NSC 2013: Joel Sherman [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2013 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, +824, and is ranked #20 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
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Sherman Home: Bronx, NY, United States Awards: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 418 Average against: 391
Round 1		Sherman played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 460 to 318 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +142.
Round 2		Sherman played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 400 to 326 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +216. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sherman played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 452 to 497 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +171. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Sherman played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 482 to 331 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +322.
Round 5		Sherman played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 383 to 379 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +326.
Round 6		Sherman played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 437 to 396 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +367. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sherman played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 419 to 457 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +329. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sherman played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 507 to 278 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +558. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Sherman played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 482 to 268 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +772.
Round 10		Sherman played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 382 to 350 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +804. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sherman played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 296 to 463 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +637. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sherman played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 510 to 347 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +800. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Sherman played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 445 to 341 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +904.
Round 14		Sherman played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 329 to 377 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +856.
Round 15		Sherman played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 319 to 342 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +833.
Round 16		Sherman played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 465 to 489 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +809.
Round 17		Sherman played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 361 to 422 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +748.
Round 18		Sherman played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 324 to 393 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +679.
Round 19		Sherman played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 499 to 382 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +796.
Round 20		Sherman played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 429 to 332 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +893.
Round 21		Sherman played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 464 to 451 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +906.
Round 22		Sherman played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 340 to 545 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +701. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Sherman played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 359 to 431 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +629. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Sherman played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 500 to 363 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +766. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Sherman played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and lost 337 to 492 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +611. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Sherman played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 321 to 410 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +522.
Round 27		Sherman played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 471 to 321 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, +672.
Round 28		Sherman played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 482 to 352 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +802.
Round 29		Sherman played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 458 to 346 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +914.
Round 30		Sherman played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) again and lost 376 to 469 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-13, +821.
Round 31		Sherman played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and won 463 to 460 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +824.

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