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NSC 2012: Gary Perman [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Perman, 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 22-9, +1334, and is ranked #3 in Division 3.

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 Gary Perman]

Given name(s): Gary
Surname(s): Perman
Home: Blairsville, PA, United States
Hobbies: black jack
Round by Round

High score: 501
Average for: 400
Average against: 358

Round 1

[photo of Brad Mills]

Perman played #71 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 405 to 398 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-0, +7.

Round 2

[photo of Dawn Doyle]

Perman played #52 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 289 to 433 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 1-1, -137.

Round 3

[photo of Marwan Saadi]

Perman played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 411 to 295 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-1, -21.

Round 4

[photo of Michael Bassett]

Perman played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 443 to 351 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-1, +71.

Round 5

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Perman played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and won 423 to 376 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-1, +118.

Round 6

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Perman played #72 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 372 to 438 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 4-2, +52.

Round 7

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Perman played #6 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 434 to 386 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-2, +100.

Round 8

[photo of Supriya Devnani]

Perman played #7 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 472 to 312 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 6-2, +260.

Round 9

[photo of Mary Rhoades]

Perman played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 370 to 416 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-3, +214.

Round 10

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

Perman played #19 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 421 to 310 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 7-3, +325.

Round 11

[photo of Emily James]

Perman played #20 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 360 to 356 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-3, +329.

Round 12

[photo of Mark Garrod]

Perman played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 415 to 443 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-4, +301.

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

Round 13

[photo of Suhas Rao]

Perman played #12 Suhas Rao (Apex, NC) and won 80 to -50 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-4, +431.

Round 14

[photo of Tom OLaughlin]

Perman played #56 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 387 to 285 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-4, +533.

Round 15

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Perman played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 367 to 368 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-5, +532.

Round 16

[photo of Katya Lezin]

Perman played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +545.

Round 17

[photo of Sandra Bloom]

Perman played #33 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and won 495 to 307 (a spread of 188).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-5, +733.

Round 18

[photo of Chris Canik]

Perman played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 456 to 385 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-5, +804.

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

Round 19

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Perman played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and won 466 to 317 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-5, +953.

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

Round 20

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Perman played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 427 to 414 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-5, +966.

Round 21

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Perman played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) again and lost 389 to 392 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-6, +963.

Round 22

[photo of Arthur Moore]

Perman played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 359 to 371 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-7, +951.

Round 23  

Perman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-7, +1001.

Round 24

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Perman played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) again and won 448 to 267 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-7, +1182.

Round 25

[photo of Chris Canik]

Perman played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) again and won 434 to 383 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-7, +1233.

Round 26

[photo of Brett Jackson]

Perman played #54 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 435 to 343 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-7, +1325.

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

Round 27

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Perman played #57 James Cooney (Oviedo, FL) and won 423 to 364 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-7, +1384.

Round 28

[photo of Arthur Moore]

Perman played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) again and lost 373 to 473 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 20-8, +1284.

Round 29

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Perman played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) again and won 501 to 373 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-8, +1412.

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

Round 30

[photo of Michael Bassett]

Perman played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) again and won 391 to 323 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-8, +1480.

Round 31

[photo of Arthur Moore]

Perman played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) for the third time and lost 343 to 489 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 22-9, +1334.

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


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