NASC 2019: Jerry Lerman [1-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2019 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 15.5-15.5, +568, and is ranked #26 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: 604 Average for: 425 Average against: 406
Round 1		Lerman played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 391 to 397 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -6. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lerman played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 324 to 542 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-2, -224.
Round 3		Lerman played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 476 to 333 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -81.
Round 4		Lerman played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 398 to 430 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-3, -113.
Round 5		Lerman played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 409 to 377 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -81.
Round 6		Lerman played #33 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 355 to 401 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-4, -127.
Round 7		Lerman played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 503 to 338 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, +38.
Round 8		Lerman played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 431 to 426 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, +43. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lerman played #36 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 420 to 387 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +76. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Lerman played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 401 to 499 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, -22. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lerman played #34 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 477 to 358 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +97. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lerman played #51 Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) and won 460 to 350 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +207. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lerman played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 374 to 280 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, +301. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Lerman played #47 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 365 to 388 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +278. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lerman played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 494 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +123. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lerman played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 285 to 507 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, -99. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Lerman played #53 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 540 to 322 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +119.
Round 18		Lerman played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 442 to 366 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-8, +195.
Round 19		Lerman played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +251. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Lerman played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 396 to 442 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +205. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Lerman played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 442 to 434 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +213. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Lerman played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 372 to 434 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +151.
Round 23		Lerman played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 418 to 419 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, +150.
Round 24		Lerman played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 415 to 516 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, +49.
Round 25		Lerman played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 398 to 399 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-13, +48.
Round 26		Lerman played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 604 to 409 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-13, +243. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Lerman played #35 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 517 to 272 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-13, +488. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Lerman played #40 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 396 to 445 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-14, +439. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Lerman played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and tied at 442. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +439. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Lerman played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and lost 506 to 524 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +421. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Lerman played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) again and won 448 to 301 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +568.

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