SPC 2022: Verna Richards Berg [2-56]

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On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-19, -577, and is ranked #61 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
	Given name(s): Verna Richards Surname(s): Berg Home: Manhattan, NY, United States Awards: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 372 Average against: 393
Round 1		Berg played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 370 to 337 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Berg played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 358 to 390 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Berg played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, -86.
Round 4		Berg played #28 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 529 to 340 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +103. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Berg played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 489 to 333 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +259.
Round 6		Berg played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 386 to 461 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, +184.
Round 7		Berg played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 289 to 518 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-4, -45. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Berg played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 313 to 325 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, -57. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Berg played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 410 to 397 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-5, -44.
Round 10		Berg played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and lost 346 to 469 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-6, -167.
Round 11		Berg played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 314 to 423 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-7, -276.
Round 12		Berg played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 446 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-8, -347.
Round 13		Berg played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and won 442 to 411 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-8, -316.
Round 14		Berg played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 372 to 425 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -369.
Round 15		Berg played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 284 to 413 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-10, -498. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Berg recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-10, -448.
Round 17		Berg played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and lost 284 to 465 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-11, -629.
Round 18		Berg played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 363 to 396 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-12, -662.
Round 19		Berg played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 341 to 365 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-13, -686.
Round 20		Berg played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 258 to 452 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-14, -880. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Berg played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 473 to 232 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-14, -639. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Berg played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 402 to 344 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-14, -581.
Round 23		Berg played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 423 to 315 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-14, -473.
Round 24		Berg played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 356 to 416 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-15, -533.
Round 25		Berg played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 457 to 340 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-15, -416.
Round 26		Berg played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 373 to 349 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-15, -392.
Round 27		Berg played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and lost 366 to 423 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-16, -449.
Round 28		Berg played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 349 to 422 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-17, -522.
Round 29		Berg played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 289 to 384 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-18, -617. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Berg played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 397 to 415 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-19, -635.
Round 31		Berg played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) again and won 437 to 379 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-19, -577.

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