SPC 2025: Randy Hersom [1-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Hersom, who is competing at the 2025 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, +697, and is ranked #24 in Division 1.

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): Randy Surname(s): Hersom Home: Thomasville, NC, United States Awards: (5th) 2000 NSC; played in 1997 1999 2001 2003 WSC; played in 1995 Superstars and 2003 All Stars Hobbies: CD Collecting, Racquetball, Poker

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 417 Average against: 394
Round 1		Hersom played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Hersom played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and lost 348 to 419 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -62.
Round 3		Hersom played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 423 to 292 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +69.
Round 4		Hersom played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 569 to 394 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +244.
Round 5		Hersom played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 487 to 449 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +282. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 6		Hersom played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 436 to 451 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +267. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Hersom played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 457 to 472 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +252.
Round 8		Hersom played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 435 to 401 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +286.
Round 9		Hersom played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 378 to 439 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +225.
Round 10		Hersom played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 395 to 421 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, +199.
Round 11		Hersom played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 429 to 343 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +285.
Round 12		Hersom played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 382 to 511 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, +156.
Round 13		Hersom played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 349 to 359 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, +146.
Round 14		Hersom played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and won 469 to 347 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +268.
Round 15		Hersom played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 433 to 448 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, +253.
Round 16		Hersom played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 417 to 341 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-8, +329.
Round 17		Hersom played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 354 to 451 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, +232.
Round 18		Hersom played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 458 to 403 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +287.
Round 19		Hersom played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 442 to 397 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, +332.
Round 20		Hersom played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and lost 319 to 363 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, +288.
Round 21		Hersom played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 475 to 358 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +405.
Round 22		Hersom played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 483 to 393 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +495.
Round 23		Hersom played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 372 to 425 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, +442.
Round 24		Hersom played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 347 to 434 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, +355.
Round 25		Hersom played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 509 to 412 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, +452.
Round 26		Hersom played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 290 to 451 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-13, +291.
Round 27		Hersom played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 459 to 304 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-13, +446.
Round 28		Hersom played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and lost 357 to 362 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-14, +441.
Round 29		Hersom played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 339 to 422 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-15, +358.
Round 30		Hersom played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 439 to 279 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-15, +518.
Round 31		Hersom played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and won 502 to 323 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-15, +697.

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