1st Thomas Reinke ran the table, going 4-0 with a numerically consistent +333 spread. His most closely-fought contest was a bout against Helen Flores in which he won by a score of 480-439. Thomas got down bingos of ENCIPHER and INITIATE, but Helen gamely punched back with her own plays of CRESTING and REREADS. The high point of Thomas' evening came in round three when he obliterated his brother Charles Reinke, 520-368. Charles played the word of the week BARLEDUC, but this accolade did little to assuage the torment he felt as Thomas laid down bingos of INVITEE, EVANISH, and NITRILE.
2nd Bryan Benwitz enjoyed a solid 2-1 +174 record. He effortlessly turned away Charles Reinke in round 1, playing bingos of CONSUMES and MARCHES. Bryan deployed the creative extension of MARCHES into MARCHESI, displaying for all to see his deep knowledge of obscure hooks. His sole loss came against Thomas Reinke, 323-414, with each player playing one bingo (PRODUCED for Bryan, CANNONED for Thomas). The baffling discrepancy in their point totals can be explained by the fact that Thomas scored more points than Bryan over the course of the game.
| Standings | |
| Thomas Reinke | 4-0 +333 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 2-1 +174 |
| Helen Flores | 1-2 -131 |
| Charles Reinke | 1-3 -126 |
| Sue Goldstein | 0-2 -250 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 9 | TALEGGIO VIOLENCE PROTEIDES CANNONED ENCIPHER INITIATE INVITEE EVANISH NITRILE |
| Charles Reinke | 7 | ASTERIA HERNIAS NORTENA OBELISE WATERBED BARLEDUC SPANNING |
| Bryan Benwitz | 4 | MARCHES CONSUMES PRODUCED RUMINANT |
| Helen Flores | 4 | ATONERS CRESTING REREADS ACETONES |
| High Games | |
| 520 | Thomas Reinke |
| 480 | Thomas Reinke |
| 470 | Thomas Reinke |
| 456 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 456 | Charles Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.25 | Thomas Reinke |
| 1.75 | Charles Reinke |
| 1.33 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.33 | Helen Flores |
| 0 | Sue Goldstein |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 78 | Thomas Reinke |
| 77 | Charles Reinke |
| 71 | Helen Flores |
| 70 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 0 | Sue Goldstein |
| High Averages | |
| 471 | Thomas Reinke |
| 410 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 396 | Charles Reinke |
| 367 | Helen Flores |
| 283 | Sue Goldstein |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 352 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 388 | Thomas Reinke |
| 408 | Sue Goldstein |
| 411 | Helen Flores |
| 427 | Charles Reinke |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 104 | ENCIPHER | Thomas Reinke |
| 100 | WATERBED | Charles Reinke |
| 97 | EVANISH | Thomas Reinke |
| 83 | TALEGGIO | Thomas Reinke |
| 78 | HERNIAS | Charles Reinke |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 398 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 451 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 345 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 75 |
Wednesday, December 31:
NO SCRABBLE CLUB ON NEW YEARS EVE
Wednesday, January 7:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, January 14:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, January 21:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Saturday, January 24:
Madison Scrabble Club Party and Tournament
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