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Over the weekend of 9/10 November two one day tournaments were held in Grantham run and hosted by Nuala O'Rourke in memory of her late husband, Mike.

Tricia Walker from East Berks travelled to the event and competed in the Warm-Up on the Saturday and the Main Event on the Sunday.

She finished third in her division on the Saturday, just missing out on a prize. On the Sunday, Tricia performed even better winning 6 out of 8 games and finished second.

Well done Tricia on your performances of the weekend.

(Photo courtesy of Nicky Deco).

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Congratulations to Richard Spencer, who wins the best improver award for 2018-2019.  Results are below in rating change order.  The quarterly improver prizes went to Joy Wade, Frank Charlesworth, Graham Harding, and Sharon Hewitt.  

League Division 1 was won by Wanda de Poitiers, Division 2 by Tricia Walker, and Division 3 by Joy Wade.  The All-play-All was won by Graham Harding and Deborah Porter won the Handicap.

 Highest game scores of the year were:

•           625       Richard Spencer

•           597       Helen Harding

•           582       Graham Harding

•           570       Graham Harding

•           568       Richard Spencer

•           565       Graham Harding

•           562       Graham Harding

•           562       Richard Spencer

•           556       Richard Spencer

•           555       Evelyn Wansbrough

•           551       Wanda de Poitiers

The highest single moves were:

•           158       MEDIATES       Graham

•           131       SQUARES        Laura

•           131       SENATORS      Graham

•           125       HUNKERS        Maire

•           124       REQUITAL        Julie

•           124       RAZORED        Joy

•           122       RESONATE      Helen

•           122       TREATERS       Maire

•           113       CHUGGER        Helen

•           112       WOOTZES        Graham

•           110       QUERIES          Wanda

•           109       PACKETS         Wanda

•           108       JILTING             Michael

•           108       RAVINES          Graham

•           107       MAJESTY         Helen

•           105       EXARATE         Richard

•           104       SEXTAIN          Helen

•           102       FRAGMENT      Graham

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Over the weekend of 4-5 October two East Berks Scrabble Players took part in the National Scrabble Championships. 

A World Class field assembled in Warrington (players flew in from America and Sweden to participate) and lots of tough high scoring games took place. Over the weekend Wanda won 6 out of 16 and Helen won 5 out of 16. To give some idea of how high the standard was - twice Wanda had 6 (SIX) bonus words laid against her in a single game, and Helen lost one game having scored 472 points ! Phew!

Wanda and Helen prepare for battle in Round 4 of the National Scrabble Championships 2019

In the Plate competition (for those players that hadn't qualified for the NSC Final), Graham finished fourth, again in a tough division. Had he won his last game (instead of a 250 point loss), he would have finished second.

Graham thinking hard near the end of a game 

A thoroughly enjoyable weekend even though the results didn't quite go East Berks players way.

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Best improver for the 4^th quarter of the year is Sharon Hewitt, ahead of Maire Bennett and Richard Spencer.  Welcome to visitors Fay Hanniker.and to Paul Steadman from Milton Keynes, who was working in this area for a few weeks.

High-scoring words:

·         158       MEDIATES                   Graham             (a 9-timer)

·         122       TREATERS                   Maire                (a 9-timer)

·         112       WOOTZES                    Graham

·         108       RAVINES                      Graham

·         97         CURLIES                      Maureen

·         93         DEASILS                      Helen

·         92         BERATED                     Graham

·         92         NARTJIE                       Graham

·         92         QUACKERS                  Julie

·         91         NAMESAKE                  Joyce

·         91         PIECING                       Jan

·         91         JUGGLED                     Graham

·         91         FIXABLE                       Graham

·         90         ROLLIES                       Graham

Also: BUNNIES 89 Kathy, GRANGES 89 Michael, RELATES 85 Maire, CLANSMAN 84 Helen, INVITES 84 Michael, SOLSTICE 83 Charles, EARNEST 82 Maire, JAILER 80 Wanda, OLIVERS 80 Michael, SATSUMA 79 Frank, SPEARED 77 Keith, STABBER 77 Maire, TRIPLES 75 Maire, GUILDER 74 Kathy, FINESSES 74 Julie, RELAXES 73 Keith, MANURES 73 Maire, UNSTARCH 72 Charles, QUEP 69 Julie, UMIAQ 48 Helen

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

·         HOBNAIL 80 TENNERS 76 REMINTED 86 MEDIATES 158                    Graham

·         WOOTZES 112 AMITROLE 70 SEXTANT 84 ORDINAL 70                     Graham

·         YERSINIA 65 AMBLING 74 OURALIS 73 TASTING 68                           Helen

·         SWIRLED 85 INERTIA 66 THATCHED 78 EATERIES 70                        Helen

·         AUDIENT 65 PENTAGON 64 SEMINAL 76 VIBRATOS 72                      Richard

·         HEADIER 80 ETHIONS 80 FLUSTER 88 TINCALS 98                            Richard

·         DOGLEGS 67 AVENIRS 78 GESTANT 80 STRAWEN 88                        Richard

·         TINNERS 60 UNSTINTED 69 PLAITED 77 TERRAIN 64                         Helen

·         FIXABLE 91 ATTAINER 66 DILLIES 74 AMNESIA 82                             Graham

·         DEMERIT 65 BALMIEST 82 DISTUNE 82 JEDI 60                                  Helen

·         ROTTING 68 RESITES 68 WRESTED 77 OLIVETS 74                           Richard

·         BLEACHER 72 ESTRONE 80 DECEASE 79 GIRLIEST 72                      Richard

·         LIONISE 73 STARVED 70 CENTRAL 73 PIOLETS 74                             Richard

·         CURLIES 97 SALTING 68 READING 73                                                 Maureen

·         VENTURED 72 READIEST 70 SILAGED 85                                           Tricia

·         DARLING 78 HEDONIST 84 ERODENT 73                                            Richard

·         DIORITE 69 RAISONNE 62 CAPELINS 76                                             Richard

·         HURLING 73 VOX 56 LAZING 78 (consecutive moves)                           Helen

·         RATTIEST 82 ANSATED 68 OLEINES 70                                              Graham

·         ROLLIES 90 TALCIER 73 SATINET 79                                                  Graham

·         AGRISED 75 CORONETS 61 INTITLE 65                                              Richard

·         ELUDING 68 WREATHED 74 DOSSIER 76                                            Helen

·         GODLIEST 83 ORIENTAL 66 BREWING 78                                           Helen

·         LOITERED 66 ALIENATE 68 FERRATE 86                                            Richard

·         FIERCER 80 SCENARII 79 SMOKERS 72                                              Richard

·         DOILTER 77 REVISIT 87 BRIDGES 79                                                  Richard

Other things:

·         9-letter words: UNSTINTED 69 Helen, REPAINTED 36 Charles, REPEATING Helen