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Once more…THOMAS REINKE’S 4-0 AGAIN TOPS EXPERTS

1st Thomas Reinke ran his current winning streak to 12 straight, with only brother Charles providing a close game (408-378)…can anyone stop this human juggernaut? Stay tuned…

2nd Lynda Finn finished in 2nd on a 4-1 +320 tally. Lynda’s only close game that was a win came from her 375-339 besting as she played Leslie Seltzer. That was Lynd’a only game where she played only a single bingo (GERENTS).

3rd Richard Lauder finished 3rd with a 4-1 +282 cume. He won an interesting final game by a narrow 11 points (414-401) when his opponent, Charles Reinke, had to make a low scoring “Q” play late in a back-and-forth affair. Earlier, Charles played the word of the week, IODOPSIN.

JANET GRIESEL’S 3-1 TOPS INTERMEDIATES

1st Janet Griesel lost only to usual expert Gail Slam (307-412) as she recorded a 3-1 +87 final score. Janet “returned the favor” against expert Leslie Seltzer 387-361 in their closing game.

2nd Sharlie Miura took second with a strong 2-1 +13 outing. Sharlie dispatched June Scott 313-221 in their final game where neither player was fortunate in finding a playable bingo.

3rd Newbie Peter Schmiedicke ended his first night at an impressive 2-1 -85, and finished in 3rd as he bingoed out with RESALES to upend Mary Becker who was playing a 2vs1 final game.

19 scrabble players met at Covenant this week... Charles Reinke was awarded the $4 prize for the highest “P” play (PHARISEE) (in PERP), Dee Lillge captured the low E at 6, and the high R was awarded to Andy Bohnsack and the final P snared by Richard Lauder at 8 points.
Two new players tested the waters, Peter Schmiedicke and Scott Elder, and both emerged with wins in what both saw as tough competition. Will they be back for more? We hope so.

THOMAS REINKE’S 4-0 AGAIN TOPS EXPERT
1st Thomas Reinke ran his current winning streak to 8 straight, after he narrowly escaped in his first game of the night with a 430-425 win vs. Lynda Finn. His ten bingoes tied him with Richard Lauder for the nights “Bingo King” honors as well.

2nd Andy Bohnsack finished in 2nd on a 4-1 +148 performance. Andy also had his hands full when he managed a scant 16 point win (426-410) against Shayla Dunn. Andy had only a single bingo (ROOFERS) in that close calling.

3rd Lynda Finn finished 3rd with a 3-1 +371. Lynda’s quest for a “400 average” in the stats is off to a good start as she carries a 432 average into her third week in year 27. Lynda’s big game this week was her 444-245 two bingo win (SUBDEAN, NOSTRIL) vs. newly returned expert Geri Holmes.

SUE GOLDSTEIN’S 3-1 TOPS INTERMEDIATES
1st Sue Goldstein lost to an always dangerous Gail Salm 336-380 but won all her other three games to finish atop the Intermediates at 3-1 +36. Sue will miss this coming week but will join us again on October 5th.

2nd Gail Salm took second at 3-1 +32. Gail encountered expert Thomas Reinke in her final game and found herself on the short end of the straws with her 296-448 game. It was the only game she was unable to play at least one bingo in.

3rd Dee Lillge ended the night at 2-2 -124, enough to garner 3rd place in her group. She won a very close second game 283-265 with Aki Miura, a game in which Dee had bingo rack after bingo rack, but against Aki she never had a chance to see one of her “none-goes” hit the board.

RICHARD LAUDER LEADS FIELD OF 16

1st Richard Lauder recorded a 4-1 +230 night to begin the 1st week of Club 247’s 27th year with an 80% winning percentage. Richard won his last game 310-278 against Thomas Reinke, a low scoring game in which Thomas had the only bingo, SUZERAIN, which was the word of the week.

2nd Charles Reinke closed with a 504-307 game with Lynda Finn on his way to a 3-1 +452. Ironically, Lynda currently has the highest per game average in this new year, at 434 per outing.

3rd Leslie Seltzer rolled to a healthy 413 average as she captured 3rd with a 3-1 +284 tally.

SHARLIE MIURA LEADS INTERMEDIATES

1st Sharlie Miura finished the first night of year 27 with a 2-1 +12 total. Her big game was a 351-345 opening win against Betty Hasselkus.

2nd Sue Goldstein took second with a 1-1 -9 finish, despite having to leave early after suffering from an eye injury. Who knew how dangerous scrabble can be?

3rd Betty Hasselkus captured 3rd at 1-3 -40, winning against expert Shayla Dunn 367-318 in her second game.