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Coogee Tournament, Sunday 8th November 2009

Fifty players attended the 2009 Coogee tournament on Sunday 8th November at the South Perth Senior Citizens Centre.

An ASPA committee meeting was held at lunch time and it was decided that if players are not checked in by 9.15am ( when a 9.30am start) then they will be withdrawn from the playing list and the computer will redraw the divisions. If you are held up on the road and phone in on the emergency number then that will be accepted.

Remember the next tournament on 29th November is the 10 game Summer Marathon and check in time is earlier - 8.30am and no later than 8.45am for a 9.00am start.

DOLPHIN was the word for the day and dolphin prizes were given out each game.

Dolphins greeted players in the kitchen on a table cloth and tea towels! A great theme Jenny!

Congratulations to the 4 winners, A - Glenys Lawrie, B - Kate Horan, C - Maureen Gill, D - Beryl Bell.

Runner-Up's, A - Edie Mueller, B - Kim Fielding, C - Jane Dalton, D - Kate Hall.

Two novice players were welcomed; Marie Jones, from the City of Cockburn Tuesday Club (organised by Jenny Coetzee) and Will Parker from Bunbury. Will won 5 games and finished 3rd and Marie won 3 games. Well done and we look forward to seeing you at many more tournaments.

No player won all 7 game; two players listed 4 bonus words played in a game:

Robin Andersen -TIERING, SERRATE, EROTICS, DESTAIN.

Edie Mueller - FEEDERS, CITABLE, URBANIST, HANDIEST.

High opening plays were; STEINED 70 Rhonda Carucci and OUTPACE 76 Maureen Gill

STEINED also makes DESTINE and ENDITES.

Unusual words winners were all men;

'A' Chris Hall, YTTRIA - a chemical compound
'B' Phil Burdge, HODJA - respectful Turkish form of address (this takes a 'K' front hook -KHODJA - teacher in a Muslim School)
'C' John Finlay, MANITOU - among the Algonquian Indians a deified spirit or force. (this also makes TINAMOU - a South American game bird)
'D' Will Parker, CILIATE - one of a class of ciliated protozoans.

Full results and ratings and Edie's Points of Interest will be out on Monday.

We look forward to seeing many of you at the final tournament for the year, the Summer Marathon on 29th November.

REMEMBER - early check in and commencing play at 9 am.

Results and ratings for 08.11.2009 COOGEE 2009
Prior data from state09.tou (20091031)

A DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                                Old Chg New
1    6 +371 Glenys Lawrie        1627 +35 1662
2    5 +627 Edie Mueller          1703   +2 1705
3    4 +236 Robin Andersen     1522   +1 1523
4    4 +235 Judy Jones           1481 +12 1493
5    4 +151 Chris Hall               1634 -10 1624
6    4   +24 Carolyn Watt          1352 +22 1374
7    4 -247 Mike Clarke            1286 +39 1325
8    3 +104 Sally Martin           1615 -36 1579
9    3    +9 Dianne Ward          1508 -23 1485
10    3   -79 Brian Harry            1345   +4 1349
11    3 -190 Rhonda Carucci      1268 +13 1281
12    3 -492 Anne Zion            1302 +14 1316
13    2 -249 Faye Williams        1520 -40 1480
14    1 -500 Joy Deans            1331 -32 1299
High game Edie Mueller 581
High word Dianne Ward UNARMING 131
Most unusual word Chris Hall YTTRIA

B DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                               Old Chg New
1    6 +335 Kate Horan           1210 +54 1264
2    6 +268 Kim Fielding          1099 +71 1170
3    5 +138 Trudi Owens         1208 +23 1231
4    4 +232 Valerie Beck          1058 +19 1077
5    4 +134 Anne Stewart        1256   -2 1254
6    4 -110 Allie Glynn              1190   +2 1192
7    3 +210 Carol Hudson         1102   -6 1096
8    3   +52 Colleen McCormick   1202 -14 1188
9    3   -20 Brian Jones          1133   -9 1124
10    3   -50 Jenny Coetzee        1173 -10 1163
11    3 -149 Rhonda Reynish      1041   +3 1044
12    3 -298 Phil Burdge            1106   -7 1099
13    2   -33 ^Therese Nichols      1192 -58 1134
14    0 -709 ^Fiona Hinds           1016 -84 932
High game Carol Hudson 480
High word Allie Glynn EXPIRES 117
Most unusual word Phil Burdge HODJA

C DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                               Old Chg New
1    5 +230 Maureen Gill         1001 +21 1022
2    5 +151 Jane Dalton           1010 +20 1030
3    4 +186 Donna Sekkouah    1003   +0 1003
4    4    -1 Vera Etherton           847 +19 866
5    4    -3 John Salmon             968   +1 969
6    4   -40 Delys Carbon            850 +14 864
7    3 -110 ^Lyn Ridsdale         777 +10 787
8    3 -136 John Finlay              997 -22 975
9    2   +46 Wynne Davidson      836 -24 812
10    1 -323 Lola Dunstan           766 -35 731
High game Maureen Gill 445
High word Wynne Davidson POINTER 105
Most unusual word John Finlay MANITOU

D DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                          Old Chg New
1    6 +149 Beryl Bell               570 +69 639
2    5 +389 ^Kate Hall              621 +57 678
3    5 +166 *Will Parker                           847
4    4   +85 Iris Rodoreda          655   +7 662
5    4   +62 Chris Dyson            551 +24 575
6    4   +41 Di Palmer               538 +23 561
7    3    -6 June Lewis              604 -10 594
8    3   -24 ^Pat Mulroney         699 -38 661
9    3 -132 *Marie Jones                        533
10    3 -142 Ann Smith             660 -20 640
11    1 -268 ~Jean Coleman        500       500
12    1 -320 Rebeccah Booth     563 -42 521
High game Kate Hall 433
High word Beryl Bell SQUIRES 102
Most unusual word Will Parker CILIATE

Spring Maximin, Sunday 11th October, 2009

Results and ratings changes for Stats for Spring Maximin Tournament

South Perth, WA 11^th October 2009 7 Games Round Robin-5 Divisions

+Section A DIVISION

1    6 +515 Edie Mueller         1675 +28 1703
2    6 +397 Sally Martin           1569 +46 1615
3    5 +299 Dianne Ward        1473 +35 1508
4    4 +125 Faye Williams        1510 +10 1520
5    3   -21 Chris Hall                1665 -31 1634
6    3 -203 Katie Rowe           1435   +0 1435
7    1 -227 Anne Zion             1328 -26 1302
8    0 -885 Henny Yates          1407 -56 1351

High game: Sally Martin 567
High word: Sally Martin REEDITED 140
Most unusual word: Anne Zion PERAEON

+Section B DIVISION

1    6 +200 Joy Deans            1280 +51 1331
2    4   +82 Trudi Owens         1191 +17 1208
3    4   -37 Anne Stewart        1247   +9 1256
4    4   -76 Fifi Lefebvre           1275   +6 1281
5    3 +304 Rhonda Carucci     1284 -16 1268
6    3 -157 Kate Horan           1217   -7 1210
7    3 -224 Cori Lodder           1170   +0 1170
8    1   -92 Colleen McCormick 1254 -52 1202

High game: Rhonda Carucci 598
High word: Rhonda Carucci TRACKING 203
Most unusual word: Kate Horan EQUINELY

+Section C DIVISION

1    6 +368 Phil Burdge          1038 +68 1106
2    5 +266 Kim Fielding          1067 +32 1099
3    5   +99 Jenny Coetzee      1153 +20 1173
4    4 +189 Carol Hudson        1094   +8 1102
5    4   +32 Anne Donnelly       1043 +15 1058
6    3 -249 Bettina Tonkin       1109 -14 1095
7    1 -359 Maureen Gill           1046 -45 1001
8    0 -346 Jane Walker          1056 -67 989

High game: Anne Donnelly 444
High word: Phillip Burdge SEQUELS 105
Most unusual word: Phillip Burdge SMITTEN

+Section D DIVISION

1    5 +364 Valerie Beck           1034 +24 1058
2    5   -53 Donna Sekkouah        971 +32 1003
3    4 +224 Rhonda Reynish       1037   +4 1041
4    4   +16 Jane Dalton             1002   +8 1010
5    3 -146 Dawn Lawrie              989 -10 979
6    3 -157 Campbell Shanks         982   -9 973
7    2   -44 John Salmon               999 -31 968
8    2 -204 Colin Hyde                 896 -18 878

High game: Campbell Shanks 437
High word: Rhonda Reynish SOAKING 94
Most unusual word: Donna Sekkouah HOMBRE

+Section E DIVISION

1    6 +404 Vera Etherton         818 +29 847
2    5   +39 Wynne Davidson      825 +11 836
3    4 +159^Pat Mulroney          673 +26 699
4    4   +76 Beryl Bell                  541 +29 570
5 3.5 +132 Delys Carbon           872 -22 850
6 3.5    -1 Ann Smith                 654   +6 660
7    3   -47 Marie Cross                632   +4 636
8    3 -302 Chris Dyson               538 +13 551
9    2 -179^Lily Rughoobur         738 -52 686
10    1 -281 Iris Rodoreda           709 -54 655

High game: Pat Mulroney 416
High word: Marie Cross STINKER 101
Most unusual word: Pat Mulroney FOLATES

Yokine Tournament - Sunday 20th September, 2009

Due to the absence of Maureen, our reporter extraordinaire, from this tournament there is no offical report to accompany the results.
If anyone would like to provide an account of anything noteworthy during the tournament, please feel free to email us at scrabblewa@hotmail.com, and I shall post it on the site.

