Thomas Reinke Is Not To Be Messed With
1st Thomas Reinke made quick work of his opposition, winning each game by over 100 points on his way to a perfect 4-0 +588 record. An average game score of 467 effortlessly eclipsed that of all others present. Thomas hit the ground running with a 519-364 victory over Susan Vergeront, holding his opponent to a lone bingo of INTEREST while himself playing three: COARSEN, OUTBULGE, and ELAPINE. Another three-bingo effort was in store for Andy Bohnsack, who was probably wishing to be anywhere else but that Sunday School room as Thomas laid down the smack, 526-334. DARTLES was Andy's contribution to the bingo pool; Thomas had UTENSIL, MARTINIS, and PEONAGES (n. PEONAGE, the condition of being a peon).
2nd Charles Reinke pummeled opponents not with his fists, but instead with the power of his word knowledge, ending the night at 3-1 +442. Barb Besadny took the most punches from that word knowledge, with Charles playing four bingos (AUREOLAE, BRAINIER, INTRIGUE, and EDITION) en route to a 556-260 rout. Andy Bohnsack was the one person who managed to interrupt Charles' winning ways, the two word warriors dueling to a high-scoring 469-450 final. Charles played OVERTIPS and NIGELLA, but Andy one-upped him with DECEASE, TANGRAM, and SUSPENDS, the last one for a juicy 92 points.
3rd Bryan Benwitz finished with a 3-1 +284 record to land in the coveted top-three. He defeated fellow up-and-comer Peter Schmiedicke 422-335 in a game that featured less bingoing than would be expected: Peter got GRANTORS to Bryan's TOWARDS. Uncountable riches awaited Bryan when he played the triple-triple ALIENATE for 131 points, part of a 508-358 over Andy Bohnsack (boy, that guy gets mentioned a lot, doesn't he? I want some kickbacks). Bryan's single defeat came at the wrathful hands of Betty Hasselkus, 369-361. Betty's FOLDERS for 91 proved to be just enough to overcome Bryan's RENEGADO (60) and COMBINE (81).
Bonus 4th paragraph: Mary Becker was 3-0 going into the last game, an impressive feat that earned her a matchup against the fearsome Thomas Reinke. That game didn't quite go the way she wanted, but she still finished at 3-1 +136.
Mark Kenas played the word of the week, PROGNOSE, meaning "a smelling organ who is a fan of progressive rock".
Sue Goldstein Triumphs Again
1st Sue Goldstein went 2-2 -32. She took down both members of the Miura duo, Aki 339-263 and Sharlie 303-293. However, she lost a fair amount of spread when she faced Gail Salm and lost 394-301.
2nd Sharlie Miura split her two games for a 1-1 +21 record. Her win came against June Scott 279-248; sympathy cringes are in order.
| Intermediates | |
| Sue Goldstein | 2-2 -32 |
| Sharlie Miura | 1-1 +21 |
| Aki Miura | 1-1 -56 |
| June Scott | 1-2 -26 |
| Bingos | ||
| Mark Kenas | 10 | AUREOLE ANOINTED MURRAINS MULLITE PROGNOSE ENTERAL FERVENT AROINTS tigroid costeans |
| Thomas Reinke | 10 | COARSEN OUTBULGE ELAPINE RESILING INCREATE UTENSIL MARTINIS PEONAGES PAUNCHY TANNAGES |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 9 | GRANTORS RETILED TOREROS OUTLEARN OUTHITS BIRDERS EJECTED DISSEAT forewind |
| Charles Reinke | 9 | OVERTIPS NIGELLA AUREOLAE BRAINIER INTRIGUE EDITION BRUCINE SOLVENT RAPINES |
| Andy Bohnsack | 8 | DECEASE SUSPENDS TANGRAM AREOLATE ASTRIDE IODINES DARTLES INDOLES |
| Aaron Bader | 7 | RENOVATED HEADLINE GRATINEE MASTOID LUPANAR rerails omertas |
| Bryan Benwitz | 6 | TOWARDS RENEGADO COMBINE IODATES GRATERS ALIENATE(3x3) |
| Gail Salm | 5 | PANELED STEARIN SALTERN REUNITE ENTERING |
| Leslie Seltzer | 4 | OUTSOAR SENATES LASAGNA blearied |
| Dave Gilligan | 4 | REPAIRED PLAINER HEROINE firiest |
| Richard Lauder | 4 | BUTTERS IRONSIDE GENOMES IRONMAN |
| Susan Vergeront | 3 | INTEREST WARIEST PLUNGER |
| Mary Becker | 3 | OUTSHAME OUTCAST OILIEST |
| Betty Hasselkus | 3 | STINGIER FOLDERS SOIREES |
| Helen Flores | 2 | BIFACES STOOLIES |
| Barb Besadny | 1 | WEARIES |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High S | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| Low H | Gail Salm | ||
| High W | Peter Schmiedicke | ||
| Low A | Betty Hasselkus | ||
| High Games | |
| 556 | Charles Reinke |
| 538 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 526 | Thomas Reinke |
| 519 | Thomas Reinke |
| 508 | Bryan Benwitz |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.5 | Mark Kenas |
| 2.5 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.25 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 2.25 | Charles Reinke |
| 2 | Andy Bohnsack |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 84 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 80 | Richard Lauder |
| 77 | Mark Kenas |
| 77 | Thomas Reinke |
| 76 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| High Averages | |
| 467 | Thomas Reinke |
| 459 | Charles Reinke |
| 420 | Mark Kenas |
| 419 | Aaron Bader |
| 413 | Bryan Benwitz |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 276 | Sharlie Miura |
| 298 | June Scott |
| 317 | Sue Goldstein |
| 320 | Thomas Reinke |
| 321 | Aki Miura |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 131 | ALIENATE | Bryan Benwitz |
| 94 | PROGNOSE | Mark Kenas |
| 94 | OUTHITS | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 92 | SUSPENDS | Andy Bohnsack |
| 91 | IRONSIDE | Richard Lauder |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 371 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 296 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 384 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 416 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 326 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 75 |
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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