to 305 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -175.
Round 7		Hersom played #46 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 499 to 423 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, -99. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Hersom played #51 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 350 to 367 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-5, -116.
Round 9		Hersom played #36 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 477 to 345 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, +16.
Round 10		Hersom played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 384 to 414 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-6, -14.
Round 11		Hersom played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 435 to 469 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-7, -48.
Round 12		Hersom played #64 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 412 to 326 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-7, +38.
Round 13		Hersom played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 416 to 326 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, +128.
Round 14		Hersom played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and lost 293 to 479 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-8, -58.
Round 15		Hersom played #48 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 360 to 364 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-9, -62.
Round 16		Hersom played #35 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 511 to 402 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-9, +47.
Round 17		Hersom played #63 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 340 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, +184.
Round 18		Hersom played #49 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 456 to 339 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-9, +301.
Round 19		Hersom played #62 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 399 to 430 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-10, +270. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Hersom played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 424 to 383 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-10, +311.
Round 21		Hersom played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, +264.
Round 22		Hersom played #30 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and won 448 to 347 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, +365.
Round 23		Hersom played #29 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 363 to 468 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, +260.
Round 24		Hersom played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 443 to 402 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-12, +301.
Round 25		Hersom played #15 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 400 to 391 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +310.
Round 26		Hersom played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, +276.
Round 27		Hersom played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 384 to 448 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-14, +212.
Round 28		Hersom played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-15, +208.
Round 29		Hersom played #31 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 338 to 535 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-16, +11.
Round 30		Hersom played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 421 to 308 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-16, +124.
Round 31		Hersom played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) again and lost 369 to 523 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-17, -30.

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