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1046-point Game at the Lexington SCRABBLE® Club

This amazing phony-free game was played at the Lexington, MA Scrabble Club #108 on October 7, 2004 between Steven Saul and Joel Horn. At that time, it set the club record for the highest loss, and with a total score of 1046, it was the runner-up highest total the club had ever seen.

In this game, the first five moves consisted of bingos, and the players went on to play three more (a total of four each), two of which were the final two plays. After four moves by both players, the score was 283-315.

The per-turn averages were: Joel 55.6 points and Steven 54.6 points. Of the 19 plays, 8 were bingos, which is 42.1%. Joel bingoed in 4 of his 9 turns, which is 44.4%.

According to Steve Alexander's FAQ, the highest losing score in North America is 539 by Joel Sherman in a California tourney in 2001. The highest total of 1111 was also set in 2001 in California (at a Los Angeles club) by Ira Cohen and Bruce d'Ambrosio, 653-458). Steve does not list the longest consecutive bingo count by two players, but the Lexington Club's Jere Mead holds the record of 5 by one player, set at the 1989 North American Championship.


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Steven Saul              Joel Horn
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HObNAIL    8d  76   76   AZURITEs    h8 101  101
OUTPRAYS  15a  95  171   VETERANS   11d  94  195
FLAGONS    k2  82  253   KAE        14f  38  233
WILT       j6  30  283   DOCTRINE   13e  82  315
IBEX      12k  37  320   JAG         4j  22  337
MIXER     n10  40  360   LUG         m2  21  358
DEARY      o6  34  394   CHASE      15k  57  415
VINE       9c  18  412   FOLD        2k  16  431
WORM       n5  22  434   ELUTION     b4  69  500
FLEABITE   5a  76  510
(A,D,O,P,Q,S)  36  546

 FINAL SCORE       546                       500

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