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SPC 2023: Cheryl Kagan [3-61]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Kagan, who is competing at the 2023 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 15-16, -675, and is ranked #53 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

[photo of Cheryl Kagan]

Given name(s): Cheryl
Surname(s): Kagan
Home: Rockville, MD, United States
Round by Round

High score: 471
Average for: 381
Average against: 402

Round 1

[photo of Gregg Bigourdin]

Kagan played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and won 459 to 371 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +88.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Heidi Kujac]

Kagan played #25 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 371 to 325 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 2-0, +134.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of April McCarley]

Kagan played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 321 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-0, +202.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Gary Perman]

Kagan played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 386 to 314 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-0, +274.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Jeffrey Moore]

Kagan played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and won 427 to 398 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-0, +303.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Natalie Dicou]

Kagan played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 389 to 530 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-1, +162.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Kagan played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 440 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-2, +59.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Diane Weinerman]

Kagan played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 370 to 360 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 6-2, +69.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Greg Feldkamp]

Kagan played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 397 to 341 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-2, +125.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Kyle Fellahi]

Kagan played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 354 to 429 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-3, +50.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Ben Greenwood]

Kagan played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 218 to 549 (a spread of -331).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-4, -281.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 12

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Kagan played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 270 to 501 (a spread of -231).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 7-5, -512.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Bennett Jacobstein]

Kagan played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 375 to 408 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 7-6, -545.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Kagan played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 469 to 333 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-6, -409.

Round 15

[photo of Nancy Bowen]

Kagan played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 426 to 376 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-6, -359.

Round 16

[photo of Kevin Ng]

Kagan played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 370 to 441 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-7, -430.

Round 17

[photo of Ted Gest]

Kagan played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 350 to 331 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 10-7, -411.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 18

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Kagan played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 402 to 427 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-8, -436.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Jane Bissonnette]

Kagan played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 11-8, -377.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Olinga Flisock]

Kagan played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and lost 339 to 473 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 11-9, -511.

Round 21

[photo of Larry Durbin]

Kagan played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 471 to 397 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-9, -437.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Ralph Ireland]

Kagan played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 377 to 449 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 12-10, -509.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Florence Spanfelner]

Kagan played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 350 to 360 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 12-11, -519.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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Kagan played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 354 to 433 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 12-12, -598.

Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of James W Flomo]

Kagan played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 346 to 451 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 12-13, -703.

Round 26

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Kagan played #78 David Goldberg (Las Vegas, NV) and won 394 to 386 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 13-13, -695.

Round 27

[photo of William Snoddy]

Kagan played #29 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 398 to 404 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 13-14, -701.

Round 28

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Kagan played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and won 436 to 385 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 14-14, -650.

Round 29

[photo of Pamina Deutsch]

Kagan played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 405 to 450 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 14-15, -695.

Round 30

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Kagan played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 394 to 360 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 15-15, -661.

Round 31

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Kagan played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) again and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 15-16, -675.


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