NASC 2015: Joel Sherman [1-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 21.5-9.5, +515, and is ranked #1 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: 570 Average for: 415 Average against: 399
Round 1		Sherman played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 471 to 333 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +138. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sherman played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 431 to 401 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +168. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sherman played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 570 to 340 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +398. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Sherman played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 418 to 416 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +400. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Sherman played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and lost 191 to 549 (a spread of -358). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +42. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Sherman played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 433 to 393 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +82.
Round 7		Sherman played #8 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 347 to 383 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +46.
Round 8		Sherman played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 398 to 437 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +7.
Round 9		Sherman played #27 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 440 to 392 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +55.
Round 10		Sherman played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 308 to 456 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, -93.
Round 11		Sherman played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 491 to 291 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +107.
Round 12		Sherman played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 369 to 386 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +90.
Round 13		Sherman played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 352 to 467 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, -25.
Round 14		Sherman played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 281 to 471 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, -215.
Round 15		Sherman played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 402 to 394 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, -207. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sherman played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 349 to 480 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, -338. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Sherman played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 389 to 383 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, -332.
Round 18		Sherman played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 515 to 442 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, -259.
Round 19		Sherman played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 468 to 332 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, -123.
Round 20		Sherman played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 487 to 403 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, -39. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sherman played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 446 to 437 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, -30. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Sherman played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 433 to 345 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +58.
Round 23		Sherman played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 443 to 444 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +57.
Round 24		Sherman played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and tied at 387. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +57.
Round 25		Sherman played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 417 to 368 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +106.
Round 26		Sherman played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 468 to 366 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +208.
Round 27		Sherman played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) again and won 436 to 384 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +260.
Round 28		Sherman played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 440 to 334 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +366.
Round 29		Sherman played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) again and won 437 to 408 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +395.
Round 30		Sherman played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 420 to 350 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20.5-9.5, +465.
Round 31		Sherman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21.5-9.5, +515.

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