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     LEXINGTON SCRABBLE PLAYERS CLUB #108 NEWS FOR JUNE 26, 2008

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------
     1 Joey Mallick          - 1844      17     2        449
     2 Kate Fukawa-Connelly  + 1806      65    15        421
     3 Jon Shreve            ! 1797       7     3        412
     4 Seth Lipkin             1784      61    18        430
     5 Jere Mead               1776       5     6        411
     6 Joel Horn             - 1760     150    69        415
     7 Bruce Adams             1758      71    30        416
     8 Mark Fidler             1757      80    45        399
       Jamie Ryan              1757     114    57        438
    10 Ben Harrison            1747     167    80        416

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE   RANK
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------   ----
    Becker, Bob                1698      63    59        396      19
    Bergmann, Jake           - 1696      37    36        399      20
    Bernstein, Leigh           1713/A    53    30        400 
    Brand, Stephen             UNR        1     1        292 
    Buck, Richard            - 1735     108    52        417      14
    Cheras, John               1711      37    22        386      17
    Clinchy, Evans           - 1735       8     6        404      14
    Cole, Judy               + 1636      82   146        361      29
    Day, Catherine           - 1550      12    42        326      36
    Dubach, Joev               1682      17    21        377      22
    Durdan, Carl               1721/A    15    10        404 
    Eichenbaum, Jack           1727/A     3     7        399 
    Faria, Alyssa              1768/A    53    20        421 
    Finn, Marshall             1633       9    15        351      31
    Giovinazzo, Linda        + 1649      52    92        357      27
    Greenwood, Ben             1677      12     9        400      24
    Hagel, Keith             ? UNR        0     2        345 
    Heinrich, Sam            = 1461       5    21        334      40
    Horn, Judy               + 1711     120   128        389      17
    Katz, Larry              = 1663      73    86        377      25
    Klopper, Aron              1420/A     8    17        334 
    Kout, Trix               - 1570      70   229        339      34
    Le, Cecilia                1790/A    30    10        433 
    Lutts, Tim               + 1630      23    31        369      32
    MacNeil, Rod               1751/A    48    28        431 
    McConnell, Laurie          1607/A    10    28        356 
    McWilliams, Sharon         1620/A     1     2        370 
    Miller, Ellen            - 1656      64    65        379      26
    Nagler, Zack             + 1510       2    13        345      39
    Patterson, Elaine        - 1715      35    27        394      16
    Reid, Gary               ? 1635/4     1     3        384 
    Revkin, Barbara            1684      36    35        380      21
    Richmond, Scott            1531      10    24        341      38
    Root, David                1639/A    19    31        367 
    Saul, Steven             + 1740      74    35        419      12
    Siegel, Hilda              1542      10    39        318      37
    Sinacola, Chris            1680      25    22        379      23
    Spiller, Diana             1637      34    54        372      28
    Weinstein, Ian             1816/A     0     3        396 
    Whitmarsh, Brad          + 1739      47    21        423      13
    Wilstein, Rob            = 1634      30    51        354      30
    Wolfberg, Mike           - 1743      86    51        421      11
    Wood, Betsey             + 1627      42    69        355      33
    Yazdzik, Elisabeth         1474/7     2     5        325 
    Yorra, Wayne             - 1563      37    85        347      35

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There were 26 players in attendance when we last met on June 19, 2008.

We welcome Keith Hagel to our club for his first visit last week. He now
lives in Waterville, ME. Keith started his Scrabble career when he lived in
CT in early 1998 and has played in 41 tourneys; his NSA rating is 1638.

We welcome back Gary Reid to our club for his return visit last week. He
last attended this club about 4 1/2 years ago. He has not played in any
tourneys since then.

Congratulations to Betsey for having the high-above-average game last
week, in which she scored 478, 35.4% above her average.

High scores: Steven S. 532, Joel 532, Jon 517,
             Joey 506, Brad 500

High losing scores: Mike W. 428 to Joel 430, Evans 426 to Rob W. 442,
                    Tim L. 416 to Judy C. 416, Larry 408 to Mike W. 439

High rating increase: Zack +41

These are the words challenged or considered last week:

ALAE, CUBY, DICY, GIDS, HIVY, NOGO, REEP, RHOS, SIMP, SINO, TACE, TIND,
UPOS, YOUS, APORT, DEERS, ONLAY, RAPTS, SAFIN, TIRER, TRIER, VAGIS, CLONER,
FAZERS, FUNGOS, OORIES, QUARES, QUOTES, REEMIT, WIZENS, ALLOTED, COVINGS,
ERUPTED, JEERERS, MILLARD, MORPITS, NARCIST, ONELESS, OUNCAGE, PSIONIC,
SWINKED, TEENILY, VITALIS, ZONATES, AIRDALES, CENTRING, CIOPPINI, COMBINGS,
CORVAIRS, HEIRDOMS, IDEATIVE, MILLARDS, MILLIARD, MOTIONER, OUTGAINS,
PERTRUDE, SOILAGED, WORKRATE, COMATOSES, MILLIARDS
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ALAE, GIDS (DIGS), (GOON), (PEER PERE PREE), RHOS, SIMP (IMPS MIPS),
(IONS), TACE (CATE), (DINT), (OPUS SOUP), YOUS, APORT, DEERS (DREES REDES
REEDS SEDER SERED), ONLAY, (PARTS PRATS SPRAT STRAP TARPS TRAPS), (NAIFS),
(TRIER), TRIER, (VIGAS), CLONER (CORNEL), (SQUARE), QUOTES (TOQUES),
REEMIT (METIER RETIME), WIZENS (WINZES), COVINGS, ERUPTED (REPUTED),
JEERERS, (IMPORTS TROPISM), NARCIST, SWINKED, (SALARIED), CENTRING,
COMBINGS, HEIRDOMS, IDEATIVE, MILLIARD, MOTIONER (REMOTION), OUTGAINS,
MILLIARDS

Congratulations to Jon S., who has shown up ranked 3rd as he becomes
eligible for a club ranking.

Trix has now exceeded scoring a total of 100,000 point during this club
season. Judy H. and Joel are likely to reach this number before the end
of the current season.

Corrections to last week's news about the SWILLNS tourney in New Mexico:
- Joey was in second place after the first day, but he placed 8th in the
  2-day event;
- this event tends to be held every other year, not annually as reported.

Joey announces:
  I'm directing my first tournament in Maine over Labor Day weekend.
  Full details can be found on cross-tables.com, and there are now
  flyers at the club.

Brett Constantine announces:
  I am running my first tournament June 28th!  It's a five-game, one-day,
  1/3 rated tournament, with an entry fee of $10.  I know it's quite a
  drive for a short tournament from Eastern MA and NH to Northampton, MA,
  but you are all welcome to come.  Email or call me for more details:
  Brett.Constantine@gmail.com / 413-387-9678.

Our club web site: http://LSC.wolfberg.net or via http://ScrabbleClub.com

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