One thing I will relay, which I thought particularly unusual...

In Game 1, Di Ward was playing Joy Deans at the table next to me. I overheard Joy congratulate Dianne on a word with a lovely score of 131. The word was ORDINALS, and a 9-timer (triple-triple). After my game with Di, I also congratulated her on the lovely scoring word. "Thanks" Di relayed, "I had LADRONS on my rack, and could not play it on the board, when lo and behold, Joy played EUOI down, placing the "I" in the triple lane!"

My next game was against Joy Deans, and I could not believe my eyes when I looked at my rack - what was I holding? LADRONS! And the only place open on the board for me to play was through an "I" - I also would have been able to play ORDINALS! (Of course my score would have been in the 60's, certainly not as nice as Di's earlier score!) Unfortunately for me, it was Joy's turn and she covered the "I". I thought this quite amusing, given the conversation I had with Di ten minutes earlier (and I doubt I would have seen either LADRONS or ORDINALS if she hadn't mentioned them!)

COURTESY OF MIKE CLARKE:
Has anyone looked up the meaning of the word GOTCHA in our wonderful reference work, the Collins Official Scrabble Dictionary? It defines GOTCHA
as An Australian word for a crocodile as in a "gotcha lizard".

RESULTS:

A DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                              Old Chg New
1    5 +414 Edie Mueller         1677   -2 1675
2    5 +381 Glenys Lawrie       1623   +4 1627
3    5 +348 Henny Yates        1356 +51 1407
4    5   +98 Faye Williams         1482 +28 1510
5    4   -67 Mark Gidvani           1517   -4 1513
6    4   -96 Anne Zion              1302 +26 1328
7    3   +30 Dianne Ward         1501 -28 1473
8    3   +14 Rhonda Carucci      1275   +9 1284
9    3   -65 Carolyn Watt          1356   -4 1352
10    3 -142 Joy Deans             1273   +7 1280
11    2 -184 Anne Stewart        1261 -14 1247
12    0 -731 Mike Clarke            1350 -64 1286
High game Glenys Lawrie 563
High word Dianne Ward ORDINALS 131
Most unusual word Carolyn Watt DIURON

B DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                                      Old Chg New
1 5.5 +176 Jegatheva Jegathesan 1260 +30 1290
2    5 +153 Colleen McCormick       1230 +24 1254
3    5   +96 Fifi Lefebvre                1255 +20 1275
4 4.5 +244 Bettina Tonkin           1078 +31 1109
5    4 +120 Trudi Owens              1179 +12 1191
6    3   -10 Kate Horan                  1234 -17 1217
7    3   -10 Cori Lodder                  1184 -14 1170
8    2 -294 Kim Fielding                 1087 -20 1067
9    2 -330 Carol Hudson               1120 -26 1094
10    1 -145 Rhonda Reynish           1077 -40 1037
High game Jegatheva Jegathesan 464
High word Kate Horan SQUIRED 136
Most unusual word Fifi Lefebvre REDSKIN

C DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                                 Old Chg New
1    7 +548 Jenny Coetzee        1072 +81 1153
2    4 +185 John Finlay               979 +18 997
3    4 +151 John Salmon            984 +15 999
4    3   +87 Jane Walker            1071 -15 1056
5    3   +82 Jane Dalton            1008   -6 1002
6    3   -30 Aloma Pelham          1045 -14 1031
7    3 -118 Phil Burdge             1052 -14 1038
8    3 -239 Dawn Lawrie             993   -4 989
9    3 -248 Valerie Beck            1047 -13 1034
10    2 -418 Donna Sekkouah      995 -24 971
High game Jenny Coetzee 457
High word Phil Burdge REMINDS 98
Most unusual word Jane Walker GOTCHA

D DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                                 Old Chg New
1    6   +97 Wynne Davidson        772 +53 825
2    5 +502 Delys Carbon            859 +13 872
3    5 +162 Vera Etherton          799 +19 818
4    4 +227 Elsie McConnell         711 +16 727
5    4 +125 Muriel Retford          792   +2 794
6    3   -26 June Lewis                600   +4 604
7    3 -209 Lola Dunstan             784 -18 766
8    3 -272 Marie Cross               630   +2 632
9    2 -288 Ann Smith                681 -27 654
10    0 -318 Chris Dyson              592 -54 538
High game Delys Carbon 429
High word Wynne Davidson REHOUSED 96
Most unusual word Lola Dunston JOINTERS

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS AND STATE CHALLENGE, SYDNEY 12 & 13 SEPTEMBER 2009

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS:

19 games
W M                                        Old Chg New
1 17 +1814 Andrew Fisher        2206 +25 2231
2 14 +1442 David Eldar             2067 +10 2077
3 13 +767 Bob Jackman            1857 +60 1917
4 12 +536 Joanne Craig            1868 +37 1905
5 12 +214 Anne Drew              1773 +68 1841
6 12 +76 Simon Walton            1729 +83 1812
7 11 +373 Chris May                 1964 -15 1949
8 11 -94 Edward Okulicz            2011 -31 1980
9 10 +562 Naween Fernando     1983 -42 1941
10 10 +155 Alastair Richards       1782 +25 1807
11 9 +222 Esther Perrins           1784 +5 1789
12 9 +71 Richard Jeremy           1766 +11 1777
13 8 -150 Trevor Halsall             1901 -54 1847
14 8 -809 Tony Hunt                1711 +9 1720
15 6 -589 Glenys Lawrie            1626 -3 1623
16 6 -818 Rod Talbot                1768 -50 1718
17 6 -836 Geoff Wright             1651 -11 1640
18 6 -1053 Edie Mueller             1706 -29 1677
19 5.5 -1093 Karen Richards       1702 -38 1664
20 4.5 -790 Carmel Dodd           1706 -59 1647

High game: Andrew Fisher 636
High word: Alastair Richards DEPLOYER 181

STATES:

18 games
W M                                          Old Chg New
1 14 +792 Chris Hall                   1558 +106 1664
2 14 +453 Jane Brown               1520 +118 1638
3 13 +501 Graeme Lock Lee       1683 +39 1722
4 12 +480 Helen Maurus            1694 +15 1709
5 12 +187 Heather Lowden        1549 +65 1614
6 10 +335 Dianne Brumby          1529 +31 1560
7 10 +246 Norma Fisher             1697 -27 1670
8 10 +101 Judy Jones               1419 +62 1481
9 9 -180 Mark Smith                  1616 -21 1595
10 8 +225 Michael Vnuk            1554 -17 1537
11 8 +127 John Spaan              1605 -32 1573
12 8 +61 Khen Meerding           1519 -6 1513
13 8 +6 Sally Martin                  1602 -33 1569
14 8 -10 Gwen Lampre             1623 -45 1578
15 8 -178 Caroline Scowcroft     1459 +12 1471
16 8 -198 Jane Taylor               1366 +40 1406
17 7 -273 Quentin Abbott         1638 -69 1569
18 6 -471 Sal Costanzo              1600 -78 1522
19 6 -799 John Barker               1538 -58 1480
20 5 -590 Martin Rose               1436 -41 1395
21 5 -815 Susan MacGillivray       1390 -27 1363

High game: Quentin Abbott 582
High word: Michael Vnuk SNEAKIER 158

2009 Australian Masters & State Challenge

Andrew Fisher (VIC) is the 2009 Australian Masters Champion with 17 wins from 19 games. David Eldar (VIC) was runner-up with 14 wins, and Bob Jackman (NSW) was third with 13 wins.

The State Challenge states winner is Queensland (team: Jane Brown, Helen Maurus and Quentin Abbott). The individual winner is Chris Hall (WA) with 14 wins.

