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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 | ![[photo of Joel Sherman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Shannon Burns]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/burns_shannon_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_6.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Thomas Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_thomas_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fukawa-connelly_kate_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Scott Jackson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackson_scott_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Adam Ginzberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/ginzberg_adam.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/edley_joe.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schoenbrun_ben.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mack Meller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/meller_mack_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_carl_5.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Erickson Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_erickson.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Noah Walton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/walton_noah.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Marut Siriwangso]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/siriwangso_marut.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Scott Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garner_scott.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_guzman_edward_4.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| 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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