October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Verna Richards Berg [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, +122, and is ranked #18 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Verna Richards Berg]

Given name(s): Verna Richards
Surname(s): Berg
Home: Manhattan, NY, United States
Awards: Too many to mention
Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING
Occupation: Retired Registered Nurse
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 222, 9-12 -427
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 102/176, 13-14 -123
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 78/176, 13-13 +77
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 14/105, 19-12 +587
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 79/139, 14.5-15.5 -122
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 29/108, 16-12 +73

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 389 Average against: 381
Round 1		Berg played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 407 to 303 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Berg played #23 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 417 to 311 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +210.
Round 3		Berg played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 380 to 321 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +269.
Round 4		Berg played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 366 to 433 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +202.
Round 5		Berg played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 399 to 504 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Berg played #10 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 445 to 365 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +177.
Round 7		Berg played #1 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 369 to 431 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +115.
Round 8		Berg played #19 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 423 to 445 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-4, +93. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Berg played #7 Robert Kerr (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 374 to 414 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-5, +53.
Round 10		Berg played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-6, +12.
Round 11		Berg played #6 Peter Barkman (Croton, NY) and won 454 to 252 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-6, +214.
Round 12		Berg played #28 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 342 to 392 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-7, +164.
Round 13		Berg played #17 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 382 to 433 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-8, +113.
Round 14		Berg played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) and won 375 to 367 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-8, +121. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Berg played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 346 to 345 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-8, +122.

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