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National Scrabble Association Club #565
Club Results—2006– 2007 Season
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Session Results - 18 January 2007
| # | Name | Win-Loss | Spread | Bingos per Game | Points per Game | Club Rating new | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Saul | 4-1 | +455 | 1.6000 | 434.2000 | 1431 | (+10) |
| 2 | Ed Saunders | 4-1 | +109 | 2.0000 | 397.2000 | 1414 | (+13) |
| 3 | Bob Whitcomb | 2-2 | +38 | 1.5000 | 393.5000 | 1328 | (-5) |
| 4 | Judith Whitcomb | 2-2 | -47 | 1.0000 | 371.2500 | 1259 | (+3) |
| 5 | Josh Kassel | 1-4 | -230 | 1.8000 | 388.8000 | 1223 | (-23) |
| 6 | Karen Lundeen | 1-4 | -325 | 1.0000 | 357.2000 | 1070 | (+2) |
Session Notes - 18 January 2007 Session
This session marked the eleventh of NSA Club #565's 2006-2007 season!
We were joined by 6 players who played 14 games in which we scored 10,946 points for a 781.8571 (390.9286 ind) point-per-game average. Of the 42 recorded bingos we played, only 1 was a phony that went unchallenged.
Some numbers and whatnot for this session include:
- High Game - 493 points by Lewis Saul
- Low Win - 380 points by Ed Saunders
- High Loss - 399 points by Bob Whitcomb (Opponent at 425)
- Bingo King - Ed Saunders for averaging 2.0000 bingos per game
Some interesting bingos:
- AIGRETS \n.pl. A tuft of feathers worn as a head ornament. Variant of AIGRETTE (played by Ed Saunders)
- ANSATED \adj. Having a handle. Variant of ANSATE (played by Ed Saunders)
- CREMINIS \n.pl. A brown mushroom (played by Judith Whitcomb)
- DENARII \n.pl. DENARIUS - A coin of ancient Rome (played by Josh Kassel)
- ETOILES \n.pl. A star (played by Ed Saunders)
- GURNEYS \n.pl. A wheeled cot (played by Judith Whitcomb)
- QUINTILE \n. A portion of a frequency distribution (played by Josh Kassel)
- RAVENED \v. Ate in a ravenous manner (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- REELINGS \n.pl. Sustained noise (played by Ed Saunders)
- SOZINES \n.pl. A type of protein. Variant of SOZIN (played by Bob Whitcomb)
- STINTER \n. One that stints - to limit (played by Karen Lundeen)
- Concentrated Crud Sighting Josh Kassel reports that in game 2, he opened, struggled, and closed with crud. Final rack was AGHKPUZ. Opening rack was AIIIIR?. Josh traded "III" and drew "AIR" for a rack of AAIIRR?. Played off an "AI" and drew "AI" for AAIIRR? again. Played another "AI" and drew "AN" for a rack of AAINRR?. . . . Josh trails off here in his recounting of events (perhaps in frustration. . . .) Can you spot the bingo on his rack? (There are also 12 eights possible with a rack of AAINRR?) See below for answers.
- Gimme another 50 tiles please. . . . Josh also reports that in game 5 against Bob Whitcomb, at the top of turn #4, he was 176 points behind (14-190), mainly from Bob's 104 point play of SOZINES, which Josh challenged. He still lost, but with the help of three bingos (JAGGIEST, QUINTILE, and SEARING) was able to make up 130 points before running out of tiles. Final score 393-439, Bob prevailing.
- Concentrated Crud Revisited . . . .The lone
bingo on Josh's rack of AAINRR? is ARRAIGN. The twelve possible eights
are AGRARIAN, ARRAIGNS, ARRAYING, HARRIDAN, LARRIGAN, MARGARIN, MARINARA,
RAINWEAR, RIPARIAN, ROSARIAN, TRIMARAN, and WARFARIN. (RIPARIAN is also
the only possible 7 or 8 with Josh's AAIIRR? rack)
This was the third week of the "Special Letter Bingo Contest"
with "W" being the "Special Letter"
for the week. Click
here for rules and current standings Two players scored a total of three
points, with Lewis Saul taking a slim one point lead over Karen Lundeen
and Ed Saunders.
We also featured one repeat and two regular contests this session. The repeat
was the Equal Rights Contest for the highest scoring play of a word pertaining
to any Equal Rights or the pursuit thereof. We had
two valid entries this week. Lewis Saul submitted "The EEOC BUSTLED
with activity on the day that Lorraine was unjustly fired." (78 points).
Ed Saunders wins it, though, with his 80 point submission of "In the
1960's, women ASSERTED their rights by burning
their bras. Men noticed." Ed takes home $1.00 for his social awareness.
The first regular contest was the Intercollegiate Sports Contest, awarded
to the highest scoring play of a word that pertains to any intercollegiate
sport. We had five valid entries for this one (three of them from Judith
Whitcomb). Lewis Saul submitted the most playful entry (After scoring 73
points in the final two minutes of the basketball game, the guard yelled
out "WHOOPEE"!!!). However, his guard
needed to score seventeen more points to beat out Judith's 89 point submission
of "The cheerleaders were DRESSILY attired."
(Everyone knows how important what the cheerleaders wear is to the world
of Intercollegiate Sports. . . .). Josh Kassel submitted JITTERS
for 86 points. Judith takes home $4.00 for her fashion acumen.
