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Best improver for this part of the year is Maureen Barlow, ahead of Maire Bennett and Charles Parker.  Welcome to Gillian Cranston, Amanda Lowe, Kate Lester, and Jen Brennan.

High-scoring words, lots for this quarter:

·       114       FADEINS                      Wanda

·       110       LAZIEST                       Helen

·       108       SHOWIER                    Pat

·       103       ZAIRE                          Graham

·       100       AMPUTEE                    Hepzi

·       100       BARMIER                     Helen

·       98        ANXIOUS                     Graham

·       98        REEQUIPS                   Joy

·       97        GENTIAN                     Helen

·       97        KERATIN                      Helen

·       96        DENTINE                      Graham

·       93        FRUSHES                     Graham

·       92        SILLIER                        Charles

·       91        OVERAGE                    Charles

·       87        SLATHERS                   Maire

·       87        WORRIES                    Joy

·       85        SHOWING                    Joy

·       83        BLUESIER                    Pat

·       83        IMAGINED                    Keith

·       82        BLEATER                     Maire

·       81        ATOMIES                     Keith

·       80        FORESTS                     Keith

·       79        DIPPERS                      Maire

·       79        SMELTING                   Maire

·       79        WELDERS                    Maire

·       78        MONETISE                   Charles

·       77        BEASTIE                      Maire

·       76        BIDDERS                      Maire

·       75        INSIDER                       Maire

·       74        RADIANS                      Graham

·       73        GAITERS                      Charles

·       73        HOSTILE                      Maire

·       73        LANCERS                     Maire

·       71        TOASTERS                  Maire

·       70        HINTERS                      Maire

·       70        RECOUNTS                  Maire

·       70        SAVAGES                    Maire

·       69        INDOORS                     Maire

·       69        POULTRY                     Maire

·       69        REDACTOR                  Charles

·       68        ASSISTED                    Charles

·       67        ENDURES                    Maire

·       67        FUNNIER                      Maire

·       67        MEANIES                     Maire

·       66        SAILERS                      Maire

·       66        STAGIEST                    Kate

·       65        STAINERS                    Maire

·       64        GOONIES                    Gillian

·       63        GEARINGS                   Maire

·       60        STAINERS                    Maire

·       59        ASSUAGES                  Charles

·       59        SPHINX                        Maire

·       42        FRIGGING                   Gillian

 

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

·       AUTHORS 72 ONERIEST 62 ATTIRING 58 ONSIDES 64 ENQUIRED 70  Graham

·       DABSTERS 72 FINKS 51 ADAPTING 71 FIX 55 LIONETS 71                             Helen

·       CLEAVING 79 WEIGHTED 98 CURLIEST 68 STERANES 74                              Wanda

·       ENATION 66 DERACINE 66 TRINDLE 84 AURORAE 67                                    Richard

·       HALTING 74 IDEATES 79 BORANES 74 LEAKY 51 RAJ 52                               Wanda

·       ASUNDER 81 MALTIER 80 NACRITE 73 EX 54                                                 Helen

·       NAIFEST 76 ALSOONE 74 TROELIE 70 ENTRAPS 93                                       Helen

·       QADI 52 AROUSES 75 EXTERNAL 98 DARIOLE 74                                          Helen

·       TRAINER 65 BLOWIER 82 DOLINES 77 TIERCET 70                                        Wanda

·       ZOUK 58 CREATURE 78 GAUJE 63 RESIANT 68                                              Helen

·       AEROSOLS 62 ZEATINS 70 SCALIER 71                                                          Richard

·       DEPOSITS 61 SEARING 73 SKIRRING 76                                                        Wanda

·       EQUATES DORISES 70 COALING 68                                                               Richard

·       FIDGETER 76 CABINETS 86 SPRAYERS 63                                                     Charles

·       MORALIST 83 INDICTS 72 INTERNAL 72                                                          Helen

·       OIKETONE 74 ETALONS 76 DIAPENTE 83                                                       Richard

·       SMARTED 74 VEINIER 67 LAAGERS 64                                                           Richard

·       RECORDED 70 FAINTEST 72                                                                           Keith

·       TARRIES 75 TAINTED 71                                                                                 Hepzi

 

·     Also:

·       New personal best:        Pat Llanwarne 516

·       11-letter (!) word: INJUNCTIONS – played by Kate, made from UNCTION … JUNCTION … JUNCTIONS … INJUNCTIONS

·       9-letter word:     DEFAULTER 79 Charles

·       A game between Helen & Wanda contained the following 50+ point moves: (Helen) SINUATES 59 RAIMENT 86 OURIEST 73, (Wanda) RAPLOCH 75 ZOOEAL 50 GROOMED 79 IFFIEST 79 JIVING 75

 

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Maureen Barlow

116

131

15

35

24

0

11

354.8

476

528

Maire Bennett

77

89

12

32

8

0

24

299.2

390

448

Charles Parker

104

111

7

34

13

0

21

335.0

409

509

Fiona Titcombe

125

129

4

17

10

0

7

386.0

475

535

Wanda de Poitiers

157

161

4

41

28

0

13

415.0

576

592

Richard Spencer

172

176

4

29

24

0

5

435.7

571

625

Helen Harding

172

174

2

41

35

0

6

428.8

543

597

Michael Spencer

97

98

1

30

9

0

21

318.6

405

502

Pat Llanwarne

139

140

1

20

12

0

8

357.9

516

516

Keith Radbourn

89

89

0

34

8

0

26

278.6

382

418

Joy Wade

128

123

-5

27

13

0

14

353.7

421

484

Graham Harding

173

165

-8

45

33

0

12

408.0

573

661

Martin Stephens

119

110

-9

21

8

0

13

328.6

415

477

Hepzi Rodrigues

148

133

-15

29

13

0

16

368.8

499

554

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

Sharon Hewitt

99

131

32

9

6

0

3

350.9

445

548

Mary Twomey

99

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

430

Ann Shaw

59

56

-3

12

0

0

12

213.3

239

317

Deborah Porter

120

98

-22

2

0

0

2

294.0

295

542

Kate Lester

 

101

 

6

1

0

5

303.2

363

363

Jen Brennan

 

98

 

8

3

0

5

322.9

436

436

Gillian Cranston

 

94

 

15

4

0

11

351.7

427

427

Amanda Lowe

 

87

 

26

5

0

21

290.8

373

373