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 and the 2002 National SCRABBLE Championship in San Diego, CA.