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Sunday 24th January
Maximin
South Perth Senior Citizen's Centre, Coode Street, South Perth
Entries and enquiries to Glenys Lawrie ph 9275 7090
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE COOGEE TOURNAMENT 2009
There were two State Records, three records and two equal records set for the tournament.
Nineteen games decided by ten or less points. B Division first and second place decided by margin with
both players winning six games. C Division also decide by margin with both players winning five games.
State Records:- Highest losing game 491 Carolyn Watt vs 520 Glenys Lawrie
Highest combined score 1030 [561-469] Robin Andersen & Edie Mueller
New Records:- Highest losing game 491 Carolyn Watt vs 520 Glenys Lawrie
Highest average score 466 7 games, 3260 aggregate, Edie Mueller
Highest combined score 1030 [561-469] Robin Andersen & Edie Mueller
Equal Records:- Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 TIERING - SERRATE - EROTICS - DESTAIN Robin Andersen
4 FEEDERS - CITABLE - URBANIST - HANDIEST Edie Mueller
Unusual words played YTTRIA - its oxide, a yellowish-white powder.
HODJA also can be spelt KHOJA - KHODJA - a title of respect, a professer or teacher
in a Muslim school.
MANITOU also can be spelt MANITO - MANITU - a spirit or sacred object among
certain North Americans Indian tribes.
CILIATE possessing or relating to cilia, protozoan of the phylum.
A DIVISION
Highest game score 581 Edie Mueller
Highest word score 131 UNARMING Dianne Ward
Most unusual word YTTRIA Chris Hall
B DIVISION
Highest game score 480 Carol Hudson
Highest word score 117 EXPIRES Allie Glynn
Most unusual word HODJA Phil Burdge
C DIVISION
Highest game score 445 Maureen Gill
Highest word score 105 POINTER Wynne Davidson
Most unusual word MANITOU John Finlay
D DIVISION
Highest game score 433 Kate Hall
433 Kate Hall
Highest word score 102 SQUIRES Beryl Bell
Most unusual word CILIATE Will Parker
Highest game score 581 Edie Mueller
Highest combined score 1030 [561-469] Robin Andersen & Edie Mueller
Highest losing score 491 Carolyn Watt vs 520 Glenys Lawrie
Highest average score 466 7 games, 3260 aggregate, Edie Mueller
Highest word score 131 UNARMING Dianne Ward
Highest drawn game -----
Highest opening play 76 OUTPACE Maureen Gill
Highest word [non-bonus] 99 JEEZ Judy Jones
Highest play non-triple-triple 117 EXPIRES Allie Glynn
Longest word F(LITTERING) Brian Harry
Most consecutive bonus word [by an individual in a game]
2 TUTORIAL - LURKERS Carolyn Watt
2 NERVOUS - RADIALS Judy Jones
2 LIAISON - FESTOON Anne Zion
2 ATTUNES - NATIVES Anne Zion
2 AWNIEST - FRETTING Brian Harry
2 TIERING - SERRATE Robin Andersen
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 TIERING - SERRATE - EROTICS - DESTAIN Robin Andersen
4 FEEDERS - CITABLE - URBANIST - HANDIEST Edie Mueller
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE SPRING MAXIMIN 2009
There were five records set for the tournament one drawn game and thirteen games decided by ten or less points.
Rhonda Carucci played TRACKING for 203 points and just fell short of joining the 600 club by two points.
A Division first and second place decided by margin with both players winning six games.
D Division also by margin with both players winning five games.
Unusual words played :- PERAEON or can be spelt PEREION meaning the thorax in crustacea,
EQUINELY in a horse like manner, SMITTEN a past participle of smite anagram MITTENS,
HOMBRE a man and FOLATES of or relating to folic acid.
New Records :- High game score 598 by Rhonda Carucci also record for A Division.
High word score 203 by Rhonda Carucci also record for A Division.
High losing score 455 Dianne Ward verus 485 Sally Martin.
