1st Thomas Reinke laid down the letter(s) of the law against most (but not all) of his opponents with a 4-1 +155 record. He reached his high-water mark promptly in round one as he stomped his brother Charles by a score of 519-343, finding BRASHER, ENSNARL, and LANGSYNE in the process. Following that was a two-on-one set where Thomas just barely managed to convert both games into wins, 461-455 against Mark Kenas and 381-379 against Sara McLaughlin. Thomas showed off the wide range of his word knowledge in those games, finding REACTIVE, OFFENSE, INOSITOL, TAVERNA, and PECTIZED. The winning streak continued with a 462-389 win against Bryan Benwitz, where Bryan was held to just one bingo (OVERSTAY) while Thomas had three (PEACOATS, UNIDEAED, ERECTION). For those keeping score at home, Thomas was 4-0 heading into round four, but the perfect night was spoiled by a hefty loss to Mark Kenas, 357-459. Mark got down HASTIER and REBADGED#, while Thomas had CONTRIVE for his single bingo.
2nd Bryan Benwitz averaged 470 points per game while going 3-1 +356. Bryan got into his groove early with a nice even 500 points scored against Dave Kinzer, whose 269 points fell well short of victory (although a bingo of FLEETEST helped ease the pain). The run of 500-point games continued as Bryan vanquished Lynda Finn by a score of 506-390, with bingos of UNITAGES and BLUSHES (Lynda found ATOMIZER and the very-very-very-high-probability RETINAE). A 389-462 loss to Thomas Reinke brought Bryan's winning ways to an end, but the late arrival of sugary treats provided by the choir next door buoyed Bryan to a fourth-round win against Charles Reinke, 486-404. EROSELDY, UNSEATED, and SHOTTING were Bryan's bingos in the final game.
3rd Sara McLaughlin reversed her 1-3 record from last week to go 3-1 +127. Continuing the trend of peaking early, Sara's best game was in round one as she soundly defeated Helen Flores 420-322; her bingo find of BLEARIER was the only bingo on the board when all was said and done. A very close game against Thomas Reinke ensued, but it sadly ended with Sara on the losing side, 379-381. Word of the Week honors went to Sara's play of PLAYBOY - nobody tell the church that we sit in their basement forming risque words like that. After ths loss to Thomas, Sara faced off against Lynda Finn as part of a two-on-one and took full advantage, winning 374-351. Her final act was a tight 371-363 victory against Richard Lauder, where Sara's single bingo (this time, REPOSING) prevailed over Richard's REROUTE and SHANKED.
| Standings | |
| Thomas Reinke | 4-1 +155 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 3-1 +356 |
| Sara McLaughlin | 3-1 +127 |
| David Kinzer | 2-1 +80 |
| Mark Kenas | 2-2 +26 |
| Charles Reinke | 2-3 +24 |
| Lynda Finn | 2-3 -79 |
| Helen Flores | 1-3 -359 |
| Richard Lauder | 0-4 -330 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 12 | BRASHER ENSNARL LANGSYNE REACTIVE OFFENSE INOSITOL TAVERNA PECTIZED PEACOATS UNIDEAED ERECTION CONTRIVE |
| Charles Reinke | 9 | ELMIEST SNIRTLE# AMIRATE STINTER OVEREAT RAGGIEST# FRETSAW DOLLISH DERISION |
| Bryan Benwitz | 8 | BOURSIN STURDIED UNITAGES BLUSHES OVERSTAY EROSELY UNSEATED SHOTTING |
| Mark Kenas | 8 | SAGOUIN# OUTFENCE THREEPIT# OUTWILES SORDINE AERATION HASTIER REBADGED# |
| Lynda Finn | 7 | REVOTING WENNIEST ATOMIZER RETINAE SAUCIEST SPLURGED TISANES |
| Richard Lauder | 5 | COASTER WAGGISH ALANINE REROUTE SHANKED |
| Sara McLaughlin | 4 | BLEARIER PLAYBOY VERBALS REPOSING |
| David Kinzer | 4 | FLEETEST TARPONS UNFETTER DAYGLOW |
| Helen Flores | 3 | SAYINGS SETTLER SERIALS |
| High Games | |
| 546 | Charles Reinke |
| 519 | Thomas Reinke |
| 506 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 500 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 486 | Bryan Benwitz |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.4 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 2 | Mark Kenas |
| 1.8 | Charles Reinke |
| 1.4 | Lynda Finn |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 81 | Richard Lauder |
| 79 | Mark Kenas |
| 79 | Lynda Finn |
| 78 | Charles Reinke |
| 76 | Bryan Benwitz |
| High Averages | |
| 470 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 436 | Thomas Reinke |
| 429 | Charles Reinke |
| 424 | Mark Kenas |
| 386 | Sara McLaughlin |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 352 | David Kinzer |
| 354 | Sara McLaughlin |
| 381 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 400 | Lynda Finn |
| 405 | Thomas Reinke |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 97 | ELMIEST | Charles Reinke |
| 93 | BLUSHES | Bryan Benwitz |
| 92 | WAGGISH | Richard Lauder |
| 90 | THREEPIT | Mark Kenas |
| 90 | REBADGED | Mark Kenas |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 401 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 451 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 351 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 76 |
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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