NSC 2009: Jerry Lerman [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 18-13, +280, and is ranked #25 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: San Francisco, CA, USA Awards: 2nd Place- 2007 Players Championship Hobbies: Reading, Local Newspaper Publishing, Sudoku, Crosswords Occupation: Risk Management Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 417 Average against: 408
Before the Tournament		Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Lerman played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 388 to 359 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Lerman played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 418 to 404 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-0, +43.
Round 3		Lerman played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 459 to 410 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-0, +92.
Round 4		Lerman played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 387 to 394 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +85.
Round 5		Lerman played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 429 to 444 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +70.
Round 6		Lerman played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 550 to 413 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +207.
Round 7		Lerman played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 402 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +237.
Round 8		Lerman played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 320 to 353 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +204.
Round 9		Lerman played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 394 to 364 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +234.
Round 10		Lerman played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 455 to 420 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +269.
Round 11		Lerman played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 492 to 444 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +317.
Round 12		Lerman played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 433 to 405 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +345.
Round 13		Lerman played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 465 to 318 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-3, +492.
Round 14		Lerman played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 405 to 374 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-3, +523.
Round 15		Lerman played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 432 to 421 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-3, +534.
Round 16		Lerman played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 425 to 433 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +526. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Lerman played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 389 to 402 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +513. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lerman played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +474.
Round 19		Lerman played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 390 to 365 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +499. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Lerman played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 343 to 475 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +367. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Lerman played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 451 to 388 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +430.
Round 22		Lerman played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 389 to 496 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +323.
Round 23		Lerman played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 422 to 304 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +441. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Lerman played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 440 to 475 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +406.
Round 25		Lerman played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and lost 378 to 438 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +346.
Round 26		Lerman played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 425 to 423 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +348. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Lerman played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 423 to 442 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +329.
Round 28		Lerman played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 462 to 490 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, +301.
Round 29		Lerman played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 434 to 398 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-12, +337.
Round 30		Lerman played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 314 to 480 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-13, +171.
Round 31		Lerman played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) again and won 393 to 284 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-13, +280.

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