Best improver for the fourth quarter of the season is Johnny Sammon (after winning best improver for the third quarter too!), ahead of John Bush in second place and Daniel Face in third place.   Welcome to Raminder Birchall and Liz George, and welcome back to Rhiannon Lee.

High-scoring words:
·       124       TAJINES           Richard
·       122       STREIGHT       Richard (9-timer)
·       114       SEXTANT         Wanda
·       110       SYMPATHY      Deborah
·       108       DEFILES          Johnny
·       104       OXIDATES       Helen
·       101       HEAPING         Graham
·       101       JOSTLED         Fiona
·       98        POWDERS       Keith
·       94        FUSSILY          Charles
·       94        JOLLIEST         Charles
·       92        STEWING         Helen
·       90        JUNKIES          Charles
·       89        MATINEE         Hepzi
·       89        SANDING         Joy
·       88        LAWYERS        Daniel
·       87        HABITUALS      Graham            (9-letters)
·       87        STARVER         Daniel
·       85        ATONIES          Daniel
·       84        ONERIEST       Daniel 
·       84        RETAINS          Maire
·       84        SLANTED         Daniel
·       84        VOUCHER        Joy
·       83        PUREEING       Charles
·       83        VITALISE          Joy
·       82        TWIRLED         Joy
·       82        VIRUSES          Joy
·       81        CAREENS        Jim
·       81        TEARING         Maire
·       80        MANURES        Hepzi
·       78        ADDENDA        Joy
·       78        GORDITA         Daniel
·       78        SMOKIER         Charles
·       78        SPOILER          Maire
·       77        AREOLATE       Daniel
·       77        DILATERS        Daniel
·       77        PRAWNED       Maire
·       76        APATITES        Daniel
·       76        POUTERS        Jim
·       75        ATONIES          Daniel
·       75        REVISES          Jim
·       75        SEEDIER          Maire
·       74        DIORITE           Johnny
·       74        ENTHRONES    Joy                   (9-letters)
·       74        FUNNIEST        Johnny
·       74        HAIRIER           Helen
·       74        INHALER          Daniel
·       74        MOUNTED       Maire
·       74        OUTLIER          Daniel
·       74        SEEDLING       Daniel

Other words: 73 EVACUATE Charles, 72 TUSSLES Hepzi, 71 HAIRNET Fiona, 71 INSERTS Jim, 71 MOONERS Maire, 71 RESTORER Maire, 71 TALONED Daniel, 70 ARAISES Hepzi, 70 RETINOL Johnny, 70 SECRETS Maire, 70 SERIATE Charles, 69 ANGRIES Jim, 69 ATELIER Daniel, 69 OTARINE Jim, 69 SPOUTING Fiona, 68 INSURED Daniel, 68 RESTING Maire, 68 SALUTES Hepzi, 68 SANDERS Maire, 68 SEATING Maire, 68 SLINTER Maire, 68 WANKIER Daniel, 67 GROUNDED Daniel, 67 RINDERS Maire (not a valid word), 66 DERAILS Maire, 65 AUNTIES Daniel, 65 INVESTER Maire (not a valid word), 65 SNOWING Mary, 64 ANOESIS Hepzi, 64 SALTINE Jim, 63 DEFAULTS Jim, 63 TARRIES Maire, 62 RELATION Daniel, 62 SALARIED Daniel, 61 DURATION Daniel, 60 POPULATED Helen (9-letter word), 59 ARISTATE Helen, 59 RESONATE Helen, 58 SEEDIER Maire, DERANGED Amanda, SELVAGE Amanda

Unusual moves:            CIVILIZED Richard 9-letters, made by extending CIVIL, DISGRUNTLED  14 Charles, APNOEA 11 Charles

·      Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:

·       AVERAGED 64 NEURITES 63 TOONIES 72 RETAILED 88            Richard
·       AVERAGED 64 NEURITES 63 TOONIES 72 RETAILED 88            Richard
·       DIALECT 74 OUTRIDES 68 SAUTEEING 66 INGROWN 74            Helen
·       PATROLS 75 ESPECIAL 60 ADORNER 74 TAILING 62 Graham
·       REERECT 74 PLOUTER 69 MINUTES 66 JAVA 66        Helen
·       TREPANG 67 ENTASIA 73 GIBLETS 68 MANDRILL 67  Helen
·       CANTDOG 79 IONISES 71 RELIANT 82 Richard
·       DELETION 68 ROADINGS 72 ARIDEST 77        Wanda
·       DERAILED 64 AREOLATE 60 RIOTISED 66      Daniel
·       GAINERS 71 BANTERED 67 SAPIENT 80         Daniel
·       RESTING 73 USHERED 79 LEGATORS 80       Wanda
·       SCENTED 69 REMNANTS 60 ALASTOR 64      Graham
·       SOFTWARE 72 WOODIEST 63 RAVENOUS 76 Daniel
·       STREAMER 80 ACETONE 79 THEORISER 86  Pat
·       TINIEST 84 SEROTINE 59 LOAMIER 70            Daniel

New personal bests: Johnny 569, John 413, Daniel 521.  Well done to all!

  

 

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Johnny Sammon

138

153

15

35

21

0

14

382.8

569

569

John Bush

91

103

12

29

12

1

16

315.0

413

413

Daniel Face

133

145

12

21

12

0

9

399.8

521

521

Amanda Lowe

102

113

11

36

16

0

20

318.8

393

443

Graham Harding

167

178

11

44

31

0

13

421.1

531

693

Maire Bennett

62

72

10

20

4

1

15

287.4

375

498

Joy Wade

110

119

9

32

13

0

19

331.7

429

484

Martin Stephens

103

110

7

14

6

1

7

326.9

380

477

Charles Parker

114

116

2

32

14

0

18

341.8

467

509

Pat Llanwarne

135

136

1

13

7

0

6

339.9

437

516

Wanda de Poitiers

179

179

0

44

34

0

10

411.3

527

598

Sharon Hewitt

130

128

-2

15

7

0

8

349.4

447

548

Keith Radbourn

89

86

-3

22

5

1

16

289.1

348

418

Richard Spencer

205

201

-4

42

36

0

6

446.8

590

674

Michael Spencer

62

55

-7

24

1

0

23

259.8

324

502

Helen Harding

190

182

-8

39

28

0

11

428.6

565

646

Hepzi Rodrigues

142

131

-11

27

11

0

16

356.4

489

554

Deborah Porter

141

125

-16

23

8

0

15

339.5

480

542

Fiona Titcombe

163

139

-24

22

10

0

12

381.4

506

551

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

Liz George

 

59

 

8

0

0

8

185.1

263

263

Christina Wilkin

95

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

283

Maureen Barlow

119

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

528

Gillian Cranston

133

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

483

Tim Charlton

190

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

569

Megel Barker

201

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

616

Raminder Birchall

50

45

-5

4

0

0

4

214.5

228

228

Rhiannon Lee

88

83

-5

6

2

0

4

303.5

344

344

Mary Twomey

102

91

-11

5

1

0

4

303.0

414

430

Jim Macey

144

133

-11

7

3

0

4

332.3

430

480

Polly Vallance

104

90

-14

10

3

0

7

333.3

364

448