NSC 2014: Jacob Bergmann [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Jacob Bergmann, who is competing at the 2014 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 16-15, +582, and is ranked #32 in Division 5.

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): Jacob Surname(s): Bergmann Home: Lexington, MA, United States Hobbies: Violin Occupation: Math teacher

Round by Round
High score: 541 Average for: 410 Average against: 392
Round 1		Bergmann played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 409 to 533 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -124.
Round 2		Bergmann played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 329 to 381 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-2, -176.
Round 3		Bergmann played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 397 to 337 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, -116.
Round 4		Bergmann played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 368 to 311 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5		Bergmann played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 392 to 473 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, -140.
Round 6		Bergmann played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 514 to 270 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +104.
Round 7		Bergmann played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 420 to 446 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, +78.
Round 8		Bergmann played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 336 to 403 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-5, +11. Bergmann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bergmann played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 386 to 409 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-6, -12.
Round 10		Bergmann played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 403 to 418 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-7, -27.
Round 11		Bergmann played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 462 to 423 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-7, +12.
Round 12		Bergmann played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 388 to 363 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-7, +37.
Round 13		Bergmann played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 437 to 366 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-7, +108.
Round 14		Bergmann played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 518 to 344 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +282.
Round 15		Bergmann played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 378 to 442 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, +218.
Round 16		Bergmann played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 366 to 389 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-9, +195.
Round 17		Bergmann played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 468 to 311 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-9, +352.
Round 18		Bergmann played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 439 to 402 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, +389.
Round 19		Bergmann played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, +439.
Round 20		Bergmann played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, +411.
Round 21		Bergmann played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 445 to 346 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +510.
Round 22		Bergmann played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 400 to 437 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-11, +473.
Round 23		Bergmann played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 454 to 380 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, +547.
Round 24		Bergmann played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and lost 368 to 413 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, +502.
Round 25		Bergmann played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 347 to 419 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-13, +430.
Round 26		Bergmann played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 348 to 452 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, +326.
Round 27		Bergmann played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 421 to 413 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-14, +334.
Round 28		Bergmann played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 397 to 379 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +352.
Round 29		Bergmann played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 341 to 489 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-15, +204.
Round 30		Bergmann played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 480 to 332 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-15, +352.
Round 31		Bergmann played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) again and won 541 to 311 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, +582.

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