74 players attended the 8th Annual Ulladulla Championship tournament at, what most say is the best venue on the Scrabble scene, the Mollymook Beach Golf Club. From the organization side of things everything ran smoothly with play on both days starting just a few minutes after advertised time and just three minor TD rules verification adjudications. Saturday's sit down hot lunch was great and Sunday's sandwiches, cake, and fruit were well received.
Young Alastair Richards had a one game lead in the Masters division after 4 games with 4 wins before being beaten by Rod Talbot to take the lead. Bob Jackman then beat Rod to take and keep the lead throughout the tournament, in fact Bob had a comfortable two games lead after game 9 which he increased to 3 games lead in game 11. Bob went on to win (12 wins) over Jan Serisier (10) and Karen Richards (9). Bob also reported playing what he suspects may be a new 2004 word length record in placing OVER in front of STROWING to form OVERSTROWING (12 letters). Ratings watch: Jan Serisier +131 and Alastair Richards +69.
In the Advanced division Hanne Marks took the lead in game 5 and here again increased that to a 2 game lead in game 7 before being pegged back slightly, but not until game 11 to go on and make it two in a row (having won at Wagga Wagga) with 10 wins over Raya Wilkinson also with 10 wins and Jean Noonan 9 wins. Ratings watch: Mark Smith +89 and Raya Wilkinson +67.
Intermediate division saw Anne Schick of Canberra go to a 1 game lead after 4 games with 4 wins before Jacquelin Hochmuth recovered from her game 2 loss to Anne and go on to win the rest of her games to win with a 3 game margin 13 wins over Lexia Smallwood's 10 wins and Jean Balmer's 9 wins. Ratings watch: Jacquelin Hochmuth +115, Julia Robertson +95 and Lexia Smallwood +82.
Recreation's Karmel Patterson, Joanne Cramb, Yvonne Pollard and Kaye O'Loughlin tussled for the lead throughout the two days before the final draw, which through a program hiccup had to be KOH. Joanne lost to Kaye reversing their positions, Kaye won with 11 wins over Joanne and Maree Heynen, both on 10 wins. Ratings watch; Joanne Cramb +214 and Kaye O'Loughlin +120.
Spot prizes of locally made (by Ulladulla club member, Jann Anderson) blackberry jam for each game were keenly contested and gratefully received.
Divisional place getters received trophy and prize money ($150, $90, $65, $20) but wait there's more......as this is the Ulladulla Championship the best divisional winner is named Champion and honoured as such with a champion trophy and extra $100 prize money, this year going to Jacquelin Hochmuth with her incredible 13 wins.
22 people turned up for a wonderful dinner at the local Thai restaurant after play on Saturday from where the smart ones retired to their weekend abodes for undoubtedly a good night's sleep, the rest of us sat up til all hours of the morning playing 500. 17 people attended the post tournament BBQ at our place, unfortunately the sing-a-long never eventuated due to the absence of star singers Arie Holla, Chris Phillips, and Florence (Graeme's better half). A few stalwarts, at the insistance of a certain JB (no not card shark John Barker) plugged on through the night playing some more 500 and chatting til 3:30 am.
Results after game 14
ULLADULLA 2004 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Bob Jackman 12 1149
2 Jan Serisier 10 593
3 Karen Richards 9 637
4 Susan MacGillivr:act 8 259
5 Jean McGiffen 8 220
6 John Barker 8 170
7 John Spaan :Act 8 0
8 Alastair Richards 7.5 -20
9 Rod Talbot 7 985
10 Moana Nepia 7 28
11 Audrey Newman 7 25
12 Paul Richards 7 -72
13 Graeme Lock Lee 7 -99
14 Betty Coleman 6 -119
15 Richard Birch 6 -282
16 Alison Pollard 6 -594
17 Kerry Constable :act 5 -664
18 Pat Schuberg 5 -816
19 Ram Mohe 3.5 -834
20 Betty Foreman 3 -566
HIGH GAME: Rod Talbot 574
HIGH WORD: Kerry Constable 106
"FLAVOURS"
Results after game 14
ULLADULLA 2004 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Hanne Marks 10 569