Highest game score 598 Rhonda Carucci
Highest combined score 982 [567-415] Sally Martin & Anne Zion
Highest losing score 455 Dianne Ward vs 485 Sally Martin
Highest average score 444 7 games, 3110 aggregate, Sally Martin
Highest word score 203 TRACKING Rhonda Carucci
Highest drawn game 354 Delys Carbon & Ann Smith
Highest opening play 78 HEROINE Kate Horan
78 Leagued Rhonda ? which Rhonda could you please let me know
Highest word [non-bonus] 74 ZAXES Edie Mueller
Highest play non-triple-triple 105 SEQUELS Phil Burdge
Longest word OV(ER)TIRES Katie Rowe
Most consective bonus words [by an individual in agame]
2 REVIEWS - GUILTIER Anne Stewart
2 STATURE - ADJOINT Edie Mueller
2 TASTIEST - UNHEARD Anne Stewart
2 NOISIER - HOARDED Trudi Owens
2 STRANGER - OVERTOPS Chris Hall
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 REGRESS - OUTLIES - JOINTERS - PANTILE Anne Zion
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM YOKINE TOURNAMENT 2009
There were no records for the tournament. Fourteen games decided by ten or less points
and one drawn game. Jenny Coetzee was the only player to win all her games.
A Division first four places decided by margin.
Edie Mueller [414] Glenys Lawrie [381] Henny Yates [348] Faye Williams [98]
BEST RESULTS ON THE DAY
A DIVISION
Highest game score 563 Glenys Lawrie
Highest word score 131 ORDINALS Dianne Ward
Most unusual word DIURON Carolyn Watt
B DIVISION
Highest game score 464 Jegatheva Jegathesan
Highest word score 136 SQUIRED Kate Horan
Most unusual word REDSKIN Fifi Lefebvre
C DIVISION
Highest game score 457 Jenny Coetzee
Highest word score 98 REMINDS Phil Burdge
Most unusual word GOTCHA Jane Walker
D DIVISION
Highest game score 429 Delys Carbon
Highest word score 96 REHOUSED Wynne Davidson
Most unusual word JOINTERS Lola Dunstan
Highest game score 563 Glenys Lawrie
Highest combined score 929 [563-366] Glenys Lawrie & Rhonda Carucci
Highest losing score 424 Edie Mueller vs 454 Glenys Lawrie
Highest average score 438 7 games, 3063 aggregate, Glenys Lawrie
Highest word score 136 SQUIRED Kate Horan
Highest drawn game ------
Highest opening play 76 POOFIER Jane Walker
Highest word [non-bonus] 78 ZINS Anne Stewart
Highest play non-triple-triple 136 SQUIRED Kate Horan
Longest word ------
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 GARISHLY - PRELATES Anne Stewart
2 ARABISE - SUBVENED Mark Gidvani
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
3 STUMPING - SEEDING - TILTING Joy Deans
3 ERUPTING - TORNADE - HEARTING Glenys Lawrie
3 BEASTIE - BEREAVED - POINTERS Glenys Lawrie
3 BELATED - RIOTERS - WRIGGLE John Salmon
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM WA WINTER OPEN
There was one new record and two equal records for the tournament.
Eight games decided by ten or less points.
Highest average score the aggregate was nine points difference.
Edie Mueller [3399] - Graham Bell [3390]
New Record:-
Highest opening play 86 WEAVING by Dorrie Balgera
Equal Records:-
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 AWARDEE - COSINES - TEARIEST - PRONATE Glenys Lawrie
4 OUTINGS - LEADERS - HUNKERED - REMITTED Anne Stewart
BEST RESULTS ON THE DAY
Highest game score 554 Anne Stewart
554 Brian Harry
Highest combined score 901 [464-437] Edie Mueller & Dianne Ward
Highest losing score 437 Dianne Ward vs 464 Edie Mueller
Highest average score 423 8 games, 3399 aggregate, Edie Mueller
Highest word score 149 MEETINGS Carol Hudson
Highest drawn game -----
Highest opening play 86 WEAVING Dorrie Balgera
Highest word [non-bonus] 80 QANATS Cori Lodder
Highest play non-triple-triple 108 SUNDECK Dianne Ward
Longest word -------
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 TIPSTER - CARRIES Dianne Ward
2 ADOPTEES - UNRAVEL Jegatheva Jegathesan
2 REGAINED - ANNEXING Anne Zion
2 ANTIQUE - BURLIEST Henny Yates
2 TRADING - TRAWLED Henny Yates
2 BAROQUES - HUFFIEST Glenys Lawrie
2 ENGORGED - IMPLICIT Edie Mueller
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 AWARDEE - COSINES - TEARIEST - PRONATE Glenys Lawrie
4 OUTINGS - LEADERS - HUNKERED - REMITTED Anne Stewart
Most unusual word KARENGOS Maureen Gill
DUTIABLE Mike Clarke
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE ROCKINGHAM TOURNAMENT
There were three records and one equal record for the tournament. Sixteen games decided by ten or less points.
