1st Charles Reinke recovered from the previous week's unprecedented 0-4 outing to go 4-1 +509. This serves as a gentle reminder that his opponents should never force him to go 0-4, lest they face redoubled wrath in subsequent games. The losing streak actually reached 0-5 as Charles suffered a first-round loss to Mark Kenas, 349-415. However, the losses stopped there and Charles reeled off four straight to secure first place in the weekly standings. He beat his brother Thomas Reinke by a score of 444-370, getting down STEERED, DREARIER, and SHRIEVAL in the process. The wins kept racking up in round three when Charles played in a two-on-one and won both in convincing fashion, 537-295 against Richard Lauder and 494-318 against Mark. The redemption tour concluded with a 497-414 victory against Bryan Benwitz, where Charles' ARIETTA and TRAMROAD were matched by Bryan's INTIFADA (sadly, never extended to INTIFADAH) and EROSELY.
2nd Bryan Benwitz, journeying vast distances through bone-chilling cold to reach the playing location, made all the effort worth his while with a 3-1 +180 finish. His 448-416 win over Thomas Reinke puts him at seven wins in their last eight encounters. A 116-point bingo of QUAYSIDE was certainly valuable in that one. Another 100-point bingo was in store for Bryan, as his 101-point EXISTING (along with TITMOUSE and ZINCATE) propelled him to a comfortable 533-332 win over Richard Lauder. A 411-381 victory vs. Dennis Lloyd was a bit more closely-contested, with Bryan getting RECEIVES of SENNITS, and Dennis finding OUTDONE (which helpfully anagrams to DUOTONE). Sadly, the session culminated in a loss when Bryan was downed in the final game against Charles Reinke, 497-414, despite the aforementioned INTIFADA being played by Bryan for 98 points.
| Standings | |
| Charles Reinke | 4-1 +509 |
| Bryan Benwitz | 3-1 +180 |
| Thomas Reinke | 3-2 +437 |
| Richard Lauder | 2-2 -384 |
| Karl Armstrong | 1-0 +86 |
| Dennis Lloyd | 1-2 +95 |
| Mark Kenas | 1-3 -441 |
| Sara McLaughlin | 0-4 -482 |
| Bingos | ||
| Thomas Reinke | 15 | SPLENII IGNOBLER INTEREST SECTION ECAUDATE MERANTI# LOGANIA YESSING BRAIDERS HELOTAGE VIRTUOUS COPREMIA MANGEAO# TANISTRY ARENOSE |
| Charles Reinke | 12 | UNSOWED STEERED DREARIER SHRIEVAL INSPIRIT RATTLIER INFUSED BRIGADES INVALID FONTANEL ARIETTA TRAMROAD |
| Bryan Benwitz | 9 | QUAYSIDE CHLORID TITMOUSE EXISTING ZINCATE RECEIVES SENNITS INTIFADA EROSELY |
| Richard Lauder | 6 | UPROOTS PONGIER AERADIOS ETIOLATE THORNIER REPRISE |
| Dennis Lloyd | 5 | NARRATER INCOMES RELATES OUTDONE GUESSING |
| Mark Kenas | 5 | AVIONICS SAZERACS# ELOINERS BRANCHES PAULDRON |
| High Games | |
| 561 | Thomas Reinke |
| 537 | Charles Reinke |
| 533 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 529 | Thomas Reinke |
| 497 | Charles Reinke |
| Most bingos/game | |
| 3 | Thomas Reinke |
| 2.4 | Charles Reinke |
| 2.25 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 1.67 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 1.5 | Richard Lauder |
| High Average Bingo Score | |
| 85 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 74 | Thomas Reinke |
| 72 | Mark Kenas |
| 71 | Charles Reinke |
| 71 | Dennis Lloyd |
| High Averages | |
| 473 | Thomas Reinke |
| 464 | Charles Reinke |
| 452 | Bryan Benwitz |
| 411 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 383 | Karl Armstrong |
| Low Opponent Averages | |
| 297 | Karl Armstrong |
| 362 | Charles Reinke |
| 379 | Dennis Lloyd |
| 385 | Thomas Reinke |
| 407 | Bryan Benwitz |
| High Scoring Bingos | ||
| 116 | QUAYSIDE | Bryan Benwitz |
| 101 | EXISTING | Bryan Benwitz |
| 98 | INTIFADA | Bryan Benwitz |
| 95 | COPREMIA | Thomas Reinke |
| 91 | EROSELY | Bryan Benwitz |
| Session Averages | |
| Avg. Game Score | 408 |
| Avg. Winning Score | 467 |
| Avg. Losing Score | 350 |
| Avg. Bingo Score | 74 |
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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