Best improver for the 1st quarter of the year is Richard Porter, with Jan Bailey and Tricia Walker in second and third places. Welcome to Patrick Beatty, and welcome back to Tricia Cooper, and former member Lynn Giles.
High-scoring words:
- 127 EQUATES Maureen
 - 114 OXIDISER Wanda
 - 113 TONELESS Deborah a 9-timer
 - 104 DEPENDS Richard
 - 102 BELDAMES Andy
 - 98 PIMENTOS Catriona
 - 97 NAIVETE Helen
 - 95 HUMANITIES Richard a 10-letter word
 - Also AMOROUS 87 Deborah, STEALER 85 Richard, AVIARIES 83 Charles, REFECTORY 80 Wanda, RALLIES 78 Maire, DEBONAIRE 68 Wanda, SLEEPING 64 Maire, GUTSIEST 62 Charles
 
Many high-scoring words in a game by one player:
·         4 bonuses:        BLUNTING REMEADS FATTIES YIELDING                                 Andy
                                  ATTIRING 80 ATINGLE 81 EELIEST 84 COVERED 81               Graham
                                  HEADLINES 62 VAULTER 72 SADIRON 77 REACTIVE 67         Graham
                                  SLASHED 80 CHAISES 68 ENTRAINS 64 POLLINGS 60           Maire
·         3 bonuses:        AMULETS 67 SCOLDING 98 REPLANS 83                                Tricia W
                                  ANEROID ROUTINE RESTAGE                                                  Catriona
Other things of note:
·         In a game between Hepzi and Richard, they ran out of places to play with 8 tiles still left!
·         In the game between Graham and Richard, HEADLINE was extended to HEADLINER, then HEADLINERS
·         9-letter word from Graham: RATIONALE 27
·         Unusual words from Charles: GUTTLE 18 CRUFTS 13
| 
 Name  | 
 Old Rating  | 
 New Rating  | 
 Rating Change  | 
 P  | 
 W  | 
 D  | 
 L  | 
 Average  | 
 Highest score  | 
|
| 
 Richard Porter  | 
 113  | 
 130  | 
 17  | 
 29  | 
 16  | 
 0  | 
 13  | 
 359.2  | 
 489  | 
|
| 
 Jan Bailey  | 
 126  | 
 139  | 
 13  | 
 20  | 
 12  | 
 0  | 
 8  | 
 384.3  | 
 486  | 
|
| 
 Tricia Walker  | 
 145  | 
 158  | 
 13  | 
 18  | 
 12  | 
 0  | 
 6  | 
 348.0  | 
 445  | 
|
| 
 Evelyn Wansbrough  | 
 129  | 
 141  | 
 12  | 
 29  | 
 17  | 
 0  | 
 12  | 
 376.4  | 
 456  | 
|
| 
 Hepzi Rodrigues  | 
 133  | 
 142  | 
 9  | 
 26  | 
 15  | 
 0  | 
 11  | 
 373.9  | 
 466  | 
|
| 
 Deborah Porter  | 
 129  | 
 137  | 
 8  | 
 32  | 
 17  | 
 0  | 
 15  | 
 356.2  | 
 440  | 
|
| 
 Charles Parker  | 
 55  | 
 61  | 
 6  | 
 22  | 
 4  | 
 0  | 
 18  | 
 297.6  | 
 420  | 
|
| 
 Martin Stephens  | 
 62  | 
 66  | 
 4  | 
 29  | 
 4  | 
 0  | 
 25  | 
 308.3  | 
 378  | 
|
| 
 Maire Bennett  | 
 50  | 
 51  | 
 1  | 
 29  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 26  | 
 259.6  | 
 406  | 
|
| 
 Wanda de Poitiers  | 
 174  | 
 175  | 
 1  | 
 33  | 
 25  | 
 0  | 
 8  | 
 416.0  | 
 509  | 
|
| 
 Andy Becher  | 
 197  | 
 196  | 
 -1  | 
 25  | 
 22  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 453.6  | 
 553  | 
|
| 
 Julie Wise  | 
 112  | 
 110  | 
 -2  | 
 18  | 
 6  | 
 0  | 
 12  | 
 346.6  | 
 451  | 
|
| 
 Maureen Barlow  | 
 134  | 
 129  | 
 -5  | 
 27  | 
 12  | 
 0  | 
 15  | 
 353.6  | 
 432  | 
|
| 
 Graham Harding  | 
 175  | 
 169  | 
 -6  | 
 39  | 
 30  | 
 0  | 
 9  | 
 416.6  | 
 596  | 
|
| 
 Helen Harding  | 
 192  | 
 181  | 
 -11  | 
 37  | 
 28  | 
 0  | 
 9  | 
 414.8  | 
 571  | 
|
| 
 John Elton  | 
 95  | 
 81  | 
 -14  | 
 21  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 19  | 
 290.8  | 
 364  | 
|
| 
 Catriona Jones  | 
 136  | 
 121  | 
 -15  | 
 35  | 
 10  | 
 0  | 
 25  | 
 342.1  | 
 484  | 
|
| 
 Hannah Corbett  | 
 156  | 
 138  | 
 -18  | 
 14  | 
 8  | 
 0  | 
 6  | 
 364.5  | 
 462  | 
|
| 
 Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games this quarter, needed to qualify  | 
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  | 
 Tricia Cooper  | 
 134  | 
 146  | 
 12  | 
 6  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 352.7  | 
 429  | 
| 
 
  | 
 Lynn Giles  | 
 118  | 
 107  | 
 -11  | 
 3  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
 345.7  | 
 422  | 
| 
 
  | 
 Patrick Beatty  | 
 94  | 
 79  | 
 -15  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
 308.5  | 
 407  | 
| 
 
  | 
 Cyndy Gray  | 
 71  | 
 
  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
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| 
 
  | 
 Sharon Hewitt  | 
 141  | 
 
  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
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