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     LEXINGTON SCRABBLE PLAYERS CLUB #108 NEWS FOR JUNE 20, 2013

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------
     1 Richard Buck          + 1763      65    30        426
     2 Morris Greenberg      + 1752      12     5        411
     3 Mike Wolfberg         + 1747      84    36        419
     4 Steven Saul             1746      74    36        419
     5 Jake Bergmann         + 1738      63    31        413
     6 Mark Fidler           - 1734      74    35        405
     7 Carl Durdan             1727       7     4        391
     8 Joel Horn             - 1725     153    71        416
     9 Wes Eddings           + 1717      54    22        397
    10 Larry Katz            - 1716      82    66        391

       PLAYER                 RATING    WINS LOSSES    AVERAGE   RANK
       ------                 ------    ---- ------    -------   ----
    Adukia, Ranji              1557/A     3    15        366 
    Allen-Munley, Cheryl       1623/5     1     4        368 
    Aronie, Emmanuel           1613       5     7        351      23
    Becker, Bob              - 1704      48    22        401      12
    Bersani, Janet           - 1463       2    14        321      32
    Blanchard, Susan           1666/A     2     4        383 
    Burroughs, Sarah           1481/4     0     4        323 
    Cable, Cole                1338       1    10        269      33
    Cable, Matthew             UNR        1     1        365 
    Cassel, Claudia            1616      42    92        347      21
    Choslovsky, Marla          1590/A     1     3        308 
    Cole, Judy                 1695/A    21    16        381 
    Day, Catherine           + 1568      19    64        334      27
    Day, Jesse                 1828/A     3     1        433 
    DeFilippo, John            1623/A     1     1        388 
    Dubach, Joev               1705       1     4        377      11
    Exter, Jared               1377/7     0     7        290 
    Giovinazzo, Linda          1615      31    47        354      22
    Goldstein, Marc          + 1601      18    27        357      24
    Gonzales, Steven         - 1571      30    86        332      26
    Hass, Trevor               1499/A     1     2        339 
    Horn, Judy               - 1689     123    88        397      14
    Janota-Bzowski, Marek      1550/A     7    18        342 
    Kaitz, Merrill             1762/A    22     5        403 
    Kirchhausen, Susan         1689      13    13        375      14
    Kraus, Marvin            + 1654      51    93        370      18
    Kt., Trx.                - 1598      53   118        348      25
    Krycka, James              1508       6    28        323      28
    Kulig, Chris             - 1672      91    92        392      16
    Lambert, Rebecca           1706/A    35    15        411 
    Lober, George            ? 1543/4     1     3        316 
    Lutts, Tim                 1669      24    27        376      17
    Mandell, Lauren          ? 1565/4     2     2        374 
    Marshall, Norma          - 1493      10    54        313      30
    McClory, Sharon          ! 1506       2     9        327      29
    McDonald, Carol          - 1702      86    53        397      13
    Mead, Jere                 1794/A     4     3        450 
    Melvin, Cheryl             1652/A     3     3        347 
    Spiller, Diana             1640/A    22    26        375 
    Terpening, Devon         + 1492       4    18        318      31
    Vijayakumar, Sinna         1766/A    18     4        442 
    Weinstein, Ian             1800/6     1     1        415 
    Wood, Betsey             - 1624      22    34        371      19
    Yorra, Wayne               1623      28    35        365      20

There were 24 players in attendance when we last met on June 13, 2013.

We welcome Lauren Mandell back to our club for her return visit last
week; she last played in this club about three years ago. She has
since played in a few tournaments, mostly some BATs.

Congratulations to Steven G. for having the high-above-average game last
week, in which he scored 502, 52.0% above his average.
Other high scores: Chris K. 512, Morris 511
High losing scores: Larry 417 to Joel 439,
                    Trx. 412 to Mike W. 426,
                    Betsey 411 to Richard B. 466

These are the words challenged or considered last week:
AGA, FIL, JOE, KIA, ORD, OXI, TIX, DERN, DRIB, IRED, KAGU, PFUI, SKEP,
TEGG, ZEED, DEICE, JUREL, PLOTZ, COWPIE, CRUELY, GROOMY, JINGOS, NUDZHS,
OURIES, VIRIDS, DISSEAT, FADDERS, HERESAY, INCAGED, LINIEST, MYXOIDS,
RECOUPE, RESTEMS, WHITIER, ALIENEST, ARGENTIC, ATOMISER, GLAIRIER,
HARASSER, LEMURINE, LENITIES, NOTTAGES, ORANGEST, ROASTIER, SUBGRADE,
UNTOLLED, WATERILY, CIVILISEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGA, FIL, JOE, (DOR ROD), (NERD REND), DRIB (BIRD), IRED (DIRE RIDE),
KAGU, PFUI, SKEP (KEPS), TEGG+, DEICE, JUREL, PLOTZ, COWPIE, DISSEAT,
INCAGED, LINIEST, RECOUPE, WHITIER (WITHIER), ARGENTIC (CATERING CREATING
REACTING), ATOMISER (AMORTISE), GLAIRIER, HARASSER, LEMURINE (RELUMINE),
LENITIES, (ESTRAGON NEGATORS), (ROTARIES), SUBGRADE, WATERILY

One final reminder: Judy C. will be on Jeopardy on Friday,
21-Jun-13. This is on CBS, Channel 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boston area.

In case you are not playing at this club on 27-Jun-13, you could
learn about the extinct QUAGGA (acceptable in OWL2) at a lecture
at the Harvard Museum of Natural History; see:
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/images/stories/documents/scott_lecture.pdf

Last week's club news included an item about college names which
anagram to OWL2 words. Morris has contributed some more of these...
  BABSON, BARD (3), BATES (6), BELOIT, CENTRE (3), LORAS, OLIN (4),
  REED (4), RHODES (4), RICE, ROCHESTER, ST. OLAF (2), SWARTHMORE (2),
  TULSA (2), WABASH

At the one-day 8-game tourney in Wilmington, DE on 19-May-13:
 In 8-player Div. 4: Judy C. was 4th

At the Stamford, CT Tourney in late May:
 In the 5-game Early Bird on 24-May-13:
  In 6-player Div. 1: Judy C. was in the lower half
 In the 22-game Main Event on May 24-26:
  In 14-player Div. 2: Ben H. (now living in NYC) won, and
                       Judy C. was in the lower half

At the one-day 8-game tourney in Mississauga, ON on 8-Jun-13:
 In 10-player Div. 1: Vijay (seeded 5th) was 2nd

At the one-day 7-game tourney in Bethel, CT on 8-Jun-13:
 In 8-player Div. 3: Betsey was in the lower half.
 In 4-player Collins Div.: Judy C. (seeded 4th) was 2nd
At the one-day 7-game tourney in Bethel, CT on 9-Jun-13:
 In 8-player Div. 2: Judy C. was in the lower half

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