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National Scrabble Association Club #565
Club Results—2006– 2007 Season
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Session Results - 08 February 2007
| # | Name | Win-Loss | Spread | Bingos per Game | Points per Game | Club Rating new | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Saul | 4-1 | +238 | 1.6000 | 405.0000 | 1433 | (+16) |
| 2 | Ed Saunders | 4-2 | +210 | 1.8333 | 405.3333 | 1426 | (+4) |
| 3 | Josh Kassel | 2-3 | -66 | 1.2000 | 382.0000 | 1200 | (+15) |
| 4 | Bob Whitcomb | 1-5 | -382 | 2.0000 | 366.6667 | 1275 | (-35) |
Session Notes - 08 February 2007 Session
This session marked the fourteenth of NSA Club #565's 2006-2007 season!
We were joined by 4 players who played 11 games in which we scored 8,567 points for a 778.8182 (389.4091 ind) point-per-game average. Of the 37 recorded bingos we played, 3 were phonies that went unchallenged.
Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
- High Game - 578 points by Ed Saunders
- Low Win - 375 points by Lewis Saul
- High Loss - 384 points by Josh Kassel (Opponent at 428)
- Bingo King - Bob Whitcomb for averaging 2.0000 bingos per game
Some interesting bingos:
- AREOLAS \n.pl. Small spaces in a network of leaf veins (played by Ed Saunders)
- AVIONICS \n./pl. The science of electronics applied to aviation (played by Ed Saunders)
- COESITE \n. A type of silica (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- DERAIGNS \v. Disputes a claim (played by Lewis Saul)
- JACKERS \n.pl. Those who raise something with a type of lever (played by Ed Saunders)
- LINDENS \n.pl. Tall forest trees (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- NAIADES \n.pl. Water nymphs - also NAIADS (played by Lewis Saul)
- RADIALE \n. Pl is RADIALIA - A bone of the carpus - the wrist (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- RETINAE \n.pl. RETINA - A membrane of the eye - also RETINAS (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- SEIGNIOR \n A feudal lord (played by Lewis Saul)
- SINTERS \v. Makes cohesive by the combined action of heat and pressure (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- TOLUENE \n. A flammable liquid (played by Lewis Saul)
- Personal High Josh Kassel reports a new personal high for a game without a bingo as he patched together a strong 447 point game sans bonus points.
- Double Duplicate Tile Rack Yields Bingo Josh Kassel found out that having two sets of duplicate tiles on your rack is less of a problem when the duplicated tiles are "S's" and "Blanks". With a rack of ADSSU??, Josh laid down ASSUMED. Can you come up with the other 13 bingos available in that rack? See below for answers.
- New Club 2006-2007 High Game Ed Saunders put together four bingos and a couple of 45 point plays en route to a 578 point game, his and the club's highest game of the season thus far. Two of the bingos, JACKERS and AVIONICS, were unsuccessfully challenged, giving him the opportunity to play HORRIBLE (80) and JOGGED (32) for 112 more points on the two free plays.
- Extending Himself Lewis Saul was looking for a way to get some points out of the "XY" combo he had on his rack. Noticing the word "LAR" on the board and three spaces from a TWS square, Lewis picked out an "N" to go with his "XY" and extended "LAR" to the TWS, making "LARYNX" for 48 points. Nice find, Lewis!
- Double Duplicate Tile Rack Revisited Josh Kassel
played ASSUMED off of the rack of ADSSU??. The
other 13 bingos on that rack are ABSURDS,
ADJUSTS, ASSURED, DEGAUSS, JUDASES, MEDUSAS, SADDHUS, SARDIUS, SAWDUST,
SHADUFS, SOUDANS, SULDANS, and SUNDAES. How many did you get?
(There are 51 possible 8s. . . .but you're on your own with that list.)
This was the sixth week of the "Special Letter Bingo Contest"
with "B" being the "Special Letter"
for the week. Click
here for rules and current standings Josh Kassel scored the only point
this week and Lewis Saul maintains a one point lead over Josh, Ed, and Karen.
The first regular contest was the I Was Just Reading About This Contest,
awarded to the highest scoring play of a word that pertains to any form
of literature, books, or writings of any sort. Lewis Saul had two entries
in this contest. The highest scoring one was disqualified for using the
verb that he played as a noun
in the sentence he submitted. "Verne had massive HEARTING when "20,000"
was published.". His second entry was valid (if a bit obscure). "Poe
DERAIGNS (ed. -disputes the claim of) the authorship
of Verne's latest short story." (75). The other valid entry in this
contest was from Ed Saunders. "Ed spends several minutes each week
writing up these weekly CONTESTS." (74) Lewis
scores $2.50 for his efforts.
