Joel Sherman

Joel Sherman (GM) is a SCRABBLE Grandmaster and Certified Tournament Director from Bronx, NY, USA.

He has received the following awards:

Year	Award
2012	Largest Total Spread (13899)

He has had the following most recent tournament wins:

• 2024-08-18 09:00~2024-08-18 18:00: Scarsdale, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +846)
• 2019-12-14 09:00~2019-12-14 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +1077)
• 2019-11-09 09:00~2019-11-09 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +615)
• 2019-09-21 09:00~2019-09-21 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (5.0–3.0 +270)
• 2019-08-11 09:00~2019-08-11 18:00: New York, NY, USA (6.0–2.0 +544)
• 2019-07-28 09:00~2019-07-28 18:00: New York, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +388)
• 2019-06-22 09:00~2019-06-22 18:00: New York, NY, USA (6.0–2.0 +211)
• 2019-05-27 09:00~2019-05-27 18:00: New York, NY, USA (6.0–1.0 +505)
• 2018-12-08 09:00~2018-12-08 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (5.0–3.0 +295)
• 2018-09-29 09:00~2018-09-29 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (6.0–2.0 +507)
• 2018-08-04 09:00~2018-08-08 18:00: North American Scrabble Championship (23.0–8.0 +1306)
• 2018-07-22 09:00~2018-07-22 18:00: Manhattan, NY, USA (8.0–0.0 +640)
• 2017-10-21 09:00~2017-10-21 18:00: Manhattan Tournament, NY, USA (5.0–2.0 +619)
• 2015-11-28 09:00~2015-11-28 18:00: Katonah, NY, USA (7.0–0.0 +731)
• 2015-08-01 09:00~2015-08-05 18:00: North American SCRABBLE Championship Main (21.5–9.5 +515)
• 2015-05-31 09:00~2015-05-31 18:00: Brooklyn, NY, USA (6.0–2.0 +672)
• 2015-01-23 09:00~2015-01-26 18:00: Atlantic City, NJ, USA (15.0–3.0 +1378)
• 2014-09-21 09:00~2014-09-21 18:00: Brooklyn Tournament Of Champions, NY, USA (8.0–0.0 +421)
• 2014-05-24 09:00~2014-05-26 18:00: Dover, DE, USA (14.0–6.0 +1085)
• 2014-05-02 20:00~2014-05-04 18:00: Boston Area Tournament, MA, USA (11.0–4.0 +793)
• 2013-11-29 09:00~2013-12-01 18:00: Stamford, CT, USA (11.0–5.0 +942)
• 2013-11-17 09:00~2013-11-17 18:00: Brooklyn, NY, USA (5.0–3.0 +485)
• 2013-06-08 09:00~2013-06-08 18:00: Bethel, CT, USA (6.0–1.0 +406)
• 2013-06-01 09:00~2013-06-01 18:00: New York, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +540)
• 2013-05-04 09:00~2013-05-04 18:00: New York, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +796)
• 2013-02-22 20:00~2013-02-24 18:00: Saratoga Springs, NY, USA (12.0–4.0 +817)
• 2012-11-23 20:00~2012-11-25 18:00: Tarrytown, NY, USA (12.0–4.0 +882)
• 2012-11-10 10:00~2012-11-10 18:00: Norwalk, CT, USA (7.0–1.0 +850)
• 2012-10-27 09:00~2012-10-28 18:00: Can-Am Challenge (11.0–3.0 +1053)
• 2012-09-22 09:00~2012-09-22 18:00: Norwalk, CT, USA (7.0–1.0 +545)
• 2012-06-03 09:00~2012-06-03 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (6.0–1.0 +540)
• 2012-05-25 20:00~2012-05-28 18:00: Tarrytown, NY, USA (17.0–3.0 +1850)
• 2012-05-12 10:00~2012-05-12 18:00: Norwalk, CT, USA (6.0–2.0 +186)
• 2012-04-22 09:00~2012-04-22 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (6.0–1.0 +703)
• 2012-04-21 09:00~2012-04-21 18:00: Norwalk, CT, USA (7.0–1.0 +359)
• 2012-02-12 09:00~2012-02-12 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (7.0–0.0 +969)
• 2011-12-09 09:00~2011-12-09 18:00: Stamford, CT, USA (3.0–2.0 +294)
• 2011-05-07 09:05~2011-05-07 18:00: Norwalk, CT, USA (7.0–1.0 +927)
• 2011-03-06 09:00~2011-03-06 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (7.0–0.0 +645)
• 2011-02-19 18:00~2011-02-20 18:00: Charlotte, NC, USA (7.0–1.0 +557)
• 2011-02-13 09:00~2011-02-13 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (6.0–1.0 +456)
• 2010-10-10 09:00~2010-10-10 18:00: Philadelphia (6.0–1.0 +470)
• 2010-09-19 09:00~2010-09-19 18:00: Philadelphia, PA, USA (7.0–0.0 +669)
• 2010-05-29 09:00~2010-05-31 18:00: Skokie, IL, USA (15.0–5.0 +1406)
• 2010-02-13 20:00~2010-02-14 23:59: Charlotte, NC, USA (7.0–1.0 +530)
• 2009-10-16 18:00~2009-10-18 18:00: Lake George, NY, USA (13.0–2.0 +1616)
• 2009-05-23 09:04~2009-05-25 17:00: Arden Cup (17.0–3.0 +1109)
• 2008-11-29 09:01:02~2008-11-29 17:00: LEXINGTON, MA, USA (5.0–1.0 +385)
• 2008-07-04 09:00:15~2008-07-04 17:00: RENO, NV, USA (12.0–1.0 +1886)
• 2008-05-24 09:00:11~2008-05-24 17:00: CHICAGO, IL, USA (9.0–1.0 +1455)
• 2008-05-24 09:00:01~2008-05-24 17:00: CHICAGO, IL, USA (8.0–2.0 +1455)
• 2008-04-11 09:00:01~2008-04-11 17:00: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, USA (7.0–2.0 +326)
• 2008-02-23 09:00~2008-02-24 17:00: SARATOGA, NY, USA (13.0–1.0 +946)
• 2008-02-22 09:00~2008-02-22 17:00: SARATOGA, NY, USA (6.0–1.0 +660)
• 2008-01-31 23:30:30~2008-01-31 23:31:12: ALBANY, NY, USA (9.0–3.0 +1184)
• 2007-10-21 23:03:05~2007-10-21 23:03:47: LAKE GEORGE, NY, USA (12.0–3.0 +1191)
• 2007-09-10 23:47:46~2007-09-10 23:48:28: WILMINGTON, DE, USA (10.0–4.0 +902)
• 2007-08-01 02:12:53~2007-08-01 02:13:35: NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA (5.0–2.0 -120)
• 2007-07-12 16:00:06~2007-07-12 16:00:48: RENO, NV, USA (11.0–1.0 +1894)
• 2007-02-20 17:13:10~2007-02-20 17:13:52: NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA (7.0–1.0 +465)
• 2007-01-31 09:15:50~2007-01-31 09:16:32: CHARLOTTE, NC, USA (12.0–2.0 +944)
• 2006-04-19 14:33:40~2006-04-19 14:34:22: PIGEON FORGE, TN, USA (10.0–2.0 +1468)

He is not a current member of any committees.

Joel Sherman won the 1997 World SCRABBLE Championship in Washington, DC, the 2002 National SCRABBLE Championship in San Diego, CA, and the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship in Buffalo, NY.