At 9.30am two players in Recreational Divisional were still missing, but the tournament commenced on the assumption that they would turn up. One of them, Karmel Patterson, lives on Scotland Island, which has water access only and is around an hour and a quarter travelling time to Revesby. They did arrive just in time, their delay being caused by the water taxi being 20 minutes late arriving!
As the tiles started rattling Silvana Newman in Recreation was seen standing by the wall staring at the pairing list. Her name did not appear, having inadvertently not been keyed in. With the improvements to the tournament programme it was a simple matter of adding her name in and pairing her with A Bye. A win for Silvana in her first game!
It was good to see the Canberra players in force, nine of them in all and represented in all four Divisions. There best finisher was Michael Adler who came third in Advanced Division. Another of them John Spaan was returning after a lengthy absence. John won four games, including his game against me in which he got down four bingos - ONLIEST, MISFIRE, AUREOLA and ASININE at a crucial point.
In Advanced, Donna MacDonald was impressive by winning all seven games and gaining a healthy 110 ratings points. It won't be long before she is gracing the rotating boards of Masters Division.
And in Masters John Holgate also scored a clean sweep, serving a warning to the Kiwis for the upcoming Trans-Tasman. If John fires at Wellington, Australia will certainly bring the shield back to where it belongs!
I played John in the final game, and a win to me would have seen him relegated to second if Jean won (which she did). I was feeling confident after I played TABINETS for 102 to establish a 60 point lead after three moves each. But then John replied with WONTONS and DIRTIEST for a 150 point turnaround and eventually won the game quite comfortably.
Congratulations to John, and to perennial organiser Jean McGiffen for treating us all to another enjoyable day of tournament scrabble.
Results after game 7
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 John Holgate 7 411
2 Jean McGiffen 6 505
3 Rod Talbot 5 236
4 Bob Jackman 4 317
5 Peter Shaw 4 177
6 John Spaan 4 104
7 Norma Tracey 4 3
8 John Barker 4 -36
9 Betty Foreman 4 -37
10 Susan Macgillivray 4 -58
11 Pat Schuberg 4 -99
12 Robin Duncan 3 360
13 Rene Chelton 3 122
14 Joan Rosenthal 3 101
15 Hanne Marks 3 -32
16 Ram Mohe 3 -114
17 Penny Wells 3 -159
18 Jan Serisier 3 -277
19 Jenny Templeton 2 -421
19 Jean Noonan 2 -421
21 Moana Nepia 1 -231
22 Audrey Newman 1 -451
HIGH GAME: Robin Duncan 539
HIGH WORD: Bob Jackman 102
"TABINETS"
Results after game 7
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Donna Macdonald 7 359
2 Cheryl Michler 6 64
3 Michael Adler 5 219
4 Rex Shakespeare 4 390
5 Liz Jackman 4 272
6 Christine Foot 4 262
7 Denise Smith 4 221
8 Margaret Berliner 4 83
9 Ian Close 4 -10
10 Tim Reddan 4 -15
11 Ann Fiddler 4 -57
12 Richard Birch 4 -177
13 Gordon Meggs 3 133
14 Fay Van Oyen 3 -130
15 Natalie Tadday 3 -149
16 Raya Wilkinson 3 -155
17 Jan Pincott 3 -220
18 Val Ryan 2 -127
19 Margaret Andrews 2 -162
20 Judy Hay 2 -255
21 Nonie English 1 -134
22 Joan Buchanan 1 -412
HIGH GAME: Christine Foot 504
HIGH WORD: Richard Birch 107
"EXHIBIT"
Results after game 7
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Dolores Barbon 6 463
2 Edith Lowbeer 5 456
3 Bev Purkis 5 389
4 Alan Gauci 5 240
5 George Khamis 5 80
6 Krystyna Batten 4.5 -13
7 Barbara Chenevier 4 375
8 Jean Balmer 4 177
9 Sharon Sorensen 4 127
10 Frank Hunt 4 -66
11 Veena Mohe 4 -258
12 Sunny Wright 3.5 -23
13 Ivana Duria 3 121
14 Tricia Shephard 3 -131
15 Sandra Elliott 3 -208
16 Heather Sorensen 3 -231
17 Jacquelin Hochmuth 2 -25
18 Lorraine Robinson 2 -145
19 Jan Tomlin 2 -284
20 Claire Dove 2 -310
21 Basil Sands 2 -323
22 Daphne Bezuidenhout 1 -411
HIGH GAME: Bev Purkis 494
HIGH WORD: Jacquelin Hochmuth 122
"RESENTED"
Results after game 7
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Esther Clarke 6 228
2 Yvonne Edwards 6 193
3 Bill Condon 5.5 303
4 Diana Hilly 5 191
