Best improver for this quarter is Wanda de Poitiers, ahead of Richard and Michael Spencer in second and third places.   Welcome to Joanne (Jo) Hepburn and Megel Barker. 

High-scoring words:

·       112       EXOTICS                      Wanda

·       105       SOUPING                     Sharon

·       104       SQUIRTER                   Joy

·       102       TRACHEAS                  Megel

·       101       QUINTARS                   Helen

·       98        FRONTAGE                  Graham

·       97        WEEDING                    Graham

·       96        TRAYFUL                     Graham

·       95        DASHIEST                    Helen

·       94        CLIENTS                      Helen

·       94        STREAMED                  Deborah

·       93        SECTION                     Hepzi

·       92        EVASION                     Helen

·       92        EXAMINER                   Helen

·       91        PARSONS                    Graham

·       91        STUNTED                     Graham

·       89        SLINKER                      Maire

·       89        SKIVERS                      Charles

·       89        STAINED                      Charles

·       86        FAIREST                      Helen

·       86        SOAPIEST                    Jim

·       85        IRISATE                       Jim

·       85        SPANGLE                     Keith

·       84        STRIDER                      Jim

·       82        BLASTER                     Maire

·       82        HIDEOUT                     Charles

·       81        DOUBLET                     Helen

·       81        URINATE                      Maire

·       80        BEAUTIES                    Helen

·       80        UPRIVER                      Mary

·       79        STREAMS                    Charles

·       78        CINEMAS                     Martin

·       77        DERIDERS                   Joy

·       77        EASTERN                     Jim

·       77        HAIRNET                      Jim

·       77        HASTIER                      Maire

·       77        ZESTY                          Maire

·       76        HUNTERS                    Maire

·       76        PAUSING                     Keith

·       75        PASTIER                      Jim

·       75        THINNERS                   Maire

·       74        DUMPIER                     Jim

·       74        OFFENCES                  Martin

·       73        STERNER                     Maire

·       72        BANDAGES                  Jim

·       72        SOLDIER                      Jim

·       70        ATONERS                    Maire   

·       Other words: BENDERS 69 Maire, BITTERS 69 Maire, DETAILED 69 Maire, LADDERS 69 Maire, LASAGNE 69 Jim, BRASSING 68 Charles, PIRATES 68 Maire, SHELTIE 68 Jim, RAISERS 67 Maire, TAENIAE 67 Jim, TOUSLES 67 Maire, URINATE 66 Keith, DELETING 64 Keith, INERTIA 64 Keith, NASTIER 64 Jim, SEQUINS 64 Keith, SNAGGLE 64 Helen, ARSENAL 63 Jim, FESTERS 63 Jim , SMELTING 63 Maire, CANISTER 62 Maire, LAMENTS 62 Joy, LOOPIEST 61 Jim, VIOLINS 54 Charles, BASQUE Charles, BREADED Amanda, NATTERS Maire

 

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

·       GAZE 50 QUINA 56 HURRIES 77 JETON 71 LOWRIES 87 OVARIAN 87 INTITLE 60           Helen

·       AEROBIC 73 TRAWLERS 74 DENIERS 85 LACQUER 79 FOXED 65        Wanda

·       ANNOYING 64 INFECTS 88 TAXI 55 IZAR 57 REVERED 94                  Helen

·       EJECTOR 104 STANGED 92 FLOATIER 67 LOUDENS 70                     Wanda

·       REBUTTED 63 OPIATES 71 NOSTRIL 70 CUSHION 80                         Graham

·       CONVENES 101 FORESTER 72 HARKENS 74                                      Wanda

·       DECANTER 68 TEMPLED 84 RESTIVE 79                                            Graham

·       DELUDED 71 ODDMENT 96 ERECTING 74                                          Wanda

·       DINGBAT 83 RETIRAL 72 EGOTIST 72                                                 Richard

·       DOCKING 84 RECLINER 57 ANODISE 82                                             Fiona

·       FASTENER 90 UNITARDS 70 OUTLIER 76                                           Helen

·       GENTEEL 69 SORBENT 80 DENTILS 83                                               Wanda

·       HETAIRA 89 TOLERANT 74 NEOGENE 85                                            Richard

·       LACTEAN 70 LEAVENED 74 SHINTIED 83                                            Richard

·       LINEATED 76 SECTIONS 80 STARTERS 84                                         Wanda

·       LODESTAR 68 COMATOSE 78 BESTAIN 81                                         Graham

·       NERVILY 76 DIACTINE 74 IODURET 66                                                Richard

·       OSTEOID 77 ESCALATE 72 STROKER 91                                            Wanda

·       POUTING 67 TINDERS 73 FURCATED 80                                            Richard

·       RERAISED 69 FENESTRA 62 ALOETIC 68                                           Wanda

·       RESIDUES 80 AUSTERE 73 INUTILE 77                                               Wanda

·       RESTAGED 74 INSANER 76 ANTLERED 74                                          Wanda

·       TAGETES 73 RECITING 72 BANEFUL 66                                              Wanda

 

Other things:

·       New personal bests:      Helen 609

·       11-letter word:               ADMINISTERS 34 Michael

  

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Wanda de Poitiers

164

182

18

34

29

0

5

437.5

575

598

Richard Spencer

185

202

17

28

26

0

2

439.0

531

625

Michael Spencer

80

93

13

32

9

1

22

313.6

407

502

Hepzi Rodrigues

129

137

8

20

10

0

10

349.8

465

554

Martin Stephens

109

113

4

25

11

0

14

332.9

443

477

Fiona Titcombe

148

152

4

23

14

0

9

396.3

494

551

Amanda Lowe

80

82

2

26

6

0

20

306.2

379

392

Joy Wade

106

107

1

14

6

0

8

333.2

442

484

Sharon Hewitt

131

130

-1

14

9

0

5

359.2

418

548

Graham Harding

180

179

-1

44

33

0

11

428.5

571

661

Helen Harding

190

186

-4

42

33

0

9

444.6

609

609

Maire Bennett

61

55

-6

32

2

0

30

264.0

343

498

Pat Llanwarne

130

123

-7

17

8

0

9

346.4

442

516

Deborah Porter

137

130

-7

28

14

0

14

354.3

440

542

Charles Parker

113

104

-9

32

14

1

17

320.4

443

509

Jim Macey

126

116

-10

19

7

0

12

354.8

447

478

Keith Radbourn

82

69

-13

36

3

0

33

282.8

380

418

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

Megel Barker

 

174

1

6

4

0

2

400.8

464

464

Joanne Hepburn

 

38

-26

3

0

0

3

269.3

292

292

Mary Twomey

99

106

7

9

3

0

6

319.9

377

430

Jen Brennan

50

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

436

Maureen Barlow

122

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

528