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NASC 2017: Gary Perman [2-54]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Gary Perman, 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, -597, and is ranked
#53 in Division 2.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Gary Perman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/perman_gary_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Gary Surname(s): Perman
 Home: Blairsville, PA, United States
 Hobbies: black jack
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 489Average for: 385
 Average against: 404
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Cynthia Seales]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)
 | Perman played #25  Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA)  and lost 334 to 460 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -126. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Joe Neff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/neff_joe.jpeg)
 | Perman played #11  Joe Neff (Warrington, PA)  and won 489 to 303 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +60. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Paul Thornton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thornton_paul.jpg)
 | Perman played #68  Paul Thornton (Spring, TX)  and lost 357 to 479 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -62. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Barbara Hildenbrand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hildenbrand_barbara_AA003830.jpg)
 | Perman played #73  Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX)  and won 372 to 355 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, -45. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
 | Perman played #34  Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA)  and won 409 to 312 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +52. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
 | Perman played #19  Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM)  and lost 385 to 475 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, -38. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Russell Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_russell.jpg)
 | Perman played #59  Russell Stewart (Conyers, GA)  and lost 402 to 432 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -68. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Carol McDonald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcdonald_carol_AA002856.jpg)
 | Perman played #57  Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA)  and won 464 to 330 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +66. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Heather Steffy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/steffy_heather_2.jpg)
 | Perman played #49  Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA)  and won 420 to 403 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +83. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Paul Hagelstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hagelstein_paul_2.jpg)
 | Perman played #65  Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX)  and lost 349 to 429 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +3. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
 | Perman played #31  Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA)  and won 385 to 382 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +6. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reeves_jeff_2.jpg)
 | Perman played #8  Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA)  and lost 419 to 440 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-6, -15. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Elspeth Abbate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abbate_elspeth_AA000273.jpg)
 | Perman played #71  Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL)  and won 375 to 318 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +42. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of David A Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_david_a_AA002950.jpg)
 | Perman played #23  David A Brown (Lexington, KY)  and lost 254 to 509 (a spread of -255). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, -213. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Perman played #67  Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX)  and won 477 to 354 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, -90. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Robert Fenske]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fenske_robert.jpg)
 | Perman played #41  Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX)  and lost 349 to 384 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-8, -125. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of David Postal]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/postal_david.jpg)
 | Perman played #42  David Postal (Signal Hill, CA)  and won 434 to 372 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-8, -63. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
 | Perman played #33  Paul Avrin (New York, NY)  and won 405 to 310 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +32. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
 | Perman played #6  Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA)  and lost 317 to 358 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, -9. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_waelsche_matt.jpg)
 | Perman played #27  Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX)  and won 436 to 402 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-9, +25. |  | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Perman played #38  Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA)  and won 397 to 362 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +60. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
 | Perman played #69  Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL)  and won 406 to 392 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +74. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
 | Perman played #7  Michael Baker (Portland, OR)  and lost 392 to 540 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, -74. Perman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Yukiko Loritz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/loritz_yukiko_2.jpg)
 | Perman played #43  Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA)  and lost 347 to 439 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, -166. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Ryan Chepita]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chepita_ryan.jpg)
 | Perman played #28  Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON)  and lost 416 to 426 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, -176. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
 | Perman played #36  Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL)  and lost 327 to 412 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -261. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_AA004345.jpg)
 | Perman played #29  Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX)  and won 430 to 408 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -239. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
 | Perman played #13  Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD)  and lost 367 to 405 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-14, -277. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_AA000149_1.jpg)
 | Perman played #45  Judy Cole (Concord, MA)  and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-14, -257. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
 | Perman played #12  Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC)  and lost 259 to 488 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-15, -486. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
 | Perman played #69  Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL)  again and lost 335 to 446 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-16, -597. | 
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