1st Steve Hartsman unambiguously dominated a smaller-than-usual crowd of seven Scrabblers, finishing 4-0 +310 with a 452 average. His first game was also his best, as he took down Andy Bohnsack in a slugfest, 498-421. A wide selection of high-probability bingos was on display: Andy found EROSIONS and BERATING, but was overwhelmed by Steve's finds of OESTRIN, REVOTED, HIRSUTE, and GIRASOLE. Steve then went on to achieve the rare feat of beating both Reinke twins back-to-back, 426-398 vs. Charles and 409-377 vs. Thomas. The third Reinke twin was too busy playing Yu-Gi-Oh! to get in on the action. Undefeated going into the final game, Steve kept the bingos flowing with a 473-300 win against Dennis Lloyd, slapping down BOLETES, GRANOLAS, and WASTERS to take home a shiny trophy all the way back to Milwaukee. (Just kidding. The budget doesn't allow for weekly trophies.)
2nd Thomas went 3-2 +295, playing thirteen bingos, which is honestly a kind of normal number for him these days. A first-round Collins-lexicon brawl with Charles Reinke ended badly for Thomas; his brother bingoed the first five turns of the game (COURAGE, LOCAVORE, ENDORSE, FREEING, RETINAE) to take a lead that no amount of counter-bingos (EULOGIST, PATINED, RAILROAD) could hope to overcome. Thomas stormed back with a pair of wins in round two, felling Dennis Lloyd 494-308 and Andy Bohnsack 453-437 in a two-on-one. Of note was Thomas' bingo of SIXTEEN, which scored 100 points and was ripe for all kinds of jokes about the score of the play. After dropping a game to Steve Hartsman, 377-409, Thomas ended his night with a convincing win against Richard Lauder, playing JAROSITE, ORIOLES, and AROINTS for a 546-254 win.
| Standings | |
| Steve Hartsman | 4-0 +310 |
| Thomas Reinke | 3-2 +295 |
| Charles Reinke | 2-2 +153 |
| Richard Lauder | 2-2 -464 |
| Andy Bohnsack | 2-3 +277 |
| Dennis Lloyd | 1-3 -418 |
| Carol Ormand | 0-2 -153 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 13 | EULOGIST PATINED RAILROAD SIXTEEN BORSTAL INJURIES ORGANIC SUPERADD OPALINE FERRULE JAROSITE ORIOLES AROINTS |
| Andy Bohnsack | 13 | EROSIONS BERATING TITHONIA LONGIES TRAVOISE TURISTA MAINSAIL OREGANO ASTEROID MANIPLES NEGATORY MINISTRY apropria |
| Steve Hartsman | 10 | OESTRIN REVOTED HIRSUTE GIRASOLE URBANITY DIALYSE OUTSTEER BOLETES GRANOLAS WASTERS |
| Charles Reinke | 9 | COURAGE LOCAVORE ENDORSE FREEING RETINAE SILTIER FORTUNES OESTRUM PLANTAIN |
| Richard Lauder | 3 | RELEARNS SNARLED BIMBOES |
| Dennis Lloyd | 3 | TENURES CEASING taxiers |
| Carol Ormand | 1 | INSIDERS |
| High Games | |
| 570 | Charles Reinke |
| 546 | Thomas Reinke |
| 499 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 498 | Steve Hartsman |
| 494 | Thomas Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.6 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.6 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 2.5 | Steve Hartsman |
| 2.25 | Charles Reinke |
| 0.75 | Richard Lauder |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 82 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 80 | Richard Lauder |
| 77 | Thomas Reinke |
| 77 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 76 | Charles Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 455 | Thomas Reinke |
| 452 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 452 | Steve Hartsman |
| 436 | Charles Reinke |
| 330 | Dennis Lloyd |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 374 | Steve Hartsman |
| 390 | Carol Ormand |
| 396 | Thomas Reinke |
| 397 | Andy Bohnsack |
| 398 | Charles Reinke |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 106 | INJURIES | Thomas Reinke |
| 100 | SIXTEEN | Thomas Reinke |
| 99 | BIMBOES | Richard Lauder |
| 97 | taxiers | Dennis Lloyd |
| 92 | TITHONIA | Andy Bohnsack |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 403 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 459 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 347 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 77 |
Wednesday, May 27:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, June 3:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, June 10:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, June 17:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
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