Thomas Reinke Crushes Opponents Like So Many Bugs
1st Thomas Reinke romped over the unfortunate few who were decreed to play him, ending the night 4-0 +642 and averaging 490 points per game. Following up Chris Veregeront's 612-point game last week, Thomas Reinke unleashed a 600-point game of his own, scoring 606 to Dave Gilligan's 245. DRAYMEN, AUTODYNE (n. a type of electrical circuit), and FRAULEIN were Thomas' valid bingos; however, the prestige of the 606-point game was tarnished by a phony of UTRICATE (URTICATE and UTRICLE are good). Another rare feat was attained when Thomas played the nine-letter INSWATHED (as well as the more pedestrian WIRINESS) en route to a a 455-335 win over Peter Schmiedicke, who played NAILERS and AIGRETTE in his losing effort.
2nd Charles Reinke finished 3-1 +282 for second place in the expert group. Most of his spread accumulated as a result of his 525-301 drubbing of Andy Bohnsack. Andy, who averages well over two bingos per game, played none of his usual rack-clearing plays as he watched Charles play CLAMORER, OFTENEST, and REDDING (v. red, to put in order). Charles' quest for an undefeated record came to a sad end as he lost to his brother, Thomas, 418-460 in the final game of the night. Charles actually outbingoed his brother, playing SOAPIER, URETERAL, and BAMBINO (n. a baby) to Thomas' DIRECTOR and MUTATED, but a late-game misplay cost him the victory.
3rd Aaron Bader started off strong in his first visit to our club, going 3-1 +87. Aaron is still shaking off the rust after a few-year hiatus, but as he was an expert-level player in the latter part of the last decade, we don't expect that rust to stick around for long. An aspiring Collins (British dictionary) player, Aaron played a two-game series against veteran Collinser Mark Kenas and won both by scores of 488-362 and 405-400. No Collins bingos were played (good thing too - they would have to be marked as phony!), but Aaron did get the odd-looking ORRERIES (in addition to the high-probably ALEURON) in his second game against Mark. Only Gail Salm was able to best the newcomer, prevailing 454-381. Aaron played SEMIRAW and OUTSETS, but was overcome by Gail's trifecta of DROPSIED, CLINGERS, and RENAILS.
Richard Lauder and Andy Bohnsack also had 3-1 records, but couldn't improve on the low bar set by Aaron's +87 cumulative. Spread matters! Never let up! In bingo-of-the-week news, Peter Schmiedicke played JAROVIZE (v. to hasten the flowering of a plant) against a shell-shocked Lynda Finn. Of eight-letter words containing a J and a Z, JAROVIZE is the most likely to appear, followed by AZULEJOS.
Sue Goldstein Reels Off Perfect Night
1st Sue Goldstein went 4-0 +192, easily taking first place in the intermediate group, and has now won twelve of her last fifteen games. In the category of "low-scoring wins", she defeated June Scott 269-265, and in the category of "ridiculous phonies" she played RETOOTED in the same game. It's not any more ridiculous than OUTBLEAT, but still. Sue also notched a 400-point game as she emerged victorious from a bout with expert Barb Besadny, 402-309. This time, she only played valid bingos, getting down MANNERS and a nice find of SEXTONS.
| Intermediates | |
| Sue Goldstein | 4-0 +192 |
| Sharlie Miura | 1-1 +0 |
| June Scott | 1-2 -19 |
| Aki Miura | 0-2 -80 |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 10 | BLURTING BEDUNCES ROMAJIS SEXTAIN REDDING OFTENEST CLAMORER SOAPIER URETERAL BAMBINO |
| Thomas Reinke | 9 | BURNIES DRAYMEN AUTODYNE FRAULEIN WIRINESS INSWATHED DIRECTOR MUTATED utricate |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 9 | ACORNED JAROVIZE DENTINE TENNIST DETAINER INDURATE NAILERS AIGRETTE SERIATE |
| Aaron Bader | 7 | TINWARE SEMIRAW OUTSETS MOTTLED PREFADE ORRERIES ALEURON |
| Andy Bohnsack | 7 | REUNITER THENARS EARNEST AERIFIES DEHORTS STUNNED FRUITION |
| Lynda Finn | 6 | SCORIAE CRUSTED EARSTONE SIERRAN EPITOME ORDINES |
| Richard Lauder | 6 | TILTING DECORUMS EDITION DIARIST ELUVIATE penulta |
| Bryan Benwitz | 6 | RESINATE PREARMS CREATIVE INHALED NITROUS BODEGAS |
| Gail Salm | 5 | DROPSIED CLINGERS RENAILS DESIGNER RETILES |
| Helen Flores | 4 | GYRATED DAUNTERS RESPITE UNACTED |
| Susan Vergeront | 4 | REVOKING INTENDS BENCHER RESTATE |
| Mark Kenas | 4 | DILATORY TRACTIVE GROCERIES NUTRIAS |
| Sue Goldstein | 3 | MANNERS SEXTONS retooted |
| Dave Gilligan | 3 | DEXTRIN SPANKED DEALING |
| Mary Becker | 3 | ERASION STICKLER bulgars |
| Jordan Parker | 2 | MAESTROS RAVELINS |
| Barb Besadny | 2 | LOONIER outlifts |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High C | Peter Schmiedicke | ||
| Low O | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| High B | Thomas Reinke | ||
| Low B | Sue Goldstein | ||
| High Games | |
| 606 | Thomas Reinke |
| 525 | Charles Reinke |
| 524 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 493 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 488 | Aaron Bader |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.5 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.25 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 2 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.75 | Aaron Bader |
| High Averages | |
| 490 | Thomas Reinke |
| 444 | Charles Reinke |
| 439 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 418 | Aaron Bader |
| 409 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 280 | Sue Goldstein |
| 297 | June Scott |
| 308 | Sharlie Miura |
| 315 | Aki Miura |
| 321 | Bryan Benwitz |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 372 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 304 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 384 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 422 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 322 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 0 |
Wednesday, April 9:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
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Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
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Scrabble at Covenant Church
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Scrabble at Covenant Church
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