Round by round coverage is available here

Results and Ratings are available here

WA Winter Open Tournament, Sunday 30 August 2009

The second last day of winter saw 38 players attend the eight game Winter Open at South Perth.

After the four morning games, Edie Mueller and Dianne Ward were both on four wins each, the fifth game saw them play each other, Edie winning by 27.

Six of Edie's scores were in the 400's and the other two 396 & 399. Congratulations Edie and all the best at the Australian Masters Champs in Sydney.

OPEN WINNER Edie has regained the number one spot in WA with her 8 wins.

Four players finished with 6 wins, margins deciding placings; Glenys Lawrie 2nd, Mark Gidvani 3rd, Rhonda Carucci 4th, Dorrie Balgera 5th.

The big rating gains went to Dorrie 53 points, Jane Dalton 45 and Edie 41.

Anne Stewart and Brian Harry both had high games of 554.

Carol Hudson played MEETINGS 149 for high word winner.

Two unusual word winners; KARENGOS (edible type of Pacific seaweed) Maureen Gill

DUTIABLE (requiring payment of duty) Mike Clarke.

Other words listed on the unusual sheet: WILLYART (same as willyard - timid); SLILY (sly); DEWANIS ( the office of dewan, in India, a financial minister)

Glenys Lawrie and Anne Stewart both played 4 bonus words in a game:

Glenys - AWARDEE, COSINES. TEARIEST, PRONATE.

Anne - OUTINGS, LEADERS, HUNKERED, REMITTED.

High opening players were listed by: Glenys, AWARDEE 80; Dorrie, WEAVING 86; Delys Carbon, HEEDING 82.

Edie will send her 'Points of Interest' results to the BULLETIN BOARD on Wednesday (she is having some computer problems and waiting on the serviceman). If you have not checked out the Bulletin Board please do so, you might be surprised and see that you have set a record at one of the Club or ASPA (WA) tournaments. These are the results Edie gathers from the YELLOW SHEETS at each tournament.

YOKINE tournament is on Sunday 20th September at South Perth Senior Citizens Centre, bookings to Glenys.

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------------+

+Section OPEN + + + 8 games + +

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------------+

| WA Edie Mueller | 32 23 | 2 1 | 6.0 8.0 | 1665 +41 1706 |

| WA Glenys Lawrie | 37 37 | 4 4 | 6.5 6.0 | 1636 -10 1626 |

| WA Mark Gidvani | 70 66 | 11 9 | 5.1 6.0 | 1499 +18 1517 |

| WA Rhonda Carucci | 222 204 | 24 20 | 4.7 6.0 | 1249 +26 1275 |

| WA Dorrie Balgera | 167 137 | 18 13 | 3.6 6.0 | 1332 +53 1385 |

| WA Anne Zion | 190 183 | 19 19 | 4.6 5.0 | 1295 +7 1302 |

| WA Henny Yates | 165 153 | 17 14 | 3.8 5.0 | 1333 +23 1356 |

| WA Graham Bell | 30 35 | 1 3 | 6.0 5.0 | 1670 -20 1650 |

| WA Dianne Ward | 67 68 | 10 10 | 5.2 5.0 | 1505 -4 1501 |

| WA Joy Deans | 211 205 | 21 21 | 4.6 5.0 | 1266 +7 1273 |

| WA Kate Horan | 236 235 | 26 25 | 5.0 5.0 | 1234 +0 1234 |

| WA Jane Dalton | 459 426 | 54 50 | 2.9 5.0 | 963 +45 1008 |

| WA Brian Jones | 331 316 | 34 32 | 4.2 5.0 | 1117 +16 1133 |

| WA Jegatheva Jegathesan | 232 216 | 25 23 | 3.9 5.0 | 1237 +23 1260 |

| WA Fifi Lefebvre | 208 220 | 20 24 | 4.7 4.0 | 1269 -14 1255 |

| WA Judy Jones | 99 111 | 12 12 | 5.3 4.0 | 1445 -26 1419 |

| WA Faye Williams | 64 77 | 8 11 | 6.1 4.0 | 1525 -43 1482 |

| WA Mike Clarke | 153 156 | 14 16 | 4.3 4.0 | 1357 -7 1350 |

| WA Brian Harry | 141 157 | 13 17 | 5.8 4.0 | 1380 -35 1345 |

| WA Anne Stewart | 215 215 | 23 22 | 4.0 4.0 | 1262 -1 1261 |

| WA Trudi Owens | 276 290 | 31 31 | 4.5 4.0 | 1189 -10 1179 |

| WA Valerie Beck | 404 386 | 46 43 | 3.1 4.0 | 1029 +18 1047 |

| WA Colin Hyde | 542 515 | 62 59 | 2.3 4.0 | 862 +34 896 |

| WA Cori Lodder | 242 282 | 27 30 | 4.9 3.0 | 1223 -39 1184 |

| WA Bettina Tonkin | 361 359 | 38 36 | 3.0 3.0 | 1077 +1 1078 |

| WA Donna Sekkouah | 441 438 | 51 51 | 2.7 3.0 | 989 +6 995 |

| WA Kim Fielding | 354 353 | 36 35 | 3.0 3.0 | 1087 +0 1087 |

| WA Carol Hudson | 314 328 | 32 33 | 3.9 3.0 | 1138 -18 1120 |

| WA Delys Carbon | 541 544 | 61 62 | 3.2 3.0 | 863 -4 859 |

| WA Ann Smith | 736 720 | 88 85 | 2.2 3.0 | 664 +17 681 |

| WA Vera Etherton | 598 596 | 66 66 | 2.9 3.0 | 797 +2 799 |

| WA Maureen Gill | 397 388 | 45 44 | 2.5 3.0 | 1037 +9 1046 |

| WA Colleen McCormick | 213 237 | 22 26 | 4.8 3.0 | 1265 -35 1230 |

| WA Beryl Bell | 802 802 | 102 102 | 2.1 2.0 | 542 -1 541 |

| WA Jenny Coetzee | 319 363 | 33 39 | 5.0 2.0 | 1131 -59 1072 |

| WA Chris Dyson | 777 774 | 98 98 | 1.8 2.0 | 589 +3 592 |

| WA Wynne Davidson | 626 627 | 72 72 | 2.0 2.0 | 773 -1 772 |

|^WA Trish Schadeberg | 825 835 | 105 108 | 1.6 1.0 | 519 -18 501 |

Rockingham Tournament, Sunday 16th August 2009

Fifty players attended the 2009 Rockingham tournament, held at the Bowling Club on Sunday 16th August.

PENGUIN was the word for the day, the popular Penguin Island is not far from Rockingham.

A prize was given each game for the highest word, starting with a letter from Penguin.

PRAISES      68 THERESE NICHOLS
ETALONS     75 CAROL HUDSON
NESTERS     86 CORI LODDER
GOATIER     75 GLENYS LAWRIE
UNIVERSE   83 JENNY COETZEE
IDEAL          28 KATE HORAN
NIT              28 JOHN SALMON

With six wins each from seven games, three points was the margin between 'A' Winner Edie Mueller and runner-up Dianne Ward. Faye Williams also had five wins, but a smaller margin total for third. Dianne won High Game 562 and Faye High Word UNIFORMS 167. Earlier in the day Faye held the High Word score with EYEPOINT 149. Edie won an unusual word prize for HAIRSTED (Scottish form of harvest).

Dianne played 4 bonus words in a game: UNPOSED, GLOATED, OUTSIDE, SHROVING.

OUTSIDE is the only one to make another word -TEDIOUS.

Henny Yates, 4th, played two consecutive bonus words; BLEACHER, FINESSE. Henny played 3 bonus words in another game: MEANIES, LOFTIER, DIETERS.

Henny, Glenys and Michael Clarke all had opening plays with: MELTIER 74, COMPETE 80, FRANKED 88. These words are orphans, so good opening fines.

This is correct....Fifi is the winner of 'B' Section with 6 wins and also winner of High Game 509. Fifi lost one game, to Brian Jones by 8. It is just another furphy about her 'feast day today', no Saint Fifi in my Book of Saints Days!! Joy Deans 5 wins and runner-up.

It was a black day for Aloma Pelham, she came dressed all in black and other than some bright Mickey & Mini cushions and little lucky ladybirds everywhere, her High Word QUEST 93 (good score for 5 letters) was her only good thing for the day. Allie Glynn played LAWINES (also LAUWINES) an avalanche, for unusual word winner.

'C' - The final game decided the placings. Valerie Beck was the WINNER, 6 wins, her only loss to runner-up Maureen Gill 5 wins. Rhonda Reynish just pipped Donna Sekkouah for 3rd, by 3 points.

