Thomas Reinke Thankful For Good Tiles
1st Thomas Reinke celebrated Thanksgiving Eve by consistently outscoring his opponents, thus leading to a perfect 4-0 +218 record. He notched two victories in which he failed to score 400 points, a comparatively rare feat for accustomed scoring in large amounts. He held Bryan Benwitz bingoless while winning 379-325; bingos of LIBATION and VASCULAR were played by the winning side. Andy Bohnsack, meanwhile, was limited to a sole bingo PRESSED as Thomas took him down 381-330. That game saw Thomas play AGONISED and word of the week DOUPIONI (a type of silk). Thomas' highest scoring game came against Richard Lauder, whom he beat 487-432. This was the only game where his opponent won the bingo battle; Richard had DORMIENT, HALITES, and PULICENE (adj. pertaining to fleas) to Thomas' DISTANCE (eschewing the new anagram DANCIEST) and GODHEADS.
2nd Charles Reinke had a session-leading 479 per-game average, finishing at 3-1 +419. Fortune was quick to smile upon Charles as he roundly trounced his first round opponent, Aaron Bader, by a score of 539-349. Aaron had just one bingo of INTONER, while Charles was blessed with four of them: RETAPING, REOVIRUS, LEALTIES, and VAMOSES. A game against Andy Bohnsack was likewise a very lopsided affair, with Charles winning 512-292 thanks to bingos of BRISANCE, SORDINI, and GAITERS. Charles' one loss came against Thomas Reinke, who defeated him 478-420. Both players had two valid bingos (RANCHING and ARTIGIS for Charles versus APIARIAN and ACIDOSES for Thomas), with the victor tacking on a phony bingo of SEARNESS for good measure.
3rd Aaron Bader fared decently despite not playing in his preferred dictionary, going 3-1 +229. After his first-round loss against Charles Reinke, every other game saw his score eclipse the 450-point mark. Richard Lauder took the most serious beating, losing by 166 points, 342-508. STEADILY and ANISOLE were Richard's bingos, but Aaron one-upped him with OUTRACED, BUTANES, and VERATRIA. A 165-point victory over Betty Hasselkus was just as dominant, with Aaron holding a bingo monopoly in his iron grip, playing NAUSEATE, SKIDDING, and a 126-point SEXTETS.
New bingos this week were limited to two: Charles' ARTIGIS and Gail's OATIEST.
| Intermediates |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 11 | RETAPING REOVIRUS LEALTIES VAMOSES BRISANCE SORDINI GAITERS RANCHING ARTIGIS OMENTAL BUCKLES |
| Thomas Reinke | 9 | LIBATION VASCULAR DISTANCE GODHEADS ACIDOSES APIARIAN AGONISED DOUPIONI searness |
| Aaron Bader | 9 | INTONER DEHORTS REINCUR OUTRACED BUTANES VERATRIA NAUSEATE SKIDDING SEXTETS |
| Andy Bohnsack | 9 | OBSERVE CABINET TECHIES WITHERER MOISTEN AUCTION INERTIAS PRESSED moltings |
| Richard Lauder | 9 | READIES DIPTERAN GRISTLE DORMIENT PULICENE HALITES STEADILY ANISOLE POSITED |
| Gail Salm | 7 | CROZIERS INANEST OATIEST BEANIES SEARING OUTGAIN beedles |
| Mary Becker | 6 | MURKIEST UTILIZES INVADERS OUTLINES ORATING moisted |
| Betty Hasselkus | 4 | HORNETS OCULARS JOINERS RECESSED |
| Bryan Benwitz | 4 | OVERBOLD INERRANT TELLIES MANATEES |
| Helen Flores | 4 | OUTPLAYS TOILETS ROTATING MEANIES |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High D | Richard Lauder | ||
| Low O | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| High S | Mary Becker | ||
| Low H | Gail Salm | ||
| High Games | |
| 539 | Charles Reinke |
| 512 | Charles Reinke |
| 508 | Aaron Bader |
| 495 | Gail Salm |
| 487 | Thomas Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.75 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.25 | Aaron Bader |
| 2.25 | Richard Lauder |
| 1.8 | Andy Bohnsack |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 80 | Betty Hasselkus |
| 79 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 78 | Charles Reinke |
| 78 | Aaron Bader |
| 75 | Gail Salm |
| High Averages | |
| 479 | Charles Reinke |
| 441 | Aaron Bader |
| 431 | Thomas Reinke |
| 399 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 386 | Andy Bohnsack |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 366 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 374 | Charles Reinke |
| 376 | Betty Hasselkus |
| 377 | Thomas Reinke |
| 381 | Mary Becker |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 126 | SEXTETS | Aaron Bader |
| 98 | OVERBOLD | Bryan Benwitz |
| 96 | VAMOSES | Charles Reinke |
| 87 | PRESSED | Andy Bohnsack |
| 86 | HALITES | Richard Lauder |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 389 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 0 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 389 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 438 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 341 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 75 |
Wednesday, December 25:
No Scrabble Christmas Day
Wednesday, January 1:
No Scrabble New Years Day (see open house below)
Wednesday, January 8:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, January 15:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Wednesday, January 1:
Scrabble Open House
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