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EXPERTS

1st CHARLES REINKE led the pack with 4 wins, one loss, and THIRTEEN bingoes.  He accumulated 463 more points than his opponents.  He ended the evening playing his brother Thomas in a close game 533 to 513.  Both Charles and Thomas had 4 bingoes in the game so the fact that they both had 500 games is not a surprise.  Did anyone get a picture of that board?

2nd MICHAEL DAVID was undefeated in his 3 games +163 and getting 2 bingoes in each match.

3rd LYNDA FYNN won 3 of her 4 games accumulating +244 and 7 bingoes.

INTERMEDIATE

1st MATT RUST won 3 of his 4 games losing only his last game to Sue Goldstein.

2nd KATIE DAVID won 2 of her 3 games losing only to Matt.

3rd JUNE SCOTT won 2 of her 3 games lsong only to Katie.

Leslie brought her daughter to entertain the 19 Scrabblers who met at Barnes and Noble to play our favorite word game.  Lynda chose NUDZH for the prize word of the week.  Peter won the prize for for high "NU" playing ounces for 22 points.  Matt won for low D.  Christopher won high Z for ZEATINS and Barbara was rewarded for the low H play.  Prize word for our April 18 meeting at Attic Angels will be AECIA ae·ci·um ( s - m, sh -). n. pl. ae·ci·a (-s - , -sh -). A cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.

MICHAEL DAVID SWEEPS EXPERTS -GAINS PENULTIMATE RANK

1st - Michael David took the other experts to the school master's woodshed, as he recorded a 4-0 +259 evening at Attic Angels. Along the way Michael handed Thomas Reinke a rare loss in a 379-321 low scoing affair for both of them. Michael now has a 73.8% winning percentage, just behind Thomas's club leading 75.6% winning average.

2nd- Thomas Reinke continues to scorch the scrabble earth, with another terrific single game, this time a huge 658 six bingo blowout vs. Leslie Seltzer. Thomas plunked down bingoes of HAZIEST, UNVARIED, DELEGATE, PAROLEES, BRASSIE, and ENVIABLE in another incredible scoring binge. Thomas finished at 3-1 +654 for the night.

3rd place - Mary Becker took 3rd place honors, with a solid 3-1 +189 outing. Her big win was a hefty 443-283 game with Richard Lauder, highlighted by her two bingoes of RECLINES and COEDITS.

    SUE GOLDSTEIN SHINES IN INTERMEDIATES @ 3.5-.5 +174

1st - Sue Goldstein narrowly and successful won her first three games but in her 4th game rematch with Betty Hasselkus she and Betty ended up tied at 303 apiece. Still, Sue was tops in her flight with the best record in the Intermediates.

2nd - Harwinder Dowd finsihed at 2-1 +117 to capture 2nd place. Harwinder managed a 38 point win against Sharlie Miura thanks to her two bingoes, HASTIER and the "not a word" word, reveered.

3rd - Betty Hasselkus took Third place with a 2-1.5 night, including a huge opening game of 414-338 with Aki Miura. Betty played STRAINED and ROAMERS in that opening salvo.

Thanks to all who donated their winnings (and other funds) to the WGPO WordCup. The WordCup is the annual WGPO championship tournament and this summer it is being held in Minnesota. My goal is for the Madison Scrabble Club to donate at least $200 to the WordCup so they can have an attractive prize fund. So far, thanks to your generosity we have raised $44. Look for more opportunities to donate at upcoming sessions.

See here for more on the fundraising efforts: http://www.bachster.com/tcmsp/?p=657

Lynda