NSC 2013: Jerry Lerman [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, 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 17-14, +420, and is ranked #35 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): Jerry Surname(s): Lerman Home: Foster City, CA, United States Awards: Invitee to World Scrabble Championship, 1993 and 2005 Hobbies: Reading, Local Newspaper Publishing, Chess

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 410 Average against: 396
Round 1		Lerman played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 374 to 311 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +63.
Round 2		Lerman played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 489 to 364 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +188.
Round 3		Lerman played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 413 to 348 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +253.
Round 4		Lerman played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 507 to 415 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +345.
Round 5		Lerman played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 430 to 381 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +394.
Round 6		Lerman played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 304 to 331 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +367.
Round 7		Lerman played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 311 to 487 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +191.
Round 8		Lerman played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 400 to 453 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +138.
Round 9		Lerman played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 419 to 441 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +116.
Round 10		Lerman played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 357 to 447 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, +26. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lerman played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -56.
Round 12		Lerman played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 510 to 367 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, +87.
Round 13		Lerman played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 460 to 271 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +276.
Round 14		Lerman played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 404 to 398 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +282.
Round 15		Lerman played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 418 to 393 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, +307.
Round 16		Lerman played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 503 to 391 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-6, +419.
Round 17		Lerman played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 430 to 442 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +407.
Round 18		Lerman played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 518 to 332 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +593.
Round 19		Lerman played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 442 to 482 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +553.
Round 20		Lerman played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 447 to 425 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +575.
Round 21		Lerman played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +560.
Round 22		Lerman played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 345 to 426 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +479. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Lerman played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 375 to 371 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +483.
Round 24		Lerman played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 345 to 462 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +366.
Round 25		Lerman played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +395.
Round 26		Lerman played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 448 to 351 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +492.
Round 27		Lerman played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 303 to 477 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, +318.
Round 28		Lerman played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 512 to 359 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +471.
Round 29		Lerman played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 346 to 458 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +359.
Round 30		Lerman played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 309 to 344 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-14, +324.
Round 31		Lerman played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) again and won 437 to 341 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-14, +420.

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