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NSC 2012: Jerry Lerman [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2012 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 18-13, +451, and is ranked #14 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 Jerry Lerman]

Given name(s): Jerry
Surname(s): Lerman
Home: Foster City, CA, United States
Awards: Invitee to World Scrabble Championship, 1993 and 2005
Hobbies: Reading, Local Newspaper Publishing, Chess
Round by Round

High score: 539
Average for: 424
Average against: 410

Round 1

[photo of Robert Felman]

Lerman played #68 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 513 to 269 (a spread of 244).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 1-0, +244.

Round 2

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Lerman played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 539 to 411 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +372.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Lerman played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 479 to 288 (a spread of 191).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 3-0, +563.

Round 4

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Lerman played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 482 to 536 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-1, +509.

Round 5

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Lerman played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 526 to 429 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 4-1, +606.

Round 6

[photo of Scott Appel]

Lerman played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 481 to 313 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +774.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Lerman played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 403 to 332 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 6-1, +845.

Round 8

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Lerman played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 341 to 391 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 6-2, +795.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of John Karris]

Lerman played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 377 to 372 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-2, +800.

Round 10

[photo of Jason Keller]

Lerman played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 439 to 379 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-2, +860.

Round 11

[photo of David Gibson]

Lerman played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 389 to 380 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-2, +869.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Lerman played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 475 to 403 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-2, +941.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Lerman played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 368 to 444 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-3, +865.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Lerman played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 336 to 504 (a spread of -168).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-4, +697.

Round 15

[photo of Jesse Day]

Lerman played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 496 to 315 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-4, +878.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Orry Swift]

Lerman played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 363 to 522 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-5, +719.

Round 17

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Lerman played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 484 to 449 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +754.

Round 18

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Lerman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 285 to 523 (a spread of -238).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-6, +516.

Round 19

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Lerman played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 473 to 356 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-6, +633.

Round 20

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Lerman played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 351 to 464 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 13-7, +520.

Round 21

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Lerman played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 475 to 433 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-7, +562.

Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Lerman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 335 to 518 (a spread of -183).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-8, +379.

Round 23

[photo of Jason Keller]

Lerman played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and lost 421 to 424 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-9, +376.

Round 24

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Lerman played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 409 to 448 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 14-10, +337.

Round 25

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Lerman played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 405 to 451 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 14-11, +291.

Round 26

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Lerman played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 366 to 424 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 14-12, +233.

Round 27

[photo of Chris Cree]

Lerman played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 450 to 429 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 15-12, +254.

Round 28

[photo of Ross Brown]

Lerman played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 16-12, +264.

Round 29

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Lerman played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 325 to 400 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 16-13, +189.

Round 30

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Lerman played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 500 to 322 (a spread of 178).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 17-13, +367.

Round 31

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Lerman played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) again and won 443 to 359 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 18-13, +451.


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