Best improver for the 4th quarter of the year is Catriona Jones, with Richard Spencer and Martin Stephens in second and third places.  Welcome back to Ron Dobree for one week only, to new member Frank Charlesworth, and to Andy and Liz Maxted.  Also, a sudden, unexpected final goodbye from Catriona Jones.  

High-scoring words:

·        ·         131       BREEDERS                  Helen    (a 9-timer)
·         122       STONINGS                    Richard (a 9-timer)
·         104       INDOORS/TWITS          Deborah
·         103       IODATES                      Graham       
·         102       TORCHED                    Tricia  
·         102       PICRATE                      Wanda         
Also     DARKEST 99 Hepzi, UNTOWARD 98 Graham, MEDICAL 95 Wanda, SYRINGE 92 Maire, SOLUBLE 92 Helen, TRIZONE 92 Richard, HEAPING 92 Tricia, ESQUIRE 90 Jan, HOARSENS 90 Helen, STERILE 90 Hepzi, RESPRAY 90 Richard, UPSIDES 88 Patrick, SADDLER 86 Patrick, BEDDINGS 80 Charles

Many bonuses in a game by one player: 
·         SINISTER 77 QUEASILY 88 DEFEATED 78 MALTIER 82           Graham
·         DOGEARED 86 SOSATIE 68 TESTING 75 TRIZONE 73            Richard
·         RETILES 70 EARFULS 76 OARIEST 68 BREEDING 80              Wanda
·         DETRAIN 76 EARLIER 79 RATIONS 73 SPONGED 85               Wanda
·         TUGGERS 68 PRELATE 76 INTERNES 78 ATONERS 66          Tricia
·         GUNNERS 63 RAGBOLTS 74 STRAINER 68 BLOATER 87        Wanda
·         MANKIER 77 GOATIER 80 WAVERING 79                                Deborah
·         DARKEST 99 STAMENS 66 BANANAS 70                                 Hepzi
·         BOTTLES MAILERS OUTLIERS                                                 Maureen
·         ANTEATER 66 TAWNIES 76 TALONED 62                                Richard

 Other things of note:
·         Wanda won all her games in September
·         Graham and Tricia played two 9-letter words in one game, MUTTERING 24 and LINGERIES 50

 

Name

Old Rating

New

Rating

Rating Change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Catriona Jones

130

148

18

24

17

0

7

381.3

492

Richard Spencer

140

156

16

33

23

0

10

402.5

496

Martin Stephens

83

95

12

27

9

1

17

326.6

399

Julie Wise

110

118

8

27

12

0

15

337.4

414

Wanda de Poitiers

164

172

8

34

27

1

6

431.9

560

Charles Parker

61

68

7

28

6

0

22

294.6

414

Tricia Walker

130

135

5

29

13

0

16

361.6

498

Evelyn Wansbrough

132

134

2

29

14

0

15

356.3

427

Hepzi Rodrigues

140

142

2

32

21

0

11

377.2

497

Patrick Beatty

87

84

-3

24

3

0

21

312.3

431

Jan Bailey

147

144

-3

36

21

0

15

379.1

449

Deborah Porter

137

133

-4

33

16

0

17

371.6

508

Graham Harding

172

168

-4

39

30

0

9

428.1

605

Maire Bennett

63

56

-7

33

1

0

32

261.9

372

Maureen Barlow

141

131

-10

39

18

1

20

350.9

446

Helen Harding

182

160

-22

38

24

1

13

407.2

532

Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games this quarter, needed to qualify

 

Siegrun O'Sullivan

79

            79

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

Hannah Corbett

129

109

-20

3

1

0

2

299.3

354

 

Ron Dobree

87

60

-27

2

0

0

2

308.0

309

 

Frank Charlesworth

94

 

4

6

2

0

4

291.8

361

 

Andy Maxted

82

 

-5

3

0

0

3

263.0

295

 

Liz Maxted

107

 

6

3

1

0

2

291.7

325

Well done to Maureen on coming second in the C division at a recent, well attended, event in Swindon. 

 

Congratulations also to Hepzi who finished 6th in the same division and won a ratings prize.

 

Not much difference between second and sixth, just one big win as both Maureen and Hepzi finished on 6 wins (out of 7), but Maureen had a spread of +285, Hepzi +81.

 

 

Over the weekend of 22/23rd July several East Berks Scrabble Club members made the long trip to Hertfordshire/Essex to play in 2 tournaments over the weekend.

 

Saturday's tournament, a multi-division tournament saw Wanda play in a very tough A division, including several World Championship players. Wanda's vocabulary was a definite match for them in some games, but overall lady luck deserted her and she finished on 2 wins.

