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     LEXINGTON SCRABBLE PLAYERS CLUB #108 NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2009

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------
     1 Jere Mead               1795       1     0        500
     2 Seth Lipkin           + 1793      12     3        461
     3 Merrill Kaitz         + 1787      12     4        427
     4 Evans Clinchy         + 1783      35    10        438
     5 Rod MacNeil             1772      13     6        439
     6 Steven Saul             1770      25     6        430
     7 Alyssa Faria            1769      12     7        435
     8 Ben Harrison            1747      24    11        408
     9 Richard Buck          + 1746      20    13        420
    10 Mark Fidler           - 1743      17     9        407

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE   RANK
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------   ----
    Adams, Bruce             + 1730      11    10        405      14
    Becker, Bob              + 1717      18    14        392      17
    Bergmann, Jake           - 1736      13     6        414      12
    Cassel, Claudia          + 1561       7    36        334      36
    Cheras, John               1702       5     9        384      21
    Choslovsky, Marla          1560       3     9        355      37
    Cole, Judy                 1663      22    29        373      24
    Day, Catherine           + 1586       4    18        313      31
    Dubach, Joev               1672/A     0     3        386 
    Durdan, Carl               1739      17    12        404      11
    Finn, Marshall             1625       3     8        356      28
    Fukawa-Connelly, Kate      1793/A     2     1        397 
    Giovinazzo, Linda          1638      12    13        363      27
    Green, Aaron               1690/A     0     0       (374)
    Greenberg, Morris          1593       3    12        366      30
    Greenwood, Ben             1705/A     0     1        306 
    Guest, Cornelia            1706       2     3        373      18
    Hass, Trevor               1444/A     0     2        311 
    Heinrich, Sam              1574       3     4        395      33
    Horn, Joel               - 1726      33    19        413      15
    Horn, Judy               + 1704      22    27        395      19
    Katz, Larry              - 1694      22    16        388      23
    Klopper, Aron              1483       0     2        279      39
    Kraus, Marvin            ! 1422       2    11        303      41
    Kt., Trx.                - 1571      17    43        334      35
    Lutts, Tim                 1639       4     5        359      26
    Marshall, Norma          - 1545       6    17        338      38
    McCumber, Carol            1702       1     2        409      21
    McDougall, Scott           UNR        1     1        399 
    Patterson, Elaine          1716/A     1     2        349 
    Pechvijitra, Noo           1438/A     0     4        318 
    Prince, Jackie             1578       2     5        358      32
    Revkin, Barbara            1704       9     6        403      19
    Robbins, Bradley           1736/A     0     0       (407)
    Rosenthal, Rob             1699/A     2     2        360 
    Ryan, Jamie                1746/A    11     3        434 
    Sinacola, Chris            1732      12     2        412      13
    Spiller, Diana             1648       7    12        379      25
    Vembusubramanian, Mohini   1428       0     1        307      40
    Whitmarsh, Brad            1789/A    15     4        428 
    Wolfberg, Mike             1719      17     8        411      16
    Wood, Betsey               1610       7    21        362      29
    Yorra, Wayne             - 1572      14    31        355      34

There were 17 players in attendance when we last met on October 29, 2009.

Congratulations to Richard B. for having the high-above-average game last
week, in which he scored 600, 43.4% above his average.

Other high scores: Seth 561 and 503, Evans 528, Bruce 516

High rating increase: Marvin +35

These are the words challenged or considered last week:

BEH, IGG, ACUM, BATE, BEDE, CETA, JIFF, TWIX, BINER, FLICK, GROZY, IOSINE,
AMUSIVE, BEWARED, CANDORS, DETRAIN, EELINGS, ENTABLE, GLEANER, GOATIER,
INOSINE, JUNKERS, LATINOS, MOWINGS, PILATES, PITLESS, PRELIST, SIGMATA,
UNCOSTS, ENDUSIAL, LOUDLIER, NEURINES, RELENTER, RETANGLE, ROUTINER,
TINNIEST, UNEARNED
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IGG+ (GIG), BATE (ABET BEAT BETA), (CATE TACE), JIFF, BINER+ (BRINE),
FLICK, (IONISE), AMUSIVE, BEWARED, CANDORS (CARDONS+ DACRONS+), DETRAIN
(ANTIRED TRAINED), (SEELING), (TENABLE), GLEANER (ENLARGE GENERAL),
INOSINE+, JUNKERS, LATINOS (TALIONS), MOWINGS, (APLITES PALIEST PLATIES
TALIPES), (STIPELS TIPLESS), (RESPLIT TRIPLES), LOUDLIER, NEURINES,
(REGENTAL), TINNIEST, UNEARNED

Last week's news incorrectly mentioned Scott McDougall's home base.
He very recently moved to Cape Cod, and he expects to make it to our
club every now and then.

At last weekend's tourney at Plymouth:
 In the 3-game pairs tourney on Friday night, each division had 4 teams:
  In Div A: Mark/Scott Leifer won, Jere/Bradley 2nd
            lower half: Mike W./Kath, Judy H./Joel
  In Div B: lower half: John C./Chris S., Richard/Jane Whitmore
  In Div C: lower half: Sharon/Jackie, Linda/Trix
  In Div D: Emily/Judi 2nd , lower half: Catherine/Ross Fidler
 In the 12-game main event on Saturday and Sunday:
  In 6-player Div. A: Richard won, Kate 3rd,
                      lower half: Joey, Joel, Jere
                      high bingo: Kate GUAIACUM for 149
                      high non-bingo: Joel for NERTZ 74
                      high win: Richard 491
                      high loss: Kate 434
  In 14-player Div. B: Bradley R. (seeded 9th) won, Mike W. 2nd,
                       Chris S. 4th, Bob B. 5th, lower half: Mark,
                       John C., Judy H., Jake
                       high bingo: John C. for SNEEZES 108
                       high non-bingo Judy H. AZURE 72 (played in 2 games)
                       high win: Mark 531
                       high loss: Chris S. 451 (to Mark's 463)
  In 24-player Div. C: Catherine 2nd, Linda 9th, Sharon 12,
                       lower half: Emily, Jackie, Wayne, Trix
		       high bingo: Catherine GIRLIEST 104
                       high non-bingo: Catherine GRAZE 77
                       high win: Catherine 525
  In 6-player Div. D: Ross Fidler 3rd, lower half: Judi B.
                      high loss Judi B. 381
  Linda played the 2nd best Halloween word: CREEPIER
  Sherrie and Tim directed

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