1st Charles Reinke recorded the first undefeated performance of the young club season, going 5-0 +622 to extend his early lead in the yearly standings. He started with a solid 418-359 win over Bryan Benwitz, finding DIVERTED and CAVEOLA (which anagrams to COAEVAL if CAVEOLA doesn't fit) to Bryan's SCREWUPS, a rare UW bingo. In round two, Charles became embroiled in a high-scoring Collins shootout which ended in his favor, 563-484. The phony PUNCTAL* for 101 points, possibly a combination of valid words PUNCTA and PUNCTUAL, was crucial for Charles' victory, as were his valid bingo finds of QUARTIER, TORTIES#, and OROLOGY. The flow of bingos continued unabated in the next round as Charles got six bingos across the two games of his two-on-one: GROWTHS, MONTAGES, and TENONING in a 440-422 win over Dennis Lloyd; ANORTHIC, BEWIGGED, and UPSTAIRS to defeat Lynda "Provider of Delicious Birthday Cake" Finn 465-336. Charles' evening ended with a total drubbing of Mark, his 599 winning score coming tantalizingly close to the season's first 600 game.

2nd Dennis Lloyd was the only other player to finish with a record above .500, going 3-1 +220. Despite being rendered temporarily sightless by a reading glasses mishap in round one, Dennis wiped for the floor with Sara McLaughlin, winning 538-385. The suspicious-but-valid GRUNTLES, and a 103-point ACHIEST, helped him out thee. That big win was followed up by a smaller win (but a win nonetheless) against Dave Kinzer, 378-349. Dave won the bingo battle (RESEATS and MEANINGS vs. Dennis' CAVITIES) but would probably have preferred an actual win. After a well-fought 422-440 loss to Charles Reinke in the third round, Dennis was faced with the prospect of back-to-back Reinke-provided defeats, but rather than roll over and take the punishment, Dennis turned the tables and toppled Thomas Reinke by a score of 404-348.

A notable loss occured in round one when Thomas lost to Mark by one point, 510-511. That is tied for the fifth-highest losing score since 2011. Bryan Benwitz also made an early entry on the "highest-scoring bingo of the year" list with a 140-point GAINLIER.

Experts
Charles Reinke5-0 +622
Dennis Lloyd3-1 +220
Bryan Benwitz2-2 +289
Sara McLaughlin2-2 -8
Lynda Finn2-2 -191
Mark Kenas2-2 -361
David Kinzer1-2 +36
Thomas Reinke1-3 -47
Helen Flores0-4 -560
Intermediates

 
NameWin% W   L  T  Avg  Opp Avg Bingos  Avg Phonies % v2
Experts
Thomas Reinke70.41526404493975092.365711.230
Charles Reinke671467204493985062.325310.527
Bryan Benwitz66.41256314363733892.0692.30
Andy Bohnsack61.6955914183863122.01103.211
Steve Hartsman56.3534114063881571.65106.43
Lynda Finn52.9746603893862011.444211
Randall 5011029737410.5000
Mary Parrish5022035340451.25000
Richard Lauder47.7727913783982401.58166.70
Dennis Lloyd45587103703971701.3274.16
James Rollins40.517250360383431.02370
Carol Ormand4010150320370160.64000
Mark Kenas39.1548404294512822.0462223
David Kinzer36.938650359388760.7445.30
Ron Malzer36.416280354414420.9524.80
Sara McLaughlin355610403563981300.8132.30
Chloe 33.312027839500000
Ed Nawrocki306140362383241.214.20
Helen Flores29.4409603494051150.8554.30
Kelsey Stanczak15.4211026139730.23000
Nalina Cherr9.1110026640230.27000
Dora Kilburn8.72210300390160.7000
Beth Amos004030939410.25000
Jordan Barger001031446211000
Lesley Salas004029639810.25000
Buffy Hogan004033542310.25000
Ryan Adams004032138900000
Kimberly 001026236600000
Jessica Pasch002029634700000
Alison Jennings003022032600000
Intermediates

Bingos
Charles Reinke15CAVEOLA DIVERTED QUARTIER OROLOGY GROWTHS MONTAGES TENONING ANORTHIC BEWIGGED UPSTAIRS
BELOVED punctal torties tousier tartines
Bryan Benwitz12SCREWUPS SEAWEEDY GAINLIER CHIANTIS OPERATED LINEATE DROUTHS BONITAS PERORAL ERRANTS
ORALISTS AZURITES
Thomas Reinke11MARAVEDI HATREDS SEASONAL EVIDENCE BARONAGE OREGANOS MILLINER TROTTED APHELION FROWNERS
REDUCING
Mark Kenas8NETTIER RAILINGS ASSUMED RELENDS LEASINGS GESTATING hallings cystids
Dennis Lloyd6GRUNTLES ACHIEST CAVITIES TESTATES HECKLING APOSTLE
Lynda Finn6CROONING HETAIRA FOSTERS TAGLINES MOTIVES remainers
David Kinzer4SQUIRTS RESEATS MEANINGS VIOLATED
Sara McLaughlin2IRONERS RAISINS
Helen Flores1ENERGIES
31-Dec: NO SCRABBLE CLUB ON NEW YEARS EVE7-Jan: Scrabble at Covenant Church14-Jan: Scrabble at Covenant Church21-Jan: Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games