A Division first three places decided by margin with first and second separated by only three points.
D Division first and second place also decide by margin.
New Record:-
Highest word score 167 UNIFORMS by Faye Williams which is also a record for A Division.
Highest play non-triple-triple 136 SQUEAKS by Carolyn Watt previously held by Peg Hearfield
since 18th October, 1998.
Highest word score 121 INQUEST by Delys Carbon for D Division previously held by
Anne Kelly since 18th October, 1998.
Equal Record:-
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 BLEACHER - FINESSE Henny Yates
BEST RESULTS ON THE DAY
A DIVISION
Highest game score 562 Dianne Ward
Highest word score 167 UNIFORMS Faye Williams
Most unusual word HAIRSTED Edie Mueller
B DIVISION
Highest game score 509 Fifi Lefebvre
Highest word score 93 QUEST Aloma Pelham
Most unusual word LAWINES Allie Glynn
C DIVISION
Highest game score 498 Valerie Beck
Highest word score 95 NOTCHERS Valerie Beck
Most unusual word TUSKERS Colin Hyde
D DIVISION
Highest game score 458 Delys Carbon
Highest word score 121 INQUEST Delys Carbon
Most unusual word LARKING Lola Dunstan
Highest game score 562 Dianne Ward
Highest combined score 968 [562-406] Dianne Ward & Glenys Lawrie
Highest losing score 450 Henny Yates vs 472 Carolyn Watt
Highest average score 428 7 games, 2993 aggregate, Dianne Ward
Highest word score 167 UNIFORMS Faye Williams
Highest drawn game --------
Highest opening play 88 FRANKED Mike Clarke
Highest word [non-bonus] 93 QUEST Aloma Pelham
Highest play non-triple-triple 136 SQUEAKS Carolyn Watt
Longest word (RE)SOLDERS Mike Clarke
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 BLEACHER - FINESSE Henny Yates
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 UNPOSED - GLOATED - OUTSIDE - SHROVING Dianne Ward
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM BASSENDEAN TOURNAMENT
There was one record for the tournament, thirteen games decided by ten or less points.
The only player to win all their games was Delys Carbon. C Division first three places decided by margin
with all players three players winning five games.
New Record:-
Highest word [non-bonus] 93 QUAI by Jenny Coetzee
BEST RESULTS ON THE DAY
A DIVISION
Highest game score 564 Glenys Lawrie
Highest word score 135 SQUEAKY Edie Mueller
Most unusual word SMATCHED Dianne Ward
B DIVISION
Highest game score 487 Mike Clarke
Highest word score 122 JASPERS Cori Lodder
Most unusual word DUSTBIN Joy Deans
C DIVISION
Highest game score 477 Jane Walker
Highest word score 95 YORKERS Jane Walker
Most unusual word MARQUIS Phil Burdge
D DIVISION
Highest game score 436 Delys Carbon
Highest word score 96 SQUINTY Chris Dyson
Most unusual word CAROUSE Chris Dyson
Highest game score 564 Glenys Lawrie
Highest combined score 902 [487-415] Mike Clarke & Jegatheva Jegathesan
Highest losing score 415 Jegatheva Jegathesan vs 487 Mike Clarke
Highest average score 443 7 games, 3093 aggregate, Edie Mueller
Highest word score 135 SQUEAKY Edie Mueller
Highest drawn game ----------
Highest opening play 80 POLICED Carol Hudson
Highest word [non-bonus] 93 QUAI Jenny Coetzee
Highest play non-triple-triple 135 SQUEAKY Edie Mueller
Longest word (IN)DWELL(E)RS Carol Hudson
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 STEARED - SNIPPET Cori Lodder
2 NOTABLE - TOOTING Judy Jones
2 SPEARED - ISATINE Cori Lodder
2 THINNERS - YEARNERS Judy Jones
2 MENTIONS - PUNNETS Rhonda Carucci
2 AUNTIES - HOSPICE Judy Jones
2 ACTIVES - SPENDERS Bettina Tonkin
Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 RESTAGE - DESOLATE - TINNERS - SOAPIER Glenys Lawrie
4 STARVED - BREECHES - PHORATE - STRAPPER Edie Mueller
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE BISECTION TOURNAMENT
The bisection tournament was an inaugural event so the best results on the day are all records
for The Robin Godfrey Trophy an The Presidents Trophy.
There was one drawn game and fourteen games decided by ten or less points.
For The Presidents Trophy highest average score decided by aggregate was two points difference
Valerie Beck 2191 and Phil Burdge 2189.
