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Published: 07 July 2018

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Best improver for the 3^rd 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

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Published: 11 November 2017

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Richard Porter (who hosts our website) wins the best improver award for 2016-2017, with Martin Stephens and Jan Bailey in second and third places.  Results are below in rating change order. 

The quarterly improver prizes went to Richard Porter, Catriona Jones, Patrick Beatty, and Catriona Jones again. 

League Division 1 was won by Andy Becher, and Division 2 by Deborah Porter.  The All-play-All was won by Helen Harding and the Handicap was won by Evelyn Wansbrough. 

Highest game scores of the year were 616, 608, 605, and 596 from Graham Harding, 571 and 561 from Helen Harding, 560 from Wanda de Poitiers, and 553 from Andy Becher. 

The highest single moves were ACQUIRE (143) from Graham Harding, AGITATES and BREEDERS (131) from Helen Harding, EQUATES (127) from Maureen Barlow, WRYNECK (125) from Graham Harding, STONINGS (122) from Richard Spencer, JAZZ (118) from Graham Harding, OXIDISER (114) from Wanda de Poitiers, and TONELESS (113) from Deborah Porter.

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Published: 07 October 2017

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Best improver for the 4^th quarter of the year is Catriona Jones, with Richard Spencer and Martin Stephens in second and third places.  Welcome back to Ron Dobree for one week only, to new member Frank Charlesworth, and to Andy and Liz Maxted.  Also, a sudden, unexpected final goodbye from Catriona Jones.  

High-scoring words:

·        ·         131       BREEDERS                  Helen    (a 9-timer)
·         122       STONINGS                    Richard (a 9-timer)
·         104       INDOORS/TWITS          Deborah
·         103       IODATES                      Graham       
·         102       TORCHED                    Tricia  
·         102       PICRATE                      Wanda         
Also     DARKEST 99 Hepzi, UNTOWARD 98 Graham, MEDICAL 95 Wanda, SYRINGE 92 Maire, SOLUBLE 92 Helen, TRIZONE 92 Richard, HEAPING 92 Tricia, ESQUIRE 90 Jan, HOARSENS 90 Helen, STERILE 90 Hepzi, RESPRAY 90 Richard, UPSIDES 88 Patrick, SADDLER 86 Patrick, BEDDINGS 80 Charles

Many bonuses in a game by one player: 
·         SINISTER 77 QUEASILY 88 DEFEATED 78 MALTIER 82           Graham
·         DOGEARED 86 SOSATIE 68 TESTING 75 TRIZONE 73            Richard
·         RETILES 70 EARFULS 76 OARIEST 68 BREEDING 80              Wanda
·         DETRAIN 76 EARLIER 79 RATIONS 73 SPONGED 85               Wanda
·         TUGGERS 68 PRELATE 76 INTERNES 78 ATONERS 66          Tricia
·         GUNNERS 63 RAGBOLTS 74 STRAINER 68 BLOATER 87        Wanda
·         MANKIER 77 GOATIER 80 WAVERING 79                                Deborah
·         DARKEST 99 STAMENS 66 BANANAS 70                                 Hepzi
·         BOTTLES MAILERS OUTLIERS                                                 Maureen
·         ANTEATER 66 TAWNIES 76 TALONED 62                                Richard

 Other things of note:
·         Wanda won all her games in September
·         Graham and Tricia played two 9-letter words in one game, MUTTERING 24 and LINGERIES 50

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Published: 23 September 2017

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Well done to Maureen on coming second in the C division at a recent, well attended, event in Swindon. 

Congratulations also to Hepzi who finished 6th in the same division and won a ratings prize.

Not much difference between second and sixth, just one big win as both Maureen and Hepzi finished on 6 wins (out of 7), but Maureen had a spread of +285, Hepzi +81.