Session Results - 06 January 2005

#	Name	Win-Loss	Spread	Bingos per Game	Points per Game	Club Rating new  | (change)
1	Lewis Saul	5-1	+216	1.333	376.667	1425 | (+16)
2	Naurlene Canterman	5-2	+208	0.714	373.714	1255 | (0)
3	Ed Saunders	4-2	+194	1.500	396.667	1384 | (+5)
4	Nathan Benedict	2-1	+154	1.667	421.333	1612 | (-12)
5	Bob Yarmchuk	3-2	+203	0.800	394.000	1389 | (-12)
6	Monique Kornell	3-2	-10	1.400	395.200	1267 | (+7)
7	Joshua Kassel	3-2	-32	1.200	350.400	1159 | (-2)
8	Daniel Forrest	2-2	-116	0.500	315.750	889 | (+6)
9	Karen Lundeen	1-4	-130	0.600	328.600	1026 | (-9)
10	Judy Carlock	1-5	-131	1.333	358.500	850 | (-+5)
11	Michael Rhodes	0-3	-138	0.667	349.333	518 | (-1)
12	Elizabeth Shaw	0-3	-318	0.000	273.000	522 | (-2)

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Session Notes

This was the 9th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!

We were joined by 12 players who played a total of 29 games in which we scored 21,076 points for a 726.76 point-per-game average. Of the 59 recorded bingos we played, four were phonies that went unchallenged.

Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 491 points by Ed Saunders
Low Win - 328 points by Daniel Forrest
High Loss - 413 points by Monique Kornell
Bingo King - Nathan Benedict for averaging 1.6 bingos per game
Assisted Bingo King - All 9 of Ed Saunders' bingos this session were eight letters in length; not a single one was played without playing through a previously-played word.
High Bingo-Free Game - Bob Yarmchuk played a 420-point game; he did so without playing a single bingo
Some interesting bingos:
- ARISTAE \n pl. Bristlelike structures or appendages (played by Lewis Saul)
- AUGITES \n pl. Types of minerals (played by Bob Yarmchuck)
- BORNITE \n. An ore of copper (played by Nathan Benedict)
- CELERITY \n. Swiftness (played by Ed Saunders)
- SIENITES \n. Igneous rocks (played by Nathan Benedict)
- VERMEILS \n pl. Red colors (played by Ed Saunders)
From the "Why The Hell Is This Bingo a Phony?" File - Anyone from the Southwest will recognize the ubiquitous milagro ("miracle" in Spanish) or ex-voto ("from my vow" in Latin) -- a small, charm-like metal image offered to a deity or saint as a form of prayer or wish, or in thanks for desires fulfilled. While you will see many a MILAGRO* in Tucson, it is not an acceptable word in Scrabble (played by Judy Carlock).

(Pictured above: MILAGROS* -- According to the Dictionary Committee, they do not exist)

Our first contest this session was the IN and OUT contest for the highest-scoring word beginning with IN or OUT. although Lewis Saul gave him a run for his money by putting down a 67 pointer of INVADERS, Bob Yarmchuk took it with an 84 point play of INQUIRED. Lewis did, however, win the second contest of the night: the RE-play Contest for the highest scoring play beginning with RE- that can also stand alone as a word without the RE prefix. Scoring 70 points for doing so, Lewis put down REMODELS. Both Bob and Lewis take home $8.50 prizes.

This session also featured the letter E in the ongoing Alphabet Bingo Contest in which all bingos starting with an "E" scored a point. Three folks scored in this contest. Nathan Benedict is still in the lead, with Monique Kornell running a close second. Click here for Alphabet Bingo standings and rules!

The 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot for any single play of 100 or more points goes to Monique Kornell for a 102 point play of WEARERS, which was a Double-Double in one direction and a Double Word Play in another. Monique almost shared this prize with Nathan Benedict, who turned in the play ARIDEST for 99 points. Nathan's 1 point deficiency allows Monique to take home the $4.12 prize alone. The other three progressive jackpots shall each have $2.25 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $195.29 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.

The next session (13 January) shall feature the following contests:
- High Game - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who turns in the highest winning score.
- All Vowels/Consonants Contest - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who makes the highest-scoring play of a word that is composed of all vowels or all consonants (e.g., AA, HM, OE, CWM, EAU, CRWTH, TSKTSKS, etc.). The letter Y does not count as a vowel in this contest.
Alphabet Bingo Contest - The Alphabet Bingo Letter for this session is F. Each bingo beginning with F scores one point (click here for standings and rules)
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $5.99 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores a Triple-Triple play.
- 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - 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 - $2.25 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* - $7.67 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 06 January 2005. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Nathan Benedict - 5 Bingos
ARIDEST (ASTRIDE, DIASTER,DISRATE, STAIDER, TARDIES, TIRADES)
BORNITE
DALETHS
HUMOROUS
SIENITES
Naurlene Canterman - 5 Bingos
CORNEAS (COARSEN, NARCOSE)
ELECTING
INVADES
JOUNCED
PRONELY
Judy Carlock - 8 Bingos
ACTIVES
DOILIES (IDOLISE)
FILTERED
milagro
RUMINANT
STEARINE (ARENITES, ARSENITE, RESINATE, TRAINEES)
STOUTER (OUTSERT, TOUTERS)
UPSHIFT
Daniel Forrest - 2Bingos
SINGERS (INGRESS, RESIGNS, SIGNERS)
VOIDERS (DEVISOR, DEVOIRS, VISORED)
Joshua Kassel - 6 Bingos
CORNEAS (COARSEN, NARCOSE)
DRAGONS
easings
GILDERS (GIRDLES, GLIDERS, REGILDS, RIDGELS)
JOINTLY
RESOLDER (SOLDERER)
Monique Kornell - 7 Bingos
DOMINOS
ELECTION
ENTWINE
FLORIST
HEARTENS (HASTENER)
lobfins
WEARERS (SWEARER)
Karen Lundeen - 3 Bingos
MOONING
STEALER (ELATERS, REALEST, RELATES, RESLATE)
TROUNCES (CONSTRUE, COUNTERS, RECOUNTS)
Michael Rhodes - 2 Bingos
LANOLIN
STAGIER (AIGRETS, GAITERS, SEAGIRT, TRIAGES)
Lewis Saul- 8 Bingos
ARISTAE (ASTERIA, ATRESIA)
BENDERS
CONSORTS
DEALINGS (LEADINGS, SIGNALED)
DIETING (EDITING, IGNITED)
girliest
INVADERS
REMODELS (MODELERS, MORSELED)
Ed Saunders - 9 Bingos
ADHERENT (NEATHERD)
CASTRATE (TEACARTS)
CELERITY
COLLIERS
DETOURED
ICEBOATS
SERENEST
SPOUTERS (OUTPRESS, POSTURES)
VERMEILS
Bob Yarmchuk - 4 Bingos
ARENOSE
AUGITES
INQUIRED
REMNANT

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