While Congresspeople Shut Down Government, Charles Reinke Shuts Down Scrabble Players' Hopes and Dreams
1st Charles Reinke's new goal to average 500 over a club season is proceeding apace, as he averaged 501 points per game while going 5-0 +856. His "worst" game of the evening was a "mere" 442 points against Richard Lauder's 395. Richard gets a pass however, as he was mauled by several bears on his way back from a month-long west-coast excursion, and through the haze of a heavy dose of morphine managed to find three bingos: REFUTERS, TANISTS (n. TANIST, the heir to a Celtic chief), and SHALIER. Charles bingoed with MACULATE (v. to mark with spots) and DELTAIC, but such a paltry amount of bingos did little to warm the burnt heart-husk occupying his chest. What did warm his heart was his 629-338 victory versus Lynda Finn, wherein he played PTOMAIN, BEGUILED, ABSOLVED, and the nine TITRATING (through the first T and the N). Lynda put up a good fight by playing CAROTINS and the Word of the Week, JACONETS (n. JACONET, a cotton cloth).
2nd Mary Becker overcame a rough start to the club season and forced her way into the top three, finishing 3-1 +234. Most of her spread was generously donated by June Scott, who fell to Mary 202-431. Mary played BOONIES in that one. Only Betty Hasselkus was able to throw a wrench into the ever-turning cogs of the Mary Machine, defeating her 371-342 with the help of bingos LOUSIER and LITTERS.
3rd Lynda Finn's 3-1 +51 was good for the bronze medal. She was one agonizing point away from the mystical 600, scoring 599 (to Andy Bohnsack's 391) and getting three bingos: LINTERS, FESTOON, and the 149-point nine-timer COTERIES. That combined score of 990 is the highest combined score so far this year. Lynda also squeaked one out against Thomas Reinke, 389-387. It just goes to show: the player who scores more points will usually win.
4th(?!?!?!?!) Betty Hasselkus missed out on third place by eleven spread points, going 3-1 +40. For her trouble she gets to be mentioned in the writeup.
Sue Goldstein on Two-Person Intermediate Group: "If You're Not First, You're Last"
1st Sue Goldstein went 1-2 -97, using the bingo of LETTERS to outscore June Scott 344-272.
| Intermediates | |
| Sue Goldstein | 1-2 -97 |
| June Scott | 0-3 -403 |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 12 | GRANULE MACULATE DELTAIC METERED STIRRUP PTOMAIN TITRATING BEGUILED ABSOLVED LINEATED NONEQUAL REMISING |
| Lynda Finn | 10 | COTERIES FESTOON LINTERS TORULAE ANTIRED SERINGA JACONETS CAROTINS HOISTING FILINGS |
| Richard Lauder | 9 | REFUTERS TANISTS SHALIER PATIENTS OUTREADS STAMPERS GLEETING MELODICA MORALES |
| Andy Bohnsack | 9 | ALIENAGE PAYMENT TOADIES UNLEVIED TRIABLE TRAVAILS HANGERS PUNCHIER SIGNALED |
| Thomas Reinke | 9 | REWRITER CONATIVE AGONIES HALOIDS PACIEST TAURINE AROUSED SENATOR BOATELS |
| Betty Hasselkus | 6 | RECLINE UNGLUES IMPULSE LOUSIER LITTERS SPAYING |
| Shayla Dunn | 5 | SWIRLIER PLUNGES EBONITE EVADERS STEERING |
| Helen Flores | 4 | SAUTOIR ARREARS DECAYING BLESSING |
| Buffy Hogan | 3 | FOOLISH SONATAS stormer |
| Mary Becker | 2 | BOONIES WINTERED |
| Sue Goldstein | 1 | LETTERS |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 1 | OUTDARE |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High R | Lynda Finn | COTERIES | 149 |
| High Y | Charles Reinke | ||
| Low A | Helen Flores | ||
| High Games | |
| 629 | Charles Reinke |
| 599 | Lynda Finn |
| 567 | Thomas Reinke |
| 523 | Charles Reinke |
| 467 | Andy Bohnsack |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.5 | Lynda Finn |
| 2.4 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 2.25 | Thomas Reinke |
| 1.8 | Richard Lauder |
| High Averages | |
| 501 | Charles Reinke |
| 448 | Lynda Finn |
| 429 | Thomas Reinke |
| 425 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 397 | Richard Lauder |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 317 | Mary Becker |
| 330 | Charles Reinke |
| 347 | Sue Goldstein |
| 365 | Shayla Dunn |
| 378 | Betty Hasselkus |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 386 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 282 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 400 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 441 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 331 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 0 |
Wednesday, November 19:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Wednesday, November 26:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, December 3:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, December 10:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
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