SPC 2022: Clay Herron [3-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Clay Herron, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-12, +729, and is ranked #9 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
	Given name(s): Clay Surname(s): Herron Home: Dover, DE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 404 Average against: 380
Round 1		Herron played #63 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 419 to 292 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +127. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Herron played #40 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 410 to 349 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +188. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Herron played #28 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +183.
Round 4		Herron played #32 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and tied at 339. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +183.
Round 5		Herron played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 423 to 452 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +154. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Herron played #67 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 453 to 368 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +239.
Round 7		Herron played #14 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 318 to 506 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +51.
Round 8		Herron played #66 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and won 376 to 354 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +73.
Round 9		Herron played #72 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and won 341 to 322 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +92.
Round 10		Herron played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 377 to 399 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +70.
Round 11		Herron played #29 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 401 to 438 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +33.
Round 12		Herron played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) and lost 346 to 449 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -70.
Round 13		Herron played #56 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and won 369 to 354 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -55.
Round 14		Herron played #45 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and tied at 404. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -55.
Round 15		Herron played #33 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +20.
Round 16		Herron played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 452 to 342 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +130.
Round 17		Herron played #38 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +145.
Round 18		Herron played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +66.
Round 19		Herron played #55 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +182.
Round 20		Herron played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 496 to 306 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +372.
Round 21		Herron played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 570 to 300 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +642.
Round 22		Herron played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 400 to 431 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +611.
Round 23		Herron played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 346 to 382 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +575.
Round 24		Herron played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 396 to 346 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +625.
Round 25		Herron played #75 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 479 to 298 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +806.
Round 26		Herron played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and lost 335 to 456 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +685.
Round 27		Herron played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 458 to 351 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +792.
Round 28		Herron played #36 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 399 to 330 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +861.
Round 29		Herron played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 450 to 351 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +960.
Round 30		Herron played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) again and lost 374 to 649 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +685. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Herron played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 381 to 337 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +729.

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