Valerie took both the High Game 498 and High Word NOTCHERS 95, prizes.

Colin Hyde played 3 bonus words in a game -LUSTIER, CATTIEST, SNIFFLE. Colin won unusual word for TUSKERS. John Finlay opened a game with TURNONS 66, his opponent did challenge it!

'D'- D is for Delys and it was Delys Carbon's day today, the winner with 6 wins and also winner of High Game 458 and High Word INQUEST 121. Runner-Up, 6 wins was Muriel Retford (Rockingham Club). Muriel was the person Delys lost to in game 2 by 33. Muriel lost her only game to Eileen Wood by 33 in game 5.

Monday's birthday lady Lola Dunstan, won the unusual word with LARKING.

This group had the 'three sisters' playing, Wynne, Di and Ursula, all from the Rockingham Club.

THANK YOU to the Rockingham Club members for the yummy food and everything.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS going out to Lola, Glenys and Henny...all celebrating birthdays this week.

It is only a short break and on the second last day of winter, Sunday 30th August, we will be 'back across the boards' for the 8 game WA WINTER OPEN Tournament at South Perth.

Entries and queries to Glenys.

Maureen

A DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                              Old Chg New
1    5 +330 Edie Mueller         1658   +7 1665
2    5 +327 Dianne Ward        1476 +29 1505
3    5   +72 Faye Williams         1496 +29 1525
4    4 +275 Henny Yates        1303 +30 1333
5    4 +187 Judy Jones           1441   +4 1445
6    4   +66 Mike Clarke            1331 +26 1357
7    4   +30 Glenys Lawrie         1653 -17 1636
8    4   -22 Carolyn Watt          1335 +21 1356
9    3    -8 Robin Andersen       1545 -23 1522
10    2 -454 Brian Harry            1413 -33 1380
11    1 -347 Anne Zion             1331 -36 1295
12    1 -456 Anne Stewart        1299 -37 1262
High game Dianne Ward 562
High word Faye Williams UNIFORMS 167

B DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                                Old Chg New
1    6 +435 Fifi Lefebvre          1215 +54 1269
2    5 +372 Joy Deans             1242 +24 1266
3    4   +57 Colleen McCormick   1269   -4 1265
4    4   +21 Brian Jones            1096 +21 1117
5    4   -30 ^Therese Nichols      1172 +20 1192
6    4   -50 Cori Lodder             1212 +11 1223
7    3   +85 Allie Glynn              1202 -12 1190
8    3   -62 Trudi Owens           1198   -9 1189
9    3   -86 Carol Hudson           1144   -6 1138
10    3   -98 Kate Horan             1250 -16 1234
11    3 -320 Jenny Coetzee       1136   -5 1131
12    0 -324 Aloma Pelham        1106 -61 1045
High game Fifi Lefebvre 509
High word Aloma Pelham QUEST 93

C DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                              Old Chg New
1    6 +444 Valerie Beck          967 +62 1029
2    5 +226 Maureen Gill         1008 +29 1037
3    5 +167 Rhonda Reynish    1057 +20 1077
4    5 +164 Donna Sekkouah    955 +34 989
5    4 +161 Bettina Tonkin      1084   -7 1077
6    3   -17 Jane Dalton             971   -8 963
7    3 -109 Mary Russell            905   -3 902
8    3 -144 John Salmon          1000 -16 984
9    2   -50 John Finlay             1016 -37 979
10    2 -183 Marge Roberts        853 -16 837
11    2 -247 Colin Hyde             884 -22 862
12    2 -412 Dorothy Kent         912 -22 890
High game Valerie Beck 498
High word Valerie Beck NOTCHERS 95

D DIVISION (7 rounds)
       W     M                               Old Chg New
1    6 +482 Delys Carbon          829 +34 863
2    6 +183 Muriel Retford        739 +53 792
3    4 +156 Elsie McConnell       701 +10 711
4    4 +141 Eileen Wood          764   +3 767
5    4 +121 Jennifer Pache       810   -9 801
6    4   -49 Lola Dunstan           781   +3 784
7    4   -89 Chris Dyson             552 +37 589
8    3 +155 ^Froma Rakuraku    635   -2 633
9    3   +68 Wynne Davidson     794 -21 773
10    3   -42 ^Trish Schadeberg   500 +19 519
11    3 -132 ^Lily Rughoobur      778 -40 738
12    2 -116 Di Palmer               555 -17 538
13    2 -298 Ann Smith             702 -38 664
14    1 -580 ^Ursula Suckling      500       500
High game Delys Carbon 458
High word Delys Carbon INQUEST 121

Bassendean Tournament, Sunday 19th July 2009

Winter weather and the usual winter bugs kept some of the regular players away from the annual Bassendean Tournament, held at South Perth on Sunday 19th July, 2009.

The thirty eight players who attended were divided into four groups, according to the current ratings.

'A'

Edie Mueller was the champion in 'A' with 6 wins, her only loss to Robin Andersen. Three players finished with 5 wins, margins deciding placings. Judy Jones 2nd, Robin 3rd. Robin lost a game by one to Faye Williams.

Glenys Lawrie High Game winner, 564, scored in game 4, this score was helped along with 4 bonus words; RESTAGE, DESOLATE, TINNERS, SOAPIER. Edie played the highest word, SQUEAKY - 135.

Edie played 4 bonus words in game 7; STARVED, BREECHES, PHORATE, STRAPPER.

Judy scored 70 for an opening play with NOTABLE.

Dianne Ward played SMATCHED (less common word for > smack) for unusual word winner.

A couple of other unusual words listed on the 'A' sheet were:

COALFACE - exposed seam of coal in a mine.

VANESSA - type of butterfly.

LOTHARIO - rake, lobertine, or seducer.

'B'

Winner with 6 wins, Mike Clarke. Mike also won High Game 487. Cori Lodder runner up and winner of the High Word, JASPERS 122. Three players finished with 4 wins, Fifi Lefebvre having the higher margin for 3rd place. Colleen McCormick had a high opening play with ORANGES 73. Colleen played 3 bonus words in a game; ROADIES, SIFTERS, PLANTAIN. Cori played 3 bonus words in 2 games; LOONIES, SPEARED, ISATINE, and PAINTER, SHIRTED, TARDIEST. Carol Hudson opened a game with POLICED 80.

DUSTBIN won Joy Deans unusual word prize. KBAR ( a kilobar) was another unusual word which drew some comments.

'C'

The final game and margins decided the placings. Jane Walker the winner, then came the men. Brian Jones 2nd, and John Salmon 3rd. Phil Burdge just missed out, coming 4th. John and Phil had a very close last game, only a few points difference. Jane won High Game 477 and High Word YORKERS 95. Phil Burdge won unusual word with MARQUIS. A few other word listed were:

ARETE - a sharp mountain ridge.

HERTZ - a unit of frequency.

POLKAED - to perform a lively dance.

PROINES - trim or prune.

'D'

The winner, Fremantle Club President Delys Carbon, was the only player to win all 7 games. Delys won the High Game 436. Runner up Iris Rodoreda 5 wins. Pat Mulroney 3rd. Chris Dyson won High Word SQUINTY 96 and unusual word with CAROUSE.

The word for the day was 'OLD TOWN'. Winners were:

O OVERHOT 74 Robin Andersen

L LAMENTS 77 Jenny Coetzee

D DARTLES 82 Anne Stewart

T TINNERS 71 Glenys Lawrie

O ORANGES 73 Colleen McCormick

W WOX 42 Judy Jones

N NIX 38 Glenys Lawrie

Thank you to the Bassendean Club, helpers and Glenys for a great tournament.

We head south to Rockingham for the next tournament, Sunday 16th August - this will be held at the ROCKINGHAM BOWLING CLUB, Kent Street ( between Flinders Lane and Wanliss Street, Rockingham). Refer to your blue entry form for details. Kim Fielding is away until the end of this month, please submit entries after that date.

