Best improver for the second quarter of the season is Fiona Titcombe, ahead of Hepzi Rodrigues in second place and Richard Spencer in third place.   Welcome to Christina Wilkin, Mike Medlin and John Bush, and welcome back to Johnny Sammon.

High-scoring words:
·       106       EARTHMEN                  Richard
·       105       SQUEAL                       Michael
·       102       INHERIT                       Charles
·       101       MODISHLY                   Helen
·       94        LOWINGS                    Hepzi
·       94        RESEATS                     Pat
·       94        ROUSING                     Graham
·       92        ERMINES                     Helen
·       92        HEATERS                     Hepzi
·       92        REWARDED                 Charles
·       89        LOOSING                     Joy
·       88        ANTIQUE                     Charles
·       87        MATINGS                     Maureen
·       86        GUIPURE                     Helen
·       86        PROWLER                   Joy
·       86        REPAIRED                   Jim
·       85        CURTSEY                     Charles
·       85        FLIGHTS/HIJABS          Charles
·       84        SATANIC                      Charles
·       83        PUNIEST                      Jim
·       80        LUTHIERS                    Helen
·       80        WARBLER                    Amanda
·       79        CORNEAS                    Maureen
·       79        CRINGES                     Maureen
·       78        BETTERS                     Charles
·       78        SPORTED                    Maire
·       77        EXTINCT                      Charles
·       77        GELATOS                    Maureen
·       76        FLECKER                     Polly
·       76        REGAINER                   Johnny
·       76        VITTLES                       Maire
·       75        CROPPED                    Maire
·       75        OTARINE                     Johnny
·       74        STAIDER                      Jim
·       74        LARDONS                    Maureen
·       74        QUESTED                    Maureen
·       74        WASPIER                     Maire
·       73        PIASTRE                      Jim
·       73        SOCAGES                    Helen
·       73        TRADERS                     Maire
·       72        BUNCHER                    Charles
·       72        LINSEED                      Maureen
·       72        OVERLAND                  Maureen
·       72        RADIATES                    Maureen
·       72        SERIATE                      Jim
·       71        HARMLESS                  Helen
·       71        ISOLATE                      Jim
·       71        RATIONS                     Charles
Other words: 70 AROUSES Maureen, 70 BEAUTIES Maureen, 70 BURSTING Maureen, 70 HIJAB Charles, 70 NITRATE Jim, 70 SEASIDE Maire, 70 SLEEPER Maire, 70 TRADERS Maire, 69 ACQUIRE Maureen, 69 BELATED Charles, 69 LAUDERS Maureen, 69 OUTLINE Maureen, 69 RAISINS Maureen, 69 TIRADES Maire, 69 TRAINEE Maire, 68 BOATERS Polly, 68 NASTIES Maire, 68 PASTELS Maureen, 67 MANUALS Maureen, 67 MOISTER Maureen, 66 WEIRDOES Polly, 65 FLINTED Polly, 65 SEAGULLS Maire, 65 SLEEPER Maire, 65 TAURINE Jim, 64 CHURROS Polly, 64 NASTIES Polly, 64 SNIGGERS Maire, 62 ARISING Charles, 60 SARNIES Maureen, 60 SOILIER Maureen, 58 ASSASSIN Maire, 55 FUDDY Maire, 37 FIEFS Gillian, 33 ROSTI Maire, ALTERED Amanda, BURBLERS Amanda, BUTTERS Amanda, FORMULAE Martin, OWLET Charles

Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game (moves of over 100 also appear in the list of high-scoring words):

·       ·       DEEMING 73 FIERCEST 92 DILUTES 78 PADRONI 77 OUTLANDS 60 Richard
·       TEAMING 81 MOINEAU 68 SILANES 73 NODALISE 80             Graham
·       TERMINAL 90 SHIVERED 78 IGNORER 77 TRITONE 74            Helen
·       ATEBRIN 73 TENSILE 79 OREGANO 79 PEEWITS 78              Graham
·       AERATES 65 ELYSIAN 88 FRIENDS 88                                    Helen
·       DIARIZE 91 CATKINS 81 TERPINE 67                                      Richard
·       DILUTES 71 HEDONIST 63 AEROSAT 75                                 Richard
·       EARTHMEN 106 NOSODES 88 BIVALENT 74                           Richard
·       EASTERN 66 SPARKING 84 MINEOLA 84                                Graham
·       EBIONISE 83 GRASPING 80 OUTLIER 74                                 Richard
·       INSOFAR 73 GROUPING 82 WAISTED 82                                Graham
·       MOTTLED 85 RECORDER 64 RAVINES 71                               Deborah
·       PRONAOI 77 ENTICED 81 STOLIDER 68                                  Richard
·       RETILES 66 TARWHINE 69 WEARIES 70                                 Richard
·       SABOTED 77 RESTING 76 AERIES 80                                     Richard
·       STOPPER 80 SEMOLINA 65 ROOTLING 65                              Helen
·       TANGOES 84 ERINITES 62 PEDLARS 65                                 Helen
·       TEARERS 70 SCANNER 82 LANDFILL 74                                 Wanda

 

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Fiona Titcombe

165

180

15

17

15

0

2

397.6

487

551

Hepzi Rodrigues

129

142

13

27

13

0

14

372.4

509

554

Richard Spencer

187

199

12

34

33

0

1

461.6

592

674

Polly Vallance

101

109

8

22

10

0

12

316.0

407

421

Amanda Lowe

89

94

5

36

10

0

26

312.8

387

443

Pat Llanwarne

118

120

2

13

5

0

8

333.7

448

516

Maureen Barlow

129

130

1

35

17

0

18

348.8

445

528

Charles Parker

104

104

0

27

8

0

19

342.3

459

509

Wanda de Poitiers

178

178

0

27

18

0

9

401.4

490

598

Graham Harding

177

175

-2

40

29

0

11

422.3

563

693

Helen Harding

194

191

-3

39

31

0

8

429.4

535

609

Maire Bennett

65

59

-6

27

1

0

26

262.5

450

498

Michael Spencer

72

64

-8

30

2

0

28

256.1

318

502

Deborah Porter

152

144

-8

30

16

0

14

356.0

464

542

Sharon Hewitt

156

120

-36

19

6

0

13

330.4

419

548

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

Johnny Sammon

82

108

26

8

3

0

5

382.5

494

519

Jim Macey

116

125

9

6

4

0

2

348.7

435

478

Megel Barker

187

195

8

5

3

0

2

433.4

509

616

Martin Stephens

102

109

7

6

3

0

3

333.8

361

477

Joy Wade

119

122

3

12

4

0

8

323.3

404

484

Keith Radbourn

80

82

2

3

1

0

2

263.3

278

418

Gillian Cranston

132

133

1

12

8

0

4

369.0

448

483

Mary Twomey

116

116

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

430

Tim Charlton

202

189

-13

10

6

0

4

405.1

482

569

John Bush

 

115

 

3

1

0

2

327.0

379

379

Christina Wilkin

 

67

 

6

1

0

5

229.8

278

278

Mike Medlin

 

50

 

2

0

0

2

185.0

201

201