W.O.R.D.S. Club welcomed three players from the new Nowra Club and four novices to our 8-game tournament. Two of them acquitted themselves extremely well in Recreation Division – Lexie Neal finished 5th while local Elle Proust won 6 from 8 to finish 2nd in her tournament debut. Elle is a 17-year old Smith’s Hill High School student and an optometrist’s daughter who has no trouble seeing words to play. Watch out Ed, Chris and David !
Congratulations to fast-improving Jyoti Chandra who chalked up her first, and probably, last win in Recreation before moving up into Intermediate Division. Local Merle Young clinched 3rd place, behind Elle, by toppling Jyoti in the final game. All three ended on 6 wins. Usually, High Game and High Word scores increase with each Division, but in this case Brian Irwin’s whopping 554 first-game score and Jyoti’s out-of-this-world “MARTIANS” for 116 points were bettered only in Masters Division.
In Intermediate, Sue Tuckett was thrilled to record her first ever clean sweep. (Some of us are still trying.) Sue and 2nd-place-getter Elisabeth Andrews will collect a motza of rating points. Betty Irwin kept “Kill” Bill Condon and “Boy” George Khamis out of 3rd place and should be able to share a few happy tales with husband Brian on the car trip home to Ulladulla. Congratulations to Daphne Bezuidenhout who celebrated her 1000th game and received her “club” badge.
Advanced Division saw two escapees from Masters Division steal the first two places. Alison Pollard triumphed but Audrey Newman stopped a Pollard double by beating Gary in the final game. David More sneaked past the stricken Gary to take 3rd spot with the Pollard’s Wollongong host, Jean Balmer grabbing 5th spot.
John Holgate finished out of the placings in Masters but managed to snare both the High Game and High Word awards. His first game against unlucky Moana Nepia saw a combined total of 1008, with John getting 633 of them. However, fresh Wollongong import Ed Oculicz overtook him on margin by game 2 and went on to record the day’s second clean sweep to finish ahead of Joanne Craig and Jan Serisier. Joanne played WANKIEST against Peter Shaw who I understand replied with an even ruder word. Neither managed to prudently front-hook the word with an S before completing the game. Jan Serisier showed off her true ability after an earlier trouncing by Ed by finishing strongly to snatch 3rd place in a strong field.
Novelty prizes were also awarded for the highest non-bingos starting with the letters comprising the word WORDS. Hanne Marks scored 54 for WHIPS after Keith Bioletti had ironically scored 44 for WORDS. Natalie Tadday scored 47 for OAK, Gary Pollard 36 for ROWING, Margaret Berliner 78 for DAZERS and Jean Noonan 78 for SWIZ.
Ed was kind enough to shout six of us dessert from his winnings during our apres-tournament celebratory dinner at a nearby Vietnamese restaurant. Naturally, many anagram challenges were issued before each spicy dish was served. Did you know that there are three 7-letter words containing the letters in JYOTI ? (JOINTLY, JOLLITY and JOLTILY). There are seven 8-letter words with TALBOT, five 8-letter words with BARKER, twenty-five with GRAEME and only one with JANINE.
Results after game 8
GONGFEB -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Edward Okulicz 8 841
2 Joanne Craig 7 639
3 Jan Serisier 5 448
4 Peter Shaw 5 32
5 Susan MacGillivray 5 -171
6 John Spaan 5 -203
7 Joan Rosenthal 4.5 358
8 John Barker 4.5 81
9 Norma Tracey 4 250
10 John Holgate 4 195
11 Rod Talbot 4 58
12 Betty Foreman 4 -55
13 Jean McGiffen 4 -205
14 Graeme Lock Lee 3 142
15 Rene Chelton 3 -99
16 Keith Bioletti 3 -106
17 Hanne Marks 3 -237
18 Rex Shakespeare 3 -287
19 Sue Gergelifi 2 -179
20 Kerry Constable 2 -323
21 Jeff Chelton 2 -458
22 Moana Nepia 1 -721
HIGH GAME: John Holgate 633
HIGH WORD: John Holgate 167
"EVICTEES"
Results after game 8
GONGFEB -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Alison Pollard 7 342
2 Audrey Newman 6 361
3 David More 6 292
4 Gary Pollard 6 229
5 Jean Balmer 5 257
6 Greg Pinchbeck 5 165
7 Jean Noonan 5 -47
8 Cheryl Michler 4 77
9 Raya Wilkinson 4 57
10 Fay Van Oyen 4 53
11 Pat Schuberg 4 0
12 Donna MacDonald 4 -291
13 Jenny Templeton 3.5 -241
14 Richard Birch 3 -23
15 Margaret Berliner 3 -40
16 Natalie Tadday 3 -154
17 Margaret Andrews 2 -9
18 Nonie English 2 -193
19 Sharon Sorensen 2 -483
20 Judy Hay 1.5 -352
HIGH GAME: Audrey Newman 542