A DIVISION (7 rounds)
W M                                 Old Chg New
1 6 +645 Edie Mueller         1619 +39 1658
2 5 +487 Judy Jones          1388 +53 1441
3 5 +172 Robin Andersen    1515 +30 1545
4 5 +1 Faye Williams           1453 +43 1496
5 4 +260 Russell Honeybun 1680 -19 1661
6 3 +98 Glenys Lawrie        1694 -41 1653
7 2 -201 Anne Stewart       1303 -4 1299
8 2 -303 Dianne Ward         1516 -40 1476
9 2 -839 Anne Zion            1345 -14 1331
10 1 -320 Henny Yates       1334 -31 1303
High game Glenys Lawrie 564
High word Edie Mueller SQUEAKY 135

B DIVISION (7 rounds)
W M                                   Old Chg New
1 6 +453 Mike Clarke            1288 +43 1331
2 5 +295 Cori Lodder           1176 +36 1212
3 4 +227 Fifi Lefebvre          1200 +15 1215
4 4 -7 Jegatheva Jegathesan 1226 +11 1237
5 4 -142 Colleen McCormick   1261 +8 1269
6 3 -24 Rhonda Carucci         1262 -13 1249
7 3 -151 Carol Hudson          1143 +1 1144
8 3 -258 Jenny Coetzee       1134 +2 1136
9 2 -181 Kate Horan            1288 -38 1250
10 1 -212 Joy Deans            1301 -59 1242
High game Mike Clarke 487
High word Cori Lodder JASPERS 122

C DIVISION (7 rounds)
W M                                      Old Chg New
1 5 +547 Jane Walker            1041 +30 1071
2 5 +150 Brian Jones             1070 +26 1096
3 5 +115 John Salmon             956 +44 1000
4 4 +179 Phil Burdge             1044 +8 1052
5 4 +61 Rhonda Reynish         1047 +10 1057
6 4 -8 John Finlay                  1002 +14 1016
7 3 -48 Bettina Tonkin           1103 -19 1084
8 2 -189 Dawn Lawrie            1022 -29 993
9 2 -302 Maureen Gill             1038 -30 1008
10 1 -505 Valerie Beck           1016 -49 967
High game Jane Walker 477
High word Jane Walker YORKERS 95

D DIVISION (7 rounds)
W M                                       Old Chg New
1    7 +576 Delys Carbon          750 +79 829
2    5   +40 Iris Rodoreda         677 +32 709
3    4   +68 ^Pat Mulroney        650 +23 673
4    3   -27 Lola Dunstan           806 -25 781
5    3   -82 June Lewis             597   +3 600
6    2 -138 Ann Smith             738 -36 702
7    2 -200 Steve Elliott           714 -33 681
8    2 -237 Chris Dyson            565 -13 552
High game Delys Carbon 436
High word Chris Dyson SQUINTY 96

WA Bisection Tournament - Sunday 28th June 2009

Thirty two brave Scrabblers battered strong winds to attend the 6 game BISECTION TOURNAMENT and AGM on Sunday 28th June at South Perth.

Players were divided into two groups of equal numbers according to the current ratings and competed for the Robin Godfrey Memorial Trophy (A Group) and the Presidents Trophy (B Group).

'A' Group:

The winner, with 5 wins, is tomorrow's birthday lady, Edie Mueller. Congratulations on winning this inaugural tournament and Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday. 'Just one day older than yesterday Edie'.

Six players finished with 4 wins, margins deciding placings. Chris Hall 2nd, 26 points ahead of 3rd Faye Williams.

Robin Andersen took both prizes with High Game; 525 and High Word; PEROXIDE 107.

Faye won the unusual word prize with 'FLORENCE' (a type of fennel) - that was Faye's Grandma's name, so she felt her near today.

Colleen McCormick played 4 bonus words in one game: RELENTS, INULASE, DAMPERS, SOUTHERN.

RELENTS also makes NESTLER & SLENTER. INULASE makes INSULAE.

Chris Hall played 3 bonus words in a game: LOURING, INJECTED, RECITERS.

Fifi was back 'across the boards' after a holiday with family in Israel.

Dianne Ward was absent, she is playing in The King's Cup in Bangkok.

A few unusual words noted on the 'A' list:

BAINITE -constituent of a certain stage in the heat treatment of steel.

ALLAYER - reduce in intensity or severity.

TIRRITS - panic, scare.

SPLODGED - large uneven spot or stain.

SIRONIZE - treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed.

This can also be spelt with an S, SIRONISE.

'B' Group:

Valerie Beck, Winner of The President's Trophy,started the sixth game against Therese Nichols with 5 wins and finished the sixth game with 5 wins! Margins also decided the minor placings, 5 players with 4 wins. Phil Burdge 2nd and Dawn Lawrie 3rd. Well done to Dawn, her first tournament since July last year, the grey nomad was travelling interstate for 6 months. Also making a 'yearly appearance' were Raewyn Benson and Anne Kelly, don't leave it so long between appearances next time ladies !

Raewyn won the High Word prize with 'CLEANED' 92 and Maureen Gill had the High Game score 410. Can you believe only 410 wins a high game prize? It was a day for 'low scores' in this group. Maureen was the only player in 'B' who listed consecutive bonus words in a game: POUNCED (also makes UNCOPED) & TONNERS (makes STONERN).

Ann Smith won the unusual word prize with the ten letter word 'PASTORALLY' - I am not sure what Ann added on to with this word. Ann and Delys Carbon had the only drawn game, they are good friends, I am not sure if this was 'rigged'!! I have just had a message from Delys about this game,it was not rigged!!.... this is her reply:

"I have to learn my lesson from the drawn game.... I went 3 minutes overtime after forgetting my clock three times...Let it run through her time as well!!! So after me winning by 30 points at the end I had to take off 30 points for the 3 minutes!!!!! Darn!!!!! I suppose it is a bit like hitting the wrong ball in golf...You don't do it again........ for awhile at least." ( as told by Delys)

WA State Championships, Sunday 31st May & Monday 1st June 2009

Congratulations Russell on a superb performance, 17 wins from the 18 game championship, our 2009 WA Champion. Russell's only loss was to Glenys Lawrie in game 4. In game 17 against Henny Yates, Russell went out and the scores were equal, unfortunately Henny had to give Russell 2 points so he had a close 4 point win!

High opening plays in 'A' on day 2: EDITION 70 Anne Stewart, PROGGED 80 Dianne Ward, Henny twice started games with a bonus word, LODGERS 69 and DUSTIER 70.

Joy Deans and Dianne Ward had a great game, Joy winning 491 v 481. It was an even game, Dianne started with a bonus word, PROGGED 80 and played two other ones in the game, TRUSTIER 69 and the highest word played at the Championship, CORDLIKE 167. Joy played PAINTER 69, FUCHSIAS 84 and she went out with AIRLESS 74 and left Dianne with tiles worth 16 on her rack, one was the 'Z', the last tile out of the bag - Joy won by 10 points.

'B' Winner Aloma Pelham was a game ahead for the final few games, the minor placings were decided by margins after the final game, three players finished with 12 wins, Cori Lodder with the higher margin for 2nd and Bettina Tonkin 3rd and Carol Hudson 4th. High word SCENTING 140 was played by Esperance player, Bev Wilkinson.

Two players listed opening bonus plays on day 2; Jane Walker COORIES 80 and John Finlay BOATERS 68.

'C' 8 Game Division.

Bunbury novice player Fiona Hinds went into the final game as the ladder leader, unfortunately she lost to Paul Lindsay and had to make do with the runner up prize. Winner Marge Roberts had the higher margin to take first.

Delys Carbon 3rd and Birthday lady June Lewis had the only drawn game on Monday.

Players in this group travelled from Geraldton to Bunbury to attend. Nurse Marge will shortly be travelling overseas (voluntary position) to assist on a hospital ship attending to African women with incontinence problems. We wish you all the best Marge and a safe return to WA.

Some of the unusual words listed at the WA State Championships

'A' (Russell Honeybun played these words)

CONTINUA continuum, continuous series

PITUITA thick nasal secretion

ETHOXYL univalent chemical radical

CENTRODE locus produced by plotting course of the instantaneous centre of two bodies in relative motion.

ZOECIUM same as ZOOECIUM, a sac secreted and lived in by aquatic organism

EQUINELY horse-like manner

COPYEDIT to prepare copy for the printer

ACHOLIA a lack of bile

CRUCIBLE pot in which metals are melted

CYPRIAN prostitute or dancer

(Dianne Ward played these )

CZARDOM the domain of a Czar

SENNIGHT archaic word for a week

PROGGED prowl about for food or plunder

MULCT to defraud

VITEXES type of herb

TERRAPIN small turtle-like reptile

HANTLES good deal

WANION vehemence,expressing strong feelings

AUBADE a morning song

BOUKS bulk, volume

INRO Japanese ornamental container

DOESKINS the skin of doe

KELOIDS scar caused by excessive growth of fibrous tissue

PSYCHOS mentally unstable person

'B'

FLIVVER old, cheap, or battered car

MOUTHY bombastic

ERUV area, circumscribed by a symbolic line

HOURLIES happening, everyhour

YINCE once

HEEDERS pay attention to

GUNNIES strong, coarse fabric used for sacks

DIASPORE white, yellowish or grey mineral

PUJA Hindu prayer ritual

POOTED breakwind

COORIES same as courie -nestle or snuggle

OLEATES chemical salt

FOHN warm dry wind blowing down the northern slopes of the Alps

'C'

OPAQUES not able to be seen through, not transparent

DITZY silly and scatter brained

TOLUENE a flammable liquid

THANK YOU Vera for our eats and drinks and THANKS to Glenys and all the helpers for the successful State Championships.

