Best improver for the 3rd quarter of the year is Maureen Barlow, with Richard Spencer just in second place. 

Welcome to Bex Smith and Alan Nicolaou, and new member Stephen McDonald.   

 

High-scoring words:

·         123       QUAKERS                    Hannah

·         116       DUPLEXES                  Wanda

·         107       ZOBOS / YEZ               Richard

·         103       INQUIRES                     Maureen

·         101       GRAPHITE                    Helen

·         101       SNEAKERS                  Graham

·         100       SEXTAIN                      Graham            

·         100       JABBERS                     Wanda 

Also     HEROISE 99 Graham, SAVOURY 96 Charles, REQUITED 90 Jan, RETAILS 90 Hepzi, MISRATE 99 Maire, YPERITE 87 Wanda, REMINDS 83 Frank, SPLICED 82 Frank, SATURATE 59 Keith

 

Many bonuses by one player, or high-scoring consecutive moves:

·         TAXIMAN 84 REALIZE 73 WASTAGE 94 GRAPHITE 101                                   Helen

·         ADULATE 64 INCLINE 67 TRUSTIER 58                                                           Richard

·         QUERIES 75 SAYABLE 86 ORATION 74                                                           Patrick

·         NATURES 69 OORIEST 81 STOWING 87                                                          Richard

·         PANTIES 77 UNALIKE 69 RINGERS 71                                                             Richard

·         PREMIER 81 ELATION 67 GODETIAS 62                                                          Tricia

·         SLAYING 88 TEARIER 66 SMARTENS 64                                                         Tricia

·         CRAYONS 78 ALIBIES 68 DETOURS 79                                                           Wanda

·         ZONDA 50 ATTENDS 84 JEATS 86                                                                   Helen

 

Others:

·         9-letter word STRANGLED Wanda v Joy

·         PLAZA, played by Keith

 

Name

Old Rating

New

Rating

Rating Change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Maureen Barlow

134

145

11

33

24

0

9

369.3

462

Richard Spencer

144

155

11

33

25

0

8

413.9

511

Joy Wade

73

83

10

21

8

1

12

318.4

422

Maire Bennett

54

63

9

33

8

0

25

259.4

340

Frank Charlesworth

74

81

7

18

6

0

12

300.0

406

Jan Bailey

139

146

7

26

18

0

8

374.4

469

Charles Parker

93

98

5

24

8

0

16

298.0

418

Martin Stephens

100

105

5

27

11

1

15

324.9

437

Deborah Porter

135

137

2

27

16

0

11

362.9

492

Graham Harding

179

181

2

40

36

0

4

429.6

523

Sue Ashwell

53

54

1

21

3

1

17

271.1

339

Hepzi Rodrigues

140

141

1

29

17

0

12

369.4

487

Hannah Corbett

124

123

-1

14

5

0

9

336.9

398

Wanda de Poitiers

162

161

-1

38

27

0

11

406.3

506

Helen Harding

174

172

-2

37

31

0

6

417.4

561

Keith Radbourn

50

46

-4

36

3

0

33

249.4

310

Tricia Walker

126

121

-5

28

12

0

16

363.9

471

Julie Wise

126

114

-12

24

6

0

18

320.9

400

Evelyn Wansbrough

144

131

-13

36

19

0

17

366.4

469

Joyce Charlesworth

91

70

-21

16

3

1

12

277.5

344

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

 

Sharon Hewitt

141

157

16

6

4

0

2

364.3

389

 

Patrick Beatty

88

90

2

9

5

0

4

339.4

459

 

Stephen McDonald

50

34

-16

10

0

0

10

234.7

300

 

Alan Nicolaou

64

45

-19

6

0

0

6

250.8

306

 

Bex Smith

76

50

-26

2

0

0

2

272.0

307