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National Scrabble Association Club #565 (Northwest)
Club Results—2008– 2009 Season
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Session Results - February 8, 2009
| # | Name | Win-Loss | Spread | Bingos per Game | Points per Game | Club Rating new | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Saunders | 4.5-0.5 | +398 | 1.8000 | 415.0000 | 1663 | (+14) |
| 2 | Bob Knouse | 2.5-1.5 | +35 | 1.0000 | 369.0000 | 1303 | (+16) |
| 3 | Janis Clem | 3-2 | -80 | 1.0000 | 361.0000 | 1435 | (+1) |
| 4 | Carol Knouse | 1-3 | -135 | 0.5000 | 327.7500 | 1286 | (-15) |
| 5 | Sarah Jacobson | 1-5 | -216 | 0.3333 | 330.8333 | 1155 | (-15) |
Session Notes - February 8, 2009 Session
THE NORTHWEST SCRABBLE CLUB WILL NOT MEET ON FEBRUARY 15TH DUE TO THE PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTOR IN THE PHOENIX 2009 TOURNAMENT.
CLUB WILL RESUME ITS NORMAL SCHEDULE ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009
This session marked the twenty-seventh week of NSA Club #565 (Northwest)'s
2008-2009 season!
The goodies table today featured the usual selection of chips and nuts.
Thanks to all who provided snacks for the group.
The tournament rules division was joined by 5 players who played 24 games
in which we scored 8,652 points for a 360.50 point-per-game average. Of
the 22 recorded bingos we played, four were phoneys that went unchallenged.
Some numbers and whatnot for the tournament session include:
- High Game - 463 points by Ed Saunders
- Low Win - 351 points by Janis Clem
- High Loss - 385 points by Bob Knouse (Opponent at 452)
- Bingo King - Ed Saunders for averaging 1.8000 bingos per game
- New Personal High Games of 2008-2009 Season - none
- New Personal High Plays of 2008-2009 Season - none
Some interesting bingos:
- ANEROID \n. a type of barometer (played by Ed Saunders)
- CARIOLES \n/pl. a small, open carriage (played by Ed Saunders)
- FOVEOLES \n/pl. FOVEOLA - a small FOVEA - a small anatomical depression (played by Ed Saunders)
- SOARINGS \n/pl. the sport of flying in a heavier-than-air craft without power (played by Sarah Jacobson)
- Weekly Anagram Challenge Carol Knouse provides our challenge this week. With a rack of AEIRSTT, Carol played the bingo ARTIEST, which has SIX anagrams. Can you come up with them? (Answer in "Bingos" section below.)
We featured two regular contests this week.
The first was the Take Me For A Ride In Your Car, Car Contest awarded to
the player who turned in the highest scoring play of a word that is the
name of, or incorporates the name of somewhere within it, a car or automobile
of some kind. Ed Saunders tried CARioles for 72,
Janis Clem went European with Fiat SPIDERS to
rack up 76 pts, but Carol Knouse took a taxi down to the train station and
wins it with an 80 pt play of CABoose. Carol rides
away with the $3.75 prize.
The second was the Body Parts Contest for the highest scoring play of a
word that is the name of, or incorporates the name of somewhere within it,
a part of the human body. Janis Clem scored 15 pts for GLUTE,
Carol Knouse turned the other CHEEK for 28, and
Sarah Jacobson wins the $3.75 prize with a full-faced 35 pt play of CHEEKS.
Ed Saunders cracked the 100 pt barrier with his 101 pt play of SATCHELS to pull $2.24 out of the 100+ Play Progressive Jackpot.
No one cashed in on any of the other Progressive Jackpots this week and each shall have $0.93 added to it. We have paid out $300.68 in prizes this season. Click here for a complete list of prizes awarded during the 2008-2009 season.
The next session (February 22, 2009) shall feature the following contests:
• Happy, Happy Birthday!! Contest - Ed Saunders
celebrated his mmmpppttthhh birthday on February 21st. In honor of this
occasion, a quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who
turns in the highest scoring play of a word that begins with either of the
letters "E" or "S". (e.g. EGLOMISE, SADDHUS, EULOGIA,
STAITHE, EREMITIC, SQUAMAE, EYASSES, SCOMBRID, etc.).
• Going To The "LOO" Contest - A
quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who turns in the
highest scoring play of a word that contains all of the letters "L",
"O" and another "O", in any order, somewhere within
it (e.g. TALOOKA, FOVEOLE, GARDYLOO, LORDOSIS, OENOLOGY, GLOWWORM, GLONOIN,
COULOMBS, etc.).
•Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $20.36
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 - $6.73 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* - $7.85 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 players at NSA Club #565 (Northwest)
on February 8, 2009
Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.
Janis Clem (5 bingos)
BASTING
GRITTING
HORNETS (SHORTEN, THRONES)
REGIONAL (GERANIOL)
SPIDERS (PRISSED)
Sarah Jacobson (2 bingos)
oraters (ROASTER)
SOARINGS (ASSIGNOR, SIGNORAS)
Bob Knouse (4 bingos)
ENSURES
FEASTING
PERVERSE (PRESERVE)
SOLVING
Carol Knouse (2 bingos)
ARTIEST (ARTISTE, ATTIRES, IRATEST, RATITES, STRIATE, TASTIER) WEEKLY
ANAGRAM CHALLENGE
CABOOSE
Ed Saunders (9 bingos)
ANEROID
BATTLER (BLATTER, BRATTLE)
CARIOLES (CALORIES)
coleases (SECALOSE)
ENLISTED (LISTENED, TINSELED)
foolers
FOVEOLES
SATCHELS (SLATCHES)
temblar (LAMBERT)
- Click here for a list of all the bingos played by tournament division players at NSA Club #565 (Northwest) during the 2008-2009 Season
- Click here for a list of all the phony bingos played by tournament division players at NSA Club #565 (Northwest) during the 2008-2009 season
Combined Results for the August 2008 - July 2009 Season (as of February 8, 2009)
| Name (click for details) |
Club Rating |
Games Played |
Won | Lost | Win % |
Bingos Played |
Bingo Avg |
Phony Bingos Played |
Phony Bingo % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clem, Janis | 1435 | 77 | 42 | 35 | .545 | 92 | 1.195 | 7 | 7.609 |
| Flicker, Sharon | 925 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 0.250 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Jacobson, Sarah | 1155 | 150 | 39.5 | 110.5 | .263 | 36 | 0.240 | 5 | 13.89 |
| Knouse, Bob | 1303 | 62 | 23.5 | 38.5 | .379 | 38 | 0.613 | 1 | 2.632 |
| Knouse, Carol | 1286 | 62 | 23 | 39 | .371 | 38 | 0.613 | 1 | 2.632 |
| Kornell, Monique | 1567 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 19 | 1.188 | 1 | 5.263 |
| Lundeen, Karen | 1227 | 134 | 46.5 | 87.5 | .347 | 72 | 0.537 | 5 | 6.944 |
| Rhodes, Michael | 1476 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 15 | 1.364 | 0 | ----- |
| Saunders, Ed | 1663 | 183 | 147.5 | 35.5 | .806 | 369 | 2.016 | 18 | 4.878 |
| Spence, Richard | 1592 | 69 | 44 | 25 | .638 | 100 | 1.449 | 4 | 4.000 |
| Club # 565 NW (10 Players) | 1362 | 776 | 388 | 388 | .500 | 782 | 1.007 | 43 | 5.499 |
Season Schedule and Past Session Results
NSA Club #565 (Northwest) meets each Sunday. The 2008-2009 schedule is below. Click on past dates for completed session results.
08/03/08 | 08/10/08 | 08/17/08 | 08/24/08 | 08/31/08 | 09/07/08 | 09/14/08 | 09/21/08 | 09/28/08 | Club Party| 10/12/08 | 10/19/08 | 10/26/08 | 11/02/08 | 11/09/08 | 11/16/08 | 11/23/08 | 11/30/08 | 12/07/08 | 12/14/08 | 12/21/08 | 12/28/08 | 01/04/09 | 01/11/09 | 01/18/09 | 01/25/09 | 02/01/09 | 02/08/09 | No Club| 02/22/09 | 03/01/09 | 03/08/09 | 03/15/09 | 03/22/09 | 03/29/09 | 04/05/09 | 04/12/09 | 04/19/09 | 04/26/09 | 05/03/09 | 05/10/09 | 05/17/09 | 05/24/09 | 05/31/09 | 06/07/09 | 06/14/09 | 06/21/09 | 06/28/09 | 07/05/09 | 07/12/09 | 07/19/09 | 07/26/09
The 500 and 600 Clubs and Triple-Triple Plays
| Name | 500 and 600 point games | Triple-Triple Plays |
|---|---|---|
| Janis Clem | 511 | |
| Monique Kornell | 539 | |
| Ed Saunders | 582, 575, 560, 557, 543, 535, 531, 529, 525, 511, 502, 502, 500 | ATELIERS 131 pts |
| Richard Spence | 541, 534, 512, 508 |