Jerry Lerman [#46] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Lerman, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Lerman currently has a record of 19-9, +1015, and is ranked #4 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 Age: 55 Awards: 2002-03 Portland, OR; 2002-12 Campbell, CA; 2005-02 Phoeniz, AZ Hobbies: Reading, Neighborhood newspaper publishing, Chess Occupation: Risk Management Consultant Notes: NSA AB member 1996-2002 WSC 1993 Rank: 54

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	224-183 (0.550)
Past 1-12 months	41.5-23.5 (0.638)	L W LLLL WWWWWWWTWWW LLLLL W LLL WW L WWWWWWWWWW L WWWW L WWWW L WWWWWW L W LLL W L W L
Past 13-24 months	39-40 (0.494)	L W L W L W L W LLLL W LL WW L W L WWW L W L W L WW LLLLLLL WWWWW L WW L WW LLLLL WW LL WWW L W LL WWWW LLL W LL W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	36.5-37.5 (0.493)	W L W L WWWWTWWWW L WW L W LLL W L W L W LL WWW LL W LL W LLL WWWWWW LLLLLLL WW L W L W L W L W L W LLLLLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	47-35 (0.573)	LLLL W L WW L WWW LL WWWWWW L W LL WW LL WW LLL WWWWWW LLL WWW L WWW LL WW L WW L WWW LL W LL WW LLL WW LLL WWW L WWW
Past 49-60 months	37-28 (0.569)	LL WWW LL WWW L WW L WW L WWWW L W LL WWWWWW LL W LL WW LL W L W L WWW L WW L W LLL W L WW LLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	23-19 (0.548)	W LL WWW LL WWWWWW LL WWW LLL WWW LLLLL W LLL WWWW L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 557 Average for: 413 Average against: 377
Anagrams Championship		Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Lerman played #23 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 349 to 419 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Lerman had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Lerman played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 397 to 372 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		Lerman played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 557 to 348 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Lerman had not played Kaufman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +164.
Round 4		Lerman played #40 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 457 to 360 (a spread of 97) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Lerman’s record vs. Kenas in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +261.
Round 5		Lerman played #18 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 383 to 428 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Day in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +216.
Round 6		Lerman played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 428 to 389 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Lerman had not played Tangredi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +255.
Round 7		Lerman played #17 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 413 to 381 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Daniel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +287.
Round 8		Lerman played #85 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 326 to 350 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Lerman’s record vs. Weinstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +263.
Round 9		Lerman played #66 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 398 to 392 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Peltz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +269.
Round 10		Lerman played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 429 to 292 (a spread of 137) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Benedict in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1.5-2.5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: TW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +406.
Round 11		Lerman played #56 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 378 to 342 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Lerman had not played Nanavati in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +442.
Round 12		Lerman played #76 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Lerman’s record vs. Sherman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +481.
Round 13		Lerman played #88 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 481 to 335 (a spread of 146) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SWILLNS Lerman’s record vs. Wolford in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +627.
Round 14		Lerman played #86 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 439 to 414 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ARCATA, CA Lerman’s record vs. Wiegand in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLLWLW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +652.
Round 15		Lerman played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 346 to 429 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-2 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +569.
Round 16		Lerman played #76 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Lerman’s record vs. Sherman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +563.
Round 17		Lerman played #11 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LLWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +546.
Round 18		Lerman played #86 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 343 to 458 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ARCATA, CA Lerman’s record vs. Wiegand in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLLWLW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +431.
Round 19		Lerman played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 454 to 367 (a spread of 87) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Edley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +518.
Round 20		Lerman played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 392 to 387 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-2 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +523.
Round 21		Lerman played #40 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 508 to 385 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Lerman’s record vs. Kenas in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +646.
Round 22		Lerman played #1 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and won 460 to 360 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Adamson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +746.
Round 23		Lerman played #75 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 484 to 275 (a spread of 209) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Lerman’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 6 years leading up to this event: 29.5-28.5 (0.509). Past 1-12 months: LLWWWWWLWWL. Past 13-24 months: LWLWWLLWWWLLL. Past 25-36 months: WLTWWWLWLW. Past 37-48 months: LLWLLLLWWLLLW. Past 49-60 months: WWWWLWL. Past 61-72 months: WLLL. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +955. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Lerman played #48 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 364 to 472 (a spread of -108) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SWILLNS Lerman’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +847.
Round 25		Lerman played #11 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 343 to 340 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LLWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +850. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Lerman played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 326 to 364 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lerman’s record vs. Edley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +812. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Lerman played #11 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 461 to 335 (a spread of 126) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lerman’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LLWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +938.
Round 28		Lerman played #73 Nigel Richards (New Zealand) and won 441 to 364 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Lerman had not played Richards in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1015. Lerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).
Final Round 1		Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 5		Lerman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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