SPC 2025: Verna Richards Berg [2-59]

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On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, who is competing at the 2025 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 10-21, -896, and is ranked #65 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: New York, NY, United States Awards: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING

Round by Round
High score: 450 Average for: 373 Average against: 404
Round 1		Berg played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 429 to 359 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Berg played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 298 to 332 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +36. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Berg played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 444 to 517 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, -37. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Berg played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 322 to 554 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -269.
Round 5		Berg played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-4, -278.
Round 6		Berg played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 442 to 340 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-4, -176.
Round 7		Berg played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 363 to 453 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-5, -266.
Round 8		Berg played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 377 to 326 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, -215.
Round 9		Berg played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 327 to 455 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-6, -343.
Round 10		Berg played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 326 to 337 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-7, -354.
Round 11		Berg played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 416 to 351 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, -289.
Round 12		Berg played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 385 to 357 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-7, -261.
Round 13		Berg played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 427 to 403 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-7, -237.
Round 14		Berg played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 402 to 419 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-8, -254.
Round 15		Berg played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 324 to 444 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -374.
Round 16		Berg played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and won 450 to 433 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, -357.
Round 17		Berg played #51 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 394 to 462 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-10, -425.
Round 18		Berg played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 318 to 369 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-11, -476.
Round 19		Berg recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-11, -426.
Round 20		Berg played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 420 to 305 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-11, -311.
Round 21		Berg played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 296 to 378 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-12, -393.
Round 22		Berg played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 284 to 442 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-13, -551.
Round 23		Berg played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 393 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-14, -571.
Round 24		Berg played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and lost 375 to 442 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-15, -638.
Round 25		Berg played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 348 to 440 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-16, -730.
Round 26		Berg played #67 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 379 to 404 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-17, -755.
Round 27		Berg played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 351 to 423 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-18, -827.
Round 28		Berg played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 390 to 419 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-19, -856.
Round 29		Berg played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 361 to 331 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-19, -826.
Round 30		Berg played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 418 to 425 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-20, -833.
Round 31		Berg played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) again and lost 382 to 445 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-21, -896.

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