Scrabble is Hard, But Bryan Makes it Look Easy
1st Bryan Benwitz made it 6 straight weeks placing in the top 3, coming in first at 4-0 +322. Those present all agree that Bryan's first-round win against Dave was very impressive; however, that accomplishment was quickly surpassed by his achieving of the "Double Reinke Perfecto", beating both Reinke brothers in back to back games. He first defeated Thomas 530-326 by playing RANDIEST, TAUNTERS, and ADAMSITE (n. a lung-irritating gas), compared to his opponents' DESTRESS (a word which anagrams to the palindromic pair of STRESSED DESSERTS). Charles fared a little better against him, but a late-game post-bingo seven-consonant draw guaranteed the Bryaniac's 383-377 win. His perfect night was concluded with a 392-343 win over newcomer Darcy, spoiling her own perfect (albeit shortened) night in the process.
2nd Charles Reinke bingoed (editor's note: only BOINGED is good) a lot, finding 13 rack-clearing plays en route to a 3-1 +472 night. When typed out, it really is quite an impressive list: DEXTERS, SLICERS, AKINETIC, UNITIES, HEXANES, ARRAYED, LINGERIE, ARGININE, ASSERTER, EDITION, LISTERS, RADIUSED, and HOSTAGE. How are people even supposed to compete against such bingo prowess? The club should probably consider a limit of 2 such plays per player per game to level the playing field a little bit.
3rd Lynda Finn "Finnished" off her competition, going 3-1 +250. A lesser competitor than she would have crumbled after an opening loss, letting their despair carry them to a winless night. But Lynda, showing indomitable strength of will, took the loss and used it as fuel for the next three games, winning them all. Such impressive resolve will certainly be useful as she attempts to corral and direct 40-ish rowdy Scrabblers at this weekend's tournament. Good luck to all participants, and a big thanks to Lynda for bringing multi-day Scrabble to Madison!
| Intermediates |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 13 | DEXTERS SLICERS AKINETIC UNITIES HEXANES ARRAYED LINGERIE ARGININE ASSERTER EDITION LISTERS RADIUSED HOSTAGE |
| Peter Schmiedicke | 11 | CRUISING ENTREAT RECANTER(3x3) REWRITES ORIENTED AIRIEST EXPOSER MITIEST VOIDERS TAENIAS PERTAINS |
| Gail Salm | 9 | RETILING GORSIER DENTATE TRITONE HARRIERS INFECTS MATIEST FESTERING DISPREAD |
| Thomas Reinke | 8 | COMRADES ENTWINED OUTLINER SILVERN ANCONAL PALMETTE VAMOSING DESTRESS |
| Bryan Benwitz | 7 | ENROBES RANDIEST TAUNTERS ADAMSITE SHEATHS INTONES RESOUND |
| Helen Flores | 7 | POUTING SKITTER REPINES DENATURE UTTERING disolute mafiosa |
| Andy Bohnsack | 7 | ORIENTAL REGALIA CUSSING SENATOR VERATRIN POINTIER SAVANTS |
| Lynda Finn | 6 | KEENEST ANSWERS AGONISE CORDITES ISOTOPES REFLIES |
| Joe Horowitz | 6 | CALDERA TAENIAE CERITES PLANTER INDITING TROLLER |
| Richard Lauder | 6 | GENTLES FOREGONE NEURONS REGAINED FLENCHED DAUTIES |
| Darcy Davis | 3 | MEASLES GROUNDER VOIDING |
| Dennis Lloyd | 3 | SEXTANTS DITTIES MAENADS |
| Dave Gilligan | 3 | AREOLAR FINDERS ELUDERS |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High J | Richard Lauder | ||
| Low I | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| High R | Helen Flores | ||
| Low D | Dennis Lloyd | ||
| High Games | |
| 584 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 554 | Charles Reinke |
| 530 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 504 | Thomas Reinke |
| 500 | Gail Salm |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 3.25 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.75 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 2.25 | Gail Salm |
| 1.75 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.75 | Helen Flores |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 82 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 82 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 78 | Joe Horowitz |
| 77 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 76 | Charles Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 463 | Charles Reinke |
| 443 | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 435 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 409 | Joe Horowitz |
| 397 | Thomas Reinke |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 326 | Jason Schulman |
| 334 | Lynda Finn |
| 345 | Charles Reinke |
| 346 | Gail Salm |
| 355 | Bryan Benwitz |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 149 | RECANTER | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 98 | SKITTER | Helen Flores |
| 96 | HEXANES | Charles Reinke |
| 95 | VOIDERS | Peter Schmiedicke |
| 94 | ARRAYED | Charles Reinke |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 388 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 0 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 388 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 435 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 342 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 76 |
Wednesday, May 21:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Wednesday, May 28:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, June 4:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, June 11:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Club Results 5/14
Posted 5/16/2025
Club Results 5/7
Posted 5/8/2025
Club Results 4/30
Posted 5/2/2025
Club Results 4/23
Posted 4/25/2025
