DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2015

2015 Weekly Reports

Below are the reports from our Tuesday club meetings, from the weekly directors

DECEMBER 1, 2015 -- Director, Dan Milton

Ted Mast                    5-1    +428   12 bingos
John Stinson                4-0    +405    7
Dan Milton                  4-1    +377    6
Ralph Moore                 3-2    +212    6
Carole Denton               3-2    +145    5
Ted Gest                    3-2    +137    7
Carol Tillson               3-2    +136    8
Beverly Roberts             2-2     -47    4
Gary Emanuel                2-3    -127    3
Carol Colloton              2-4    -339    5
Geoff Taubman               1-1     -69    2
Sammy Taubman               1-1     -92    2
Sharon Gruber               0-2     -17
Paula McMartin              0-2    -156
Jeff Gruber                 0-2    -165    1       
Harrison Benford            0-2    -311
Rita Towner                 0-3    -363

• in both lists below, * - not acceptable

BINGOS

oversea presong dainties questors hoisted vintners fueling savored minglers animate gratinee fairest hectored derision rustler environ explain loftier ashiest finales stourie reaving ambones verisms dampers verdure parented linages nostril rebates repines shamers tritones tricking sootiest seatless valueing* rangers roofing diverser* tailings crustier averaged derails scented angling repeater spelling sailing silkier cushions unrated rentings* fastener isatine glossier restrains softener forties asunder sheeted tangler tasting festers refiles seepage magnets pointed entices

CHALLENGES UPHELD hab* yoms* fastner* jap* wor* vay* leftys* malkens* pignoles* outribs*

CHALLNGES LOST opa guid glume ambones stoics fe ala gif

NOVEMBER 24, 2015 -- Director, Ted Mast

Carole Denton           5-0    +327  6  bingos
Carol Tillson           4-1    +321  8
Sammy Taubman           2-0     +10  2
Paula McMartin          2-1    +221
Geoff Taubman           1-1     -37  2
Ralph Moore             2-3     -36  8
Ted Gest                2-3     +99  4
Ted Mast                1-2     -73  5
Gary Emanuel            1-4    -263  5
Carol Colloton          0-5    -413  3

In lists below, * = not acceptable

BINGOS

outages slaying shivers snaggier dietary beaters wandring* inertia teasers junkers features dosages fondles emitting debasing partlets legirons* tieline* postage misgave besotter* hefting reacting refuting outlead repause* floggers unrests etoiles soonest retained useless aileron sautees* realizes impasse quantums* fainting dilates terrier inutile

CHALLENGES

crat* impassed* zoons outlead bendys juco misgave wican* goaty

NOVEMBER 17, 2015 -- Director, Carol Tillson

Ted Mast              4-2    +327       13 bingos
Carol Tillson         3-0    +370        2 
Ted Gest              3-1     +16        3 
Tat Reistrup          3-1     +40        4 
Harrison Benford      2-0    +127        4 
Carole Denton         2-1     +80        3 
Gary Emanuel          2-3     -42        7 
Ralph Moore           2-3    -171        5 
Veronica Thomas       1-1     +75        2 
Trudi Benford         0-2    -194        1 
Jampal Rowe           0-2    -355        1    
Carol Colloton        0-5    -393        5 

In lists below, * = not acceptable

BINGOS

terrors, swipers, reposer, unrisen, singlet, grassier, relates, paliate*, diciest, toniest, unheard, jousted, erectile, etoiles, stanines, quacked, hairier, spending, deniers, tertiary, despite, reheats, repping, deveins, dahlias, corners, earring (2 times), bickered, changers, deliver, dialers, indures*, copiers, thrones, fancies, banties, periods, standee, minnies, servant, intorts, jeweler, seconal, inosite, roseola, deposes, realise, onliest, routines

