Best improver for the first quarter of the season is Polly Vallance, ahead of Martin Stephens in second place and Wanda de Poitiers in third place.   Welcome to Gary Whittle, and welcome back to Gillian Cranston and (for 1 night only) Richard Llanwarne.

High-scoring words:
·       122       PENITENT                    Gary (mis-scored, should have been 149!)
·       106       FOAMINGS                  Graham
·       106       SEQUINS                     Helen
·       100       NEARISH                      Helen
·       98        EXPECTER                   Helen
·       98        MIRAGES                     Helen
·       96        PRONKED                    Helen
·       95        ASCENTS                     Graham
·       95        BRIGAND                     Gary
·       94        INDICES                       Jim
·       92        BITTERS                      Jim
·       92        RAVINES                      Maire
·       90        DARBIES                      Jim
·       89        MISRATE                     Maureen
·       88        EXCITING                    Joy
·       87        KEYNOTE                    Joy
·       86        FRONTIER                   Maire
·       86        UNMALTED                  Gillian
·       83        AUNTIES                      Maire
·       82        CENTERS                     Maire
·       82        IDOLISE                       Joy
·       81        STORING                     Maureen
·       79        BEAUX                         Helen
·       79        BUNKERS                    Charles
·       79        POLLERS                     Maureen
·       79        TANKIES                      Jim
·       78        LURGIES                      Charles
·       78        PESTLES                     Joy
·       78        RIDDLER                      Charles
·       78        SWEARER                    Martin
·       78        TARMACS                    Wanda
·       76        RETAINS                      Maureen
·       76        WEDGIES                    Polly
·       75        SHINERS                      Maureen
·       75        SWEETER                    Maire
·       75        TREMORS                    Keith
·       74        FLOATER                     Charles
·       73        LAUDERS                     Maureen
·       73        TERTIAS                      Jim
Other words: 72 AGENISE Wanda, 72 DIETERS Polly, 72 REDLINES Charles, 72 STUMBLED Maire, 72 TERTIAS Jim, 72 TIRADES Maire, 72 VANILLAS Wanda, 72 VENTING Jim, 72 VETTINGS Maire, 71 LENDERS Jim, 71 STRAYED Michael, 70 OSETRAS, Helen, 70 STATION Maire, 70 WAITERS Jim, 69 DUSTIER Maire, 69 SCHOLAR Maureen, 68 AGISTERS Jim, 68 SWINGERS Maureen, 68 UNREELS Jim, 67 SPOUTER Maire, 66 BOUGIES Maureen, 66 EARTHED Maire, 66 SOILING Maureen, 65 CLIMBED Charles, 65 SWIFTER Maire, 64 ETRENNE Jim, 64 JAUNTIER Jim, 63 READOUT Maire, 61 ARTIEST Maire, 61 TERRIES Maire, 60 DIURETIC Helen, 59 ENSNARED Jim, 59 RESTRAIN Jim, 58 NATTERS Maire, 29 ZODIAC Charles, LEANING, MUSHIER, PANNIERS Polly, JAILERS, REFRAIN Amanda 

9-letter words:
·       64        GROGGIEST                Fiona
·       26        OUTWITTED                Charles
·       24        ORGANISED                Charles
·       22        DIGESTION                  Helen

Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:
·       TAILERS 69 LESBIAN 82 MISRATED 86 UNEAGER 80 EXES 59            Helen
·       DONARIES 80 AIERIES 66 GAMBLES 74 ZARF 78                   Helen
·       TEOPANS 71 NEEDLING 68 SULFATE 80 CITATION 61            Wanda
·       BONESET 72 NEEDLING 64 ADOPTEE 65                                Fiona
·       DEFACING 80 REATTAIN 71 STRAFED 70                               Richard
·       EUCHRITE 69 TRAINEE 74 OUNDIEST 62                                Richard
·       FLOATED 75 ETHERIAL 86 WEARIES 74                                 Helen
·       INSIDER 91 ELATION 64 ATTAINED 68                                    Deborah
·       MANDATE 77 ADVISED 81 SEEDIER 71                                   Wanda
·       OUTEARN 66 BRAVEST 84 ETCETERA 63                               Wanda
·       PLEADING 65 PRONATED 74 TETANISED 58                          Fiona
·       REVENANT 62 CANIEST 73 REARISES 62                               Helen
·       SILENTS 80 URBANISE 64 DEFINITE 86                                  Wanda
·       STANDING 61 VOWED 61 BENJ 61                                          Wanda
·       PEATIEST 83 CONCEDES 78 TANAISTE 77                             Wanda
·       TOASTED 69 RETINUES 77 DISTANCE 64                               Richard
·       TWIDDLES 70 HATCHES 105 PURITIES 72                              Helen
·       UNPOSED 76 HEAVIES 69 ANIMIST 90                                    Fiona
·       PAINTER 60 BORDERS 83                                                       Maire
·       RESCUERS 60 UNAIRED 70                                                    Deborah
·       RETTING 71 ENABLES 68                                                        Maire

 New personal bests:      Gillian 483, Gary 442     Well done! 

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Polly Vallance

86

101

15

20

9

0

11

324.4

407

421

Martin Stephens

89

102

13

17

7

0

10

329.9

410

477

Wanda de Poitiers

168

178

10

30

26

0

4

441.6

531

598

Sharon Hewitt

149

156

7

14

9

0

5

371.4

451

548

Deborah Porter

149

152

3

16

10

0

6

377.6

468

542

Graham Harding

175

177

2

36

28

0

8

422.3

555

693

Maureen Barlow

128

129

1

23

14

0

9

368.3

509

528

Fiona Titcombe

164

165

1

18

13

0

5

414.1

482

551

Michael Spencer

72

72

0

26

4

0

22

270.7

359

502

Joy Wade

119

119

0

21

10

0

11

350.7

434

484

Maire Bennett

66

65

-1

29

3

0

26

279.7

365

498

Keith Radbourn

81

80

-1

20

4

0

16

274.1

411

418

Charles Parker

105

104

-1

27

8

0

19

333.1

433

509

Hepzi Rodrigues

131

129

-2

23

11

0

12

370.8

463

554

Helen Harding

196

194

-2

33

28

0

5

437.1

535

609

Amanda Lowe

92

89

-3

32

9

0

23

304.2

400

443

Richard Spencer

193

187

-6

30

24

0

6

428.9

541

674

Gary Whittle

104

88

-16

14

4

0

10

304.7

442

442

Jim Macey

134

116

-18

13

3

0

10

333.2

427

478

Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games in a quarter, needed to qualify

Gillian Cranston

107

132

25

9

5

0

4

383.9

483

483

Richard Llanwarne

50

50

0

1

0

0

1

274.0

274

279

Pat Llanwarne

133

118

-15

11

3

0

8

339.9

406

516

Ann Boswell

50

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

291

Lizzie Hewitt

73

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

347

Johnny Sammon

82

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

519

Mary Twomey

116

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

430

Megel Barker

187

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

616

Tim Charlton

202

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

569