NSA Club #565 - 27 February 2003 Session

Results

                        |WIN / |        | AVG POINTS | AVG BINGOS | CLUB RATING
#  NAME                 |LOSS  | SPREAD | PER GAME   | PER GAME   | NEW  (CHANGE)
1  BENEDICT, NATHAN      7-0     +880     445.86       2.143        1833 (+19)
2  SAUL, LEWIS           4-2     +403     402.67       1.500        1463 (+8)
3  HART, JOHN            4-2     +277     383.33       1.000        1772 (-13)
4  CANTERMAN, NAURLENE   2-1     +12      350.67       0.333        1435 (+9)
5  BREDEL, LINDA         3-2     +259     426.00       1.800        1384 (+9)
6  KREMER, REX           3-2     +54      390.40       2.000        1227 (-17)
7  KASSEL, JOSHUA        3-2     -84      355.00       1.200        1078 (+26)
8  KAYE, VIC             2-2     +152     348.00       0.000         896 (-5)
9  JACOBS, JAKE          2-2     +137     388.00       1.500        1365 (+1)
10 WHITCOMB, BOB         2-3     +18      357.60       1.400        1338 (-4)
11 LUNDEEN, KAREN        3-2     -48      329.80       0.400        1075 (-7)
12 SAUNDERS, ED          2-3     -452     329.80       1.000        1457 (+2)
13 WHITCOMB, JUDITH      2-4     -184     353.17       1.167        1228 (-8)
14 WAGMAN, GARY          1-2     -234     293.67       0.333         787 (+3)
15 KORNELL, MONIQUE      1-3     -18      374.50       1.250        1226 (-17)
16 KAUFMAN, JEANNETTE    1-3     -106     327.50       0.750         828 (-8)
17 ARONSON, BRENT        0-1     -87      262.00       0.000         709 (-5)
18 JOW, YUSUPHA          0-3     -265     340.00       0.667        1201 (-19)
19 CAIRN                 0-3     -388     305.00       1.000         535 (-1)

Session Notes:

Before launching into this week's session, we have an item of interest. Yusupha Jow and Joshua Kassel  visited Ms. June Porter's school Scrabble club at Mesquite Elementary in Vail this past week. They met with ten up and coming Scrabble players in the 5-8 grade range. Yus and Josh gave a short speech about competitive Scrabble and gave the kids packets of basic word lists. Also, Josh purchased four copies of the OSPD3, which he presented as a gift from our Scrabble club to theirs. After games with the kids, everyone was presented with a certificate of appreciation, and then we and the kids retired for juice and cookies. A fun time was had by all, and nobody should be surprised to see some of these youngsters attending our club in the coming years.

This school Scrabble club is a great environment. Ms. Porter remarked that since starting it, the kids have shown a marked increase in vocabulary and math skills. However, due to Arizona being 49th or 50th in education spending, Ms. Porter has had to pay for all expenses out of her own pocket. On a teacher's salary, she should not have to do this, and we would like to look at ways our club can contribute to these kids' activity. In the coming weeks, we'll be passing the hat at Cub. We encourage all to contribute generously. Yusupha, Monique, and Josh  will be attending this school Scrabble club again next week on Wednesday April 2 from 2-4PM. If you are interested in coming out to meet the kids, contact Josh.

This session saw 19 players compete in a total of 42 games. We saw a total of 29,761 points scored. 97 bingos were played this session. Of those bingos, five were phonies that went unchallenged.

Nathan Benedict again proved his Scrabble prowess by turning in a perfect 7-0 +880 scorecard to be the night's top player. Our prize for Low Win goes to Jeannette Kaufman with a 307 point victory. Bob Whitcomb won the X Hook contest by playing the word MAX and hooking the X to MI to form MIX. Both Jeannette and Bob pick up $9.50 for their efforts.

Lewis Saul nailed the Triple-Triple Jackpot with the play ASTRINGE for 131 points. Unfortunately, Nathan wiped out the Triple-Triple Jackpot last session, so Lewis picks up a prize of $4.75; it's not a lot, but it beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Nobody won the 9+ Bingo Jackpot, and the prize for doing so is now at $14.25.

