NASC 2017: Jerry Lerman [1-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2017 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 15-16, +986, 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: 597 Average for: 425 Average against: 393
Round 1		Lerman played #43 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 453 to 345 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Lerman played #52 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 392 to 451 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +49.
Round 3		Lerman played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 361 to 388 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, +22.
Round 4		Lerman played #48 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 463 to 321 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +164.
Round 5		Lerman played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +182.
Round 6		Lerman played #45 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 468 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +47.
Round 7		Lerman played #12 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 354 to 383 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-4, +18.
Round 8		Lerman played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 597 to 349 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +266. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lerman played #35 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 407 to 400 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +273.
Round 10		Lerman played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 513 to 297 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +489.
Round 11		Lerman played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 391 to 303 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +577. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lerman played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 359 to 406 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +530.
Round 13		Lerman played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 417 to 431 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +516.
Round 14		Lerman played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 390 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, +547.
Round 15		Lerman played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 363 to 449 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +461.
Round 16		Lerman played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 453 to 473 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-8, +441. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Lerman played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 448 to 456 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, +433. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lerman played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 444 to 511 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-10, +366.
Round 19		Lerman played #42 Rick Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 389 to 474 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-11, +281.
Round 20		Lerman played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and won 535 to 341 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-11, +475.
Round 21		Lerman played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 367 to 492 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-12, +350.
Round 22		Lerman played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 369 to 403 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-13, +316.
Round 23		Lerman played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 395 to 432 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-14, +279.
Round 24		Lerman played #65 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 559 to 297 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-14, +541. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Lerman played #59 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 387 to 457 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-15, +471.
Round 26		Lerman played #60 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 411 to 350 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-15, +532.
Round 27		Lerman played #62 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 397 to 424 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-16, +505.
Round 28		Lerman played #58 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 397 to 339 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-16, +563.
Round 29		Lerman played #63 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-16, +567.
Round 30		Lerman played #55 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 473 to 269 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-16, +771.
Round 31		Lerman played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 553 to 338 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-16, +986.

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