The second regular contest was the Let's Have "AE" Contest for the highest scoring play of a word containing the vowel combo "AE" anywhere within the word. We had two valid entries for this contest with Josh Kassel submitting HAE for 26 points, but when Lewis Saul played HEARTING he also hooked an E with the A to form AE in a 91 point play. Lewis picks up another $2.50 for this play.
Lewis walks off with $5.00 for the evening..
Ed Saunders took another shot at the 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot, tallying 102 points for his TWS play of PRECUTS, and getting away with the $.75 prize. This makes 12 times in 14 weeks that the 100 point plateau has been reached without benefit of a triple-triple.
Ed also cashed in big on the Club 565 Progressive Jackpot, posting the highest single game played thus far at club this season with a 578 pointer and taking home the $21.29 prize.
Ed goes home $22.04 richer than he was before.
No one cashed in on the other two Progressive Jackpots this week and each
shall have $.75 added to it. As of this session we have paid out $214.95
in prizes this season. Click
here for a complete list of prizes awarded during the 2006-2007 season.
The next session (15 February) shall feature the following contests:
•Special Letter Bingo Contest - Week Seven
- This week's "Special Letter" is "E"
Any Bingo beginning with the letter "E"
will earn one point. In addition, one point will be awarded for each additional
occurrence of the "Special Letter" within the word. Click
here for rules and current standings
•Never Too Late For Love Contest - For those
of you who may have forgotten, February 14th is/was Valentine's
Day. In honor of this occasion, a quarter of dues collected (less 50 cents)
shall be awarded to the player who turns in the play, regardless of score,
most representative of the Spirit of Valentine's
Day (e.g. CHERUBIC, ARCHERS, AMOROUS, TENDERLY, FLOWERS, CANDIES, KISSING,
CHERISH, LINGERIE, PASSION, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, CUDDLING, etc.). To qualify
for this contest, you must write a sentence that connects your word to Valentine's
Day or to the state of being in love. If you can also express the spirit
of the Holiday in your sentence, so much the better. I'd truly love
to give you this prize. (I may recruit an impartial judge or judges for
this contest at the Phoenix tournament if entries merit.)
•"Remember The Maine" Contest -
Just to balance things up. . . .On February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S.
Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, killing 266 of the 354 crew
members and leading to a naval blockade of Cuba and the beginning of the
Spanish-American War by the end of April. In memory of this event, a quarter
of dues collected (less 50 cents) shall be awarded to the player who turns
in the highest scoring play of a word pertaining to any War or any aspect
of warfare in general. (e.g. BLOCKADE, AIRLIFT, INFANTRY, DOGFIGHT, ZAREBAS,
CAVALRY, THEATER, CLAYMORE, JARHEAD, BROADAX, DIVISION, FATIGUES, CASUALTY,
AGITPROP, BOMBING, FOXHOLE, BIVOUAC, DEPLOYED, WARSHIP, HUMVEES, CANNONRY,
SIDEARMS, GUERILLA, etc.) To qualify for this contest, you must write a
sentence clearly connecting your word to War or warfare in general. Make
the connection and, if yours is the highest scoring play, we won't have
to fight about giving you the prize.
•Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $1.87
plus a sixteenth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who
scores a Triple-Triple
play.
•100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - A sixteenth
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 - A sixteenth
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* - $.75 plus
a sixteenth 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.
Bingos
The following is a list of bingos played by player at NSA Club #565 on
08 February 2007.
Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.
