Session Results - 2 June 2005

#	Name	Win-Loss	Spread	Bingos per Game	Points per Game	Club Rating new  | (change)
1	Joshua Kassel	5-1	+353	1.500	394.855	1238 | (+64)
2	Ed Saunders	3-3	+226	1.500	368.000	1333 | (-18)
3	Michael Rhodes	3-3	-72	1.333	355.000	1156 | (+13)
4	Naurlene Canterman	3-4	-160	0.429	352.000	1307 | (-29)
5	Rex Kremer	1-2	-141	1.000	336.333	1316 | (-14)
6	Karen Lundeen	2-4	-204	1.167	352.670	1079 | (+2)

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Session Notes

This was the 30th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!

We were joined by a 6 players, who played a total of 17 games in which we scored 12,296 points for a 723.3 point-per-game average. Of the 39 recorded bingos we played, 2 were phonies that went unchallenged. We were also joined by Rex Kremer, who has not been seen for close to a year. Rex showed up to introduce his 9 month old son Remington (Remi for short), who is the spitting image of his dad, and to play a few games.

Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 499 points by Michael Rhodes
Low Win - 320 points by Michael Rhodes
High Loss - 373 points by Rex Kremer (Opponent at 382)
Bingo Kings - Ed Saunders and Joshua Kassel for each averaging 1.5 bingos per game
Best Nongo - Naurlene Canterman notes Joshua Kassel blocked her bingo of CAJOLING.
Bingo, Bingo, Bingo - Joshua Kassel opened with three back-to-back bingos in his game against Naurlene Canterman, playing OXIDIZES (76) through the "E" of Naurlene's opening play TAUPE, then HOSTING (75) and then CALIFATE (76)through an existing T.
Embarrasing Phony Bingo - With the rack ??ENOSV, Josh Kassel played the phony bingo VEINOUS* despite there being 18 seven-letter bingos and 65 eight-letter bingos (and a wide open board)
Some interesting bingos:
- CALIFATE \n. The domain of a Muslim leader: variant of CALIPHATE (played by Joshua Kassel)
- CAMISIAS \n. Loose shirts or gowns: variant of CAMISES (played by Ed Saunders)
- CONTRAS \n pl. Nicaraguan revolutionaries (played by Michael Rhodes)
- FLINTING \v. Providing with flint (played by Joshua Kassel)
- MORTISE \v. Join or fasten securely (played by Ed Saunders)
- STINTER \n. A limiter (played by Joshua Kassel)

This session featured four contests. First was the DE-ER contest for the highest scoring word starting with DE- and ending with -ER. Ed Saunders picked this up with a 70 point play of DESIGNER. The second was the RE-ED Contest for the highest scoring play beginning with RE- and ending with -ED. Joshua Kassel picked this up with RECITED for 40. The contest for High Loss went to Rex Kremer for a 373 point loss (to his opponent's score of 382). Finally, the "Direction" contest for the highest scoring play of a word relating to a direction goes to Michael Rhodes for a 98 point play of RELAYING. Ed, Josh, Rex, and Michael all take home $4.00 prizes.

This was the last session to feature the Alphabet Bingo Contest, in which all bingos starting with an "Z" scored a point. Nobody turned in an Z bingo, and the results are in. Nathan Benedict took 1st place with 13 points and wins $15.00. Joshua Kassel took 2nd place with 12 points and wins $11.00. Click here for full Alphabet Bingo results!

None of the four progressive jackpots were won, and each shall each have $1.12 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $654.00 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.

The next session (9 June) shall feature the following contests:
- Close Win Contest - A quarter of dues collected will be paid to the player whose winning score is closest to his or her opponent's losing score (e.g., 390 to 385). Tie games do not count as ties are not wins..
- Add 2 Contest - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who makes the highest-scoring play by adding two tiles to the front or back of a word (e.g., adding ES to JOSH to form JOSHES ; adding AS to WAKEN to form AWAKENS ; adding AD to MIXES to form ADMIXES , etc.).
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $3.74 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores a Triple-Triple play.
- 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - $5.05 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores 100 or more points in a single play
- Club 565 Progressive Jackpot - $10.47 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores 565 or more points in a single game.
- 9+ Bingo Progressive Jackpot* - $1.12 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who plays a bingo of 9 or more letters in length.
* = Jackpot prizes cannot be combined.

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Bingos Played

The following is a list of bingos played by player at NSA Club #565 on 2 June 2005. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Naurlene Canterman - 3  Bingos
DENOTES
GOODIES
WORRIES
Joshua Kassel - 9 Bingos
CALIFATE
FEARING
FLINTING
HOSTING
OXIDIZES
RETRIES   (RETIRES, TERRIES)
STINTER   (RETINTS, TINTERS)
STONIEST
veinous*    (ENVIOUS, NIVEOUS)
Rex Kremer - 3 Bingos
ALIENER
ASTRIDE   (ARIDEST, DIASTER, DISRATE, STAIDER, TARDIES, TIRADES)
LEONINE
Karen Lundeen - 7 Bingos
CHAPTERS   (PATCHERS)
EASIEST
GODLIEST
rondelt*
SEXTANTS
SNICKERS
TWISTER   (RETWIST)
Michael Rhodes - 8 Bingos
ARTERIAL
BROMINES
CONTRAS   (CANTORS, CARTONS, CRATONS)
PRINTING
RELAYING   (LAYERING, YEARLING)
SLEETIER   (LEERIEST, STEELIER)
STINGIER   (IGNITERS, RESITING)
UNDOING
Ed Saunders - 9 Bingos
CAMISIAS
DESIGNER   (ENERGIDS, REDESIGN, REEDINGS, RESIGNED)
HEADERS   (ADHERES, HEARSED, SHEARED)
MANATEES   (EMANATES)
MORTISE   (EROTISM, MOISTER, TRISOME)
RADIATE   (AIRDATE, TIARAED)
RASHEST   (TRASHES)
REASONER
SORRELS

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