The second regular contest was the I Think I CAN Win This Contest for the highest scoring play of a word containing the word CAN somewhere within it. Nobody could win it this week, however, and it will run again next week with a $4.00 prize awaiting anyone who CAN win it.
The 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot fell again this week to a double onslaught by Bob Whitcomb (SOZINES for 104) and Ed Saunders (UPGAZED for 110). Bob and Ed will split the $1.12 prize.
Bob Whitcomb did win a prize all his own, though, picking up his second
Triple-Triple of the young season. Sitting with a rack of ANTLERS,
he watched Lewis Saul hang an "N" in the Triple Word Score line,
saw the light, and laid down LANTERNS through
the second "N" for 131 points. He takes home $3.73 for his effort.
No one cashed in on either of the other Progressive Jackpots this week and
each shall have $1.12 added to it. As of this session we have paid out $147.44
in prizes this season. Click
here for a complete list of prizes awarded during the 2006-2007 season.
The next session (25 January) shall feature the following contests:
•Special Letter Bingo Contest - Week Four
- This week's "Special Letter" is "Y".
Any Bingo beginning with the letter "Y"
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
•Traveling The World Contest - On January
25, 1890, New York World reporter Nellie Bly stepped off a train
in New York after traveling around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes,
and 14 seconds to prove that she could circle the globe in less time than
Phileas T. Fogg's fictional record of 80 days. In honor 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 mode of
travel used anywhere in the world (e.g. BALLOON, CAIQUES, SAMPANS, JETLINER,
BIDARKA, DONKEYS, SCOOTER, RICKSHA, SKIJORING, TRIREME, etc.). To qualify
for this contest, you must write a sentence clearly connecting your word
to Travel in some way. Make the connection and you might be on your way
to winning the prize.
•That CANNOT Be a Word Contest - A quarter
of dues collected (less 50 cents) shall be awarded to the player who turns
in the most outrageous acceptable (in the OWL) word of the night (e.g. GARDYLOO,
NUNATAK, WATERZOOI, MBAQANGA, ZASTRUGI, AGALWOOD, GOSSYPOL, etc.). Contest
will be judged by an impartial panel of my coworkers who look at my bingo
list every friday and are constantly telling me "That CANNOT be a word."
Enter early, enter often. Score doesn't matter, length doesn't matter. Weirdness
is a definite plus.
•I Think I CAN Win This Contest - A rerun of
last week's contest. $4.00 shall be awarded to the player who turns in the
highest scoring play of a word that contains the word CAN
somewhere within it. (e.g. CANNOLI, ACANTHUS,
OILCANS, CANOODLE, etc.)
•Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - 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 - $18.30 plus
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* - $14.87 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
18 January 2007.
Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.
Josh Kassel (9 bingos)
DENARII
FORAGERS
JAGGIEST
JITTERS (TRIJETS)
LEADIER
QUINTILE
RUNNING
SEARING (EARINGS, ERASING, GAINERS, REAGINS, REGAINS, REGINAS, SERINGA)
SELLING
Karen Lundeen (5 bingos)
SAUCIER
SAVORED (OVERSAD)
STINTER (RETINTS, TINTERS)
SURLIER
WAVIEST
Lewis Saul (8 bingos)
autolite
BARITONE (OBTAINER, REOBTAIN, TABORINE)
BUSTLED
DISJOINT
INTEREST (INSETTER, STERNITE, TRIENTES)
OVERLIT
WEARIER
WHOOPEE
Ed Saunders (10 bingos)
AIGRETS (GAITERS, SEAGIRT, STAGIER, TRIAGES)
ANSATED
ASSERTED
DETRAINS (RANDIEST, STRAINED)
ETOILES
MORALIST
OBLIGATE
OVERSETS (ESTOVERS)
REELINGS
UPGAZED
Judith Whitcomb (4 bingos)
CREMINIS
DRESSILY
GURNEYS
SITTING
Bob Whitcomb (6 bingos)
DILATES (DETAILS)
LANTERNS
MIAOWED
RAVENED
SOZINES
TENNIES (INTENSE)
- 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 January 18, 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 | 1223 | 35 | 14 | 21 | .400 | 44 | 1.257 | 4 | 9.091 |
| Knickerbocker, Yvonne | 1488 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 6 | 1.500 | 0 | - |
| Kornell, Monique | 1271 | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 20 | 0.800 | 1 | 5.000 |
| Lundeen, Karen | 1070 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 9 | 0.900 | 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 | 1431 | 53 | 36 | 17 | .679 | 78 | 1.472 | 5 | 6.410 |
| Saunders, Ed | 1414 | 65 | 43 | 22 | .662 | 126 | 1.938 | 5 | 3.968 |
| Sommer, Jason | 1346 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 1.250 | 0 | - |
| Whitcomb, Judith | 1259 | 20 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 24 | 1.200 | 0 | - |
| Whitcomb, Robert | 1328 | 20 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 30 | 1.500 | 2 | 6.667 |
| Club # 565 (19 Players) | 1169 | 350 | 175 | 175 | .500 | 441 | 1.260 | 20 | 4.535 |
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 |
| Loren Mitchel | 518 | |
| Lewis Saul | 559, 527, 519, 500 | |
| Ed Saunders | 564, 530, 506 | |
| Bob Whitcomb | CARRIERS for 149 LANTERNS for 131 |