Session Results - 17 February 2005

#	Name	Win-Loss	Spread	Bingos per Game	Points per Game	Club Rating new  | (change)
1	Nathan Benedict	5-1	+656	1.667	432.333	1634 | (-5)
2	Ed Saunders	5-1	+602	2.500	433.667	1394 | (+12)
3	Lewis Saul	4-2	+198	1.167	373.000	1379 | (+7)
4	Michael Rhodes	3-2	+254	1.000	380.800	551 | (+36)
5	Judith Whitcomb	4-3	-54	1.000	354.571	1283 | (+12)
6	Robert Whitcomb	3-3	-78	1.667	370.333	1294 | (-3)
7	June Scott	1-1	-105	0.000	292.000	759 | (+4)
8	Naurlene Canterman	3-4	-298	0.286	348.000	1242 | (-9)
9	Monique Kornell	2-3	+73	1.400	384.800	1261 | (-15)
10	Joshua Kassel	2-3	-266	1.200	346.600	1149 | (+3)
11	Karen Lundeen	2-4	-238	1.000	346.000	1018 | (-25)
12	Daniel Forrest	2-5	-387	1.714	346.429	934 | (+7)
13	Tess Lind	1-5	-324	0.500	315.500	514 | (-18)

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Session Notes

This was the 15th session of the 2004 - 2005 Season of National Scrabble Association Club #565!

We were joined by 13 players, including June Scott -- a new player who comes to us with a 755 rating. Welcome June! We played a total of 37 games in which we scored 27,113 points for a 732.8 point-per-game average. Of the 90 recorded bingos we played, 4 were phonies that went unchallenged.

Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
High Game - 525 points by Ed Saunders
Low Win - 319 points by June Scott
High Loss - 395 points by Monique Kornell
Bingo King - Ed Saunders for averaging 2.5 bingos per game
Closest Game -Joshua Kassel vs. Monique Kornell in a 407-395 game
Heartbreaking Nongo - Nathan Benedict notes that Monique Kornell blocked his highly improbable bingo of OUISTITI, a South American monkey.
Some interesting bingos:
- APONEAS \n pl. British variant spelling of APNEAS (played by Ed Saunders)
- BERIMES \v. Composes in rhyme (played by Ed Saunders)
- CASERNE \n. A military barracks in a garrison town (played by Judith Whitcomb)
- CANNELS \n pl. An oily, compact coal (played by Monique Kornell)
- FIXURES \n pl. Firmnesses (played by Nathan Benedict)
- NITERIE \n. A nightclub (played by Ed Saunders)
- RANDIES \n pl. Scolding or dissolute women (played by Monique Kornell)
- RESILED \v. Returned to a previous position (played by Karen Lundeen)

The first contest of the session was the "HURREDLY* JURORING* the NURDIEST* play that STINKED* up the Game Contest" for the highest-scoring successful challenge of an opponent's phony word or word. Ed Saunders took this by challenging the phony INTRAILS*, which would have been worth 113 points had it been allowed to stand. Other words that were challenged off were:
- PITTIED* -- an 88 point play that was challenged off the board by Daniel Forrest.
- REHONES* -- a 73 point play that was challenged off the board by Judith Whitcomb.
- VIENNAS* -- a 69 point play that was challenged off the board by Monique Kornell.
- SURVIAL* -- a 66 point play that was challenged off the board by Tess Lind.
Our second contest was the "PHX Tournament Contest" in honor of the upcoming Phoenix Tournament for the highest-scoring play beginning with P, H, or X. Daniel Forrest took this one with an 88 point play of a phony word no less: PREOWNED*. It's worth noting this is the second week in a row Dan has won contests with phony words. Ed and Dan both take home $8.50.

This session also featured the letter K in the ongoing Alphabet Bingo Contest in which all bingos starting with an "K" scored a point. No bingos beginning with K were played, and Nathan Benedict is in the lead and Monique Kornell is in second.Click here for Alphabet Bingo standings and rules!

One of the four progressive jackpots was taken this session. Ed Saunders and Nathan Benedict both scored single plays of exactly 100 points, winning the 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot. Ed's WHACKIER and Nathan's FIXURES earn then $1.12 each. The other three progressive jackpots shall each have $2.25 shall be added to them. As of this session, we have payed out $342.34 in prizes for the 2004-2005 season. Click here for a complete list of winners.

The next session (24 February) shall feature the following contests:
- "Out Play" Contest - ~A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the highest-scoring final play of the game.
- "High 5" Contest - ~A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the highest-scoring play made by playing any five tiles.
Alphabet Bingo Contest - The Alphabet Bingo Letter for this session is L. Each bingo beginning with L scores one point (click here for standings and rules)
- Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $19.84 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 - $4.68 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* - $4.68 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 17 February 2005. Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Nathan Benedict - 10 Bingos
ANISOLES
CLOGGERS
DOWNIEST
FITTINGS
FIXATIVE
FIXURES
IMPROVER
INGROWN
INTENSER (INTERNES)
UNSEALS (SENSUAL)
Naurlene Canterman - 2 Bingos
BOOSTED
BUNDLES
Daniel Forrest - 12 Bingos
CENTRALS
DIETERS (DIESTER, REEDITS, RESITED)
JACKETED
PARADES
preowned
REACHES
REGRATED (GARTERED)
RENEWING
SEDATELY
TERRAINS (RESTRAIN, RETRAINS, STRAINER, TRAINERS)
TIDINGS
WHINIER
Joshua Kassel - 6 Bingos
INSOLES (LESIONS, LIONESS)
LUSTIER (RULIEST, RUTILES)
SANITIES (ISATINES, SANITISE, TENIASIS)
SHINIER
SINGLED (DINGLED, ENGILDS)
STRAFING (INGRAFTS)
Monique Kornell - 7 Bingos
BLUNTED
CANNELS
LOANERS (RELOANS)
OVATION
RANDIES (SANDIER, SARDINE)
TOWNIES
untiled (DILUENT)
Tess Lind - 3 Bingos
CAPSIZE
FLOATER (REFLOAT)
STRAINS (INSTARS, SANTIRS)
Karen Lundeen - 6 Bingos
NOISIER (IRONIES)
pillier
RAINIER
RESILED
SOARING (ORIGANS, SIGNORA)
THRUSTS
Michael Rhodes - 5 Bingos
CLANGERS (GLANCERS)
ETESIAN
METEORS (EMOTERS, REMOTES)
OVERDONE
WASHIER (WEARISH)
Lewis Saul - 7 Bingos
LEGATION (GELATION)
NITRITE (NITTIER)
NONUSES
OUTHEARD (AUTHORED)
RETAILED (DETAILER, ELATERID)
SQUIRTER
VEERING (REEVING, REGIVEN)
Ed Saunders - 15 Bingos
ADAPTIVE
APNOEAS (PAESANO)
BERIMES (BEMIRES, BIREMES)
BOUNTIES
EROTIZE
GLUTTONS
LEVERETS
NOTATED
PARENTED
POTTERY
SABERED (DEBASER)
SOLUTES (LOTUSES, TOUSLES)
SPATTED
UNREADY
WHACKIER
June Scott - 0 Recorded Bingos
Judith Whitcomb - 7 Bingos
CASERNE
CRUISERS (SCURRIES)
foliants
HEADING
SINLESS
VARIOLES (VALORISE)
VENDORS
Robert Whitcomb - 10 Bingos
ALIENATE
BANISTER (BARNIEST)
CASETTE
IDEALIST
LANCELET
NITERIE
SEEDIER
TREATING (GNATTIER)
UNHIRED
WATERED (DEWATER, TARWEED)

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