Hi, players.
Just want to remind you that we are playing this Thursday at 11:00 AM at Applebee’s at the Main Place Mall in Santa Ana. We will be celebrating birthdays for Don and Fern. Below are the people who have signed up. If you would like to be included, please let us know ASAP.
Yuki and Evelyn
Yuki Loritz
Evelyn Davis
Lynn Gunn
David Poder
Susan Rice
Najat Reikes
Don Platt
Fern Trausch
Erickson Smith
Hi, Super Scrabblers!
Maliha’s husband Arshud wrote a novel called “Dancing Girl of The Indus Valley” during the pandemic. Below is a link for those of you who wish to buy it.
Dancing Girl of The Indus Valley https://a.co/d/9m57sSK
Now, who wants to play at the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club?
When: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 11:00 AM (lunch break after first game)
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, 2nd floor, Suite 868
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
To sign up, please reply to this email as soon as you can.
New players will receive a small token of appreciation for joining the club.
Category prizes are as follows:
Game 1 – Most letters in “DAYLIGHT”
Game 2 – Most letters in “SAVINGS”
Game 3 – Most letter in “ST PATRICK”
Any Game – High non-bingo
– High bingo with “Y”
– Low bingo with “Y”
– Long word with 12+ letters
Hope to see as many as 20 of you on March 16.
If you are feeling sick, please stay home and let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Co-directors
There were no 3-game winners for February 2023 but winners emerged for all 6 category words.
| Category | Word | Points | Winner | |||
| Most letters in GROUNDHOG | ROWINGS | 117 | Najat | |||
| Most letters in VALENTINE | INFANTES | 94 | Amnon | |||
| Most letters in PRESIDENT | ERODENT | 69 | Anthea | |||
| High non-bingo | QAID | 88 | Susan | |||
| High bingo with V | IVORIEST | 81 | Yuki | |||
| Low bingo with V | VISITORS | 62 | David | |||
David continues to be the record holder for highest game score with 1,113 points last month and 1,024 points for year-to-date average. Najat had the highest scoring bingo last month with 117 points while Amnon’s 126-point bingo is the highest so far this year.
Congrats to Jane Crane for playing a high 107-point bingo in her first Super Scrabble games! Welcome to MMMSSC, Jane.
Below are the individual player stats.
| February 2023 | |||||||||||
| Name | Games | Wins | Bingos | Game Score | Bingo Score | ||||||
| Total | Total | % | Total | Average | High | Low | Average | High | Low | Average | |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 4.0 | 1059 | 914 | 971 | 95 | 61 | 81 |
| Anthea Palmos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 826 | 810 | 819 | 91 | 65 | 75 |
| David Poder | 3 | 2 | 67 | 13 | 4.3 | 1113 | 910 | 1019 | 91 | 62 | 82 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 1.7 | 955 | 726 | 833 | 95 | 62 | 81 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 3.3 | 1026 | 838 | 952 | 107 | 66 | 87 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 3 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 2.3 | 1019 | 722 | 904 | 81 | 66 | 74 |
| Jane Crane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 739 | 588 | 665 | 106 | 72 | 82 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2.0 | 949 | 827 | 869 | 94 | 61 | 79 |
| Monica Gonzales | 3 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.3 | 683 | 512 | 616 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 3.3 | 1037 | 691 | 911 | 117 | 65 | 85 |
| Susan Rice | 3 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 2.0 | 974 | 862 | 915 | 86 | 67 | 75 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 3 | 2 | 67 | 11 | 3.7 | 992 | 902 | 943 | 98 | 63 | 81 |
| Year-to-Date 2023 | |||||||||||
| Name | Games | Wins | Bingos | Game Score | Bingo Score | ||||||
| Total | Total | % | Total | Average | High | Low | Average | High | Low | Average | |
| Amnon Meyers | 6 | 5 | 83 | 23 | 3.8 | 1059 | 901 | 980 | 126 | 61 | 80 |
| Anthea Palmos | 6 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 3.0 | 982 | 810 | 870 | 91 | 59 | 76 |
| David Poder | 6 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 4.0 | 1113 | 910 | 1024 | 106 | 61 | 82 |
| Don Platt | 6 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 1.7 | 955 | 717 | 814 | 95 | 59 | 79 |
| Evelyn Davis | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 3.0 | 916 | 916 | 916 | 97 | 77 | 89 |
| Fern Trausch | 6 | 3 | 50 | 16 | 2.7 | 1027 | 778 | 912 | 107 | 66 | 84 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 6 | 4 | 67 | 15 | 2.5 | 1019 | 722 | 887 | 98 | 65 | 76 |
| Jane Crane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 739 | 588 | 665 | 106 | 72 | 82 |
| Karen Sturm | 3 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 1.0 | 919 | 795 | 865 | 95 | 67 | 79 |
| Lynn Gunn | 6 | 3 | 50 | 11 | 1.8 | 949 | 701 | 830 | 107 | 61 | 86 |
| Monica Gonzales | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0.3 | 683 | 512 | 603 | 86 | 68 | 77 |
| Najat Reikes | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 2.7 | 1037 | 691 | 877 | 117 | 65 | 83 |
| Susan Rice | 6 | 4 | 67 | 11 | 1.8 | 974 | 788 | 866 | 86 | 64 | 74 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 5 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 3.6 | 992 | 878 | 922 | 113 | 63 | 83 |
On 2/26/2023 5:37:32 PM, “Evelyn Davis” <redvette2010> wrote:
A frantic young woman calls out a May Day.
“My pilot has had a heart attack and is dead and I don’t know how to fly.’
She hears a voice over the radio saying:
“This is Air Traffic Control and I hear you loud and clear. I will talk you through this and get you back on the ground. Everything will be fine! What are your height and position?”
