Results
(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport
(May 11, 2025) 13 Tile-Slingers at club today. Varvara was visiting again and according to her opponents, she is a “quick study.” Mike B. dropped by but couldn’t stay long, his HEARTED earning him 79 points. George F. is working on his time management. I didn’t get a chance to chat with Martha today, but was glad to see her back with us.
Leslie was 2-3 and one of those was a big 427 win. Bingos included STROKING, STRIVES, FUNERAL, and REPASTS. She played EX for 50, and later EXES for 43!
I started my afternoon with a 414 win, and of my three bingos, TERTIARY (83) made it into a TWS. I decided to NOT play an available bingo with a blank on my rack, instead played WEST for 48, and subsequently used that blank to get a bingo in another turn or two. No regrets, but I can’t remember ever doing that before. 2-2 today.
Another rare occurrence: Trish had several turns in a row, with two of her consecutive plays challenged (both good) then she challenged a phony off the board. Trish played TWINKLES for 106, a “double-double" and the high play of the day.
Louis would have been 3-1, were it not for a remarkably high loss of 430! 6 bingos for Louis, plus some well-placed non-bingos like QUARK (54) and XI for 56.
Jacob was 4-2 with 10 bingos including unusual words like VENATIC, PILOTAGE, MEUNIERE, and DIRNDLS! (!) His AXILE for 63 was the highest-scoring non-bingo played at club today!
Lorraine was 4-2 opening with a 518 high win for the day! Certainly she wears the Bingo Queen crown this week, with THIRTEEN of them. Upper division time for Lorraine!
Ruchi really only lost once today, as we won’t count a game where she was instructing a new player. REALIST, ELEVATES, and SIMPLER were all great plays.
Mark only lost once today, and that by less than ten points. 8 bingos for Mark, including one from the rack AAGINSU.
Suzanne failed to lose a game, opening with a 407, playing 3 bingoes
Also undefeated? Kurt was 3-0, had a 467 game, and his four bingoes included LOOSENER which was unsuccessfully challenged. Hey, I would have challenged that as well! Nice work, Kurt.
Lisa in Cincinnati, who has visited club before, writes to tell us she enjoys the newsletter and the PowerPoint slide shows. So much so, that she again wants to send along our usual annual dues! Remind me to give you that, Leslie, and thanks Lisa!
Several Tile-Slingers are heading over to the Knoxville tournament next weekend, but we are definitely still having club!
Bill