SPC 2024: Cheryl Kagan [3-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Kagan, who is competing at the 2024 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 18-13, +598, and is ranked #14 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): Cheryl Surname(s): Kagan Home: Rockville, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 381 Average against: 363
Round 1		Kagan played #58 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 327 to 384 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -57.
Round 2		Kagan played #77 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 346 to 396 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -107.
Round 3		Kagan played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) and won 450 to 381 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, -38.
Round 4		Kagan played #57 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 273 to 457 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -222. Kagan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kagan played #78 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 428 to 286 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -80.
Round 6		Kagan played #7 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, -26.
Round 7		Kagan played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 339 to 364 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -51.
Round 8		Kagan played #29 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and lost 363 to 364 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, -52.
Round 9		Kagan played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 304 to 368 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-6, -116.
Round 10		Kagan played #36 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and lost 327 to 403 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-7, -192.
Round 11		Kagan played #45 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and lost 280 to 463 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-8, -375.
Round 12		Kagan recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-8, -325.
Round 13		Kagan played #67 Diane Schavone (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 322 to 370 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-9, -373.
Round 14		Kagan played #68 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 556 to 306 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-9, -123.
Round 15		Kagan played #79 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 371 to 303 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-9, -55.
Round 16		Kagan played #70 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-9, +32.
Round 17		Kagan played #71 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 392 to 334 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, +90.
Round 18		Kagan played #23 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 308 to 505 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-10, -107.
Round 19		Kagan played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 477 to 289 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, +81.
Round 20		Kagan played #56 Linda Tilley (Grosse Ile, MI) and lost 367 to 396 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-11, +52.
Round 21		Kagan played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and won 456 to 340 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, +168.
Round 22		Kagan played #37 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 416 to 332 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +252.
Round 23		Kagan played #62 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 372 to 386 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-12, +238.
Round 24		Kagan played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-12, +251.
Round 25		Kagan played #42 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 422 to 434 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-13, +239.
Round 26		Kagan played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 399 to 290 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-13, +348.
Round 27		Kagan played #66 Michael Christophel (Conyers, GA) and won 403 to 350 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, +401.
Round 28		Kagan played #59 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 362 to 346 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +417.
Round 29		Kagan played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 415 to 341 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +491.
Round 30		Kagan played #43 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +500.
Round 31		Kagan played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 390 to 292 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +598.

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