Joel Sherman
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Joel Sherman (1962- ), nicknamed "GI Joel," is a top American Scrabble expert who has been chronicled in Stefan Fatsis's book Word Freak as well as Eric Chaikin's film Word Wars and mentioned in Collins Gem's reference book. He was born in The Bronx, New York and is an alumnus of the Bronx High School of Science.
His nickname is derived from a health problem, gastrointestinal reflux syndrome.
Sherman's major Scrabble tournament victories include:
- World Scrabble Championship - Washington, DC (1997)
- National Scrabble Championship - San Diego, CA (2002)
- Thailand International in 1998
Since beginning his career in 1988, he has played at least 3,400 tournament games, winning about 64%, and earning at least $102,000 in prize money. He is director of N.S.A. club #56, which meets weekly in New York, NY.
[edit] External links
- Joel Sherman's profile page (National Scrabble Association)
- Joel Sherman's tournament statistics (cross-tables.com)
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| 1991 : Peter Morris | 1993 : Mark Nyman | 1995 : David Boys | 1997 : Joel Sherman | 1999 : Joel Wapnick | 2001 : Brian Cappelletto | 2003 : Panupol Sujjayakorn | 2005 : Adam Logan | 2007 : Nigel Richards |