HIGH WORD: Margaret Berliner 113
"HANKIES"
Results after game 8
GONGFEB -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Sue Tuckett 8 507
2 Elisabeth Andrews 6 177
3 Betty Irwin 5 223
4 Bill Condon 5 133
5 George Khamis 5 131
5 Yvonne Pollard 5 131
7 Peggy Womersley 4 134
8 Val Ryan 4 99
9 Daphne Bezuidenhout 4 85
10 Jacquelin Hochmuth 4 78
11 Janine Whittaker 4 67
12 Sunny Wright 4 -16
13 Vi Phillips 4 -39
14 Claire Dove 4 -154
15 Edith Lowbeer 3 -62
16 Diana Hilly 3 -203
17 Maree Heynen 2 -223
18 Judy McGuinness 2 -241
19 Esther Rolfe 2 -335
20 Beryl Pearson 2 -492
HIGH GAME: Peggy Womersley 509
HIGH WORD: Yvonne Pollard 99
"DOCKERS"
Results after game 8
GONGFEB -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jyoti Chandna 6 441
2 Elle Proust 6 246
3 Merle Young 6 204
4 Judith Emery 5 322
5 Lexie Neale 5 187
6 Vivian Nelson 5 154
7 Esther Clarke 5 -26
8 Mavis Farrar 5 -41
9 Jon Strang 4 64
10 Arie Holla 4 17
11 Lila Tucker 4 -32
12 John Smith 4 -113
13 Don Bastock 4 -196
14 Irene Brownlow 3.5 -7
15 Maria Kaye 3.5 -125
16 Brian Irwin 3 184
17 Elwyn Smith 3 -34
18 Diana Field 2 -266
19 John De Lange 2 -304
20 Col Locke 0 -675
HIGH GAME: Brian Irwin 554
HIGH WORD: Jyoti Chandna 116
"MARTIANS"
Stats for Tournament : GONGFEB
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| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating
Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old
Change New|
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+Section: *MASSTERS + + +
+
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| NSW Edward Okulicz | 9 5 | 4 2 | 5.8 8.0 | 1768 +46
1814 |
| NSW Joanne Craig | 11 9 | 5 5 | 5.7 7.0 | 1759 +26
1785 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 90 72 | 20 15 | 3.4 5.0 | 1494 +31
1525 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 93 74 | 21 16 | 3.0 5.0 | 1484 +39
1523 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 64 51 | 13 13 | 3.2 5.0 | 1539 +37
1576 |
| NSW Susan MacGillivr :ac | 73 65 | 15 14 | 4.1 5.0 | 1524 +18
1542 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 14 17 | 7 7 | 5.9 4.5 | 1734 -28
1706 |
| NSW John Barker | 113 92 | 29 21 | 2.7 4.5 | 1451 +36
1487 |
| NSW John Holgate | 13 19 | 6 8 | 5.9 4.0 | 1739 -38
1701 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 142 120 | 37 32 | 2.4 4.0 | 1409 +31
1440 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 22 28 | 9 9 | 6.0 4.0 | 1685 -41
1644 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 125 109 | 33 25 | 2.9 4.0 | 1435 +23
1458 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 33 41 | 10 10 | 5.6 4.0 | 1629 -32
1597 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 71 86 | 14 19 | 4.3 3.0 | 1526 -27
1499 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti | 115 117 | 30 31 | 3.1 3.0 | 1449 -2
1447 |
| NSW Rene Chelton | 118 125 | 32 33 | 3.4 3.0 | 1443 -7
1436 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 148 150 | 38 39 | 3.0 3.0 | 1400 -1
1399 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 102 107 | 25 24 | 3.5 3.0 | 1473 -11
1462 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 89 112 | 19 28 | 3.9 2.0 | 1495 -38
1457 |
| NSW Jeff Chelton | 161 181 | 41 45 | 2.9 2.0 | 1386 -17
1369 |
| NSW Kerry Constable :act | 97 115 | 22 29 | 3.5 2.0 | 1480 -31
1449 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 98 131 | 23 35 | 3.6 1.0 | 1477 -52
1425 |
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+Section: *ADVANCED + + +
+
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| NSW Alison Pollard | 170 135 | 43 37 | 5.0 7.0 | 1377 +40
1417 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 174 156 | 45 40 | 5.0 6.0 | 1374 +20
1394 |
| NSW David More | 324 277 | 79 65 | 2.9 6.0 | 1185 +78
1263 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 233 205 | 53 49 | 4.3 6.0 | 1311 +34
1345 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 275 259 | 65 60 | 4.3 5.0 | 1265 +16
1281 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 283 260 | 67 61 | 3.5 5.0 | 1249 +29
1278 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 190 192 | 47 47 | 5.3 5.0 | 1365 -4
1361 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 250 253 | 59 59 | 4.5 4.0 | 1291 -8
1283 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 261 272 | 61 64 | 4.5 4.0 | 1277 -10
1267 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 319 312 | 77 76 | 3.4 4.0 | 1188 +11
