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North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) Club #800 (Northwest Scrabble Club)
Club Results—2009– 2010 Season

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Session Results - December 6, 2009

# Name Win-Loss Spread Bingos per Game Points per Game Club Rating
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1 Carol Knouse 4-1 +201 0.6000 363.0000 1258 | (+54)
2 Ed Saunders 3-2 +155 2.6000 427.8000 1696 | (-20)
3 Janis Clem 3-2 +54 0.6000 365.4000 1383 | (+8)
4 Sarah Jacobson 5-4 +19 0.1111 337.5556 1217 | (+28)
5 Mickey Matz 2-2 -50 1.7500 363.0000 1254 | (+5)
6 Bob Knouse 1-3 -112 0.7500 354.2500 1271 | (-15)
7 Computer Game 1-5 -267 0.0000 312.5000 N/A

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Session Notes - December 6, 2009 Session

This session marked the eighteenth week of NASPA Club #800 (Northwest Scrabble Club)'s 2009-2010 season!

This week, Speedway Club player Mickey Matz made his second appearance at the Northwest Club and fit right into the personality mix. Mick is welcome in Oro Valley anytime.

The goodies table featured the usual selection of chips, newtons, crackers, and some salsa this week.

WE INTRODUCED A POPULAR NEW WRINKLE to the mix this week with the incorporation of the Hasbro/Encore Scrabble (Champion Edition) Software into the club competition. In sessions where we have an uneven number of tournament division participants, the game will be available as an optional opponent for the odd man/woman out in a given round. The game (or games) played against the computer would count for club and individual stats and for that evening's standings and contests. There will need to be some tweaking of rules and procedures involving the game but, for now, these are the main points:
1. The dictionary used in the game is OSPD4, which does not include words on the expurgated or "POO" list (words considered vulgar or offensive). You will need to be careful in your games. "POO" list words will be challenged off.
2. Only the standard "Tournament" setting will be acceptable for inclusion in club stats, standings, and contests.
3. Players must play against a setting rated higher than their current club rating.
4. The game must be entered on the player's weekly scorecard as a normal game would be with the rating of the computer opponent listed in the Opponent's Rating space and all bingos played by both the human and the Computer player listed separately in the "Bingos" notation area of the scorecard. (This will allow club statistics to retain some semblance of meaning in the future)
5. Further tweaking of the rules and procedures will be made as necessary to keep this option viable in the future.


The tournament rules division was joined by 6 players who played 38 games in which we scored 13,563 points for a 356.9211 point-per-game average. Of the 30 recorded bingos we played, only one was a phoney that went unchallenged.

Carol Knouse took top honors this week with a 4-1 +201 pt record.

Some numbers and whatnot for the tournament session include:

Some interesting bingos:

We featured two regular contests this week.

The first was the Catch A "CAB" Contest for the highest scoring play of a word that contains the letters "C", "A", and "B", in any order, somewhere within it. There were no takers at the cab stand this week so the $4.50 fare will roll over to the till next week.

The second was the Oooh! I Drank Too Much - - - - !!! Contest for the highest scoring play of a word that is, or contains somewhere within it, the name of a beverage or type of beverage. Sarah Jacobson got us drowsy with a FIZ (as in Sloe Gin Fiz) for 15 pts, Janis Clem woke us right back up with JOES (as in a "cuppa") for 29 pts, but Ed Saunders hooked his RELISTS bingo to an unsuspecting "bee" to get a "buzz" on and form BEER/RELISTS for 70 pts and the $4.50 prize.

Ed saunders was set to play FEASTING through an open "I" when Bob Knouse made a parallel play and changed the open "I" to an open "IN". Setting the "G" off to the side of his rack and rearranging the remaining letters, Ed found FASTENING through the open "IN" for 78 pts and the $2.43 that was in the 9+ Bingo Progressive Jackpot.

Ed's $6.93 winnings will be donated back to the club kitty.

No one cashed in on any of the other Progressive Jackpots this week and $1.12 shall be added to each of them. We have paid out $148.31 in prizes this season. Click here for a complete list of prizes awarded during the 2009-2010 season.

The next session (December 13, 2009) shall feature the following contests:
• Catch A "CAB" Contest - $4.50 plus a quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who turns in the highest scoring play of a word that contains the letters "C", "A", and "B", in any order, somewhere within it. (e.g. CABEZON, ABSCISED, SETBACK, AEROBICS, CAPABLE, BECAUSE, CHAMBER, etc.)
• Walk A Mile In Their Shoes Contest - A quarter of dues collected shall be awarded to the player who turns in the highest scoring play of a word that is, or contains somewhere within it, the name of a shoe or type of footwear. (e.g. CHOPINES, FLIPFLOP, SANDALS, TENNIES, WINGTIPS, BOOTery, MOCking, SNOWSHOE, BALMORAL, PUMPing, LOAFERS, etc.)
•Triple-Triple Progressive Jackpot* - $52.47 plus a sixteenth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores a Triple-Triple play.
•100+ Play Progressive Jackpot* - $3.74 plus a sixteenth of the session's dues will be awarded to any player who scores 100 or more points in a single play
•Historic Club 565 Progressive Jackpot - $11.21 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* - 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.

