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 2-5, -266, and is ranked #56 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: 444 Average for: 381 Average against: 419
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) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Berg played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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