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Joel Sherman
Joel Sherman
	Sherman at the World Scrabble Championship 1997
Born	1962 (age 62–63); Bronx County, New York
Other names	GI Joel
Alma mater	Bronx High School of Science
Occupation	Professional English-language Scrabble player
Years active	1988–present

Joel Sherman (born 1962), nicknamed GI Joel, is an American professional English-language Scrabble player and former world champion. He is featured in Stefan Fatsis's book Word Freak,^[1] in Eric Chaikin's film Word Wars,^[2] and in Scott Petersen's film Scrabylon.^[3]^[4] He is also mentioned in Collins Gem's reference book.

He was born in The Bronx, New York in 1962, and is an alumnus of the Bronx High School of Science.^{[citation needed]}

Sherman's major Scrabble tournament victories include:

1997 World Scrabble Championship - Washington, D.C.
1998 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup
2002 National Scrabble Championship - San Diego, California
2018 North American Scrabble Championship - Buffalo, New York

Since beginning his career in 1988, he has played at least 4,750 tournament games, winning about 64%, and earning at least $135,000 in prize money.^[5] He is director of NASPA Games Club #56, which meets on Thursday evenings in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Sherman holds the record for the highest score recorded in a tournament game played with the North American lexicon, having defeated Bradley Robbins 803-285 at a tournament in Stamford, Connecticut on December 9, 2011.^[6]

His nickname is derived from a health problem, gastrointestinal reflux syndrome, and a pun on the G.I. Joe action figure.^{[citation needed]}