 

Our other players were battling it out in Division C, and here Richard Spencer finished third and winning a ratings prize in the process. Well done Richard.

 

 

Sunday was a single division tournament comprising an amalgam of all the divisions from the previous day. This meant many of our players were at the 'wrong end of the division', the sole prize winner from East Berks Scrabble Club on Day 2 was Tricia Walker who won the prize for causing the biggest upset (beating a lady rated 56 points above her). Well done Tricia!

 

 

Best improver for the 3rd quarter of the year is Patrick Beatty, with Hepzi Rodrigues and Martin Stephens in second and third places.  Welcome back to Richard Porter for one week only.  

High-scoring words:

·         102       GREAVES        Graham

·         99         CLEAVER         Richard

·         98         LOCKERS        Helen               

·         97         HEFTIER           Wanda

·         96         JOINTERS        Helen

·         91         EYELETS         Helen               

·         Also     AZIONES 86, MINUTES 86, & SCORIAE 82 Richard, TONTINES 83 & RUSTABLE 77 Patrick, GUESTED 84, QUASI/GLIDES 76, & MERMAIDS 72 Charles, CRINGES 72, SCENTED 79 Maire

Many bonuses in a game by one player:

·         FAINTED 82 RADIANT 78 RAILING 70 BLOOPERS 75 RELATERS 68   Graham

·         WOOLIEST 76 LETTING 67 PARFAITS 64 JUICERS 80                         Graham

·         WORMIEST 78 HEFTIER 97 TARTNESS 74 EATERIE 86                      Wanda

·         UNDERGO 82 POTTIEST 78 DILATING 70 INSERTS 77                        Graham

·         BEADIER 81 ANIMATE 70 LEONINE 75 CLEAREST 74                         Helen

·         ROOSTER EDITING LEADIER                                                              Hepzi

·         PLEDGES 83 RADIATED 83   high non-bonus ZITIS 68                          Richard

·         ACONITE 66 REDIGEST 83 NOTATES 64                                             Richard

·         VANNERS 69 BALANCED 67 INDITES 73                                             Tricia

·         COYOTES 80 WATERING 89 LOATHES 82                                           Wanda

·         CLUSTER 80 EQUINIA 73 PROMISER 77                                              Wanda

 

Other things of note:

·         608 points in one game from Graham

·         Well done to Richard and Patrick for entering their first ABSP tournaments

·         A 10-letter word, DEPICTIONS, and a 9-letter word, EXERTIONS, was played in the game between Wanda and Graham

·         Graham & Julie played 6 bonuses in a game:  Graham’s were ANEROID 70 SALVAGE 69 BUILDING 70 and Julie’s were VENDERS 83 SECRETED 65 MARINAS 77

 

 

 

Name

Old Rating

New

Rating

Rating Change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Patrick Beatty

67

87

20

15

6

0

9

318.3

411

Hepzi Rodrigues

124

140

16

27

15

0

12

381.2

546

Martin Stephens

74

83

9

26

6

0

20

320.8

413

Richard Spencer

133

140

7

35

19

0

16

379.7

512

Maureen Barlow

134

141

7

36

21

0

15

373.1

480

Maire Bennett

60

63

3

29

5

0

24

256.0

383

Jan Bailey

145

147

2

28

17

0

11

365.5

494

Charles Parker

60

61

1

23

3

0

20

300.4

395

Julie Wise

109

110

1

24

9

0

15

333.5

441

Deborah Porter

136

137

1

33

17

0

16

352.3

486

Graham Harding

171

172

1

42

35

0

7

430.1

608

Wanda de Poitiers

168

164

-4

41

28

0

13

401.2

541

Evelyn Wansbrough

137

132

-5

36

15

1

20

363.5

487

Helen Harding

188

182

-6

40

33

0

7

416.4

518

Catriona Jones

138

130

-8

36

14

0

22

361.9

475

Hannah Corbett

139

129

-10

18

8

0

10

332.9

435

Tricia Walker

142

130

-12

31

13

1

17

363.4

475

Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games this quarter, needed to qualify

 

Richard Porter

134

167

33

4

3

0

1

385.8

429

 

Siegrun O'Sullivan

93

79

-14

9

0

0

9

253.9

290

On July 11, 5 of our members travelled down to Portsmouth to play in a 7 game tournament. Well done to Richard Spencer for winning 3 games at his first tournament.

 

 

Congratulations too to Evelyn for coming 2nd in Division C winning 5 games out of 7.