Session Results - 12 May 2005

#	Name	Win-Loss	Spread	Bingos per Game	Points per Game	Club Rating new  | (change)
1	Ed Saunders	5-1	+746	2.167	444.833	1335 | (+26)
2	Robert Whitcomb	5-1	+318	2.167	416.667	133 | (+25)
3	Naurlene Canterman	4.5-1.5	+448	0.667	381.000	1338 | (+6)
4	Joshua Kassel	2-4	-569	1.167	330.167	1189 | (-11)
5	Monique Kornell	1-3	-313	0.750	337.250	1210 | (-21)
6	Karen Lundeen	0.5-5.5	-503	0.667	324.500	1031 | (-14)
7	Yusupha Jow	0-2	-129	1.000	348.000	1134 | (-11)

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Session Notes

This was the 27th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!

We were joined by a light crowd of 6 players, who played a total of 18 games in which we scored 13,428 points for a 746 point-per-game average. Of the 46 recorded bingos we played, 2 were phonies that went unchallenged.

Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 553 points by Ed Saunders
Low Win - 371 points by Naurlene Canterman
High Loss - 443 points by Karen Lundeen (Opponent at 449)
Bingo Kings - Ed Saunders and Robert Whitcomb for both averaging 2.167 bingos per game
Frustrating Nongo - Ed Saunders had QWERTYS on his rack, but could not find a home for those keys on his board.
10 Alert - Robert Whitcomb had a very rare 10-letter bingo, played through a Triple Word Score, no less. He extended ANT to form ANTAGONIST for 83 points.
Know Your QZs - Naurlene Canterman had CAZIQUE on her rack but was not certain it was a valid word and missed playing one of only 6 natural bingos containing both the Q and the Z (BEZIQUE, CAZIQUE, MEZQUIT, QUETZAL, QUEZALS, SQUEEZE)
Vowelitis Victim - Joshua Kassel reports that 14 out of 19 of his last tiles were vowels. Adding insult to injury, one of the five consonants was the Q, which he was stuck with in the end. That's 74% of his end tiles as vowels; 78% if you consider the unplayable Q.
Some interesting bingos:
- MURIATE \n. Chloride (played by Ed Saunders)
- SHOALER \adj. Shallower (played by Robert Whitcomb)
- UNITAGE \n. Amount in units (played by Robert Whitcomb)
- VAGARIES \n pl. Whims (played by Yusupha Jow)

This session featured two contests. The first was the "CH Contest" for the highest play containing the thile C and H played together. We had only two entries for this contest: CHANT by Ed Saunders for 26 points and CHIP by Yusupha Jow for 42. Yusupha wins it. The second contest was for the Low Win. Naurlene Canterman won this with a 371 point win -- an unusually high scoring low win for the session. It should be noted that Naurlene Canterman and Karen Lundeen did play a game that resulted in a lower-scoring tie game (330 to 330). A tie, however, is not a win, and this game did not qualify for the contest.

This session featured the letter W in the ongoing Alphabet Bingo Contest in which all bingos starting with an "W" scored a point. Karen Lundeen and ed Saunders scored this week, and Nathan Benedict is in 1st place, with Joshua Kassel in 2nd.Click here for Alphabet Bingo standings and rules!

Two folks turned in bingos of 9 or more letters this week and shall split the 9+ Bingo Progressive Jackpot. As noted above, Robert Whitcomb played a 10-letter play of ANTAGONIST for 83 points. Ed Saunders played a 9-letter bingo of UNLEADING (played through n existing AD on the board) for 64 points. They shall split the $4.86 Jackpot. Ed Saunders nailed the Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot as well. His play SHANTIES scored 149 points as well as earned him the $12.34 prize. The other two progressive jackpots shall each have $1.31 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $598.38 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.

The next session (19 May) shall feature the following contests:
- Linda Bredel Contest #1 - In memory of our dear friend Linda Bredel, who passed away this week, ~a quarter of dues shall be awarded to the highest scoring play beginning with an L.
- Linda Bredel Contest #2 - ~A quarter of dues shall be awarded to the highest scoring play beginning with an B.
Alphabet Bingo Contest - The Alphabet Bingo Letter for this session is X. Each bingo beginning with X scores one point (click here for standings and rules)
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - An eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores a Triple-Triple play.
- 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - $1.31 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 - $6.73 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* - 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 12 May 2005. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Naurlene Canterman - 4 Bingos
ALKALINE
DELETING
DETAINS (DESTAIN, INSTEAD, SAINTED, STAINED)
MOODIEST (SODOMITE)
Yusupha Jow - 2 Bingos
INQUIRED
VAGARIES
Joshua Kassel - 7 Bingos
brainers*
DREAMING (MARGINED, MIDRANGE)
NEAREST (EARNEST, EASTERN)
OUTINGS (OUSTING , OUTSING, TOUSING)
RAINIER
TARRIES (ARTSIER, TARSIER)
TINDERS
Monique Kornell - 3 Bingos
POETISE
TRADING   (DARTING)
trender*
Karen Lundeen - 4 Bingos
CANDIES (INCASED)
EXPLORE
ISATINE
WIRIEST
Ed Saunders - 13 Bingos
BLUSTERS
BRASSIE   (BRAISES)
EPITOMES   (EPISTOME)
HAIRIEST
MURIATE
OILSTONE   (LOONIEST)
REALISE
SHANTIES   (ANTHESIS, SHEITANS, STHENIAS)
SIDEARM   (ADMIRES, MISREAD, SEDARIM)
TEENAGE
UNLEADING   (UNALIGNED)
UPHEAVE
WORRIERS
Robert Whitcomb - 13 Bingos
ALERTEST
ANTAGONIST   (STAGNATION)
DENTISTS
DINNERS   (ENDRINS)
ENTAILS   (ELASTIN, NAILSET, SALIENT, SALTINE, SLAINTE, TENAILS)
LATRINE   (RATLINE, RELIANT, RETINAL, TRENAIL)
REVOLTS
ROUTINES   (SNOUTIER)
SHOALER
SIGNORE   (ERINGOS, IGNORES, REGIONS)
STEAMIER   (EMIRATES)
SWEETING
UNITAGE

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