1st Charles Reinke averaged a whopping 521 points per game, which isn't quite a personal record for him (he averaged 524 in a session back in 2015), and, as expected with an average score that high, he went 4-0 +604. His astoundingly good fortune was apparent in round one as he outbingoed Mark Kenas five to nothing en route to a no-doubt-about-it 574-371 victory. The five bingos were VAKEELS, LEGATED, INHOLDER, INCISIVE, and EMERITUS. Later on, he would nearly repeat the same feat as he would defeat Richard Lauder by a score of 571-233, bingoing four times (TASTING, CLAUSTRA, TAILGATE, and TELFERS) while also facing no comeback bingos from his opposition. On the other side of the bingo coin, Charles defeated Dennis Lloyd 460-418 despite a significant bingo deficit: Dennis played NOTATED, RATINGS, and word-of-the-week PARVENUE, while Charles only managed a single bingo of RETIRER.
2nd Thomas Reinke had an identical record to his brother, but a gulf of nearly 300 spread points relegated his 4-0 +313 performance to the second rung of the podium. He scored comfortably above 400 points in all his games, the best being a 498-302 win over Dennis Lloyd aided by high-probability bingo finds of IGNEOUS, REINTERS, and UNEASIER. Richard Lauder also got a taste of Thomas' bingo knowledge when Thomas laid down PILLBUG and RIDGETOP during a 416-343. Not content with mastery of one lexicon, Thomas' Collins bingo knowledge was flaunted in a 464-436 win over Mark Kenas where he deployed the Collins-only AZURINE# in addition to the familiar RETRIMS and INQUIET (Mark had PARSNIP and FEEDABLE, perhaps an omen of his upcoming dinner). If AZURINE# looks slightly familiar to you, you may be thinking of the similar-looking, but American-lexicon-approved, AZURITE.
| Standings | |
| Charles Reinke | 4-0 +604 |
| Thomas Reinke | 4-0 +313 |
| Dennis Lloyd | 3-2 +21 |
| Helen Flores | 2-2 +47 |
| Sue Goldstein | 1-2 -260 |
| Sara McLaughlin | 1-3 -96 |
| Richard Lauder | 1-3 -361 |
| Mark Kenas | 0-4 -268 |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 13 | VAKEELS LEGATED INHOLDER INCISIVE EMERITUS RETIRER BODEGAS STEWPANS TRIANGLE TASTING CLAUSTRA TAILGATE TELFERS |
| Dennis Lloyd | 10 | TENUOUS GOATIER NOTATED RATINGS PARVENUE KNOTTERS GLANCES TRANCES STRENGTH AGONIZES |
| Thomas Reinke | 9 | PILLBUG RIDGETOP TRANSIRE# IGNEOUS REINTERS UNEASIER AZURINE# RETRIMS INQUIET |
| Richard Lauder | 6 | ROASTED FINISES AVIATES OVEREATS ROUSTING GARROTES |
| Mark Kenas | 5 | STENNED# CURVING TURBITHS PARSNIP FEEDABLE |
| Helen Flores | 3 | STRINGY ADAGIOS TREATING |
| Sara McLaughlin | 3 | IVORIES TALKIES PANSIES |
| High Games | |
| 574 | Charles Reinke |
| 571 | Charles Reinke |
| 498 | Thomas Reinke |
| 477 | Charles Reinke |
| 464 | Thomas Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 3.25 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 1.5 | Richard Lauder |
| 1.25 | Mark Kenas |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 89 | Mark Kenas |
| 79 | Charles Reinke |
| 74 | Sara McLaughlin |
| 73 | Richard Lauder |
| 72 | Thomas Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 521 | Charles Reinke |
| 449 | Thomas Reinke |
| 416 | Mark Kenas |
| 402 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 368 | Helen Flores |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 356 | Helen Flores |
| 370 | Charles Reinke |
| 370 | Thomas Reinke |
| 374 | Sue Goldstein |
| 376 | Sara McLaughlin |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 101 | STEWPANS | Charles Reinke |
| 98 | STENNED | Mark Kenas |
| 95 | PARSNIP | Mark Kenas |
| 92 | TURBITHS | Mark Kenas |
| 88 | FEEDABLE | Mark Kenas |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 396 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 442 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 350 |
| 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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