(November 3, 2024)
With some Scrabblers out of town for the Charlottesville Tournament, we only had seven Tile-Slingers at the Well-Played Café this Sunday afternoon in Asheville.
Trish opened her day with a nice win in a close game, and would have added yet another win with a great 405 game, but it was the high loss of the day. Her PESTERS (99) was the high word of the session.
John drove in from McDowell County, and one of his wins was with a 408 score against a much higher-ranked player. ANTEATER was good for 62.
Suzanne had a big win over a higher-rated player, and brought her usual great attitude and helpfulness to the afternoon.
I managed a 459 game, 4 bingoes, and a 3-1 record. An opponent tried to add an S to my SLAINTE, but…no.
Jacob (3-3) had a great day, and a well-placed OMEN yielded 45 points, using no “power tiles.” His bingoes included unusual words like ELYTRON and CYSTEIN, also good as CYSTEINE. No chapels involved.
Mark had the best record with 4 wins and 2 losses. His 514 win was the high game of the day, and he was the Bingo King with 11 “bonus words” including a few weird ones like SNICKED and UNLADES.
However, Kurt only lost once, and his combination of BIZE/FESTS was good for 47, the high non-bingo of the day! I know DURN, Kurt, but I would have “held” on DURNING.
So, the area is trying to recover from Hurricane Helene. Some people lost loved ones, their homes, their businesses. Asheville still does not have City drinking water! As Scrabblers, we primarily lost our opportunity to host our big annual tournament, and our regular place to meet for club, at least for now. We all have things to do, but if you are looking for ways to help the club regain momentum, it is your attendance on Sunday afternoon that would help the most! Not many clubs provide all the equipment, so that all you have to do is stroll in and play, so let’s not let this opportunity shrink away. See you next week.
Bill
And "as we are just coming on the air" this breaking news from Charlottesville, VA:
At the Friday 6-game charity early bird tourney in Charlottesville, benefitting World Central Kitchen, Lorraine WON Division B with a 5-1 record for her 1st tournament win. She also vied valiantly for 2nd place in the 15-game main event, falling just 1/2 game short. Louis and Ruchi were close behind, but Ruchi was hero of the day: after one of the players took a bad fall, Ruchi took him to the hospital and stayed with him, advocating for him and helping him through it. As a result, she missed most of Sunday's play. That's Ruchi, always looking out for others!
(thanks to reporting from our man Louis Siegel, on location in Charlottesville)
Results
(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport