1st Charles Reinke celebrated the return of in-person Scrabble, and the beginning of a new club season, by putting up an undefeated record reminiscent of the pre-pandemic times, going 4-0 +405. His largest win was against visiting Iowan Mike Johnson, 438-244, getting down bingos of TRINDLE and AHIEVED. Charles, finding players from Iowa very easy to defeat, encourages Mike to bring along more of them next time he visits Madison. A game against Helen Flores was similarly successful for the first-place finisher, as he took her down 493-321. Helen played PLUNGER, but was turned away by Charles' bingos of VERTISOL and HORSIES.
2nd Bryan Benwitz played a reduced slate of three games but nevertheless finished second with a 2-1 +186 final tally. Similar to the feats described in the above paragraph, Bryan's best game was against Helen Flores, 506-324. A significant chunk of those 506 points came from a 149-point triple-triple STRIDDEN. Bryan hardly slowed down as he then ran up against Thomas Reinke and again walked away victorious, 475-394. His trio of MATRICES, PUNSTER, and TRICKLY were more than enough to overcome Thomas' odd-looking, but valid, VISIBLES. A perfect record proved elusive, however, as a certain visiting Iowan managed to defeat Bryan in his final game by a score of 414-337.
Mike Johnson got word of the week with TSOORIS, played in a one-point win against Lynda Finn that involved a crucial Q-stick. His nine-letter RUMINATES against Thomas Reinke was also in consideration for the honor.
| Standings | |
| Charles Reinke | 4-0 +405 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 2-1 +186 |
| Lynda Finn | 2-2 +123 |
| Mike Johnson | 2-2 -183 |
| Thomas Reinke | 1-3 -99 |
| Helen Flores | 0-3 -432 |
| Bingos | ||
| Charles Reinke | 8 | ATONIAS SATIATED TRINDLE ACHIEVED VERTISOL HORSIES REENROLL THIOUREA |
| Thomas Reinke | 7 | TOLUATE BLEEDING VISIBLES WITTERS GENETTE HANSELED DITTIES |
| Bryan Benwitz | 6 | PLEASED STRIDDEN(3x3) MATRICES PUNSTER TRICKLY CERUMENS |
| Mike Johnson | 6 | RUMINATES INULASE WIMPIEST TSOORIS DRAPING TROIKAS |
| Lynda Finn | 5 | RESCORE SCOTTIE HOLLOED HEELINGS IGNORED |
| Helen Flores | 3 | BEARING LEANING PLUNGER |
| High Games | |
| 506 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 495 | Lynda Finn |
| 493 | Charles Reinke |
| 475 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 438 | Charles Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2 | Charles Reinke |
| 2 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.75 | Thomas Reinke |
| 1.5 | Mike Johnson |
| 1.25 | Lynda Finn |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 93 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 80 | Mike Johnson |
| 76 | Charles Reinke |
| 73 | Lynda Finn |
| 72 | Thomas Reinke |
| High Averages | |
| 439 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 435 | Charles Reinke |
| 419 | Lynda Finn |
| 410 | Thomas Reinke |
| 358 | Mike Johnson |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 334 | Charles Reinke |
| 377 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 388 | Lynda Finn |
| 403 | Mike Johnson |
| 435 | Thomas Reinke |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 149 | STRIDDEN | Bryan Benwitz |
| 98 | TROIKAS | Mike Johnson |
| 95 | VISIBLES | Thomas Reinke |
| 90 | HORSIES | Charles Reinke |
| 89 | TRICKLY | Bryan Benwitz |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 398 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 442 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 355 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 77 |
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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