1st Thomas Reinke, with his 2-1 +221 record, topped a 6-player field which featured no undefeated players but did feature four 2-1 players. He suffered defeat in round one against Helen Flores, 363-380, thanks to her late bingo of PEONIES (Thomas had an earlier ZOOTIER). The scoresheet for this game will certainly join the others which are currently affixed in a place of prominence on Helen's fridge. Despite the early setback, Thomas rebounded with a 446-289 win against Sue Goldstein and a 465-394 win against Charles Reinke. In the latter game, Thomas' bingos of TOROIDAL, RATIFIER, and DEFRAGS put the game out well out of the reach of his brother, who got down RAFTSMAN and MAJORITY.
2nd Bryan Benwitz went 2-1 and accumulated just enough spread points (72 of them, to be exact) to place second in the standings. Just like Thomas was a round-one loser, so was Bryan, as he was taken down by Charles Reinke 337-471. Bryan struggled to get a single bingo down (TENEBRAE), while Charles had TISSUING, GLUTTONS, and the phony WURZITES* (WURTZITE is the word he was thinking of; his attempt was possibly an unholy combination of KUNZITE and WURZEL). But Bryan's fortunes turned quickly after that disappointing outcome, and by round three he was firing on all cylinders, as demonstrated by his 483-310 triumph over Dennis Lloyd. ENGULFED, REINVENT, and SENSATED were his bingos in that one.
| Standings | |
| Thomas Reinke | 2-1 +221 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 2-1 +72 |
| Charles Reinke | 2-1 +62 |
| Helen Flores | 2-1 +4 |
| Dennis Lloyd | 1-2 -114 |
| Sue Goldstein | 0-3 -245 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 6 | ZOOTIER NEEDLED ENTICER TOROIDAL RATIFIER DEFRAGS |
| Bryan Benwitz | 6 | TENEBRAE INCLINE CAGEFUL ENGULFED REINVENT SENSATED |
| Charles Reinke | 6 | TISSUING GLUTTONS COURANTE RAFTSMAN MAJORITY wurzites |
| Helen Flores | 3 | PEONIES ADORNER PLAGUED |
| Dennis Lloyd | 3 | TENDERS REPRESS IGNITES |
| Sue Goldstein | 1 | CROONER |
| High Games | |
| 483 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 475 | Thomas Reinke |
| 471 | Charles Reinke |
| 446 | Thomas Reinke |
| 425 | Bryan Benwitz |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 2 | Charles Reinke |
| 1 | Helen Flores |
| 1 | Dennis Lloyd |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 80 | Helen Flores |
| 78 | Thomas Reinke |
| 76 | Sue Goldstein |
| 75 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 73 | Charles Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 428 | Thomas Reinke |
| 423 | Charles Reinke |
| 415 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 376 | Helen Flores |
| 365 | Dennis Lloyd |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 354 | Thomas Reinke |
| 375 | Helen Flores |
| 391 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 398 | Sue Goldstein |
| 402 | Charles Reinke |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 95 | RATIFIER | Thomas Reinke |
| 89 | wurzites | Charles Reinke |
| 87 | PLAGUED | Helen Flores |
| 82 | REINVENT | Bryan Benwitz |
| 79 | REPRESS | Dennis Lloyd |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 387 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 426 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 349 |
| 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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