A (18 rounds)
       W     M                                   Old Chg New
1   17 +1780 Russell Honeybun     1716 +83 1799
2   14 +675 Sally Martin               1524 +78 1602
3   13 +549 Glenys Lawrie           1684 +10 1694
4   11 -129 Robin Andersen         1456 +51 1507
5    9 -289 Brian Harry                 1426 -13 1413
6    9 -367 Anne Zion                 1336   +9 1345
7    9 -469 Joy Deans                 1282 +61 1343
8    8 +276 Edie Mueller             1705 -92 1613
9    8 +159 Dianne Ward            1562 -46 1516
10    8   +40 Henny Yates            1342   +0 1342
11    8    +0 Anne Stewart            1224 +36 1260
12    8 -220 Mike Clarke                1257 +27 1284
13    8 -238 David More                1276 +22 1298
14    8 -279 Kate Horan                1289 +15 1304
15    7   -43 Carolyn Watt              1373 -38 1335
16    6 -164 Judy Jones                1506 -102 1404
17    6 -659 Rhonda Carucci          1330 -50 1280
18    5 -622 Colleen McCormick      1270 -54 1216
High game Russell Honeybun 568
High word Dianne Ward CORDLIKE 167

B (18 rounds)
       W     M                                Old Chg New
1   13   +59 Aloma Pelham         1069 +73 1142
2   12 +599 Cori Lodder            1154 +27 1181
3   12 +415 Bettina Tonkin       1066 +55 1121
4   12 +264 Carol Hudson         1093 +50 1143
5 10.5   +52 Jenny Coetzee       1109 +11 1120
6   10 +113 John Finlay              952 +50 1002
7    8 +265 Jane Walker            1085 -44 1041
8    8   +90 Phil Burdge              1055 -34 1021
9    8   -89 Valerie Beck               961   -2 959
10    8 -204 Donna Sekkouah       956   -1 955
11 7.5   -78 Maureen Gill            1053 -35 1018
12    7 -542 ^Bev Wilkinson          898   +2 900
13    6 -146 Brian Jones              1191 -110 1081
14    4 -798 Vera Etherton          840 -43 797
High game Maureen Gill 511
High word Bev Wilkinson SCENTING 140

C (8 rounds)
       W     M                                Old Chg New
1    6 +671 Marge Roberts         825 +28 853
2    6 +114 *Fiona Hinds                          1016
3 5.5 +405 Delys Carbon          738 +26 764
4    5 +153 ^Paul Lindsay           626 +47 673
5    4   -19 ^Lyn Ridsdale            790 -13 777
6    4 -106 Ann Smith               727   +2 729
7    4 -199 Rebeccah Booth       549 +14 563
8    4 -200 ^Will Jackson            639 +11 650
9 3.5 -167 June Lewis              599   -2 597
10    3 +108 Sheila Molony          765 -28 737
11    2   -66 Chris Dyson               592 -27 565
12    1 -694 ~Jean Coleman          500       500
High game Lyn Ridsdale 488
High word June Lewis ZONINGS 92

Melville Tournament - Sunday 17th May 2009

When players first arrived at the Melville Bowling Club, early on Sunday morning the 17th May, it was looking like a florist outlet! The Melville Scrabble Club had gorgeous bunches of flowers as prizes, at the annual tournament attended by 67 players. One novice player was welcomed, Trish Schadeberg and from the Philippines,still in Perth after the Australian Scrabble Championship, Carmelita Maxwell's brother Samuel Espiritu, who played in 'B' division.

A few highlights from the day were:

'A' Winner Graham Bell played 3 consecutive bonus words in game 4; GOBLETS, AGUIZES, PENTICE. A popular winner was Graham, the Freo chant started (by Fremantle Scrabble Club members) when he collected his prize.

Dianne Ward opened a game with LENITED 70.

Only one drawn game, Chris Dyson & Cathy Barrett in 'D' division.

Starting game 7, Ann Smith 'D' winner & Brian Jones 'B' winner both had 6 wins and were hoping to make it 7 for the day! June Lewis put a stop to Ann's winning run and Maureen Gill beat Brian by 11, Brian's margin was just 12 points higher than Joy Deans to grab first place, Joy runner-up.

Out of the 4 divisions, males took 5 placings, women the other 7.

A slim, trim and terrific Mike Clarke was looking fantastic today, well done Mike, take it easy now.

Young Will Jackson, 5 wins and 3rd in 'D' was on 'on fire' after his school holiday trip to Melbourne to attend the Youth Scrabble Coaching Clinic run by Karen Richards. So keen is Will he is returning in July to attend another camp.

Will's Grandmother, Lyn Ridsdale 'C' played VANESSID (a type of butterfly) (anagram AVIDNESS) and won an unusual word prize, what a brilliant find Lyn.

Other Unusual Word Winners were: 'A' - Edie Mueller VINIFY (convert into wine); 'B' -Maureen Gill TRIZONES ( areas comprising three zones); 'D' Ann Smith EPICURE (person who enjoys good food and drink) now that just sounds like Ann!

The highest word scored for the day was SHAPELY 120, played by Delys Carbon 'C'.

Cori Lodder 'B' played the lovely sounding PAVONES 111 ( peacocks).

John Finlay, runner-up to Jane Dalton in 'C' listed LACONIC (using only a few words,terse) on the unusual list, a great find with 2 C's - it also makes CONICAL. John's baby granddaughter, Rhiannon Watt, born the day after her Mother attended the Bunbury tournament, visited the club at lunch time with her parents Carolyn & Richard. What a little cutie she is, stacking on the weight and looked stunning in her 'going out' pink dress.

Five players listed playing 4 bonus words in a game:

Dianne Ward - FIANCEE (also makes FAIENCE),INVESTOR, RETAILER, REASONED.

Edie Mueller - SOAPIER, ISOLATED (makes 3 other words DIASTOLE, SODALITE, SOLIDATE), ENATIONS (makes SONATINE), BOOKINGS.

Russell Honeybun - ODONATES,SLANTING (makes TANLINGS) OVERRATE, SINFONIE.

Colleen McCormick - CERTAIN ( makes 6 other words), STIRRED (makes STRIDER), PALIEST ( makes APLITES, PLATIES, TALIPES), ADONISE ( makes ADONISE & SODAINE).

Glenys Lawrie - SNOOPIER (also POISONER & SPOONIER), UNDREST (makes RETUNDS), ENFORCES, REBAITED (also EBRIATED).

A (7 rounds)
     Wins Margin                     Old Chg New
1    6 +508 Graham Bell          1630 +40 1670
2    5 +506 Russell Honeybun     1712   +4 1716
3    5 +158 Glenys Lawrie        1674 +10 1684
4    5 -169 Dorrie Balgera       1286 +46 1332
5    4 +217 Edie Mueller         1713   -8 1705
6    4 +101 Faye Williams        1429 +10 1439
7    4 +100 Dianne Ward          1551 +11 1562
8    4   +50 Rhonda Carucci       1300 +30 1330
9    4    +4 Mark Gidvani         1487 +12 1499
10    3   +93 Brian Harry          1448 -22 1426
11    3   +47 Judy Jones           1521 -15 1506
12    3   -41 Kate Horan           1280   +9 1289
13    3   -63 Robin Andersen       1466 -10 1456
14    3 -104 Colleen McCormick    1269   +1 1270
15    2 -149 Gillian Street       1371 -28 1343
16    2 -264 Anne Zion            1363 -27 1336
17    2 -511 Mike Clarke          1263   -6 1257
18    1 -483 Henny Yates          1388 -46 1342
High game Dianne Ward 515
High word Rhonda Carucci ZOMBIES 115

MUW Edie Mueller VINIFY

B (7 rounds)
       W     M                       Old Chg New
1    6 +328 Brian Jones          1127 +64 1191
2    6 +316 Joy Deans            1252 +30 1282
3    5 +145 Maureen Gill          990 +63 1053
4    4 +319 Jegatheva Jegathesan 1196   +0 1196
5    4 +140 ^Samuel Espiritu      1128 +22 1150
6    4 +126 Jane Walker          1066 +19 1085
7    4   +82 Anne Stewart         1222   +2 1224
8    4   -11 Phil Burdge          1035 +20 1055
9    4 -101 Aloma Pelham         1047 +22 1069
10    4 -146 Jenny Coetzee        1085 +24 1109
11    4 -148 Rhonda Reynish       1066 +17 1083
12    3 +412 Fifi Lefebvre        1253 -26 1227
13    3   +59 Trudi Owens          1223 -24 1199
14    2 -175 Cori Lodder          1193 -39 1154
15    2 -309 ^Therese Nichols      1225 -63 1162
16    2 -420 Kim Fielding         1116 -29 1087
17    1 -167 Carol Hudson         1148 -55 1093
18    1 -450 Valerie Beck          992 -31 961
High game Samuel Espiritu 498
High word Cori Lodder PAVONES 111
MUW   Maureen Gill TRIZONES

