Happy New Year!   Welcome back to Hepzi Rodrigues, Nina Thornhill, and Patrick Beatty.   Best improver for this part of the year is Charles Parker, ahead of last quarter’s winner Joy Wade, and Sharon Hewitt. 

High-scoring words:

·       185       COMMERCE                Keith                 (a 9-timer)

·       106       CAMPSITE                   Graham

·       104       HUTTING                     Graham

·       102       HEARKEN                    Charles

·       102       CAVERNS                    Michael

·       100       FOLDERS                     Maureen

·       98        ENDORSE                    Maureen

·       96        BENEATH                     Martin

·       96        HERNIAS                      Graham

·       96        INKIEST                       Maureen

·       95        ACHIEST                      Richard

·       93        FAMINES                     Helen

·       93        WOOMERAS                Graham

·       90        REGRETS                    Helen

·       90        ACQUIRE                     Maureen

·       88        ANGELIC                      Richard

·       86        ANDESITE                    Helen                (a 4-timer)

·       85        VIRGINS                      Charles

Also: 82 CRAVINGS Maureen, 82 GOULASH Richard, 81 MATURER Keith, 80 BROOKING Charles, 80 SEDATING          Graham, 80 ACACIAS Helen, 79 GUTTERS Maire, 79 UNLOADS Maureen, 79 LOERIES Helen, 79 STEELIE Richard, 78 INVITER Maureen, 77 VINTAGES Graham, 76 FEINTER Charles, 76 RETIRED Maire, 76 TALAQ Helen, 75 FLAUNTS Richard, 75 NECROSE Richard, 74 LASERING Richard, 74 WALTZES Charles, 72 VAUNTED Wanda, 72 UNSCREWS Charles, 72 REGISTER Charles, 72 ARRANGE Maire, 72 FLANK Wanda, 72 JADE Keith, 71 RUNNERS Keith, 69 SAUCIER Charles, 69 RETAINERS Maire, 69 SARDINE Maire, 67 DEALERS Maire, 65 ATTACKER Keith, 64 MEDDLING Maire, 64 SPLINTER Maire, 64 DOUANES Richard, 63 SHEARING Keith, 63 STUDIES Maire, 63 PRANCING Charles, 51 NAARTJIE Fiona, 50 FOEHN Helen

 

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

·       ENTAILS 65 HANDIER 67 REPINES 80 AUNTIES 80                 Wanda

·       STROBED 76 OUTRIDE 68 DISTILL 65 SALICETS 88               Helen

·       RETICLES 83 DISTHENE 89 RESILING 68 RELACING 65            Richard

·       ERASION 75 FENDERS 76 ALIMENT 86 OUTSTARE 77            Graham

·       TARRING 73 ORIGANE 69 IRISATE 70 LEANEST 66                Graham

·       PETUNIA 74 SNOTTILY 80 EDIFIED 87                                     Fiona

·       ANISEED 63 RETIMING 69 QUITTED 78                                   Tricia

·       READMIT 75 OBVIATED 66 FANCIES 71 (consecutive moves)            Helen

·       FACTIONS 86 WHORLING 86 PSALTERS 90                            Helen

·       GUESTED 70 TAENIAS 78 PRATTLED 86                                 Helen

·       DEMISES 90 EATERIE 73 INOSITE 72                                      Wanda

·       NITRIDE 70 GARBLES 85 NOTABLE 75                                    Wanda

·       LEANEST 70 SPURTLE 71 BOOSTER 77 (consecutive moves)            Richard

·       RESTATE 85 LEMONADE 83 ROUNCES 75                              Richard

·       GRASSED 78 SEMITIC 72 WAITRONS 83                                 Richard
(Richard got 3 bonuses in 4 other games, a selection of the words are above)

·       EQUINES 88 BLOUSIER 74 GETTABLE 76                               Graham

·       ADRENAL 86 PIETIES 74 VERBOSE 84                                    Graham

·       SPRAINT 69 STEDING 70 OBVIATED 78                                  Graham
(Graham got 3 bonuses in 2 other games, a selection of the words are above)

 

 

 

Name

Old Rating

New

Rating

Rating Change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Charles Parker

86

106

20

32

16

0

16

313.4

451

Joy Wade

90

105

15

32

12

0

20

337.5

445

Sharon Hewitt

129

141

12

13

7

0

6

371.5

478

Michael Spencer

73

82

9

36

10

0

26

296.5

398

Tricia Walker

130

132

2

15

8

0

7

371.3

448

Maureen Barlow

142

144

2

38

23

0

15

364.1

487

Richard Spencer

170

169

-1

34

24

0

10

427.5

593

Graham Harding

183

181

-2

48

40

0

8

440.8

618

Maire Bennett

72

69

-3

33

4

0

29

278.2

382

Hepzi Rodrigues

139

136

-3

18

9

0

9

361.3

472

Wanda de Poitiers

171

167

-4

34

24

0

10

417.7

544

Fiona Titcombe

162

156

-6

28

16

0

12

383.4

475

Helen Harding

172

166

-6

38

26

0

12

416.8

546

Keith Radbourn

67

60

-7

32

1

0

31

287.8

371

Deborah Porter

142

129

-13

15

6

0

9

358.9

492

Martin Stephens

120

103

-17

18

6

0

12

339.1

473

Pat Llanwarne

146

127

-19

14

6

0

8

348.9

436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Nina Thornhill

80

124

44

3

2

0

1

371.3

376

 

Anne Connolly

133

172

39

4

2

0

2

376.3

424

 

Patrick Beatty

112

132

20

3

3

0

0

404.7

447

 

Mary Twomey

79

79

0

2

0

0

2

332.5

388

 

Jan Bailey

131

131

0

0

0

0

0

 

0