2 Raya Wilkinson 10 253
3 Jean Noonan 9 220
4 Natalie Tadday 9 5
5 Mark Smith 8 444
6 Bev Purkis 8 433
7 Margaret Berliner 8 297
8 Gary Pollard 8 -138
9 Cheryl Michler 7 244
10 Michael Adler 7 57
11 Liz Jackman 7 -138
12 Donna MacDonald 7 -191
13 Fay Van Oyen 6 118
14 Christine Foot 6 76
15 Judy Hay 6 -141
16 Nonie English 6 -256
17 Sue Tuckett 6 -478
18 Margaret Andrews 4 -250
19 Daphne Bezuidenhout 4 -407
20 Bill Condon 4 -717
HIGH GAME: Margaret Berliner 526
HIGH WORD: Hanne Marks 107
"SHOWING"
Results after game 14
ULLADULLA 2004 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jacquelin Hochmuth 13 1037
2 Lexia Smallwood :act10 347
3 Jean Balmer 9 257
4 Sharon Sorensen 9 122
5 David More 7 201
6 Esther Rolfe 7 115
7 Sandra Elliott 7 104
8 Julia Robertson 7 29
9 Mal Ramsdale 7 -157
10 Tony Kalayzich 6 -48
10 Ann Milner 6 -48
12 Owen Randall 6 -88
13 Heather Sorensen 6 -262
14 Anne Schick :Act 6 -424
15 Veena Mohe 5 -161
16 Vi Phillips 5 -289
17 Sunny Wright 5 -346
18 Pam Bennett 5 -389
HIGH GAME: Jacquelin Hochmuth 546
HIGH WORD: Jean Balmer 107
"QUIVERS"
Results after game 14
ULLADULLA 2004 -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Kaye O'Loughlin 11 634
2 Joanne Cramb 10 641
3 Maree Heynen 10 341
4 Pearle Gillott 9 552
5 Diana Hilly 9 176
6 Karmel Patterson 9 149
7 Joy Bresser :act 8 434
8 Allison James 8 314
9 Yvonne Pollard 8 306
10 Beryl Pearson ;Act 8 27
11 Jyoti Chandna 6 149
12 Maria Kaye 4 -599
13 Diana Field 4 -675
14 Joan Meredith 4 -686
15 Merriss Adler :act 3 -747
16 Georgina Clarke 1 -1016
HIGH GAME: Jyoti Chandna 492
HIGH WORD: Diana Hilly 113
"WICKERED"
tats for Tournament : ULLADULLA 2004
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Bob Jackman | 8 7 | 5 4 | 11.2 12.0 | 1790 +18 1808 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 143 63 | 41 20 | 4.7 10.0 | 1417 +131 1548 |
| WA Karen Richards | 22 29 | 1 1 | 8.8 9.0 | 1637 +6 1643 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 36 38 | 12 12 | 9.2 8.0 | 1621 -22 1599 |
| NSW Susan MacGillivr :ac | 79 70 | 22 22 | 6.7 8.0 | 1501 +27 1528 |
| NSW John Barker | 27 31 | 11 11 | 9.6 8.0 | 1668 -30 1638 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 43 42 | 16 15 | 8.2 8.0 | 1590 -2 1588 |
| WA Alastair Richards | 178 126 | 16 12 | 4.0 7.5 | 1374 +69 1443 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 15 27 | 8 10 | 10.3 7.0 | 1720 -63 1657 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 57 65 | 19 21 | 7.9 7.0 | 1562 -15 1547 |
| WA Paul Richards | 86 80 | 8 8 | 6.4 7.0 | 1492 +14 1506 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 169 134 | 51 39 | 4.7 7.0 | 1384 +47 1431 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 39 45 | 13 16 | 8.3 7.0 | 1607 -26 1581 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 168 149 | 50 43 | 4.7 6.0 | 1385 +25 1410 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 139 133 | 40 38 | 5.5 6.0 | 1420 +12 1432 |
| NSW Alison Pollard | 92 94 | 25 25 | 6.2 6.0 | 1482 -2 1480 |
| NSW Kerry Constable :act | 84 117 | 24 32 | 7.1 5.0 | 1493 -42 1451 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 101 124 | 27 35 | 6.2 5.0 | 1467 -23 1444 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 144 172 | 42 50 | 5.2 3.5 | 1417 -35 1382 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 151 187 | 43 52 | 5.1 3.0 | 1404 -42 1362 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Hanne Marks | 193 176 | 54 51 | 9.4 10.0 | 1361 +14 1375 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 293 254 | 72 62 | 6.7 10.0 | 1219 +67 1286 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 188 207 | 52 55 | 10.0 9.0 | 1361 -19 1342 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday | 298 273 | 73 66 | 6.9 9.0 | 1211 +42 1253 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 326 307 | 82 77 | 6.4 8.0 | 1157 +34 1191 |