Congratulations Denise Bray
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM W.A. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
A Division there were two records for the tournament with one being a State Record. Russell Honeybun won seventeen out of
eighteen games. Congratulations Russell with an average game score of 461. There was fifteen games decide by ten or less points.
State Record:-
Highest losing score 481 Dianne Ward vs 491 Joy Deans which was previously held by Alastair Richards vs Faye Williams 2004.
It is also a record for the tournament which was held by Graham Bell vs Stephen Broad since 1996.
New Record:-
Highest average score 461 18 games, 8294 aggregate, by Russell Honeybun which was held by Cheah Siu Heah since 2001.
B & C Division there were three equal records for the tournament. B Division was won by Aloma Pelham winning thirtenn games.
C Division was won by Marge Roberts who won six out of eight games. Fiona Hinds a novice came second winning the same number of games and was decided by margin. B Division second, third and fourth places decided by margin with all players
winning twelve games. There was two drawn games and twenty-one games decided by ten or less points.
Equal Record:-
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
2 OUTRIGS - FLOATING Donna Sekkouah
2 TREADING - RETAINS Vera Etherton
2 SLEAZES - DAIRIES Cori Lodder
Words from the WA State Champion 2009, Russell Honeybun
Russell has been kind enough to provide us with a wrap up of his 18 games, in which he took 17 wins - what a great achievement!
Game 1 413-278 EHLTXY?
Game 3 418-378 Close game. Got to play AZERTY for 56. Given a reprieve by finding the only bonus from ADINNOU, and correctly played the endgame where my opponent held AEGMMKU with scoring opportunities for K
Game 5 568-302 Got to play some nice words CEIMOUZ, EEILUY?+N, and only eight from CDIOPTY
Game 6 445-361 Correctly played the end game to minimise my opponent's score if they went out with a bonus with 9 tiles unseen ADEEGINST and a place for a G or S hook
Game 7 473-380 AACILO? and GROUSER+H helped me secure this win
Game 8 445-331 Tough game until by opponent misspelt ANNATTO
Game 9 382-359 I was able to nab the blank for a final rack of AAIILT? with scores at 350-351 I missed the bonus onto a Y, but went for the safe win where my opponent had DNRT left
Game 10 449-444 AIIPTTU got me ahead early, but a tough endgame ensued at scores 386-394 involving the unseen letters AEIJNNOSTUUVV and two 40+ spots for the J
Game 11 532-331 I got some nice early-game board synergy, before EEELRST+V and CEERSTU+A but missed a final rack AEEGIW?+G
Game 12 563-424 My opponent played a triple-triple from AEELMNS? after I played the only bonus from BCEILR?+C leaving the E in 7th.
Game 13 533-392 RIANCY+? and ACINORR helped secure this win
Game 16 361-357 Snuck this game in the last play, when my opponents end rack was ILUV
Game 18 445-355 Scores were grim 78-156 @ move 5 when i found one of the two bonuses from ACNNOTU
Russell
Answers
Game 1 ETHoXYL
Game 3 NUDATION
Game 5 ZOECIUM EqUINELY COPYEDIT
Game 7 I played AChOLIA (COAxIAL AsOCIAL) ROUGHERS
Game 9 AxIALITY (TILApIA, which i didn't see but couldn't play)
Game 10 PITUITA
Game 11 LEVERETS(VERSELET) SECATEUR WEIGhAGE
Game 12 sALESMEN (tALESMEN dALESMEN) CRuCIBLE
Game 13 CYpRIAN (CARNIfY) CARRION
Game 18 CONTINUA (COUNTIAN)
Other Bonus Words:
TAENIaTE RATLINE CLEANSES CENTRODE JoURNAL RETINAL WeARIES MOrALES TINWAReS URANITE DESPAIR ESTOILE DELAINE KIESTERs SNIPERS qUAKIEST ARSHINE SULCATEd ReAPING MOIsTEN COTTIES* (I could play SCOTTIE/COTTISE in the exact spot or COTTISED elsewhere :p). FOr statistical interest, it is the same bingoes per game as my average from years back(pre-collins)
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM MELVILLE TOURNAMENT
There was one new record and an equal record. Thirty-nine games were decided by ten or less points.
B and C Division first two places decided by margin with all players winning six games.
New Record:-
Highest word score 120 SHAPELY by Delys Carbon for C Division previously held by Jack Eley since 2003.