Josh Kassel (6 bingos)
AIRIEST
ASSUMED (MEDUSAS)
BEAGLES
RERAISES
SNOOTIER
TROTTING
Lewis Saul (8 bingos)
DERAIGNS (GRADINES, READINGS)
ENTRANT
HEARTING (EARTHING, INGATHER)
ISOLATE
NAIADES
pearlike
SEIGNIOR
TOLUENE
Ed Saunders (11 bingos)
AREOLAS
AVIONICS
CONTESTS
HORRIBLE
INGESTA (EASTING, EATINGS, INGATES, SEATING, TEASING)
JACKERS
PRECUTS
RAINOUT
REALEST (ELATERS, RELATES, RESLATE, STEALER)
SPINIER (INSPIRE)
TENDERLY
Bob Whitcomb (12 bingos)
COESITE
FLATTERS
INCITES
LINDENS
pittered (PRETTIED)
prewipes
RADIALE
RETINAE (ARENITE, TRAINEE)
RETINAL (LATRINE, RATLINE, RELIANT, TRENAIL)
SANDIER (RANDIES, SARDINE)
SINTERS (ESTRINS, INSERTS)
STANDERS
- Click here for a list of all the bingos played at NSA Club #565 during the 2006-2007 Season
- Click here for a list of all the phony bingos played at NSA Club #565 during the 2006-2007 season
Combined Results for the November 2006 - November 2007 Season (as of February 08, 2007)
| Name (click for details) |
Club Rating |
Games Played |
Won | Lost | Win % |
Bingos Played |
Bingo Avg |
Phony Bingos Played |
Phony Bingo % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne, Dan | 621 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | 0.727 | 0 | - |
| Canterman, Naurlene | 1342 | 45 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 42 | 0.933 | 1 | 2.381 |
| Carlock, Judy | 1105 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 10 | 1.000 | 0 | - |
| Haag, Bernadine | 467 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0.250 | 0 | - |
| Herbert, Grace | 538 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | - |
| Jacobson, Allen | 1160 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 1.250 | 0 | - |
| Jones, Carol | 898 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | - |
| Kassel, Joshua | 1200 | 51 | 18 | 33 | .353 | 64 | 1.255 | 6 | 9.375 |
| Knickerbocker, Yvonne | 1488 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 6 | 1.500 | 0 | - |
| Kornell, Monique | 1322 | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 26 | 0.867 | 1 | 3.846 |
| Lundeen, Karen | 1079 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 10 | 0.833 | 0 | - |
| Mancel, Nancee | 1341 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 8 | 1.143 | 1 | 12.50 |
| Masel, Sandra | 1143 | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 13 | 0.867 | 0 | - |
| Mitchel, Loren | 1764 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 10 | 1.667 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Saul, Lewis | 1433 | 65 | 44 | 21 | .677 | 95 | 1.462 | 6 | 6.316 |
| Saunders, Ed | 1426 | 81 | 54 | 27 | .667 | 152 | 1.877 | 5 | 3.289 |
| Sommer, Jason | 1346 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 1.250 | 0 | - |
| Whitcomb, Judith | 1280 | 29 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 32 | 1.103 | 0 | - |
| Whitcomb, Robert | 1275 | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | 58 | 1.611 | 5 | 8.621 |
| Club # 565 (19 Players) | 1170 | 426 | 213 | 213 | .500 | 547 | 1.284 | 26 | 4.753 |
Season Schedule and Past Session Results
NSA Club #565 meets each Thursday. The 2006-2007 schedule is below. Click on past dates for completed session results.
11/02/06 | 11/09/06 | 11/16/06 | (Thanksgiving) | 11/30/06 | 12/07/06 | 12/14/06 | 12/21/06 | 12/28/06 | 01/04/07 | 01/11/07 | 01/18/07 | 01/25/07 | 02/01/07 | 02/08/07 | 02/15/07 | 02/22/07 | 03/01/07 | 03/08/07 | 03/15/07 | 03/22/07 | 03/29/07 | 04/05/07 | 04/12/07 | 04/19/07 | 04/26/07 | 05/03/07 | 05/10/07 | 05/17/07 | 05/24/07 | 05/31/07 | 06/07/07 | 06/14/07 | 06/21/07 | 06/28/07 | 07/05/07 | 07/12/07 | 07/19/07 | 07/26/07 | 08/02/07 | 08/09/07 | 08/16/07 | 08/23/07 | 08/30/07 | 09/06/07 | 09/13/07 | 09/20/07 | 09/27/07 | 10/04/07 | 10/11/07 | 10/18/07 | 10/25/07
- Final Results of 2005-2006 Season
- Final Results of 2004-2005 Season
- Final Results of 2003-2004 Season
- Final Results of 2002-2003 Season
- Final Results of 2001-2002 Season
The 500 and 600 Clubs and Triple-Triple Plays
| Name | 500 and 600 point games | Triple-Triple Plays |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Jones | 518 | PORTAGES for 140 |
| Josh Kassel | SCRIBING for 158 | |
| Loren Mitchel | 518 | |
| Lewis Saul | 559, 527, 519, 500 | |
| Ed Saunders | 578, 564, 530, 506 | |
| Bob Whitcomb | CARRIERS for 149 LANTERNS for 131 |