5 Daisy Bates 4.5 137
6 Andree Lajoie 4 149
7 Irene Brownlow 4 100
8 John Smith 4 99
9 Silvana Newman 4 89
10 Maree Heynen 4 69
11 Pearl Gillott 4 -12
12 Teresa Traynor 3 53
13 Tony Searles 3 46
14 Kerry Moyes 3 -89
15 Win Hendriksen 3 -128
16 Karmel Patterson 3 -146
17 Maria Kaye 3 -168
18 Wendy MacQuart 3 -333
19 Merriss Adler 2 -165
20 Elwyn Smith 2 -286
21 Diana Field 1 -323
22 A Bye 0 -7
HIGH GAME: Bill Condon 427
HIGH WORD: Bill Condon 83
"SEEKERS"
Stats for Tournament : NOVEMBER 9, 2002
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW John Holgate | 9 5 | 4 3 | 4.8 7.0 | 1799 +50 1849 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 42 31 | 12 9 | 3.9 6.0 | 1632 +46 1678 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 22 18 | 8 7 | 4.7 5.0 | 1733 +7 1740 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 2 4 | 1 2 | 5.9 4.0 | 1890 -30 1860 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 45 42 | 14 12 | 3.7 4.0 | 1621 +6 1627 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 77 69 | 19 17 | 3.6 4.0 | 1530 +9 1539 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 103 96 | 24 23 | 3.2 4.0 | 1486 +16 1502 |
| NSW John Barker | 40 44 | 11 13 | 4.8 4.0 | 1639 -16 1623 |
| NSW Susan MacGillivr:act | 157 140 | 43 36 | 2.8 4.0 | 1409 +24 1433 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 138 113 | 36 28 | 2.4 4.0 | 1438 +32 1470 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 224 191 | 57 50 | 2.4 4.0 | 1326 +31 1357 |
| NSW Robin Duncan | 52 57 | 15 15 | 4.3 3.0 | 1598 -25 1573 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 16 24 | 6 8 | 5.2 3.0 | 1762 -44 1718 |
| NSW Rene Chelton | 170 169 | 48 47 | 3.1 3.0 | 1394 -1 1393 |
| NSW Penny Wells | 112 110 | 27 26 | 2.8 3.0 | 1472 +5 1477 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 69 77 | 17 19 | 3.8 3.0 | 1539 -15 1524 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 219 193 | 55 51 | 1.6 3.0 | 1328 +29 1357 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 146 144 | 38 38 | 2.8 3.0 | 1422 +4 1426 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 211 217 | 53 57 | 2.2 2.0 | 1337 -5 1332 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 205 216 | 52 56 | 2.4 2.0 | 1343 -9 1334 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 129 163 | 32 45 | 3.6 1.0 | 1451 -53 1398 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 164 190 | 46 49 | 3.0 1.0 | 1397 -40 1357 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 314 255 | 81 65 | 3.0 7.0 | 1178 +110
1288 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 227 201 | 60 53 | 4.8 6.0 | 1324 +26 1350 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 296 280 | 76 70 | 3.5 5.0 | 1210 +33 1243 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 349 328 | 88 84 | 2.8 4.0 | 1126 +23 1149 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 292 292 | 75 76 | 3.7 4.0 | 1215 +5 1220 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 279 281 | 69 71 | 3.9 4.0 | 1239 +3 1242 |
| NSW Christine Foot :act | 288 288 | 72 73 | 3.8 4.0 | 1223 +7 1230 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 382 351 | 96 89 | 2.3 4.0 | 1088 +34 1122 |
| NSW Ian Close | 239 246 | 63 64 | 4.5 4.0 | 1308 -9 1299 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 280 279 | 70 69 | 3.9 4.0 | 1239 +4 1243 |
| NSW Tim Reddan :act | 249 256 | 65 66 | 4.4 4.0 | 1297 -9 1288 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 287 290 | 71 74 | 4.1 4.0 | 1226 -2 1224 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 297 306 | 77 78 | 3.7 3.0 | 1206 -13 1193 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 307 307 | 79 79 | 3.2 3.0 | 1191 -4 1187 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 342 340 | 87 88 | 2.9 3.0 | 1129 +2 1131 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday | 309 314 | 80 80 | 3.5 3.0 | 1187 -10 1177 |
| NSW Jan Pincott | 373 363 | 93 91 | 2.6 3.0 | 1100 +9 1109 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 354 370 | 90 93 | 2.6 2.0 | 1116 -12 1104 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 302 316 | 78 81 | 3.5 2.0 | 1201 -30 1171 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 258 285 | 66 72 | 4.6 2.0 | 1286 -49 1237 |