Two reminders this week:
1. Our club plays tournament Scrabble. Please play your games as you would in a rated tournament. Both players should play their turns according to NSA Official Tournament Rules.
2. Despite the gripes about the food, we are extremely lucky to have Denny's allow us to continue to meet at their establishment. Please respect the fact that there are other patrons by keeping the noise level down. Also, please show your support for this business by ordering food from them and tipping our servers well.

Next session (6 March 2003) will feature prizes for:
- High Win (a quarter of dues collected)
- "What's On The Menu" Contest - A prize will be awarded to the player who plays the highest-scoring word that is a menu item at Denny's (e.g., OMELETTE, STEAK, HOTCAKES, COFFEE, etc.). Blanks count (a quarter of dues collected).
- Triple-Triple plays (an eighth of dues collected)
- 9+ Bingos  ($14.25 plus an eighth of dues collected)

Bingos

Below are the bingos and their anagrams played at Club 565 on February 20 by player. Phonies are in red lower case. 

Linda Bredel
ADMIRES (MISREAD, SEDARIM, SIDEARM)
FERVORS
GLITTERS
NEUROSES
REBATES (BEATERS, BERATES)
SPICIER
tenspot
VITAMINS (NATIVISM)
WOOLIEST
Nathan Benedict
AUSTERER (TREASURE)
ENAMELS
GETABLE
LEADIER
LEONINE
LORGNON
MANAGERS
NONARTS (NATRONS)
NOUGHTS (GUNSHOT, HOGNUTS, SHOTGUN)
ORDINARY
RABIETIC
RESHINE (HENRIES, INHERES)
ROSINED (DINEROS, INDORSE, ORDINES, SORDINE)
TOPKICKS
VINEGARS
Cairn
INTONERS (TERNIONS)
REQUIRED
TRACERS (CARTERS, CRATERS)
Naurlene Canterman
WRESTLE (SWELTER, WELTERS)
John Hart
CATHODES
CITREOUS (OUTCRIES)
FRITTERS
NEEDIEST
PECORINI
PRIMATES
Jake Jacobs
 caroles (CLAROES, COALERS, ESCOLAR, ORACLES, RECOALS, SOLACER)
DECIDERS (DESCRIED)
PEONIES
SATIATE
SEELING
TOENAIL (ELATION)
Yusupha Jow
RATIONES (AROINTED, ORDINATE)
SNIGGLED (GELDINGS, SLEDGING)
Joshua Kassel
FARSIDES
GLORIES
LARDIEST (DILATERS, REDTAILS)
LEADIER
OVERSEE
perogie
Jeannette Kaufman
AUNTIES (SINUATE)
BREEZES (BEEZERS)
LOTTERY
Monique Kornell
AGAINST (ANTISAG)
BONIEST
EXCISES
FRAMERS (FARMERS)
SENDING(ENDINGS)
Rex Kremer
BREAKING (BERAKING)
CAVIARS
CANONIST (ACTINONS, CONTAINS, SANCTION, SONANTIL)
cojones
EPILOGUE
ERODING (GROINED, IGNORED, NEGROID, REDOING)
OPERATE
RESEWING (SEWERING)
ROSINED (DINEROS, INDORSE, ORDINES, SORDINE)
SEMINAR (MARINES, REMAINS)
Karen Lundeen
SPORTIER (PIERROTS))
WEAKEN
Lewis Saul
ASTRINGE (ANGRIEST, GANISTER, GANTRIES, GRANITES, INGRATES, RANGIEST)
CORNICES (CONCISER, CROCEINS)
EARLIER (LEARIER)
ENTIRELY (LIENTERY)
INHALERS
KNEELING
RAIMENT (MINARET)
REZONED
SLOUGHS
Ed Saunders
DELAINES
PLATERS (PALTERS, PERSALT, PLASTER, PSALTER, STAPLER)
SICKENED
SIDEARM (ADMIRES, MISREAD, SEDARIM)
UNBELTS (SUNBELT, UNBLEST)
Gary Wagman
DEVIATE
Bob Whitcomb
ENTIRES (ENTRIES, RETINES, TRIENES)
HOAXING
HORNIER
INOSITE
OVERBIG
RENAILS (ALINERS, NAILERS)
SCARIEST
Judith Whitcomb
GOUGERS
LASTERS (ARTLESS, SALTERS, SLATERS)
NOMINATE
ORGEATS (GAROTES, STORAGE)
rebaled (BLEARED)
SERRANO
STANDUP (DUSTPAN, UPSTAND)