Equal Record:-
Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
3 GOBLETS - AGUIZES - PENTICE by Graham Bell
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM ANZAC MAXIMIN
There was one equal record for the Tournament and seventeen games decided by ten or less points.
Therese Nichols was the only player to all seven games.
Equal Record:- Most Consecutive Bonus Words [By an individual in a game]
3 TIEBACK - LUSTIEST - PONDERED by Russell Honeybun
Explanation of ratings...
Question from Carolyn Watt and answered by Chris Hall.
Well done to Therese on her fabulous win as a novice... is her rating really now in the 1200s?
Carolyn asked a good question, and for those of you wondering the same thing, here’s an explanation:
WARNING: contains nerdspeak!
Calculating a novice’s rating is actually a whole lot of guesswork, mainly because of the limited amount of data to work with and the good old luck factor, which may or may not have accounted for some of their results. The ratings program attempts to find a rating for the novice that, when assumed to be their starting rating, produces an overall rating change of zero for the division when the results are processed. For one novice, this is relatively straightforward; when there are multiple novices in a division it can be quite complex.
When a novice wins (or loses) all their games, the question is: Just how good (or bad) are they? Fortunately, there is a floor of 500 in our rating system so no-one can ever be worse than that. As for winning all their games against a group of 600-rated players, well, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if someone rated 900-ish or above did that. But how far above?
You may be aware that you can work out your expected wins (W) at a tournament as 50%, plus one-twelfth of the difference between your starting rating (R) and the average starting rating (A) of your opponents, of the number of games played (N). Or, for the mathematically minded (remembering that multiplication and division take precedence over addition and subtraction),
W = (50 + (R - A) / 12) x N / 100
Working this backwards, we get:
R = A + 600 x (2W / N - 1)
In Therese’s case, she won 7 games (W) out of 7 (N) and the average rating of her opponents (A) was 625.7. Plugging these numbers into the formula gives us an estimated rating of R = 625.7 + 600 x (2 x 7 / 7 - 1) or – fanfare please – 1225.7.
End nerdspeak.
Short answer: YES! Well done Therese.
The next few tournaments will see her rating move more quickly towards its true level because for the first fifty games you can gain or lose 30 rating points per game, rather than 20.
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE BUNBURY TOURNAMENT
There was one record and one equal record for the tournament. Fourteen games were decided by ten or less points
and one drawn game. The only player to win all their games was Glenys Lawrie.
New Record:- Most consecutive bonus words [by an individual in a game]
3 BULLIES - ORGANICS - OVERATE by Brian Harry who is the first player to achieve this since Bunbury's
inaugural tournament held in 1998.
Equal Record:- Most bonus words in a game [by an individual]
4 SATIATE - SARDINE - BOGGIER - LOITERS by Sally Martin.
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE FREMANTLE TOURNAMENT
There were three records and one equal record for the tournament. Thirty games were decided by ten or less points and two drawn games. A Division first and second place decided by margin with both players winning six games.
D Division first three places also decided by margin with all players winning five games.
New Records:- Highest Losing Score 476 Sally Martin vs 478 Graham Bell
Highest Play Non-Triple-Triple 140 DOZIEST Carolyn Watt
Highest Word 106 WICKETS Ann Smith for D Division
Equal Record:- Most Bonus Words In A Game [by an individual]
5 NORTENA - ARMOIRES - LAIRISED - DOUBLETS - BETTORS Graham Bell
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE SUMMER MAXIMIN
There were no records for the tournament. The only player to win all their games was John Finlay.
Twenty games were decided by ten or less points. B Group the first four places were decided by margin with all players winning four games
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM DECEMBER MARATHON
There was one new record for the tournament. Fifteen games decided by ten or less points.
Sally Martin, Joy Deans, Colleen McCormick, Valerie Beck and Delys Carbon were winners of their respected divisions.
All players winning eight out of ten games.
New Record:-
Highest Word [Non-bonus] 110 SQUIZ by Elsie McConnell giving her third spot in the category
W.A. All- Time Best Highest Word [Non-Bonus]
POINTS OF INTEREST FROM THE COOGEE TOURNAMENT
There were two records and one equal record for the tournament. Fifteen games were decided by ten or less points.
Rhonda Reynish was the only player to win all her games. A Division first three places decided by margin with all three players winning five games.
New Records:-
Highest word score 158 DOUBTERS Mike Clarke for B Division.
Highest word [non-bonus] 95 QUINTES Phil Burdge
Equal Record:-
Highest word score 158 DOUBTERS Mike Clarke
