SPC 2025: Clay Herron [2-57]

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On this page, you will find information about Clay Herron, 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 15-16, +224, and is ranked #35 in Division 2.

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: 528 Average for: 387 Average against: 380
Round 1		Herron played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 418 to 376 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Herron played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -6.
Round 3		Herron played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 382 to 309 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +67. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Herron played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 339 to 513 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -107.
Round 5		Herron played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 309 to 384 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -182.
Round 6		Herron played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 427 to 419 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, -174. Herron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Herron played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 377 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, -160.
Round 8		Herron played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 361 to 460 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -259.
Round 9		Herron played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 374 to 395 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -280.
Round 10		Herron played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 471 to 331 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, -140.
Round 11		Herron played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 434 to 290 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +4.
Round 12		Herron played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 350 to 430 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, -76.
Round 13		Herron played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 368 to 474 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-7, -182.
Round 14		Herron played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 327 to 535 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-8, -390.
Round 15		Herron played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 319 to 379 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-9, -450.
Round 16		Herron played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 431 to 336 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-9, -355.
Round 17		Herron played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 301 to 341 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-10, -395.
Round 18		Herron played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 432 to 312 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -275.
Round 19		Herron played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 356 to 275 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-10, -194.
Round 20		Herron played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 528 to 341 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, -7.
Round 21		Herron played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 340 to 506 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-11, -173.
Round 22		Herron played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 492 to 317 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +2.
Round 23		Herron played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 364 to 408 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-12, -42.
Round 24		Herron played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 422 to 280 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-12, +100.
Round 25		Herron played #51 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 341 to 406 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-13, +35.
Round 26		Herron played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 322 to 358 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-14, -1.
Round 27		Herron played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 445 to 281 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, +163.
Round 28		Herron played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 463 to 301 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-14, +325.
Round 29		Herron played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 405 to 358 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +372.
Round 30		Herron played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 379 to 417 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-15, +334.
Round 31		Herron played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 319 to 429 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-16, +224.

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