Session Results - 16 December 2004

#	Name	Win-Loss	Spread	Bingos per Game	Points per Game	Club Rating new  | (change)
1	Nathan Benedict	7-0	+1084	2.714	482.286	1648 | (+19)
2	Karen Lundeen	4-1	+29	1.200	359.800	1070 | (+66)
3	Bob Yarmchuk	4-2	+21	1.333	380.333	1397 | (-15)
4	Ed Saunders	3-3	+60	1.167	390.000	1347 | (-10)
5	Joshua Kassel	1-1	-43	0.500	334.500	1140 | (-4)
6	Monique Kornell	2-3	+76	0.600	359.400	1269 | (-16)
7	Naurlene Canterman	2-6	-434	0.500	330.875	1247 | (-21)
8	Daniel Forrest	1-5	-423	1.167	325.667	850 | (0)
9	Judy Carlock	1-4	-126	1.400	354.200	845 | (0)

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Session Notes

This was the 6th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!

We were joined by 9 players who played a total of 25 games in which we scored 18,635 points for a 745.4 point-per-game average. Of the 62 bingos we played, not a single one was a phony that went unchallenged -- a first in some time!

Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 538 points by Nathan Benedict
Low Win - 342 points by Bob Yarmchuk
High Loss - 377 points by Bob Yarmchuk and Ed Saunders
Bingo King - Nathan Benedict for averaging 2.714 (eerp!) bingos-per-game
Some interesting bingos:
- ASTATINE \n. A radioactive element (played by Nathan Benedict)
- AXONEME \n. A part of cillium (played by Nathan Benedict)
- ELUATES \n pl. The materials obtained by removing by means of a solvent (played by Nathan Benedict)
- GANTLETS \v. Overlaps railroad tracks (played by Judy Carlock)
- LEGISTS \n pl. Ones who are learned or skilled in the law (played by Monique Kornell)
- PINOLES \n pl. Finely ground flours (played by Bob Yarmchuk)
- PONGIDS \n pl. Anthropoid apes (played by Nathan Benedict)
- SAPHENA \n. A vein of the leg (played by Nathan Benedict)
- WITHIES \n pl. Flexible twigs (played by Naurlene Cantrman)
- ZEATINS \n pl. Chemical compounds found in maize (played by Karen Lundeen)

The first of our contests for the session was the Close Win contest for the winning score that was closest to the opponent's losing score. Bob Yarmchuk picked this up with a score of 342 to his opponent's 340. The second contest was the "b-EST-IST Contest" for the highest scoring play ending with either -IST or -EST. Although closely contested with a 65 point play of EARNEST by Naurlene Canterman as well as a 68 point play of GREATEST by Daniel Forrect, Bob Yarmchuk's 70 point play of SUNNIEST took this as well. Bob takes home $12.50 this session. This session also featured the letter B in the ongoing Alphabet Bingo Contest in which all bingos starting with an "B" scored a point. Four folks scored in this contest, and we have seven players all with one point. Click here for Alphabet Bingo standings and rules!

Nathan Benedict picked up 12.84 for being the first to nail the Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot this season. His bingo of VARIOLES scored 149 points, the highest single play of the season as well. The other three progressive jackpots shall each have $1.68 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $135.83 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.

The next session (23 December) shall feature the following contests:
- Holiday Contest - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who makes the highest scoring play of a word that is holiday themed (e.g., YULES, EGGNOGS, MENORAH, etc.). In order to qualify for this contest, you must write the word and a brief description of why it is a holiday themed. If you can justify a word as being holiday themed, we'll accept it as an entry, so be creative!
- "PRO or CONtest" - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who makes the highest-scoring play that begins with PRO or CON (e.g., PROTONS, CONTRITE, etc.).
Alphabet Bingo Contest - The Alphabet Bingo Letter for this session is C. Each bingo beginning with C 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* - $3.55 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 - $1.68 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* - $1.68 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 16 December 2004. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Nathan Benedict - 19 Bingos
ACERATE
AIRLINES
ASTATINE (SANITATE)
AXONEME
BOWLEGS
CURITES (ICTERUS)
ELUATES
GAINERS (EARINGS, ERASING, REAGINS, REGAINS, REGINAS SEARING, SERINGA)
IDEATES
INSTEPS (SPINETS)
JALOUSIE
LENITIES
PONGIDS
RECITAL (ARTICLE)
REGAINER
RESIGNED (DESIGNER, ENERGIDS, REDESIGN, REEDINGS)
REWIRES
SAPHENA
VARIOLES (VALORISE)
Naurlene Canterman - 4 Bingos
EARNEST (EASTERN, NEAREST)
OUTTHREW
REDEEMS (EMERSED)
WITHIES (WHITIES)
Judy Carlock - 7 Bingos
AUBERGE
FROSTING
GANTLETS
GROUTIER
STANDARD
STRIKER (SKIRRET, SKIRTER)
TEARING (GRANITE, GRATINE, INGRATE, TANGIER)
Dan Forrest - 7 Bingos
ELATION (TOENAIL)
GREATEST
HURRIES (RUSHIER)
REASONER
SNIDELY
STIPEND (DIPNETS)
UNCOOLED
Josh Kassel - 1 Bingo
INFUSED
Monique Kornell - 3 Bingos
BUOYING
JURISTS
LEGISTS
Karen Lundeen - 6 Bingos
BOARDING
PLANETS (PLATENS)
POLICES
QUITTERS
REPAINT (PAINTER, PERTAIN)
ZEATINGS (ZANIEST)
Ed Saunders - 7 Bingos
BEDRAILS
LIAISED (DAILIES, SEDILIA)
LIAISONS
QUAILING
RUSTING
SIDELINE
WEDGIER
Bob Yarmchuk - 8 Bingos
FORENAME
HOOTING
PINOLES (EPSILON)
PROTEAN (OPERANT, PRONATE)
RATINGS (GASTRIN, GRATINS, STARING)
STINGIER (IGNITERS, RESITING)
SUNNIEST
TANNERS

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