NSA Club #565 - 05 June 2003 Session

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Results

                        |WIN / |        | AVG POINTS | AVG BINGOS | CLUB RATING
# NAME                  |LOSS  | SPREAD | PER GAME   | PER GAME   | NEW  (CHANGE)
 1  CANTERMAN, NAURLENE   5-1    +136      371.50       1.000       1464 (+7)
 2  BREDEL, LINDA         4-1    +197      379.60       1.400       1410 (+27)
 3  SAUNDERS, ED          3-1    +198      401.75       2.000       1426 (+16)
 4  KORNELL, MONIQUE      3-2    +83       351.00       1.000       1270 (+3)
 5  SAUL, LEWIS           3-2    -108      356.60       1.200       1471 (0)
 6  KASSEL, JOSHUA        2-2    +94       383.00       2.000       1137 (+12)
 7  WAGMAN, GARY          2-2    -43       356.75       0.750        906 (+8)
 8  KAYE, VIC             2-3    -253      335.20       0.200        992 (-14)
 9  KREMER, REX           1-2    -67       374.00       0.667       1287 (-13)
 10 LUNDEEN, KAREN        1-4    +70       354.80       0.400        986 (-5)
 11 SPARROW, MURIEL       1-5    -153      344.00       0.333       1305 (-38)
 12 SAMPATH, SURESH       0-2    -78       340.00       0.000        497 (-3)


Session Notes:
For our 29th session of the season, 12 players racked up a total of 19,547 points over 27 games. We saw 50 bingos played this session; 3 of those bingos were phonies that went unchallenged.
 
We welcomed a new player: Suresh Sampath. Suresh read about us in one of the various listings we have printed up somewhere or other and decided to drop in for a few games. Although he is brand new to organized Scrabble, Suresh seems to have an intuitive sense of the game. Welcome Suresh!
 
Visiting us for the first time as well was Muriel Sparrow. Muriel is a seasoned player who directs NSA Club #490 in New York City as well as a recent transplant to Phoenix. Muriel was visiting Tucson and found the time to visit us. 

Naurlene was the top player of the evening with a 5-1 +136 scorecard. Ed Saunders and Josh Kassel share the Bingo King crown by both turning in eight bingos in four games. Karen Lundeen took the High Win prize this session with a score of 443. The "High Three" contest winner for the highest-scoring play made with only three tiles was Monique Kornell. Monique beat out Naurlene's 60-point GOX play by playing "ILZ" through an existing L for a 66-point score for ZILL. Naurlene, Ed, and Josh get pats on the back. Karen and Monique win $4.50 prizes.

It was "E" Night in the Alphabet Bingo contest. Despite the commonality of bingos beginning with E, only three E Bingos (ELECTORS, ELECTRIC, and ELOPING) were played. For Alphabet Bingo rules and details, click here. Nobody nailed a Triple-Triple play or a bingo with 9 or more letters, and we will add $2.50 to each of these jackpots.

As a reminder, Jeannette Kaufman will be hosting a potluck fundraiser featuring Scrabble games galore this Sunday to help benefit the Perfect Love No Kill Animal Shelter. If you wish to join or can make a donation for this worthy cause, please contact Jeannette. Click here for details about this event.

Next Session (12 June) will feature the following contests:
- NO Contest - A prize will be awarded for the highest-scoring word that begins with the letters NO (e.g., NOCK, NOTATE, NONZERO, etc.)  (~a quarter of dues collected)

- "High Four" Contest - A prize will be awarded to the highest-scoring play that is made by playing four tiles. This can be the result of playing a four-letter word (e.g., SUQS, ZAGS, etc.) or extension or hook play (e.g., adding A to the beginning and ING to the ending of BORT to form ABORTING). (~a quarter of dues collected).
- Triple-Triple Jackpot - A jackpot of $19.75 plus an eighth of the evening's dues will be awarded to any player(s) who scores a Triple-Triple Play.
- 9+ Bingo Jackpot
- A jackpot of $26.75 plus an eighth of the evening's dues will be awarded to any player(s) who scores a bingo containing nine or more letters.
- Alphabet Bingo
- The Alphabet Bingo letter for this session is "F." For each bingo you play that begins with the letter F, you score one point. Click here for more information about Alphabet Bingo. ($26 Jackpot)

Bingos

Below are the bingos and their anagrams played at Club #565 on June 5 by player. Phonies are in red lower case. 

Linda Bredel

BAITERS (BARITES, REBAITS, TERBIAS)
BRAVEST
ELECTRIC
INSERTED (NERDIEST, RESIDENT, SINTERED, TRENDIES)
MIDGETS
SAGGIER (RAGGIES)
STIFLING

Naurlene Canterman
DIETERS (DIESTER, REEDITS, RESITED)
LOATHERS (RATHOLES)
SAVINGS
STONERS (NESTORS, TENSORS)
STUNNER
TOWELING

Joshua Kassel
ALINERS (NAILERS, RENAILS)
ATTAINER (REATTAIN)
BEANING
GINNERS
NOTARIZE
SLEAZES
spoofier
twinners

Vic Kaye
RETIRES (RETRIES, TERRIES)
Monique Kornell
DECLAIM (CLAIMED, DECIMAL, MEDICAL)
FIRINGS
MOLTING
POTTIES (TIPTOES)
STIFLING

Rex Kremer
AUNTIES (SINUATE)
ELOPING
Karen Lundeen
BANTERS
SPACERS (ESCARPS, PARSECS, SCRAPES, SECPARS)
Lewis Saul
ADMITTER
BEDPANS
calixes
COMEDIAN (DAEMONIC, DEMONIAC)
ELECTORS (CORSELET, ELECTROS, SELECTOR)
TARTARS

Ed Saunders

AORISTIC
DISTEND
DOTTIEST
REVOLTS
STRIDES (DISSERT)
TAILBONE
TROTTERS
UNIFIES

Muriel Sparrow
PUNTERS (PUNSTER)
TRAINERS (RESTRAIN, RETRAINS, STRAINER, TERRAINS)

Gary Wagman

BINDLES
NATIONS (ANOINTS, ONANIST)
SMELTER (MELTERS, REMELTS, RESMELT)