Sheryl Peterman [#107] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sheryl Peterman, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Peterman currently has a record of 18-12, +176, and is ranked #26 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): Sheryl Surname(s): Peterman Home: Oquawka, IL, United States Age: 50 Awards: President of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles Auxilliary Local 3629 Hobbies: Scrabble, Active Eagles Club Member, Hot tubbing Occupation: Bowling Center and Motel Owner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 471 Average for: 370 Average against: 364
Round 1		Peterman played #125 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 440 to 311 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Savitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +129.
Round 2		Peterman played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 321 to 359 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +91.
Round 3		Peterman played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 372 to 448 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, +15.
Round 4		Peterman played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 331 to 318 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Peterman played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 395 to 337 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, +86.
Round 6		Peterman played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 424 to 303 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +207.
Round 7		Peterman played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 459 to 375 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +291.
Round 8		Peterman played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 222 to 530 (a spread of -308) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-3, -17.
Round 9		Peterman played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 254 to 469 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-4, -232.
Round 10		Peterman played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 394 to 306 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Melvin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-4, -144.
Round 11		Peterman played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 288 to 361 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-5, -217.
Round 12		Peterman played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 336 to 464 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-6, -345.
Round 13		Peterman played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 329 to 466 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-7, -482.
Round 14		Peterman played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 407 to 301 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-7, -376.
Round 15		Peterman played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 471 to 334 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-7, -239.
Round 16		Peterman played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-8, -286.
Round 17		Peterman played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 393 to 364 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-8, -257.
Round 18		Peterman played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 433 to 339 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-8, -163. Peterman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Peterman played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 290 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-8, -48.
Round 20		Peterman played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 331 to 324 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-8, -41.
Round 21		Peterman played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 419 to 328 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-8, +50.
Round 22		Peterman played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 426 to 338 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-8, +138.
Round 23		Peterman played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 460 to 307 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-8, +291.
Round 24		Peterman played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 283 to 411 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-9, +163.
Round 25		Peterman played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 369 to 344 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-9, +188.
Round 26		Peterman played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 331 to 440 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-10, +79.
Round 27		Peterman played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 361 to 318 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Peterman had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-10, +122.
Round 28		Peterman played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and won 415 to 308 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-10, +229.
Round 29		Peterman played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 339 to 351 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-11, +217.
Round 30		Peterman played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 366 to 407 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Peterman had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-12, +176.

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