"It's Christmas Time", says Thomas Reinke, Ominously
1st Thomas Reinke pushed his winning streak to 13 games with a 4-0 +578 performance. He either put on a masterful defense showcase or drew all the good tiles or maybe a bit of both, as only one of his opponents scored above 300. After improbably scoring 444 on a closed board against Bryan, he focused his attention on Charles, against whom he won a high-scoring contest 485-465. Charles got down WINCERS, FIREWALL, EXOSMIC (only after trying the phony COMIXES*, COMIX is an alternate spelling of COMICS), and SARDINE against Thomas' VITRAINS and REBUKED. The bingo deficit was made up by Thomas' 90-point SLEAZE, in case you were wondering how on earth Charles managed to lose. A close game against Lynda in the third round turned into a blowout in Thomas' favor as he bingoed out with CONFIDES, sticking Lynda with 44 points worth of goodies to win 400-290. Similarly, his game against Andy in the final round was close until he started drawing and playing tons of bingos. Thomas played IDOLISER, PIMINETO, VERSANT, and TOXINES in that 300-point victory.
2nd Charles Reinke went undefeated except for a loss against that dude who looks like him, which shouldn't even really count when you think about it, going 4-1 +277. He won both games of a two-on-one, against Sue and Richard, in the first round, earning him the right to play the unbeatable Thomas. We know how that turned out (hint: "unbeatable"). In his next game, he withstood Betty's 108-point double-double HOBBIES, playing EGOTIZED and RADIANS in a 448-382 win. He saved his best for last, beating Bryan in a high-scoring affair, 482-452. Bryan played INCLOSED, FORESAID (don't forget the A front-hook making AFORESAID), and DREAMING, while Charles played POONTANG (the third time he's played that word, insert joke here), BURRITOS, and the invalid SUBOVALS*. SUBOVAL is of course an adjective, so of course doesn't pluralize. Of course.
3rd Richard Lauder brought joyous Christmas tidings in the form of butt-kickings, going 3-1 +134. He recovered well after losing his opener against Charles, the recovery starting with a 437-272 dismantling of Gail, where he played UNCOATED for 90. Things were closer against Dave, where he won 420-378, overcoming Dave's late PHAETON with TINKLERS as an out-bingo. It illustrates a good lesson in expert-level Scrabble play; always, ALWAYS, block the K if it's just hanging out there. An open K is an invitation for your opponent to bingo, if not bingo twice in that spot (I am joking, the K is only dangerous if you think your opponent is going to play KUVASZOK). Richard finished off his night with a 368-328 win against Lynda, playing SERMONS and GLASSIER.
Dave played the word-of-the-week, VENATIC (adj. pertaining to hunting), earning 98 points for his efforts.
| Intermediates |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 12 | IRRIGATE TRILLER FROMAGE WINCERS FIREWALL EXOSMIC SARDINE EGOTIZED RADIANS POONTANG BURRITOS subovals |
| Thomas Reinke | 11 | INDUSIA PENNATE CLIENTAL VITRAINS REBUKED HANDICAP CONFIDES IDOLISER PIMIENTO VERSANT TOXINES |
| Bryan Benwitz | 9 | COTTONS NIDATES FLOSSED FALTERED OVERACT RESITED INCLOSED FORESAID DREAMING |
| Richard Lauder | 7 | DONAIRS UNCOATED TINKLERS ENDORSED RETINULA SERMONS GLASSIER |
| Lynda Finn | 6 | COGITATE THRONED URANIDES TOONIES STRUDEL SNUGGER |
| Gail Salm | 6 | ANODISE SLATIER DRAWINGS ENTASIA SANGERS TORSION |
| Dave Gilligan | 5 | SPEAKING VENATIC GNARLIER PHAETON dentails |
| Helen Flores | 4 | FRETTING SOLATED BLONDES SALLIES |
| Betty Hasselkus | 4 | RESOUGHT BANGLES HOBBIES SPOOKING |
| Mary Becker | 3 | REFUTING GROUSED ITEMISE |
| Andy Bohnsack | 2 | SMARTER GLOATERS |
| Charles Marvin | 1 | GASSIER |
| $4 Prizes | |||
| Prize | Player | Word | Score |
| High N | Thomas Reinke | ||
| Low E | Mary Becker | ||
| High W | Andy Bohnsack | ||
| Low B | Gail Salm | ||
| High Games | |
| 554 | Thomas Reinke |
| 510 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 485 | Thomas Reinke |
| 482 | Charles Reinke |
| 465 | Charles Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.75 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.4 | Charles Reinke |
| 1.8 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.75 | Richard Lauder |
| 1.5 | Lynda Finn |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 80 | Thomas Reinke |
| 79 | Charles Marvin |
| 79 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 76 | Betty Hasselkus |
| 76 | Charles Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 471 | Thomas Reinke |
| 441 | Charles Reinke |
| 417 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 386 | Richard Lauder |
| 383 | Betty Hasselkus |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 326 | Thomas Reinke |
| 352 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 352 | Richard Lauder |
| 356 | Helen Flores |
| 362 | Betty Hasselkus |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 108 | HOBBIES | Betty Hasselkus |
| 99 | EXOSMIC | Charles Reinke |
| 98 | VENATIC | Dave Gilligan |
| 97 | TOXINES | Thomas Reinke |
| 97 | REBUKED | Thomas Reinke |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 370 |
| Avg. Intermediate Score | 0 |
| Avg. Expert Score | 370 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 420 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 320 |
| 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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