| NSW Mark Smith | 389 321 | 93 82 | 3.9 8.0 | 1082 +89 1171 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 345 315 | 87 78 | 5.8 8.0 | 1134 +45 1179 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 189 221 | 53 58 | 10.0 8.0 | 1365 -39 1326 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 194 241 | 55 61 | 9.7 7.0 | 1354 -53 1301 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 401 353 | 96 89 | 4.9 7.0 | 1085 +42 1127 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 254 271 | 62 65 | 8.7 7.0 | 1286 -33 1253 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 313 303 | 76 76 | 6.3 7.0 | 1185 +15 1200 |
| NSW Christine Foot :act | 278 300 | 67 73 | 8.4 6.0 | 1251 -46 1205 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 354 344 | 88 88 | 5.2 6.0 | 1122 +16 1138 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 260 289 | 64 70 | 8.6 6.0 | 1274 -51 1223 |
| NSW Nonie English | 265 293 | 66 72 | 8.2 6.0 | 1263 -44 1219 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 390 370 | 94 92 | 4.7 6.0 | 1081 +26 1107 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 334 360 | 84 90 | 5.9 4.0 | 1151 -38 1113 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 342 366 | 86 91 | 5.4 4.0 | 1138 -28 1110 |
| NSW Bill Condon | 380 404 | 91 98 | 5.0 4.0 | 1092 -19 1073 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 441 335 | 107 86 | 8.2 13.0 | 1037 +115 1152 |
| NSW Lexia Smallwood :act | 530 454 | 132 108 | 6.1 10.0 | 935 +82 1017 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 422 410 | 101 100 | 8.3 9.0 | 1050 +16 1066 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 413 407 | 99 99 | 8.8 9.0 | 1062 +7 1069 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 579 541 | 147 137 | 5.3 7.0 | 895 +33 928 |
| NSW David More | 404 443 | 98 105 | 9.1 7.0 | 1073 -39 1034 |
| NSW Mal Ramsdale | 464 474 | 113 115 | 7.7 7.0 | 1008 -13 995 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe | 480 483 | 119 119 | 7.2 7.0 | 989 -4 985 |
| NSW Julia Robertson | 674 548 | 172 140 | 4.2 7.0 | 829 +95 924 |
| NSW Ann Milner | 636 601 | 164 155 | 5.0 6.0 | 855 +22 877 |
| NSW Tony Kalayzich | 428 468 | 103 113 | 8.3 6.0 | 1044 -44 1000 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen | 496 498 | 125 126 | 6.8 6.0 | 979 -14 965 |
| NSW Anne Schick :act | 490 499 | 123 127 | 7.4 6.0 | 990 -25 965 |
| NSW Owen Randall :act | 622 591 | 159 153 | 5.0 6.0 | 864 +22 886 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 433 494 | 104 123 | 8.6 5.0 | 1040 -70 970 |
| NSW Vi Phillips | 547 568 | 139 145 | 6.1 5.0 | 924 -20 904 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 442 501 | 108 128 | 8.7 5.0 | 1035 -71 964 |
| NSW Pam Bennett | 599 611 | 153 159 | 5.3 5.0 | 877 -4 873 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Kaye O'Loughlin | 0 639 | 0 167 | 7.8 11.0 | 734 +120 854 |
| NSW Joanne Cramb | 0 698 | 0 180 | 4.8 10.0 | 600 +214 814 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 725 691 | 187 179 | 9.2 10.0 | 800 +20 820 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 759 745 | 195 194 | 8.5 9.0 | 765 +13 778 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson | 777 746 | 204 195 | 7.8 9.0 | 751 +27 778 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 794 763 | 209 199 | 8.0 9.0 | 742 +24 766 |
| NSW Joy Bresser :act | 773 774 | 203 205 | 8.1 8.0 | 756 +1 757 |
| NSW Beryl Pearson :act | 676 708 | 173 185 | 9.4 8.0 | 828 -23 805 |
| NSW Allison James | 851 829 | 224 219 | 7.4 8.0 | 700 +16 716 |
| NSW Yvonne Pollard | 733 748 | 190 196 | 8.7 8.0 | 786 -10 776 |
| NSW Jyoti Chandna | 899 936 | 240 250 | 6.7 6.0 | 661 -19 642 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 1230 1233 | 353 355 | 5.4 4.0 | 595 -27 568 |
| NSW Diana Field | 997 1231 | 272 353 | 5.6 4.0 | 600 -28 572 |
| NSW Joan Meredith | 1045 1232 | 289 354 | 5.6 4.0 | 600 -28 572 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 999 1235 | 274 356 | 5.4 3.0 | 600 -49 551 |
|*NSW Georgina Clarke | 0 1236 | 0 357 | 3.5 1.0 | 500 500 |
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