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RICHARD LAUDER UNSCATHED IN EXPERTS

1st - Richard Lauder's 4-0 +330 final record left him atop a strong expert field as he averaged 442 this night, well above his normal 395 season's average. He bested Mark Kenas in a see-sawing closing game, 471-456 aided by his three bingoes, TELAMON for 94 points, and lower scoring HOSTAGE and ELEVATES.

2nd - Andy Bohnsack had the high cume for the night, a +473 points to go with his 3-1 record to nail down 2nd place. Andy finished strongly, with a 543-380 walk away win with Thomas Reinke, Andy's three bingoes of LATTICE, BOOKERS and ENSOULED outscoring Thomas's TABOOING and SMERKING plays.

3rd - Lynda Finn won a squeaker closing game at 372-350 with Charles Reinke to capture third. Lynda's knowledge of her bingo MALTEDS helped secure that close victory.

HARWINDER DOWD FINISHED FIRST IN INTERMEDIATES

1st - Harwinder Dowd had a fine outing, playing five bingoes (SMEARING, WARRING, LIBERATE, SENDING and the word of the week, MARSALA) in her 3 game 2-2 +87 night to capture top honours in the Intermediates.

2nd - Aki Miura started with two wins, losing only to expert player Chris Vergeront 237-389 to finish at 2-1 -94 to hold onto 2nd place.

3rd - Sharlie Miura also started with two wins, and like Aki, played an expert (this time Peter Schiedicke) in her only losing game, a 260-409 final game, resulting in a 2-1 -102 record and 3rd place for the nights games. Sharlie and Aki played all of their games without the benefits of a single bingo, attesting to how well they scored with their other plays. Nicely done.

            ANDY BOHNSACK SACKS EXPERT OPPONENTS

1st - Andy Bohnsack finished the night at 4-0 +392 as he handily repulsed four other experts, closing his night with a solid 486-271 game with Susan Vergeront as they battled for top honors.  Andy played bingoes of UPSTAIR, RELAYER and EXITING in his closing win.

2nd- Charles Reinke likewise had a 3-1 +376 effort, inclduing an impressive 4-bingo win (RENNASE, CUTICLE, OVERNEAT and OUTRAVES) in his opening 498-360 win vs. Mark Kenas.  Charles is now back in 2nd place on the club's yearly stats, while his brother Thomas holds the Numero Uno spot.

3rd - Richard Lauder took third with a 3-1 +291 performance, including two rare wins over both Thomas and Charles Reinke, games in which Lauder only had single bingoes each time (SEPTAGE and TAURINES) but he scored well enough on other plays to hold the dangerous duo out of their more unusual winning results. 

SUE GOLDSTEIN TOPS INTERMEDIATE REGULARS WITH 2-1 +47

1st - Sue Goldstein took away two games from the Miura's while dropping her other game 309-390 to expert Langdon Martin to finish atop the regulars in the Intermediate group. .

2nd - Aki Miura took second on a 1-2 -29, winning his second game with June Scott by a 335-270 score. 

3rd- Sharlie Miura also had a 1-2 record, as she won a very narrow win 281-264 as she and June Scott traded their words from their drawn tiles on their way to her night's sole win.

               THOMAS REINKE BACK AT NUMERO UNO

1st - Thomas Reinke once again regained the alpha position briefly held in the hands of an interloping Michael David with his 5-0 performance in the Experts.  Thomas broke 400 in all five of his games along with a nine bingo splurge, including such gems as FOREYARD, HOOVERED and ECLOGUE. 

2nd - Chris Vergeront was alpha male from the Vergeront ranks, finishing 2nd at 3-1 +98, his night including an 89 point win over the Vergeront's Alpha female, Susan in a 404-315 head to head matchup. Chris relied on bingos of GRATINE and TEARILY to outpace his mom in that family-specific club encounter.

3rd - Susan Vergeront took 3rd place with her 3-2 +29 record. a night that saw her playing eight bingos including the high scoring QUIETEST for 84 big ones. This is the first time two Vergeronts cracked the elite top 3 spots at nights end. Until now, all the smart money was won by betting on a REINKE-REINKE pairing. Oddsmakers had the VERGERONT team at 100-1 before this.  : )  Stay tuned....

            HARWINDER DOWD UNSCATHED IN INTERMEDIATES

1st- With a perfect 3-0 +151 Harwinder Dowd topped the Intermediates as the top record holder in the eight player group. Harwinder opened stronly, with a 386-335 game against Max Maxwell, including the bingo play of CLOSETS.

2nd - Sue Godstein lost only to Harwinder (264-317) but managed her tile play to three other wins without the help of a single bingo to finish at 3-1 +22 to capture the penultimate position at Attic Angels. Sue was a living angel herself, as she bought in a large box full of tasty little cakes that found takers across the spectrum all trying them out.  Thanks to Sue for the yummy GATEAUX!

3rd- Helen Flores celebrated her new lease on physical ambulations as she walked confidently into the club, aided with her high tech walking stick, after her recent surgery and rehab. She played her night's high game, a 441-249 start with our club's most recent newbie, Theresa. BTW, Theresa made a very decent initial start at club, with her 2-2 record in her inaugural debut.