| NSW Nonie English | 317 339 | 82 87 | 2.9 1.0 | 1170 -39 1131 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan | 357 396 | 91 96 | 2.9 1.0 | 1115 -39 1076 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 462 430 | 113 104 | 4.0 6.0 | 991 +42 1033 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 404 399 | 99 98 | 4.9 5.0 | 1067 +4 1071 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 411 405 | 100 100 | 4.6 5.0 | 1059 +9 1068 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 502 469 | 121 112 | 3.4 5.0 | 947 +33 980 |
| NSW George Khamis | 449 435 | 110 105 | 4.1 5.0 | 1008 +19 1027 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 602 547 | 152 134 | 2.6 4.5 | 867 +41 908 |
| NSW Barbara Chenevier | 412 425 | 101 102 | 5.0 4.0 | 1059 -21 1038 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 432 437 | 105 106 | 4.2 4.0 | 1030 -4 1026 |
| NSW Frank Hunt | 608 571 | 154 140 | 2.5 4.0 | 858 +31 889 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 581 540 | 142 131 | 2.6 4.0 | 883 +30 913 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 556 533 | 134 130 | 3.1 4.0 | 901 +18 919 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 527 526 | 127 127 | 3.5 3.5 | 923 +1 924 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 586 587 | 145 146 | 3.1 3.0 | 880 -2 878 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 458 478 | 112 115 | 4.2 3.0 | 996 -22 974 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen :ac | 548 548 | 133 135 | 2.9 3.0 | 905 +2 907 |
| NSW Tricia Shephard | 624 619 | 157 157 | 2.8 3.0 | 838 +4 842 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 544 570 | 131 139 | 3.1 2.0 | 911 -21 890 |
| NSW Lorraine Robinson | 433 465 | 106 111 | 4.4 2.0 | 1030 -46 984 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 583 602 | 143 152 | 2.9 2.0 | 882 -17 865 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 654 662 | 166 169 | 2.2 2.0 | 809 -3 806 |
| NSW Basil Sands | 590 605 | 148 153 | 2.7 2.0 | 876 -14 862 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 422 481 | 103 116 | 4.6 1.0 | 1041 -72 969 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 783 729 | 202 187 | 4.3 6.0 | 712 +37 749 |
| NSW Esther Clarke | 863 805 | 221 207 | 3.9 6.0 | 650 +46 696 |
| NSW Bill Condon | 921 861 | 238 220 | 3.5 5.5 | 609 +43 652 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 672 675 | 172 173 | 5.2 5.0 | 798 -4 794 |
| NSW Daisy Bates | 1087 1022 | 299 274 | 2.7 4.5 | 500 +35 535 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 781 790 | 201 203 | 4.4 4.0 | 713 -6 707 |
| NSW John Smith :act | 994 968 | 262 256 | 3.0 4.0 | 554 +20 574 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 915 888 | 236 228 | 3.3 4.0 | 612 +15 627 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow | 1014 962 | 271 254 | 2.8 4.0 | 541 +38 579 |
| NSW Andree Lajoie | 788 801 | 203 205 | 4.7 4.0 | 709 -11 698 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 714 736 | 182 189 | 4.9 4.0 | 760 -18 742 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 795 834 | 205 215 | 4.6 3.0 | 703 -30 673 |
| NSW Tony Searle | 1016 1016 | 272 272 | 3.1 3.0 | 541 -2 539 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson | 1114 1185 | 310 337 | 3.5 3.0 | 500 -16 484 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 982 999 | 261 265 | 3.7 3.0 | 563 -12 551 |
|*NSW Wendy MacQuart | 0 1070 | 0 295 | 3.0 3.0 | 503 503 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen | 974 1002 | 257 268 | 4.0 3.0 | 569 -19 550 |
| NSW Kerry Moyes | 1145 1056 | 332 289 | 2.7 3.0 | 500 +9 509 |
| NSW Elwyn Smith :act | 1017 1061 | 273 291 | 3.6 2.0 | 538 -31 507 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 1035 1051 | 283 288 | 2.5 2.0 | 520 -9 511 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1069 1186 | 293 338 | 3.5 1.0 | 500 -49 451 |
| --- A Bye | 1187 1188 | 2 2 | 0.3 0.0 | -5 -5 -10 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+