It's Never Too Cold For Scrabble® Brand Crossword Game!
1st Dave Kinzer took advantage of a holiday/cold/illness-diminished group, going 3-0 +88 to take first place. His first win was a low-scoring 285-271 affair against newcomer Jayant. His bingo attempt that game, SWINGOUT* (OUTSWING is acceptable), was challenged off, despite his confidence in baseball terminology. In the second round he again notched a win against a neophyte, Pranav, in a 354-302 battle. He got down FREAKING (the dictionary gives the definition "to streak with color", I don't know if I believe that...) in that one, not to be confused with PHREAKING (v. to gain illegal access to telephone services). After that, he faced a savvy veteran of the club, Sue, and won 347-325, playing MISTOOK.
Due to a shortage of boards, the quartet of Aaron, Bryan, Charles, and Thomas played a series of 2-on-2 games, with everyone going 2-1 except for Thomas who went 0-3. Some of the cooler bingoes played were REDUVIID, GOSHAWK, CONIINE, and NATANTLY. The most exciting game was the superior Charles/Bryan combo beating the inferior Aaron/Thomas tandem 542-477, a close game that turned into a blowout due to one side getting stuck with the Z.
| Standings | |
| David Kinzer | 3-0 +88 |
| Pranav Shah | 2-1 +49 |
| Sue Goldstein | 1-2 -27 |
| Thomas Reinke | 0-0 +0 |
| Charles Reinke | 0-0 +0 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 0-0 +0 |
| Aaron Bader | 0-0 +0 |
| Jayant Pande | 0-3 -110 |
| Bingos | ||
| David Kinzer | 2 | FREAKING MISTOOK |
| High Games | |
| 360 | Pranav Shah |
| 354 | David Kinzer |
| 347 | David Kinzer |
| 332 | Sue Goldstein |
| 325 | Pranav Shah |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 0.67 | David Kinzer |
| 0 | Pranav Shah |
| 0 | Sue Goldstein |
| 0 | Thomas Reinke |
| 0 | Charles Reinke |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 65 | David Kinzer |
| 0 | Pranav Shah |
| 0 | Sue Goldstein |
| 0 | Thomas Reinke |
| 0 | Charles Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 329 | Pranav Shah |
| 329 | David Kinzer |
| 322 | Sue Goldstein |
| 289 | Jayant Pande |
| 0 | Thomas Reinke |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 0 | Thomas Reinke |
| 0 | Charles Reinke |
| 0 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 0 | Aaron Bader |
| 299 | David Kinzer |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 65 | MISTOOK | David Kinzer |
| 65 | FREAKING | David Kinzer |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 317 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 334 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 301 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 65 |
Wednesday, December 31:
NO SCRABBLE CLUB ON NEW YEARS EVE
Wednesday, January 7:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, January 14:
Scrabble at Covenant Church
Wednesday, January 21:
Scrabble at Misty Mountain Games
Saturday, January 24:
Madison Scrabble Club Party and Tournament
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