NSC 2010: Jerry Lerman [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is competing at the 2010 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 16-15, +648, and is ranked #45 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: 526 Average for: 416 Average against: 395
Round 1		Lerman played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 377 to 351 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Lerman played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 428 to 337 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +117.
Round 3		Lerman played #18 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 360 to 412 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +65.
Round 4		Lerman played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 374 to 392 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, +47.
Round 5		Lerman played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 372 to 460 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -41.
Round 6		Lerman played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and lost 418 to 504 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, -127.
Round 7		Lerman played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 345 to 316 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -98.
Round 8		Lerman played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 439 to 323 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +18.
Round 9		Lerman played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 526 to 355 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +189.
Round 10		Lerman played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 325 to 422 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, +92.
Round 11		Lerman played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 492 to 406 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +178.
Round 12		Lerman played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 412 to 436 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +154.
Round 13		Lerman played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and won 465 to 349 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +270.
Round 14		Lerman played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 506 to 278 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +498.
Round 15		Lerman played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 391 to 426 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +463.
Round 16		Lerman played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 408 to 427 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +444.
Round 17		Lerman played #58 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 392 to 364 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +472.
Round 18		Lerman played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 468 to 403 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +537.
Round 19		Lerman played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 350 to 450 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, +437.
Round 20		Lerman played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and lost 406 to 435 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, +408.
Round 21		Lerman played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 406 to 302 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +512.
Round 22		Lerman played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, +502.
Round 23		Lerman played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 364 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, +558.
Round 24		Lerman played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 459 to 363 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +654.
Round 25		Lerman played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 333 to 456 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-12, +531.
Round 26		Lerman played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 413 to 449 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-13, +495.
Round 27		Lerman played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 494 to 327 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, +662.
Round 28		Lerman played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 427 to 472 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-14, +617.
Round 29		Lerman played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 464 to 371 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-14, +710.
Round 30		Lerman played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 303 to 490 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-15, +523.
Round 31		Lerman played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 522 to 397 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-15, +648.

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