CHALLENGES

voom* yoms* coze* dea* hext* bach stuntier* siron* ajees*/yas, onliest

NOVEMBER 10, 2015 -- Director, Ted Gest

Veronica Thomas       5 - 1    +346  13  bingos
Brent Weil            3 - 1    +181   8
Marcia Bowen          2 - 0    +203   2
Carol Tillson         3 - 2    +293   6
Ted Mast              3 - 2     +55   6
Ralph Moore           2 - 3    -141   7
Paula McMartin        1 - 3    -192  
Carol Colloton        1 - 3    -305   2 
Ted Gest              0 - 2    -197
John Stinson          0 - 3    -252   2

In lists below, * = not acceptable

BINGOS

ZEATINS, ELUTION, SOONEST, DANDIEST, EATERIES, ENCLOSE, STRAFING, DECOROUS, TREASON 66, TINNIEST, 68, RIVALED 63, ENTRAIN 72, TRADERS 72, MINARETS 80, REINTER 72, SWINGLE, ROSTELLA, SANTERA, RESOLING, AVENUES, INDICTED, TARDIES 74, MAXING 76, REAMING 93, HODDIES* 76 ENTWINED 78, CARRIES 72, RODENTS 77, ANTISERA 64, ABUSING 82, PRATERS, 77, ADRENAL 70, VIOLATED 62, RONDEAUX 72, JEERING, POBLANO, ANTISEX, LADRONS, TONNERS, FOSTERS, COSIGNED, SPEARED, REPLIES, LUNETTE, SWARMING, BROWLESS, COUNTING 68, BANTERS 66

CHALLENGES WON

GON*, BEANIER*, DUNGE*, BEDO*, FATALES*/OVUMS* PROVINGS*, DONATERS*, ANTITEAR*, UNADORED*

CHALLENGES LOST

SWINGLE, BROWLESS, NODDY, EVITES, GUTTY

NOVEMBER 3, 2015 -- Director, Carole Denton

We're sorry to report that our former longtime member Doug Hoylman passed away at 72 on Nov. 2. Doug played his last tournament here in 2009. He competed in 81 tournaments, ending with a rating of 1316. In our club's first major tournament in D.C., in 2006, he won his division with a 15-3 mark. Doug was renowned in the crossword puzzle world, winning the American Crossword Puzzle Championship six times. He worked as an actuary at Geico.

Ted Gest's favorite story about him involves Scrabble only indirectly. One day in 1999, he mentioned he was going to be on national TV that week, but only his voice. Ted had no idea what he was talking about. It turned out that his Scrabble and crossword friend Trip Payne was the third contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," which has a "call a friend" feature. Doug helped Trip win $32,000 by giving him the right answer to the question where did Ted Kaczynski teach before he became the unabomber. (Answer: University of California at Berkeley.)

Carole Denton	3-0	+102	1 bingo
Veronica Thomas	3-2	 +86	9 
Ted Gest	3-2	 +13	3   
Gary Emanuel	3-2	  +6	2   
Jason Jones	2-2	 +40	4   
Paula McMartin	2-2	-296	
Ralph Moore	2-3	 156	7   
Jenny Backus	1-1      +40	1  
John Stinson	1-2      -13	6   
Carol Tillson	1-3	 -36	8  
Ellen Shurman	0-1	 -39

In lists below, * = not acceptable

BINGOS

ADVISER AERIEST AMATEURS BLINKER BREADING CANDLERS CHILIES DREARILY DRUGGING ENLISTED ENTASIA ENTRIES FORTIES FRONTERS GESTING* HITTERS INCISES INSIDES MERINOS NESTERS OPALINE ORBIEST OUTSIDE OVALINE PINWHEEL READINGS REGENTS RETAILER SADISTS SHADINGS SMARTIES SPEAKING SPEARING STONIEST STORING STRIDES TETHERS TRADING TWISTER VARIANT

CHALLENGES WON

ALONEST* APINGS/TENSERS* ANTERIAL* CHOWAN* DOWTING* FIED* FLAWN* LINTHES* NAWT* NEH* RAINEES* RETESTINGS* RETRED* SWIT* TAGTEAM* TRODS* UPGLANCE* YAGU*

CHALLENGES LOST

CANDLERS ROAN STELLAE STOA TESTINGS VENGE