NSC 2008: Randy Hersom [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Hersom, who is competing at the 2008 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 11.5-16.5, -902, 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

[photo of Randy Hersom]

Given name(s): Randy
Surname(s): Hersom
Home: Morganton, 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
Occupation: Computer Programmer
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 37/176, 16-11 +103
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 17/134, 16.5-10.5 +671
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 17/108, 16-11 +615
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 20/126, 18-13 +868
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 5/98, 21-10 +164
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 21/132, 18-13 +850
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 22/172, 18.5-11.5 +954
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 37/87, 15-13 -307
WSC 1997 Rank: 44
WSC 1999 Rank: 35
WSC 2001 Rank: 43
WSC 2003 Rank: 26
WSC 2005 Rank: 69

Round by Round
High score: 478 Average for: 393 Average against: 428
Round 1		Hersom played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 439 to 371 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +68.
Round 2		Hersom played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 377 to 385 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +60.
Round 3		Hersom played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 368 to 321 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +107.
Round 4		Hersom played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 407 to 463 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +51.
Round 5		Hersom played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and won 449 to 408 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +92.
Round 6		Hersom played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 477 to 513 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +56. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Hersom played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 490 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -82.
Round 8		Hersom played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 446 to 431 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -67.
Round 9		Hersom played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 471 to 442 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, -38.
Round 10		Hersom played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 315 to 571 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -294.
Round 11		Hersom played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 350 to 498 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -442.
Round 12		Hersom played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 354 to 485 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-7, -573.
Round 13		Hersom played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 328 to 417 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, -662.
Round 14		Hersom played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and tied at 342. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -662.
Round 15		Hersom played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 421 to 419 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -660.
Round 16		Hersom played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 339 to 481 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -802.
Round 17		Hersom played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 436 to 336 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -702.
Round 18		Hersom played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 275 to 492 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -919.
Round 19		Hersom played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 478 to 318 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -759.
Round 20		Hersom played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 377 to 415 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -797.
Round 21		Hersom played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 427 to 501 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -871.
Round 22		Hersom played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 399 to 441 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -913. Hersom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Hersom played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 330 to 430 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -1013.
Round 24		Hersom played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 376 to 430 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -1067.
Round 25		Hersom recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -1017.
Round 26		Hersom played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -1071.
Round 27		Hersom played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 438 to 334 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -967.
Round 28		Hersom played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 475 to 410 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -902.

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