SPC 2023: Jerry Lerman [1-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2023 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 14-17, +292, and is ranked #31 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: 548 Average for: 413 Average against: 403
Round 1		Lerman played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 396 to 401 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 0-1, -5. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lerman played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 428 to 442 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -19.
Round 3		Lerman played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 488 to 362 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-2, +107. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Lerman played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 415 to 392 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, +130. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lerman played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 273 to 477 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, -74. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lerman played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 357 to 438 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-4, -155.
Round 7		Lerman played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 351 to 482 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-5, -286.
Round 8		Lerman played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 525 to 338 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-5, -99.
Round 9		Lerman played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 548 to 339 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-5, +110. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Lerman played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 435 to 311 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +234. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lerman played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 453 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +149. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lerman played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 296 to 510 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-7, -65.
Round 13		Lerman played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 336 to 402 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, -131.
Round 14		Lerman played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -113.
Round 15		Lerman played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-9, -136.
Round 16		Lerman played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 439 to 468 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-10, -165.
Round 17		Lerman played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 391 to 401 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-11, -175.
Round 18		Lerman played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 486 to 502 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-12, -191.
Round 19		Lerman played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 420 to 406 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-12, -177.
Round 20		Lerman played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 390 to 456 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-13, -243.
Round 21		Lerman played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 457 to 313 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-13, -99.
Round 22		Lerman played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 360 to 406 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-14, -145.
Round 23		Lerman played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 527 to 344 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-14, +38. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Lerman played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 438 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-15, -27.
Round 25		Lerman played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 322 to 440 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-16, -145.
Round 26		Lerman played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 424 to 312 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-16, -33.
Round 27		Lerman played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 445 to 384 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-16, +28.
Round 28		Lerman played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 467 to 427 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-16, +68. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Lerman played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 367 to 433 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-17, +2.
Round 30		Lerman played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) again and won 509 to 339 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-17, +172.
Round 31		Lerman played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 425 to 305 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-17, +292.

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