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| First name(s): Joel
Last name(s): Sherman
Title(s): GM(2004)
Home: Bronx, NY, USA
NASPA TWL Rating: 2038 (ranked #12 overall, #1 in state)
Official Certification: tournament and club director
Awards: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars"
Hobbies: piano, singing, movies
| Championship Record |
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| Event | Year | Division | Rank | Represented |
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| NSC | 1989 | 1 | 65/149, 14-12 +160 | | | NSC | 1990 | 1 | 67/176, 14-13 +494 | | | NSC | 1992 | 1 | 34/176, 16-11 +266 | | | WSC | 1993 | | 10 | | | NSC | 1994 | 1 | 12/134, 16-10 +728 | | | WSC | 1995 | | 2 | | | NSC | 1996 | 1 | 29/108, 15-12 +750 | | | WSC | 1997 | | 1 | | | NSC | 1998 | 1 | 11/126, 19-12 +898 | | | WSC | 1999 | | 15 | | | NSC | 2000 | 1 | 14/98, 19-12 +722 | | | WSC | 2001 | | 51 | United States | | NSC | 2002 | 1 | 1/132, 25-6 +2020 | | | SAS | 2003 | | 14 | | | NSC | 2004 | 1 | 81/172, 15-15 +258 | | | NSC | 2005 | 1 | 26/87, 15.5-12.5 +780 | | | WSC | 2005 | 1 | 19 | United States | | USSO | 2006 | 1 | 32/76, 14.5-13.5 +445 | | | PC | 2007 | 1 | | | | NSC | 2011 | 1 | 14/108, 19.0-12.0 +952 | | | NSC | 2013 | 1 | 20/125, 18.0-13.0 +824 | | | NSC | 2014 | 1 | 3/92, 20.0-11.0 +1382 | | | NSC | 2015 | 1 | 9/71, 21.5-9.5 +515 | | | NSC | 2016 | 1 | 5/72, 20.0-11.0 +892 | | | NSC | 2018 | 1 | 1/65, 23.0-8.0 +1306 | |
| Recent Tournaments |
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| Event | Record | Rating |
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New York, NY, USA (OWL) 2026-04-04 | 6-2 +379 Rank: 4 | 2038 = 2036+2 | Manhattan, NY, USA (OWL) 2026-03-01 | 8-0 +656 Rank: 1 | 2036 = 2015+21 | Manhattan, NY, USA (OWL) 2026-01-18 | 7-1 +297 Rank: 1 | 2015 = 2004+11 | Brooklyn, NY, USA (OWL) 2025-12-06 | 4-3 +604 Rank: 3 | 2004 = 2018-14 | Manhattan, NY, USA (OWL) 2025-11-15~2025-11-16 | 9-7 +464 Rank: 7 | 2018 = 2034-16 | Teaneck, NJ, USA (OWL) 2025-09-06 | 6-1 +611 Rank: 1 | 2034 = 2026+8 | Manhattan, NY, USA (OWL) 2025-07-20 | 4-4 +313 Rank: 6 | 2026 = 2043-17 | Manhattan, NY, USA (OWL) 2025-05-24~2025-05-25 | 9-7 +227 Rank: 6 | 2043 = 2053-10 | Stamford, CT, USA (OWL) 2024-12-27 | 6-1 +673 Rank: 1 | 2053 = 2040+13 | Scarsdale, NY, USA (OWL) 2024-08-18 | 7-1 +846 Rank: 1 | 2040 = 2030+10 |
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