Stats for October 23, 2019

1st Charles Reinke went 3-1 +266 and didn't score below 400 in any of his games, good enough for first place. He started off with a big win over Bryan Benwitz, 452-367, where Bryan's late bingo of OCREATE was immediately met with an out-bingo of REVIVES from Charles (to go with his RIALTOS and CATENARY played earlier in the game). The time-tested strategy of playing three bingos to win was again put to good use against Gail Salm, as Charles bingoed thricely* with IMPASTED, FERMATAS, and the nine-letter DESTINIES on his way to a 464-347 win. Gail played HOOFERS and LIVENERS to ensure that the margin wasn't too catastrophic. Charles' third and final win was against James Frankki, 416-348; ENTANGLE and OKAYING were Charles' bingos, while James had TOONIES. Hopes for a perfect evening were dashed, however, by Mary Becker in round 4, as she emerged victorious in a close endgame, 410-406. Her high-scoring bingos of BISECTED (89) and POACHER (86) easily outclassed Charles' lower-scoring plays of PINTADO (72) and RAINLESS (59).

(*THRICELY is phony - don't study words using these writeups!)

2nd Thomas Reinke tested out his newfound Collins knowledge with a four-game series against Mark Kenas using the international dictionary, and it didn't turn out so bad, with Thomas going 3-1 +88. The single loss came in the first game: Thomas fell 348-413, playing DILUENTS against Mark's FANCIES. Thomas rebounded in the second game to win 436-379, playing LEANNESS, DOUGHIER, and NANOBEE#. Mark countered with his own Collins knowledge, playing TOOLMEN# in addition to TRAJECT. Thomas' best game came next when he won 494-418, again playing three bingos: CHOLENTS, WEASAND, and INCAGED. The final game was another win for Thomas, but it was a bit closer at 424-404. More Collins bingo knowledge was on display from both players: Mark played BAINITE#, but Thomas got down the fancy VILLAGIO# for maximum style points.

3rd Mary Becker claimed third place by nineteen spread points, her 3-1 +9 record beating out Bryan's 3-1 -10 record. Her first game was a low-scoring 324-313 win - we can all imagine the torments that both players faced. Mary did bingo with ANTSIER to ease the discomfort somewhat. She had another close game, this time a loss, against James Frankki, 354-361. The only bingo on that board was James' phony SHIVING*. If you thought those first two games were closely-contested, think again; Mary's third game of the night, this time against Helen Flores, ended in the slimmest of margins: just one point, 319-318. The trend of nailbiters continued into the fourth and final game, where Mary clinched a spot in the top three with a higher-scoring 410-406 match against Charles Reinke.



Bingos
Charles Reinke10RIALTOS CATENARY REVIVES IMPASTED FERMATAS DESTINIES ENTANGLE OKAYING PINTADO RAINLESS
Thomas Reinke9DILUENTS LEANNESS DOUGHIER CHOLENTS WEASAND INCAGED SWOOPER nanobee villagio
Gail Salm8ETESIAN HOOFERS LIVENERS REBAITED DECRIES REAPING FESTERS INCITERS
Mark Kenas7FANCIES TRAJECT CRATERED OUTGROW MISTRAIN toolmen bainite
James Frankki6GARLICS UNROBES TOONIES TWINKLED SPITTING shiving
Bryan Benwitz5OCREATE DOPAMINE DENATURE WARDENS OOGONIAL
Richard Lauder4PEATIEST GROVELS UNBEARS CRENATED
Mary Becker3ANTSIER BISECTED POACHER
Helen Flores2OUTDONE GADGETS

High Averages
435Charles Reinke
426Thomas Reinke
404Mark Kenas
394Bryan Benwitz
379James Frankki

Low Opponent Averages
337Richard Lauder
350Mary Becker
354Sue Goldstein
357Helen Flores
368Charles Reinke

High Scoring Bingos
92REVIVESCharles Reinke
92FANCIESMark Kenas
89FESTERSGail Salm
89BISECTEDMary Becker
86OKAYINGCharles Reinke

Session Averages
Avg. Game Score378
Avg. Intermediate Score0
Avg. Expert Score378
Avg. Winning Score400
Avg. Losing Score356
Avg. Bingo Score75

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