1st Thomas Reinke cruised to an impressive 4-1 +511 performance. Three of his four wins were against Mark Kenas, none of them particularly close in score. The most lopsided victory for Thomas was in the final game, where he defeated Mark 589-308. Despite the enormous gulf in scores, the difference in bingos was "just" four to two: Thomas had CLAYING, DURANCES, SHEEPMEN, and DRAFTING for his bonus plays, while Mark deployed EIRENICS and ELASTINS for some much-needed fifty-point bonuses. Thomas' single loss was hand-delivered to him by none other than Dennis Lloyd, who won their contest comfortably, 430-375. Dennis got away with the invalid UNACTIVE*, but felt no guilt in doing this, especially as his plays of LINEAGES and OVERTAKE confirmed that he (usually) tries to play valid words. Thomas found a bingo of ARILLODE in his losing effort.
2nd Charles Reinke went 3-1 +397, completing a fully Reinke'd top two that has become all too familiar. His evening started off poorly, as he was held bingoless in a 320-377 loss to Helen Flores, who got down sizable bingos of SOAKERS and FANNIES. Things improved significantly after that point, as Charles scored above 500 points in all of his remaining games. His big win was against the beleaguered Mark Kenas, 508-344, thanks to finds of LENDERS, PEREONS, GARLICS, and REGAUGED. Richard Lauder hardly fared better, falling 360-504; Charles' TASKBAR for 118 points played a large role in his win.
3rd Richard Lauder topped a contingent of 2-2 players with his 2-2 -19 record. After a 396-367 win over Dennis Lloyd, losses to both Reinke twins left him in a sizable hole. However, Richard was able to dig himself (mostly) out of that hole by whomping Helen Flores in the final round, 483-259. Bingos of TONLETS and OUTREAD were enough to build a large lead, but a 96-point RESOJET slammed the door shut on Helen's winning chances.
We enjoyed the presence of newcomer Tara Kadium, and while she found herself on the losing end of the one game she played, we hope she returns!
| Standings | |
| Thomas Reinke | 4-1 +511 |
| Charles Reinke | 3-1 +397 |
| Richard Lauder | 2-2 -19 |
| Dennis Lloyd | 2-2 -52 |
| Helen Flores | 2-2 -75 |
| Tara Kadium | 0-1 -160 |
| Mark Kenas | 0-4 -602 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 12 | PERVIER RESIDENT OUTLAST BADDEST AIRLINE FERTILE BRONDES# ARILLODE CLAYING DURANCES SHEEPMEN DRAFTING |
| Charles Reinke | 8 | LENDERS PEREONS GARLICS REGAUGED FILTRATE TASKBAR PRUNERS WRINKLES |
| Dennis Lloyd | 8 | WINLESS REFOUGHT OVERLIE LINEAGES OVERTAKE RESPONDS RATTLES unactive |
| Richard Lauder | 7 | PARTIBLE DIVERTS SEEINGS COLORED TONLETS OUTREAD RESOJET |
| Mark Kenas | 5 | LIGROINE EQUINIA# SERIATE IRENICS ELASTINS |
| Helen Flores | 3 | SOAKERS FANNIES DIALERS |
| High Games | |
| 589 | Thomas Reinke |
| 508 | Charles Reinke |
| 504 | Charles Reinke |
| 502 | Charles Reinke |
| 483 | Richard Lauder |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 2.4 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2 | Charles Reinke |
| 2 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 1.75 | Richard Lauder |
| 1.25 | Mark Kenas |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 82 | Charles Reinke |
| 79 | Thomas Reinke |
| 78 | Richard Lauder |
| 73 | Mark Kenas |
| 73 | Helen Flores |
| High Averages | |
| 460 | Thomas Reinke |
| 459 | Charles Reinke |
| 395 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 393 | Richard Lauder |
| 355 | Helen Flores |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 358 | Thomas Reinke |
| 359 | Charles Reinke |
| 374 | Helen Flores |
| 398 | Richard Lauder |
| 408 | Dennis Lloyd |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 118 | TASKBAR | Charles Reinke |
| 106 | WRINKLES | Charles Reinke |
| 98 | FERTILE | Thomas Reinke |
| 96 | RESOJET | Richard Lauder |
| 90 | DURANCES | Thomas Reinke |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 398 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 460 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 336 |
| 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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