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| # | Name |
Win-Loss | Spread | Bingos per Game | Points per Game | Club Rating new | (change) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naurlene Canterman | 5-1 | +642 | 1.167 | 425.667 | 1336 | (+28) |
| 2 | Ed Saunders | 4-2 | +278 | 2.000 | 417.500 | 1351 | (+3) |
| 3 | Judith Whitcomb | 2-2 | -254 | 0.250 | 341.250 | 1213 | (+4) |
| 4 | Robert Whitcomb | 2-3 | -107 | 1.800 | 403.200 | 1308 | (-18) |
| 5 | Michael Rhodes | 2-4 | -277 | 1.167 | 377.833 | 1143 | (+4) |
| 6 | Joshua Kassel | 1-4 | -292 | 1.000 | 338.600 | 1174 | (-21) |
This was the 29th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!
We were joined by a 6 players, who played a total of 16 games in which we scored 12,400 points for a 775 point-per-game average. Of the 41 recorded bingos we played, 6 were phonies that went unchallenged.
Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 523 points by Naurlene Canterman
Low Win - 367 points by Ed Saunders
High Loss - 454 points by Robert Whitcomb (Opponent at 514)
Bingo Kings - Ed Saunders for averaging 2 bingos per game
Best Nongo - Naurlene Canterman notes she had UNIQUER on her rack with nowhere to play it. She had to settle on EQUINE on a TWS for 49.
High Non Bingos - In the game of Michael Rhodes vs. Robert Whitcomb there were three back-to-back plays of 74 points or more, none of them bingos. Michael played ZINEB for 79, followed by Robert's JUST for 74, and Michael's WORK for 78.
High Game Alert - In the same game that saw three 74 point or higher back-to-back non-bingos, Michael Rhodes played back-to-back bingos of ORIENTING and SPOILED and would have played a third had Bob not blocked the line; finally, Bob got Q-Stuck as Mike won the game 514-545. This is Michael's highest ever score at club. Also, Naurlene Canterman turned in a game of 523 points, her highest this season at club.
Some interesting bingos:
- ANTRORSE \adj. Directed upward or forward (played by Robert Whitcomb)
- NUTATES \v. To exhibit the oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotating body (played by Naurlene Canterman)
- OESTRIN \n. varient spelling of ESTROGEN, the female sex hormone
(played by Joshua Kassel)
This session featured two contests. First was the DE-ER contest for the highest scoring word starting with DE- and ending with -ER. The second was the RE-ED Contest for the highest scoring play beginning with RE- and ending with -ED. Nobody submitted an entry for either contest, and both contests shall run next session in addition to two new ones.
This session featured the letter Y in the ongoing Alphabet Bingo Contest in which all bingos starting with an "Y" scored a point. Nobody turned in an Y bingo, and Nathan Benedict is in 1st place, with Joshua Kassel in 2nd.Click here for Alphabet Bingo standings and rules!
Michael Rhodes turned in a bingo of 9 or more letters this week and wins the 9+ Bingo Progressive Jackpot with his 72 point play of ORIENTING, which earns him the $1.12 prize. The other three progressive jackpots shall each have $1.12 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $612.00 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.
The next session (2 June) shall feature the following contests:
- High Loss - ~A quarter of dues collected will be paid to the player with the highest losing score.
- "Direction Contest" - ~A quarter of dues collected will be paid to the player who makes the highest scoring play of a word that relates to a direction (e.g., NORTH, ALEE, WINDWARD, UNDER, etc.).
- "DE-ER Contest" - $4.00 shall be awarded to the highest scoring play that begins with DE- and ends with -ER (e.g., DEFENDER, DECODER, etc.).
- "RE-ED Contest" - $4.00 shall be awarded to the highest scoring play that begins with RE- and ends with -ED (e.g., RETURNED, REVERED, etc.).
Alphabet Bingo Contest - The Alphabet Bingo Letter for this session is Z. Each bingo beginning with Z scores one point (click here for standings and rules)
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $2.62 plus an eighth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores a Triple-Triple play.
- 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - $3.93 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 - $9.35 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.
The following is a list of bingos played by player at NSA Club #565 on 26 May 2005. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.
Naurlene Canterman - 7 Bingos
ANTIDOTE (TETANOID)
DEALING (ALIGNED, LEADING)
DECLAWS
HURRIED (DHURRIE)
neatener*
RESTORE
WANDERED
Joshua Kassel - 5 Bingos
CAUTIONS (AUCTIONS)
INDITERS (DISINTER, NITRIDES)
OESTRIN (NORITES, ORIENTS, STONIER)
RETSINA (ANESTRI, ANTSIER, NASTIER, RATINES, RETAINS, RETINAS, STAINER, STEARIN)
SENTRIES
Michael Rhodes - 7 Bingos
DECIDING
DENIERS (NEREIDS, RESINED)
NUTATES (ATTUNES, TAUTENS, TETANUS, UNSTATE)
ORIENTING
RETAILS (REALIST, SALTIER, SALTIRE, SLATIER, TAILERS)
SPOILED (DESPOIL, DIPLOES, DIPOLES)
TINNIEST
Ed Saunders - 12 Bingos
BOOZIER
DAIRIES (DIARIES)
debative*
diaress*
EVICTOR
REDATES (DEAREST, DERATES, SEDATER)
SERPENT (PENSTER, PRESENT, REPENTS)
SLEETIER (LEERIEST, STEELIER)
THISTLE (LITHEST)
TOASTIER
TRAIKED
VARSITY
Judith Whitcomb - 1 Bingo
STAGIER (AIGRETS, GAITERS, SEAGIRT, TRIAGES)
Robert Whitcomb - 9 Bingos
ANTRORSE
DEFAULTS (SULFATED)
LEANEST (LATEENS)
NEGATED
NOTHING
OVERRUNS (RUNOVERS)
SHRINES (SHINERS)
stoicals*
VEINLET