1st Bryan Benwitz prevailed over an evenly-matched field where nobody went undefeated (but six players went 2-2), finishing at 3-1 +277. He used up a significant chunk of his good fortune in round one (if we all agree to buy into the concept that good fortune is a finite resource that can be expended over one's lifetime), roundly defeating Richard Lauder 527-282. A significant percentage of Richard's final score came from his bingo of ORGASTIC, while Bryan threw down MORTARED, GOLDENLY, and ENSNARL. Bryan got another sizable win in round two, this time against Dennis Lloyd, 427-342, playing PERSONA to Dennis' STANCES. The "1" of Bryan's 3-1 record reared its head in the next game, as Bryan lost to Andy Bohnsack 317-429 (it seems like I have to describe a match of theirs every single week so I'm refusing to write any more on the subject). Bryan bounced back with a 414-355 win against Steve Hartsman, bingoing with MUSTANG and PATCHER.
2nd Andy Bohnsack went 3-1 +196, with an Andy-esque statline of 400 points and 2.25 bingos per game. He started things off with his sixth straight win over familiar foe Lynda Finn, 406-336, bingoing with BEGALLS and SPINATE while holding Lynda to a grand total of zero bingos. Andy repeated that feat in round two, locking down Steve Hartsman for a 370-292 victory. Of note in that one was Andy's TRASHMEN, which, if changed slightly to TRASHMAN, becomes the anagram of Steve's last name. Andy continued the name-calling with an additional find of DETRITUS. In round three, Andy got a win against Bryan Benwitz 429-317 (enough said), but was stopped short of an undefeated record by a 395-459 loss to Thomas Reinke in the final game. Andy can point to his acceptance of Thomas' phony INOSITIC* (INOSITE has no adjective form) as a potential game-loser.
3rd Thomas Reinke used his extra game to prevail over the teeming horde of 2-2 finishers, ending up at 3-1 +110. It was a rough start for Thomas as he elected himself the lucky recipient of a 2-on-1 game, only to lose both of them, 392-396 vs. Charles Reinke and 395-489 vs. Mark Kenas. Thomas hit on bingos of YAUTIAS, OILSEED, and ASTEISMS# (sadly, never extended to the more familiar CASTEISMS) in those games. Taking the first step on the long road towards recovery, Thomas won his next game, beating Lynda Finn 392-375, finding SPONGER to Lynda's AREOLES and REMAILED. He then got major revenge on Mark, triumphing in their rematch by a score of 486 to 359. Thomas' bingo mojo (bojo?) returned with INHOLDER, CASITAS, RELEARNT, and ARROZES. Round four saw Thomas complete his comeback (or whatever you would call it) with a 459-395 victory over Andy Bohnsack, getting down REFERENT and the previously-noted INOSITIC*.
Sara's BIGWIGS was word of the week, beating out Charles' SHOPGIRL (SHOPBOY and SHOPMAN are also good, but SHOPWOMAN# is only good in Collins).
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 10 | YAUTIAS OILSEED ASTEISMS# SPONGER INHOLDER CASITAS RELEARNT ARROZES REFERENT inositic |
| Charles Reinke | 10 | DIATRETA# STEERING LETHARGY TIMBREL LIRIOPES SINCERER PARDALES# SHOPGIRL OUTVOTER# JEREEDS |
| Andy Bohnsack | 9 | BEGALLS SPINATE DETRITUS TRASHMEN ROOTAGES UNHAIRED TASTERS NEURONS REALISES |
| Bryan Benwitz | 7 | MORTARED GOLDENLY ENSNARL PERSONA MILTERS MUSTANG PATCHER |
| Richard Lauder | 7 | ORGASTIC CHOREMEN OUTGAINS TANGOED AMNESIA assaigi smitting |
| Mark Kenas | 6 | MIDDLERS NORLAND VACUOLES GOLDURN CORDING ALATION |
| Sara McLaughlin | 5 | BLUSTER UNPLAYED BIGWIGS PARRYING BIRDIES |
| David Kinzer | 5 | DESTRUCT TURNOVER BANTERED UNOILED EXTENTS |
| Lynda Finn | 5 | AREOLES REMAILED FAINEST UNCLIPS THROATS |
| Dennis Lloyd | 4 | LOAMIEST GENERALS STANCES WASTERS |
| Steve Hartsman | 2 | LIGROIN GOALIES |
| Ed Nawrocki | 2 | LEOPARD AILERON |
| High Games | |
| 531 | Charles Reinke |
| 527 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 489 | Mark Kenas |
| 486 | Thomas Reinke |
| 474 | Lynda Finn |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.5 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 2 | Thomas Reinke |
| 1.75 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.75 | Richard Lauder |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 89 | Mark Kenas |
| 79 | Charles Reinke |
| 78 | Lynda Finn |
| 78 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 77 | Bryan Benwitz |
| High Averages | |
| 425 | Thomas Reinke |
| 423 | Mark Kenas |
| 421 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 416 | Charles Reinke |
| 404 | David Kinzer |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 351 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 352 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 365 | Steve Hartsman |
| 389 | David Kinzer |
| 392 | Lynda Finn |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 167 | VACUOLES | Mark Kenas |
| 119 | JEREEDS | Charles Reinke |
| 95 | SHOPGIRL | Charles Reinke |
| 95 | OUTVOTER | Charles Reinke |
| 94 | EXTENTS | David Kinzer |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 398 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 442 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 355 |
| 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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