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Bingos

The following is a list of bingos played by players at NASPA Club #800 (Northwest Scrabble Club) on December 6, 2009
Phony bingos are listed in red, lowercase.

Janis Clem (3 bingos)
ERMINES
NUTMEGS
UNTRIED (INTRUDE, TURDINE, UNTIRED)

Sarah Jacobson (1 bingo)
TAILGATE

Bob Knouse (3 bingos)
PESTLES
STUNNER
TAILORED (IDOLATER)

Carol Knouse (3 bingos)
ERUPTION
FIXATION
THAWING

Mickey Matz (7 bingos)
BOASTING (BOATINGS)
DOWAGERS (WORDAGES)
GRASSIER
NEATEST
NOTARIES (SENORITA)
OUTFIRED
STATUED

Ed Saunders (13 bingos)
AEROSAT
erranted
FASTENING
FIREMEN
MISTAKES
OVERACT
OVERGROW
PRETRIAL (PALTRIER)
RAVINES
RELISTS (LISTERS)
SLOUGHED
TILLERS (RILLETS, STILLER, TRELLIS)
VIATORS (TRAVOIS)

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Combined Results for the August 2009 - July 2010 Season (as of December 6, 2009)

  • Click here for a roster of Recreational Players
  • Click here for Season-to-Date Club Rankings

    • Name
    (click for details)    		 Club
    Rating    		 Games
    Played     		Won Lost Win
    %     		Bingos
    Played     		Bingo
    Avg     		Phony
    Bingos
    Played     		Phony
    Bingo
    %
    Barfuss, William 1420 13 9 4 .692 20 1.538 1 5.000
    Carlson, Travis 1388 13 8 5 .615 16 1.231 4 25.00
    Clem, Janis 1383 31 12 19 .387 28 0.903 3 10.71
    Jacobson, Sarah 1217 43 19 24 .442 16 0.372 2 12.50
    Knouse, Bob 1271 42 14 28 .333 30 0.714 1 3.333
    Knouse, Carol 1258 43 16 27 .372 29 0.674 1 3.448
    Lundeen, Karen 1033 43 5 38 .116 24 0.558 1 4.167
    Matz, Mickey 1254 9 2 7 .222 12 1.333 2 16.67
    Saunders, Ed 1696 105 79 26 .752 212 2.019 10 4.717
    Sommer, Jason 1689 4 4 0 1.00 9 2.250 2 22.22
    Spence, Richard 1755 44 29 15 .659 72 1.636 6 8.333
    Club # 800 NW (11 Players) 1396 396 198 198 .500 468 1.182 33 7.051

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    Season Schedule and Past Session Results

    NASPA Club #800 (Northwest Scrabble Club) meets each Sunday. The 2009-2010 schedule is below. Click on past dates for completed session results.

    08/02/09 | 08/09/09 | 08/16/09 | 08/23/09 | 08/30/09 | 09/06/09 | 09/13/09 | No Club | 09/27/09 | 10/04/09 | 10/11/09 | 10/18/09 | 10/25/09 | 11/01/09 | 11/08/09 | 11/15/09 | 11/22/09 | 11/29/09 | 12/06/09 | 12/13/09 | 12/20/09 | 12/27/09 | 01/03/10 | 01/10/10 | 01/17/10 | 01/24/10 | 01/31/10 | 02/07/10 | No Club| 02/21/10 | 02/28/10 | 03/07/10 | 03/14/10 | 03/21/10 | 03/28/10 | 04/04/10 | 04/11/10 | 04/18/10 | 04/25/10 | 05/02/10 | 05/09/10 | 05/16/10 | 05/23/10 | 05/30/10 | 06/06/10 | 06/13/10 | 06/20/10 | 06/27/10 | 07/04/10 | 07/11/10 | 07/18/10 | 07/25/10

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    The 500 and 600 Clubs and Triple-Triple Plays

    Name 500 and 600 point games Triple-Triple Plays
    William Barfuss 544 none as yet
    Ed Saunders 612, 575, 551, 544, 543, 535, 531, 526, 514, 510, 502, 501 none as yet
    Richard Spence 573, 523, 508, 507, 505, 503, 501  

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