NSC 2009: Randy Hersom [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Hersom, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, -228, and is ranked #90 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: Morganton, NC, USA Awards: (5th) 2000 NSC; played in 1997 1999 2001 2003 WSC; played in 1995 Superstars and 2003 All Stars Hobbies: poker, music collecting Occupation: Computer programmer

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 394 Average against: 401
Round 1		Hersom played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 472 to 417 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Hersom played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 479 to 385 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +149.
Round 3		Hersom played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 384 to 368 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +165.
Round 4		Hersom played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 336 to 463 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-1, +38.
Round 5		Hersom played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 343 to 430 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, -49.
Round 6		Hersom played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 393 to 238 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +106.
Round 7		Hersom played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 421 to 292 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +235.
Round 8		Hersom played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 397 to 468 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, +164.
Round 9		Hersom played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 371 to 379 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +156.
Round 10		Hersom played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 312 to 474 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -6.
Round 11		Hersom played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 337 to 435 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-6, -104.
Round 12		Hersom played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-6, -96.
Round 13		Hersom played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 362 to 481 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-7, -215.
Round 14		Hersom played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 521 to 390 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-7, -84.
Round 15		Hersom played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 432 to 475 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, -127.
Round 16		Hersom played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 448 to 402 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, -81.
Round 17		Hersom played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 342 to 491 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-9, -230.
Round 18		Hersom played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 284 to 413 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -359.
Round 19		Hersom played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 372 to 406 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-11, -393.
Round 20		Hersom played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 331 to 470 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-12, -532.
Round 21		Hersom played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 397 to 356 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-12, -491.
Round 22		Hersom played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 314 to 449 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-13, -626.
Round 23		Hersom played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 395 to 371 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-13, -602.
Round 24		Hersom played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 536 to 301 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -367.
Round 25		Hersom played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 419 to 360 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-13, -308.
Round 26		Hersom played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 399 to 409 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-14, -318.
Round 27		Hersom played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 372 to 449 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-15, -395.
Round 28		Hersom played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 443 to 329 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-15, -281.
Round 29		Hersom played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 383 to 416 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-16, -314.
Round 30		Hersom played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 291 to 539 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 13-17, -562.
Round 31		Hersom played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) again and won 551 to 217 (a spread of 334). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-17, -228.

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