NASC 2016: Michael Herzog [4-38]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Herzog, 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 16-15, -168, and is ranked #40 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): Michael Surname(s): Herzog Home: Garden City, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 437 Average for: 343 Average against: 351
Round 1		Herzog played #44 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 259 to 411 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -152.
Round 2		Herzog played #65 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 405 to 366 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -113.
Round 3		Herzog played #3 Spero T Lappas (Unknown city, PA) and lost 255 to 298 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -156.
Round 4		Herzog played #11 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 316 to 428 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-3, -268.
Round 5		Herzog played #61 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 362 to 297 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -203.
Round 6		Herzog played #30 Lisa Lovelace (Danville, IL) and lost 366 to 417 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-4, -254.
Round 7		Herzog played #72 Karon Herring (Saint Peters, MO) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, -246.
Round 8		Herzog played #77 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 385 to 281 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -142.
Round 9		Herzog played #58 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 367 to 378 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, -153.
Round 10		Herzog played #23 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 423 to 417 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -147.
Round 11		Herzog played #25 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 267 to 417 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, -297.
Round 12		Herzog played #33 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and lost 347 to 369 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-7, -319.
Round 13		Herzog played #46 Cindy Zimmerman (Unknown city, NE) and won 392 to 313 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -240.
Round 14		Herzog played #32 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and lost 314 to 399 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, -325.
Round 15		Herzog played #41 Menzie Chase (Sulphur Springs, TX) and won 437 to 345 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, -233.
Round 16		Herzog played #68 Shirley Simon (Regina SK) and lost 278 to 375 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-9, -330.
Round 17		Herzog played #59 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 307 to 339 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -362.
Round 18		Herzog played #43 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 347 to 260 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-10, -275.
Round 19		Herzog played #73 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) and lost 323 to 385 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-11, -337.
Round 20		Herzog played #16 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 259 to 395 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-12, -473.
Round 21		Herzog played #49 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 345 to 302 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-12, -430.
Round 22		Herzog played #28 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 290 to 338 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-13, -478.
Round 23		Herzog played #74 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 323 to 329 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-14, -484.
Round 24		Herzog played #78 Kathleen Long (New Haven, IN) and won 375 to 307 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -416.
Round 25		Herzog recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, -366.
Round 26		Herzog played #81 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) and won 353 to 331 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-14, -344.
Round 27		Herzog played #71 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 379 to 345 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-14, -310.
Round 28		Herzog played #39 Della Lutz (St Joseph, IL) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-14, -238.
Round 29		Herzog played #63 Joel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 308 to 368 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-15, -298.
Round 30		Herzog played #54 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and won 355 to 242 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-15, -185.
Round 31		Herzog played #20 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and won 398 to 381 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, -168.

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