Best improver for the second quarter of the season is Joy Wade, just ahead of Jim Macey in second place and Keith Radbourn in third place. Welcome to Deborah Tobin-Desson.
High-scoring words:
• 116 STAINED Maire
• 111 FIXATES Helen
• 95 SLANTER Maire
• 94 MOUSING Charles
• 91 BLAZERS Michael
• 90 BREEZES Pat
• 90 TINKLES Joy
• 88 BARTERS Maire
• 88 SWARMED Joy
• 88 UNTILED Jim
• 87 JIBS Helen
• 86 DISGUISE Martin
• 86 MUSCLIER Jim
• 86 SPITTERS Maire
• 84 IMAGERY Michael (an opening move, well spotted)
• 84 PROWLER Keith
• 84 STAPLER Charles
• 83 NAIFEST Jim
• 82 STINKED Maire
• 82 VANDALS Joy
• 81 ANTLIKE Helen
• 80 ATRESIA Jim
• 80 DISPUTE Keith
• 80 POETRIES Joy
• 79 MANNERS Jim
• 79 PLEDGED Jim
• 78 LEFTIES Charles
• 77 QUESTING Charles
• 77 STARTING Keith
• 76 BEAKERS Maire
• 76 RESTAGE Maire
• 76 WAISTER Maire
• 76 WITNESS Keith
• 75 ANGLERS Maire
• 75 ATRESIA Jim
• 75 MARINES Keith
• 75 WEARIES Jim
• 74 BARRIERS Maire
• 74 LATRINES Maire
• 74 MARINES Maire
• 74 REALISM Jim
• 74 SARDINE Jim
• 73 HEATERS Jim
• 73 UNSTUNG Charles
• Other words: 72 CHEROOT Mary, 72 DEARLINGS Gillian (a rare 9-letter bonus), 72 GROUNDED Keith, 72 TOASTED Jim, 71 INVADERS Maire, 71 NETTLED Michael, 71 OORIEST Jim, 70 CRUSADES Maire, 70 ETERNAL Jim, 70 INTENSE Keith, 70 STARTED Keith, 69 STATION Maire, 68 PARTNERS Mary, 68 REACTION Charles, 68 SLINTER Maire, 68 SUNSETS Maire, 67 NEEDING Maire, 66 HOTLINE Mary, 66 LATRINE Maire, 66 NETTLES Maire, 66 STARRED Maire, 66 STINKERS Maire 65 MINSTER Maire, 65 TRAINEE Maire, 64 LARDERS Jim, 64 NASTIER Jim, 64 TOASTIER Keith, 63 COLLATE Mary, 63 SWEETER Maire, 63 ZANJA Helen, 61 UNSTAGED Charles, 58 SLINTERS Maire, 57 ENLIVENS Jim, 31 EXEAT Charles
Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:
• IRISATE 72 RENAGUE 72 ETHANOL 92 SOX 63 BOOSTERS 63 ZEE 65 ADERMIN 91 Graham
• ADORING 68 ALLOYED 76 TROELIES 83 ALTERED 82 QUAKY 84 Graham
• DAUTIES 67 WARDING 84 BYRLING 88 AERATING 61 SUSTAIN 82 Helen
• COLONADE 61 (not a valid word!) RELATION 62 SIGHERS 85 TINNERS 61 Graham
• JOINDERS 80 REUNITED 59 BANTERS 61 ETESIAN 78 Graham
• MEATIER 72 AVERSION 72 SARSNET 68 SYLPH 51 Helen
• NASTIEST 77 GREENING 74 METAYER 78 VALERIAN 76 Wanda
• OCEANIDS 83 SABOTIER 80 GASSIEST 72 JAP 55 Helen
• SERRATI 72 CAUDLES 72 TITLING 69 INVERTED 89 Helen
• ADERMIN – UNDATRAS 73 SANTERA 68 Richard
• ALINERS 76 PALADIN 97 VIOLENTS 74 Helen
• APERIES 68 DECAYED 72 DERAILS 77 Helen
• ASTOUND 79 NAILSET 88 SIEVERT 75 Helen
• DAYSIDE 80 NUTTIER 65 REACTING 92 Helen
• DETAILS 83 INERTIAE 62 UNGULAE 70 Richard
• HORNETS 73 ETESIAN 74 EUSTELE 84 Richard
• OUTLIERS 62 LEVITATE 86 RESTOKE 76 Wanda
• PIMENTO 70 MELANGES 74 CRIPPLED 78 Richard
• REALIST 65 TINDALS 85 OPENERS 75 Helen
• RESTRAIN 62 OILERIES 66 ISOGRAMS 80 Richard
• SAIDEST 91 RAVINES 75 ELASTIN 86 Graham
• SEEMING 78 REPEALED 83 TAENIAS 86 Helen
• SHYSTER 106 HOARIEST 122 INGATES 67 Graham
• SURLIEST 59 REARISEN 72 NETSUKE 78 Wanda
• TAINTED 77 FORESTED 76 RECOILED 69 Charles
• TERNION 79 TOWERED 85 GODSENDS 59 Wanda
New personal bests: Ann Boswell 291, Gillian Cranston 470, Graham Harding 693, Lizzie Hewitt 347, Polly Vallance 421, Richard Spencer 674, Tim Charlton 569 Well done to you all!
Name Old rating New rating Rating change P W D L Average Highest score Highest ever
Joy Wade 103 119 16 33 18 1 14 334.9 433 484
Jim Macey 114 129 15 13 8 0 5 362.6 413 478
Keith Radbourn 72 86 14 32 11 0 21 301.5 377 418
Polly Vallance 93 102 9 23 10 1 12 320.1 421 421
Hepzi Rodrigues 129 136 7 20 12 0 8 360.9 450 554
Gillian Cranston 101 107 6 16 6 0 10 358.1 470 470
Mary Twomey 105 111 6 14 7 0 7 315.1 421 430
Helen Harding 192 198 6 44 39 0 5 436.5 536 609
Graham Harding 175 179 4 45 33 1 11 432.7 693 693
Fiona Titcombe 161 164 3 18 12 0 6 411.3 479 551
Maire Bennett 58 58 0 35 4 0 31 289.5 440 498
Wanda de Poitiers 176 176 0 35 24 1 10 421.1 581 598
Michael Spencer 70 67 -3 35 7 0 28 278.5 367 502
Pat Llanwarne 122 119 -3 15 6 0 9 348.5 417 516
Martin Stephens 115 109 -6 24 12 0 12 335.7 380 477
Richard Spencer 210 203 -7 39 32 0 7 438.9 674 674
Amanda Lowe 97 88 -9 27 7 0 20 305.6 377 392
Charles Parker 106 96 -10 29 8 0 21 322.3 456 509
Deborah Porter 148 138 -10 31 16 0 15 363.4 502 542
Ann Boswell 67 50 -17 14 0 0 14 231.4 291 291
Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games in a quarter, needed to qualify
Lizzie Hewitt 68 73 5 8 2 0 6 280.0 347 347
Sharon Hewitt 124 129 5 8 4 0 4 334.0 383 548
Tim Charlton 209 176 -33 10 5 0 5 395.2 569 569
Deborah Tobin-Desson 50 2 0 0 2 185.5 221 221
Maureen Barlow 122 0 0 0 0 0 528
Megel Barker 195 0 0 0 0 0 583