- Joel Sherman
Joel Sherman (born 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 inThe Bronx ,New York and is an alumnus of theBronx 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 1998Since 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.External links
* [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?surname=Sherman&given=Joel Joel Sherman's profile page (National Scrabble Association)]
* [http://www.cross-tables.com/results.php?p=53 Joel Sherman's tournament statistics (cross-tables.com)]
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