C (7 rounds)
       W     M                       Old Chg New
1    6 +482 Jane Dalton           960 +35 995
2    6 +231 John Finlay           902 +50 952
3    5   +17 Vera Etherton         813 +27 840
4    4 +217 John Salmon           957   -1 956
5    4 +125 Donna Sekkouah        956   +0 956
6    4   +12 Muriel Retford        710 +29 739
7    4   -29 Doreen Jones          750 +20 770
8    3   +87 Bob Parmenter         785   -6 779
9    3   -11 Delys Carbon          735   +3 738
10    3   -69 Maxine Baker          754   -4 750
11    3   -73 Eileen Glynn          874 -17 857
12    3 -149 Eileen Wood           767   -3 764
13    2   -49 Colin Hyde            922 -38 884
14    2 -140 ^Lyn Ridsdale          841 -51 790
15    2 -145 Lola Dunstan          839 -33 806
16    2 -506 Elsie McConnell       722 -21 701
High game Jane Dalton 481
High word Delys Carbon SHAPELY 120
MUW Lyn Ridsdale   VANESSID

D (7 rounds)
       W     M                       Old Chg New
1    6 +389 Ann Smith             689 +38 727
2    5 +337 June Lewis            565 +34 599
3    5 +238 ^Will Jackson          591 +48 639
4    5   -10 ^Yvonne McNab          500 +76 576
5    4    +0 Iris Rodoreda         681   -4 677
6    4   -16 ^Pat Mulroney          643   +7 650
7    3 +528 Chris Dyson           589   +3 592
8    3 +161 Cathie Barrett        582 -12 570
9    2   +18 Beryl Bell            575 -33 542
10    2 -105 Lois Usher            539 -25 514
11    2 -204 ^Zigi Richards         510       500
12    1 -303 ~Jean Coleman          522       500
13 0.3 -328 *Trish Schadeberg                500
High game Will Jackson 438
High word Zigi Richards DIALERS 84
MUW Ann Smith EPICURE

Anzac Maximin Tournament - Sunday 26th April 2009

A lovely autumn day in Perth for the 40 keen Scrabblers who attended the ANZAC Maximin tournament today.

Five sections were made up of 8 players, divided according to the current national ratings.

The South Perth Senior Citizens Centre was all decked out in ANZAC memorabilia and it fitted out tournament theme.

Floreat Club member, Therese Nichols, a runner at the Australian Championships, was the only novice for the day.

What a star performance for her first tournament, winning all seven games and a margin of 584. Therese was the High Word winner in 'E' division with DITCHER 85. Congratulations to our 'rising star'.

In 'A' Division, Chris Hall had a high opening play with CLAWING 80.

Winner Russell listed BIJWONER as an unusual word ( same as BYWONER, poor tenant farmer).

Runner-up Robin was thrilled to finish second, a great start to her birthday week!

Group B was the only 'all girls' group.

Some of the unusual words listed; BITSIER Kate Horan, COLORISE Anne Zion, SPIRTLE Colleen McCormick.

'C' Division's Jane Walker played 4 bonus words in a game; UNPINNED, STRAYED, GUNSHOT, SCANTIES.

GUNSHOTS also makes SHOTGUNS and SCANTIES makes CINEASTS.

Jane listed WAKF and AZAN on the unusual word list, Phil Burdge listed SHOGGED.

Our best wishes go to Winner Mike, who is having a hospital stay next week, we wish you a speedy return to the Scrabble scene. While on hospital stays our best wishes go out to Jenny Coetzee who is having surgery on 11th May.

In 'D' Division, four players finished with 4 wins, margins deciding placings.

Vera was pleased to be back at the boards after three hectic days in the kitchen at the Australian Champs - thanks for taking on our tournament kitchen duties Vera.

Two players listed words on the unusual word sheet - Donna BOLSTER ( also makes BOLTERS & LOBSTER) and Valerie Beck SCUDDER ( move along swiftly).

Congratulations again to Therese Nichols of E Division on her stellar performance in her first tournament, winning all seven games.

Froma Rakuraku has played in tournaments over East, she has now moved from the Eastern States, settled in Rockingham and joined the local Scrabble Club, welcome to Scrabble WA Froma.

Froma was the only player in her division to list an unusual word; TOPE (to drink liquor to excess).

Denise Bray was back at the boards after a spell doing the computer / adjudicating, making the most of the last days of the school holidays.

A (7 rounds)

       W     M                                            Old Chg New
1    5 +637 Russell Honeybun     1701 +11 1712
2    5   +44   Robin Andersen         1409 +59 1468
3    4   +23   Dianne Ward               1539 +12 1551
4    3   +42   Chris Hall                     1572 -12 1560
5    3    -7     Sally Martin                   1530   -6 1524
6    3 -162 Judy Jones                   1527   -6 1521
7    3 -213 Glenys Lawrie              1704 -30 1674
8    2 -364 Faye Williams              1445 -15 1430

High game Russell Honeybun 548
High word Dianne Ward EVITATE 102
Unusual Word: RUSSELL    BIJWONER

B (7 rounds)
       W     M                                       Old Chg New
1    6 +237 Henny Yates          1337 +51 1388
2    5   +25   Anne Zion               1338 +25 1363
3    4 +101 Fifi Lefebvre           1234 +19 1253
4    4   +44   Rhonda Carucci    1288 +12 1300
5    3   +82   Kate Horan             1288   -8 1280
6    3   +54 Joy Deans               1256   -4 1252
7    2 -418 Colleen McCormick    1299 -30 1269
8    1 -125 Dorrie Balgera        1341 -55 1286

High game Dorrie Balgera, Fifi Lefebvre 465
High word Fifi Lefebvre RELEASE 94
Unusual Word: ANNE ZION      COLORISE

C (7 rounds)
       W     M                                      Old Chg New
1    6 +515 Mike Clarke          1229 +34 1263
2    5 +395 Carol Hudson      1119 +29 1148
3    4   +94   Jenny Coetzee      1070 +15 1085
4    4   +72   Kim Fielding         1105 +11 1116
5    4   -44    Brian Jones          1118   +9 1127
6    3 +104 Jane Walker          1071   -5 1066
7    1 -286 Phil Burdge            1081 -46 1035
8    1 -850 Aloma Pelham       1095 -48 1047

High game Jane Walker 549
High word Michael Clarke INQUEST 135
Unusual Word:   PHIL     SHOGGED

D (7 rounds)
       W     M                                      Old Chg New
1    6 +382 Maureen Gill          939 +51 990
2    4 +220 John Salmon         954   +3 957
3    4 +209 Donna Sekkouah  953   +3 956
4    4 +157 Valerie Beck           994   -2 992
5    4    -7     Jane Dalton            958   +2 960
6    3 -356 Vera Etherton          811   +2 813
7    2 -309 Wynne Davidson    812 -18 794
8    1 -296 Delys Carbon          767 -32 735

High game Donna Sekkouah 502
High word Delys Carbon INSIDER 95
Unusual Word:   VALERIE        SCUDDER

E (7 rounds)
       W     M                                         Old Chg New
1    7 +584 *Therese Nichols                       1225
2    4 +245 Sathi Moses             596 +22 618
3    4 +148 ^Froma Rakuraku    603 +32 635
4    4   +14 Ann Smith                  676 +13 689
5    3   -70 Marie Cross                632   -2 630
6    3 -190 Chris Dyson              585   +4 589
7    2 -202 Denise Bray               673 -27 646
8    1 -529 Beryl Bell                    615 -40 575

High game Froma Rakuraku 488
High word Therese Nichols DITCHER 85
Unusual Word: FROMA     TOPE

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

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Bunbury - Sunday 15th March 2009

DIVISION A RESULTS AFTER 7 GAMES

Rank Player      Wins Margin
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1 Glenys Lawrie    7     778
2 Dianne Ward     5     507
3 Brian Harry        4     218
4 Judy Jones       4     136
5 Sally Martin       4      43
6 Robin Andersen 4      10
7 Anne Stewart   4     -26
8 Edie Mueller    3.5       1
9 Faye Williams     3      92
10 Henny Yates   3     -63
11 Mike Clarke     3    -250
12 Carolyn Watt   3   -317
13 Colleen McCormick 1.5 -476
14 Fifi Lefebvre    0     -653

