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| # |
Name |
Win-Loss | Spread | Bingos per Game | Points per Game | Club Rating new | (change) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Yarmchuk | 4-1 | +250 | 1.800 | 407.800 | 1410 | (+22) |
| 2 | Daniel Forrest | 4-1 | -230 | 0.800 | 340.800 | 934 | (+99) |
| 3 | Ed Saunders | 4-2 | +408 | 1.667 | 409.000 | 1350 | (+18) |
| 4 | Nathan Benedict | 3-2 | +282 | 1.800 | 411.800 | 1629 | (-27) |
| 5 | Monique Kornell | 2-1 | -183 | 0.667 | 321.667 | 1259 | (-12) |
| 6 | Joshua Kassel | 1-4 | +19 | 0.600 | 361.600 | 1162 | (-29) |
| 7 | Jeremiah Ramirez | 0-5 | -559 | 0.800 | 311.800 | 927 | (-33) |
This was the second session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!
With some folks in Vegas for the big weekend tournament, we were joined by a light crowd of 7 players. We played a total of 17 games in which we scored 12,588 points for a 740.4 point-per-game average. Of the 41 bingos we played, only one was a phony that went unchallenged.
Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 548 points by Joshua Kassel
Low Win - 306 points by Daniel Forrest
High Loss - 406 points by Nathan Benedict (to opponent's 411)
Bingo King - Bob yarmchuk and Nathan Benedict for averagin 1.8 bingos-per-game
Some interesting bingos:
- DRAWLING \v. Speaking slowly with vowels greatly prolonged (played by Daniel Forrest)
- ESTRIOL \n. An estrogen (played by Monique Kornell)
- TENAILS \n pl. Outer defenses (played by Nathan Benedict)
- TRINDLED \v. Propelled by causing to rotate (played by Ed Saunders)
- TRIPOLIS \n pl. Soft, friable rocks (played by Nathan Benedict)
- TWEENIES \n pl. Housemaids (played by Nathan Benedict)
- YEALING \n. A person of the same age (played by Nathan Benedict)
The first contest for this session was "ContEST" for the highest play ending with -EST. Jeremiah Ramirez picked this one up with a 67 point bingo of FAINEST. The second contest was for High Game. Joshua Kassel snagged this one with a 548-pointer. Of the four progressive jackpots, Ed Saunders won the 100+ Play jackpot with a 100-point bingo of QINDARS. Jeremiah and Josh take home prizes of $5.25. Ed wins $1.31. The other three progressive jackpots shall each have $1.31 added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $29.80 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.
The next session (18 November) shall feature the following contests:
- Low Win - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player with the lowest winning score
- "Starts Like It Ends" Contest - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who makes the highest-scoring play that starts and ends with the same letter (e.g., OLEO, GOING, SEASIDES, etc.) In order to qualify for this contest, a player must play both the beginning and ending tiles. Hooking a previously-played word (e.g., adding an G to RINDING to form GRINDING) does not count.
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $5.80 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 - $10.86 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* - $8.80 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.
The following is a list of bingos played by player at NSA Club #565 on 11 November 2004. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.
Nathan Benedict - 9 Bingos Played
LIVENESS (EVILNESS, VEINLESS, VILENESS)
ROUTINE
SHOCKED
TENAILS (ELASTIN, ENTAILSM, NAILSET, SALIENT, SALTINE, SLAINTE)
TRIPOLIS
TWEENIES (WEENIEST)
UNREASON
VANITIES
YEALING
Daniel Forrest -4 Bingos Played
DRAWLING
MODERNLY
PLATOONS
reboned (DEBONER, ENROBED, REDBONE)
Joshua Kassel - 3 Bingos Played
AUNTIES (SINUATE)
DAINTIER
INQUIRE
Monique Kornell - 2 Bingos Played
ERASION
ESTRIOL (LOITERS, TOILERS)
Jeremiah Ramirez - 4 Bingos Played
FAINEST
SALUTED (AULDEST)
STAIDER (ARIDEST, ASTRIDE, DIASTER, DISRATE, TARDIES, TIRADES)
TRENAIL (LATRINE, RATLINE, RELIANT, RETINAL)
Ed Saunders - 10 Bingos Played
BAPTISE
ERUCTED
PETULANT (PATULENT)
QINDARS
RECOILS (COILERS)
SHELTERS
SMOKIER (IRKSOME)
THERMALS
TRINDLED
UNTHAWED
Bob Yarmchuk - 9 Bingos Played
CELIBATE (CITEABLE)
FLINTIER
FORTIES
MANGERS (ENGRAMS, GERMANS)
PLEASES (ELAPSES)
RESTYLED
SHOUTING (SOUTHING)
SQUASHY
TOTTERED