SPC 2024: Michael Herzog [4-51]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Herzog, 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 16-15, +128, and is ranked #32 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: 534 Average for: 363 Average against: 359
Round 1		Herzog played #32 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 261 to 309 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -48. Herzog is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Herzog played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 327 to 381 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -102.
Round 3		Herzog played #61 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 355 to 349 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -96.
Round 4		Herzog played #68 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and lost 297 to 348 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-3, -147.
Round 5		Herzog played #29 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 416 to 325 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-3, -56.
Round 6		Herzog played #55 Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 309 to 353 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-4, -100.
Round 7		Herzog played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 225 to 358 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-5, -233.
Round 8		Herzog played #39 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 427 to 335 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-5, -141.
Round 9		Herzog played #72 Jeremy Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 394 to 365 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, -112.
Round 10		Herzog played #20 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and won 443 to 417 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, -86.
Round 11		Herzog played #5 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 339 to 400 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-6, -147.
Round 12		Herzog played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 534 to 257 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, +130.
Round 13		Herzog played #35 Donna Biderman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 378 to 388 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, +120.
Round 14		Herzog played #53 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 399 to 369 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-7, +150.
Round 15		Herzog played #19 Pete Baney (Indianapolis, IN) and won 408 to 349 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, +209.
Round 16		Herzog played #24 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and lost 248 to 432 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +25.
Round 17		Herzog played #52 Samuel Austin (Amherst, NY) and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +86.
Round 18		Herzog played #49 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 314 to 372 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-9, +28.
Round 19		Herzog played #25 Andrew Rosen (Newmarket ON) and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-9, +138.
Round 20		Herzog played #73 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and won 437 to 372 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +203.
Round 21		Herzog played #23 Greg Graf (Mentor, OH) and lost 325 to 386 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +142.
Round 22		Herzog played #8 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 352 to 315 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +179.
Round 23		Herzog played #64 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 350 to 320 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +209.
Round 24		Herzog played #63 Ross Yellin (Manalapan, NJ) and lost 310 to 329 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +190.
Round 25		Herzog played #16 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 314 to 380 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, +124.
Round 26		Herzog played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 355 to 376 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, +103.
Round 27		Herzog played #18 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and won 398 to 280 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-13, +221.
Round 28		Herzog played #30 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 324 to 392 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-14, +153.
Round 29		Herzog played #33 Judi Boviard (Newton Upper Falls, MA) and lost 301 to 430 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-15, +24.
Round 30		Herzog played #21 Greg Golding (Gatineau QC) and won 396 to 378 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, +42.
Round 31		Herzog played #32 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) again and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, +128.

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