A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, but a Rolling Charles Reinke Gathers Plenty of Wins
1st Charles Reinke reeled off five straight wins en route to a 5-0 +470 performance. The sound of clinking tiles provided a stark counterpoint to the stunned silence of his opponent as he crushed Helen Flores 611-280. Helen played the word of the week, ULTIMAS (N. ultima, the last syllable of a word) as her only bingo while Charles played five of them: FAUVISH, UNCASING, INUNDATE, ENAMELED, and NITRIDE. Three weeks into the season, that score of 611 is the highest yet played. Mary Becker came closest to stopping the madness, losing by a score of 366-349; Charles' double-double nine-letter PASTORING was the difference-maker there.
2nd Helen Flores had her first top-three placement in a while, finishing 3-1 -182. That negative spread might seem a little strange until you realize that she was on the receiving end of Charles' 600 game! Displaying clear thinking in the face of pressure, she found the word DELOUSED at the end of her game against Barb Besadny, erasing Barb's large lead and winning 389-385 in the most closely-contested match of the evening. Helen had one bingo in each game and is still averaging over one per game this season.
3rd Peter Schmiedicke went 3-and-reinkes with a positive 182 spread. He started off strong with three wins in a row, including a 488-383 bout with Andy Bohnsack (playing TOADIED, CLEAVES, and REANOINT), then met the dual wrecking crew of Thomas and Charles Reinke. He fought valiantly the whole way, putting down three bingos in each game, but couldn't quite pull out the desired victories. On the plus side, his 446-501 loss against Charles is this year's highest loss so far, and he tied Charles for Bingo King honors with thirteen.
Expert Multitasker Sue Goldstein Beats Three Opponents While Reading Newspaper
1st Sue Goldstein went 3-1 +40. After three games, she was 3-0 246 with a bingo to her name (AVOIDED vs. June Scott), but she found out the hard way that all good things must come to an end; she lost to Betty Hasselkus 266-472. Thankfully, for the second straight week, there were cookies present to soothe the pain.
2nd Harwinder Dowd ended at 2-1 +30, playing one bingo in each game: SISTERS, CUSSING, and LAMENTS. Her highest game came against Betty Hasselkus, whom she beat 376-350.
| Experts | |
| Charles Reinke | 5-0 +479 |
| Helen Flores | 3-1 -182 |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 3-2 +182 |
| Thomas Reinke | 3-2 +9 |
| Mary Becker | 2-3 +57 |
| Betty Hasselkus | 1-3 +0 |
| Andy Bohnsack | 1-3 -95 |
| Barb Besadny | 1-3 -127 |
| Intermediates | |
| Sue Goldstein | 3-1 +40 |
| Harwinder Dowd | 2-1 +30 |
| June Scott | 1-2 -66 |
| Aki Miura | 0-2 -89 |
| Sharlie Miura | 0-2 -238 |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 13 | PASTORING FAUVISH UNCASING INUNDATE ENAMELED NITRIDE QUANTING DISASTER PELORIA MINUTES DIVAGATE MORTISED ARENOUS |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 13 | TOADIED CLEAVES REANOINT PIETIES QUINTARS PEATIEST VARIOUS FORAGERS RECLINED LEGATEES PANTING READOUTS SODDING |
| Thomas Reinke | 11 | ERMINED NEATENS NOSEBAND COMELIER EDITORS KETAMINE AMIDOGEN MORPHINE SMARTIE NOTIFIER HOTLINE |
| Andy Bohnsack | 7 | BRIDLES SKOALED JINGOES ANTIPOLE SENSIBLE CATMINTS TINCTURE |
| Betty Hasselkus | 5 | GREASIER ASTRIDE RIPENED RETAINED SQUINTER |
| Helen Flores | 4 | ULTIMAS LOATHES DELOUSED WILIEST |
| Harwinder Dowd | 3 | SISTERS CUSSING LAMENTS |
| Mary Becker | 3 | CABINETS SCORNED DOTTERS |
| Barb Besadny | 2 | FUNNIES SKIRTED |
| Sue Goldstein | 1 | AVOIDED |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High K | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| Low U | Sharlie Miura | ||
| High D | Charles Reinke | ||
| Low U | Barb Besadny | ||
| High Games | |
| 611 | Charles Reinke |
| 519 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 501 | Charles Reinke |
| 488 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 472 | Betty Hasselkus |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.6 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.6 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 2.2 | Thomas Reinke |
| 1.75 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 1.25 | Betty Hasselkus |
| High Averages | |
| 467 | Charles Reinke |
| 433 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 412 | Thomas Reinke |
| 410 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 373 | Betty Hasselkus |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 321 | Sue Goldstein |
| 331 | Harwinder Dowd |
| 335 | June Scott |
| 347 | Mary Becker |
| 350 | Aki Miura |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 372 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 315 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 394 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 409 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 334 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 0 |
Wednesday, April 9:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, April 16:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Wednesday, April 23:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, April 30:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
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