1199 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 264 271 | 62 63 | 4.5 4.0 | 1276 -9
1267 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 370 354 | 92 90 | 2.7 4.0 | 1122 +25
1147 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 337 327 | 85 80 | 3.0 3.5 | 1168 +9
1177 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 297 306 | 71 73 | 3.9 3.0 | 1230 -19
1211 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday | 313 319 | 75 77 | 3.5 3.0 | 1196 -9
1187 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 273 285 | 64 68 | 4.0 3.0 | 1265 -20
1245 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 279 303 | 66 72 | 4.2 2.0 | 1259 -42
1217 |
| NSW Nonie English | 234 280 | 54 66 | 4.8 2.0 | 1311 -54
1257 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 331 350 | 82 88 | 3.2 2.0 | 1173 -24
1149 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 314 345 | 76 86 | 3.5 1.5 | 1195 -40
1155 |
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+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + +
+
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| NSW Sue Tuckett | 487 376 | 124 94 | 3.6 8.0 | 993 +122
1115 |
| NSW Elisabeth Andrews | 729 528 | 193 134 | 2.5 6.0 | 801 +149
950 |
| NSW Betty Irwin | 486 466 | 123 117 | 4.1 5.0 | 994 +21
1015 |
| NSW Bill Condon | 422 419 | 104 105 | 4.7 5.0 | 1060 +7
1067 |
| NSW George Khamis | 484 461 | 122 114 | 4.0 5.0 | 996 +24
1020 |
| NSW Yvonne Pollard | 734 630 | 197 166 | 2.0 5.0 | 797 +71
868 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 385 400 | 96 100 | 5.3 4.0 | 1111 -21
1090 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 456 456 | 114 113 | 4.3 4.0 | 1026 -1
1025 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 453 464 | 112 115 | 4.6 4.0 | 1029 -12
1017 |
| NSW Vi Phillips | 564 549 | 144 140 | 3.4 4.0 | 913 +14
927 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 394 417 | 98 103 | 5.5 4.0 | 1097 -27
1070 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 427 451 | 107 111 | 5.1 4.0 | 1053 -21
1032 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 642 617 | 167 162 | 3.1 4.0 | 857 +22
879 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker | 372 389 | 93 96 | 5.2 4.0 | 1120 -19
1101 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 522 535 | 132 135 | 4.0 3.0 | 958 -20
938 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 654 656 | 171 173 | 3.0 3.0 | 850
850 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 595 632 | 154 168 | 3.2 2.0 | 891 -25
866 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 437 498 | 109 125 | 5.0 2.0 | 1045 -61
984 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe | 454 507 | 113 127 | 4.8 2.0 | 1029 -53
976 |
| NSW Beryl Pearson :act | 726 736 | 190 198 | 2.5 2.0 | 802 -6
796 |
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+Section: *RECREATION + + +
+
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| NSW Jyoti Chandna | 760 744 | 204 201 | 5.2 6.0 | 772 +17
789 |
|*NSW Elle Proust | 0 679 | 0 178 | 6.0 6.0 | 836
836 |
| NSW Merle Young | 827 794 | 218 213 | 5.0 6.0 | 727 +22
749 |
|*NSW Lexie Neale | 0 786 | 0 210 | 5.0 5.0 | 755
755 |
| NSW Judith Emery | 1030 945 | 286 250 | 2.8 5.0 | 600 +46
646 |
| NSW Mavis Farrar | 989 928 | 269 244 | 3.2 5.0 | 619 +38
657 |
| NSW Esther Clarke | 820 814 | 217 218 | 4.8 5.0 | 730 +6
736 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson | 900 881 | 237 235 | 4.2 5.0 | 678 +17
695 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 860 877 | 226 233 | 4.7 4.0 | 709 -12
697 |
| NSW Jon Strang | 0 971 | 0 264 | 3.9 4.0 | 633 +1
634 |
| NSW Lila Tucker | 945 967 | 248 262 | 4.5 4.0 | 643 -9
634 |
|*NSW Don Bastock | 0 954 | 0 254 | 4.0 4.0 | 641
641 |
| NSW John Smith :act | 968 948 | 260 252 | 3.3 4.0 | 632 +13
645 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow | 887 931 | 234 245 | 5.1 3.5 | 688 -33
655 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 1185 1183 | 332 333 | 2.8 3.5 | 522 +14
536 |
| NSW Brian Irwin | 1021 1026 | 282 287 | 3.1 3.0 | 600
600 |
| NSW Elwyn Smith :act | 1175 1182 | 327 332 | 3.2 3.0 | 542 -5
537 |
| NSW John de Lange | 1137 1177 | 315 329 | 3.8 2.0 | 579 -35
544 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1193 1239 | 337 355 | 2.7 2.0 | 505 -14
491 |
|*NSW Col Locke | 0 1240 | 0 356 | 2.8 0.4 | 500 -148
352 |
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