HIGH GAME: Sally Martin 558
HIGH WORD: Brian Harry 149 ”ORGANICS"
MOST UNUSUAL WORD: Colleen McCormick “REGGAES”

DIVISION B RESULTS AFTER 7 GAMES

Rank Player       Wins Margin
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1 Trudi Owens     6      456
2 Maj Langley       5      135
3 Valerie Beck      4      299
4 Cori Lodder       4      249
5 Bettina Tonkin   4       65
6 Carol Hudson     4      -39
7 Rhonda Reynish 4     -115
8 Brian Jones        3     -107
9 Aloma Pelham    3     -145
10 Donna Sekkouah 3   -170
11 John Finlay      2      -220
12 Jenny Coetzee 0     -408

HIGH GAME: Cori Lodder 478
HIGH WORD: Carol Hudson 102 "ADJOURN"
MOST UNUSUAL WORD: Aloma Pelham “CORVETS”

DIVISION C RESULTS AFTER 7 GAMES

Rank Player       Wins    Mar
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1 Richard Watt    6    104
2 Dorothy Kent   5    404
3 Judy Brealey     5    313
4 Maureen Gill     4     -57
5 Wynne Davidson 4 -226
6 Marjory Fisher    3   179
7 Harry Van Dijk   3     44
8 Sheila Molony    3    -79
9 Dave Langley    3   -183
10 Elsie McConnell 2     74
11 Theresa Hynes 2  -103
12 Delys Carbon    2 -470

HIGH GAME: Sheila Molony 453
HIGH WORD: Judy Brealey 90 "SOLACES"
MOST UNUSUAL WORD: Elsie McConnell “COVENTS”

DIVISION D RESULTS AFTER 7 GAMES

Rank Player      Wins    Mar
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1 Pat Mulroney    6     353
2 Iris Rodoreda    5     351
3 Ann Smith        5     -40
4 Connie Wallace 4     228
5 Rebeccah Booth 3     67
6 Doris Kelly         3     -46
7 Marie Cross       3     -97
8 Sathi Moses      3    -154
9 Audrey Lewis    3    -288
10 Yvonne Robins 0   -374

HIGH GAME: Connie Wallace 490
HIGH WORD: Connie Wallace 86 "ENQUIRED"
MOST UNUSUAL WORD: Marie Cross “HELLISH”

BUNBURY WORDS
BUNBURY “B” WORD: John Finlay “BAKES” 43
BUNBURY “U” WORD: Marjory Fisher “UNLOADER” 58
BUNBURY “N” WORD: Cori Lodder “NEEDIEST” 68
BUNBURY “B” WORD: Carolyn Watt “BEARINGS” 92
BUNBURY “U” WORD: Wynne Davidson “USED” 20
BUNBURY “R” WORD: Dianne Ward “REEFIEST” 61
BUNBURY “Y” WORD: Dianne Ward “YOB” 45

Fremantle - Sunday 8th February 2009

DIVISION A

Rank Player Wins Mar

1 Graham Bell 6 524
2 Edie Mueller 6 184
3 Mark Gidvani 5 -34
4 Sally Martin 4 510
5 Carolyn Watt 4 314
6 Henny Yates 4 260
7 Chris Hall 4 207
8 Glenys Lawrie 4 133
9 Dianne Ward 4    20
10 Judy Jones 3    13
11 Fifi Lefebvre 3      2
12 Brian Harry 3 -77
13 Robin Andersen 3 -86
14 Faye Williams 3 -209
15 Anne Zion 3 -474
16 Kate Horan 2 -518
17 Gillian Street 1 -308
18 Anne Stewart 1 -461

HIGH GAME: Graham Bell 556
HIGH WORD: Carolyn Watt 140 "DOZIEST"

DIVISION B

Rank Player Wins Mar

1 Mike Clarke 6 394
2 Bettina Tonkin 5 162
3 Jegatheva Jegathesan 5    53
4 Aloma Pelham 5      6
5 Colleen McCormick 4.5 130
6 Rhonda Reynish 4 227
7 Brian Jones 4 115
8 Kim Fielding 4    90
9 Carol Hudson 4    43
10 Jenny Coetzee 3    19
11 Cori Lodder 3 -88
12 Patricia Young 3 -126
13 Trudi Owens 3 -131
14 Jane Walker 3 -152
15 Joy Deans 2.5    89
16 Anne Donnelly 2 -182
17 Donna Sekkouah 1 -235
18 Anne Kelly 1 -414

HIGH GAME: Colleen McCormick 488
HIGH WORD: Aloma Pelham 106 "SEABIRD"

DIVISION C

Rank Player Wins Mar

1 Carmelita Maxwell 6 306
2 Vera Etherton 5 252
3 Lola Dunstan 5    45
4 Mary Russell 5      1
5 Jane Dalton 4 337
6 Eunice Tan 4 221
7 Eileen Wood 4    46
8 John Finlay 4 -11
9 Eileen Glynn 4 -31
10 Valerie Beck 4 -63
11 Maureen Gill 3    32
12 Colin Hyde 3 -49
13 Wynne Davidson 3 -117
14 Delys Carbon 2    11
15 Sandy SuttonMattocks 2 -41
16 Frances Ryan 2 -361
17 Maxine Baker 2 -411
18 Sue Sturman 1 -167

HIGH GAME: Sandy SuttonMattocks 448
HIGH WORD: Valerie Beck 97 "SQUARER"

DIVISION D

Rank Player Wins Mar

1 Ann Smith 5 649
2 Iris Rodoreda 5    70
3 Marie Cross 5    39
4 Lily Rughoobur 4.5 190
5 Chris Dyson 4.5 139
6 Beryl Bell 4 248
7 Sathi Moses 4 210
8 Pat Mulroney 4 -33
9 June Lewis 3 113
10 Zigi Richards 3    11
11 Una Coetzee 3      9
12 Bethwyn Graham 3 -34
13 Doris Kelly 3 -63
14 Yvonne McNab 3 -138
15 Jill Finkelstein 1 -578
16 Clive Finkelstein 1 -832

HIGH GAME: June Lewis 473
HIGH WORD: Ann Smith 106 "WICKETS"

WA Summer Maximin - Sunday 18th January, 2009

January 18th 2009 SUMMER MAXIMIN -- SECTION A

Rank Player Wins Margin

1   Sally Martin              6      529
2   Judy Jones               5      332
3   Robin Andersen      4      -93
4   Kate Horan              3       57
5   Faye Williams         3      -59
6   Henny Yates            3     -160
7   Dianne Ward           3     -232
8   Carolyn Watt            1     -374

HIGH GAME: Sally Martin 534
EQUAL HIGH WORD: Sally Martin 95 "HARDEST" Dianne Ward 95 “VARIEDLY”

January 18th 2009 SUMMER MAXIMIN -- SECTION B

Rank Player Wins Margin

1   Joy Deans                 4      161
2   Anne Stewart            4       87
3   Jegatheva Jegathesan 4        4
4   Carol Hudson            4      -34
5   Colleen McCormick 4      -267
6   Trudi Owens              3         260
7   Mike Clarke               3           71
8   Phil Burdge                2       -282

HIGH GAME: Mike Clarke 535
HIGH WORD: Colleen McCormick 96 "THREADY"

January 18th 2009 SUMMER MAXIMIN -- SECTION C

Rank Player Wins Margin

1   Rhonda Reynish       6      184
2   Aloma Pelham          4      118
3   Jane Walker              4       97
4   Jenny Coetzee          4      -46
5   Brian Jones               4      -52
6   Maj Langley               3       95
7   Donna Sekkouah      3        6
8   Jane Dalton               3       -8
9   John Salmon             3     -115
10   Valerie Beck             1     -279

HIGH GAME: Donna Sekkouah 461
HIGH WORD: Jenny Coetzee 93 "COSTERS"

January 18th 2009 SUMMER MAXIMIN -- SECTION D

Rank Player Wins Margin

1   John Finlay             7      443
2   Maureen Gill           5      375
3   Vera Etherton        5       -9
4   Delys Carbon         4      121
5   Ann Smith               4      -27
6   Dave Langley         4     -204
7   Sue Sturman          3     -105
8   Lola Dunstan         2      -71
9   Marie Cross          1     -256
10   Sathi Moses          0     -267

HIGH GAME: Ann Smith 456
HIGH WORD: Delys Carbon 107 "SNOOZING"