The woman says, “I’m 5’4″ and I’m in the front seat.”
(After a long pause)
“O.K.” says the voice on the radio…
“Now, repeat after me.”
“Our Father Who art in Heaven……”
Hello, Super Scrabblers.
Just a reminder that we have our meeting this Thursday, Feb. 16. Below are the names of those who plan to attend. If you have not signed up and would like to participate, please let Evelyn and me know by using the Reply All button when responding to this email.
We will be celebrating Najat’s birthday this month. 🙂
Yuki
David Poder
Don Platt
Gretchen Cowan
Najat Reikes
Susan Rice
Lynn Gunn
Monica Gonzales
Fern Trausch
Amnon Meyers
Anthea Palmos
Jane Crane
Hi, Super Scrabblers!It’s that time again — to play at the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club!
When: Thursday, February 16, 2023, 11:00 AM (lunch break after first game)
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, 2nd floor, Suite 868
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
To sign up, please reply to this email as soon as you can.
New players will receive a small token of appreciation for joining the club.
Category prizes are as follows:
Game 1 – Most letters in "GROUNDHOG"
Game 2 – Most letters in "VALENTINE"
Game 3 – Most letter in "PRESIDENT"
Any Game – High non-bingo
– High bingo with "v"
– Low bingo with "v"
– Long word with 12+ letters
Hope to see as many as 20 of you on February 16.
If you are feeling sick, please stay home and let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Co-directors
Amnon and Anthea won all their 3 games on the first session of the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club (MMMSSC) in 2023. Cheers to them!
While Amnon and Anthea will receive a $3 prize each, the following winners will each receive a scratcher for their prize:
|
Category
|
Word
| |
Points
|
Winner
|
|
Most letters in NEW YEAR
| |
RETAINED
|
75
|
Karen
|
|
Most letters in MARTIN
| |
SMARTING
|
86
|
Najat
|
|
Most letters in LUTHER
| |
NATURES
|
85
|
Lynn
|
|
High non-bingo
| | |
QUELL
| |
88
|
Amnon
|
|
High bingo with F
| |
FENDERS
|
106
|
Fern
|
|
Low bingo with F
| |
FERRULED
|
70
|
David
|
What a way to start the new year for Amnon who was OVERRICH with the highest bingo points of 126 by playing the word, Lynn who garnered the highest average bingo score of 94, and David for setting the bar with a game score of 1,104 points. Although no prizes are awarded for such competence, they certainly have earned early bragging rights in 2023. Below are the stats for the month. Three phony bingoes that were excluded from the bingo stats are 1) CASTINET, 2) LEAKINGS and 3) STENTER. Good anagrams for them are ENTASTIC, NICTATES and TETANICS for #1, LINKAGES and SNAGLIKE for #2, and NETTERS and TENTERS for #3.
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January 2023
|
|
Name
|
Games
|
Wins
|
Bingos
|
Game Score
|
Bingo Score
|
|
Total
|
Total
|
%
|
Total
|
Average
|
High
|
Low
|
Average
|
High
|
Low
|
Average
|
|
Amnon Meyers
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
11
|
3.7
|
1042
|
901
|
989
|
126
|
68
|
79
|
|
Anthea Palmos
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
11
|
3.7
|
982
|
889
|
921
|
88
|
59
|
76
|
|
David Poder
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
11
|
3.7
|
1104
|
965
|
1028
|
106
|
61
|
82
|
|
Don Platt
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1.7
|
889
|
717
|
796
|
89
|
59
|
77
|
|
Evelyn Davis
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
3
|
3
|
916
|
916
|
916
|
97
|
77
|
89
|
|
Fern Trausch
|
3
|
1
|
33
|
6
|
2
|
1027
|
778
|
871
|
106
|
68
|
79
|
|
Gretchen Cowan
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
980
|
757
|
870
|
98
|
65
|
79
|
|
Karen Sturm
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
3
|
1.0
|
919
|
795
|
865
|
95
|
67
|
79
|
|
Lynn Gunn
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
5
|
1.7
|
870
|
701
|
791
|
107
|
83
|
94
|
|
Monica Gonzales
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0.3
|
636
|
525
|
590
|
86
|
0
|
86
|
|
Najat Reikes
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2.0
|
892
|
774
|
843
|
86
|
71
|
78
|
|
Susan Rice
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
5
|
1.7
|
859
|
788
|
816
|
79
|
64
|
72
|
|
Yukiko Loritz
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3.5
|
901
|
878
|
890
|
113
|
63
|
87
|
… and now, a funny …
This is a friendly reminder that this month’s game session at the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club (MMMSSC) is coming up.
When: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 11:00 AM (lunch break after first game)
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, 2nd floor, Suite 868
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Thanks to the following players who have signed up for this Thursday’s games.
Susan Rice – Welcome to the club!
Anthea Palmos
Amnon Meyers
Najat Reikes
David Poder
Monica Gonzales
Don Platt
Gretchen Cowan
Lynn Gunn
Fern Trausch
Yuki Loritz
Evelyn Davis
The category words for this month are:
Game 1 – Most letters in “NEW YEAR”
Game 2 – Most letters in “MARTIN”
Game 3 – Most letters in “LUTHER”
Any Game – High non-bingo
– High bingo with “F”
– Low bingo with “F”
– Long word with 12+ letters
See you on the 19th!
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Co-Directors
Happy 2023, Super Scrabblers!
It’s a new year, and we hope to get more players at the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club!
When: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 11:00 AM (lunch break after first game)
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, 2nd floor, Suite 868
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
To sign up, please reply to this email as soon as you can.
New players will receive a small token of appreciation for joining the club.
Category prizes are as follows:
Game 1 – Most letters in “NEW YEAR”
Game 2 – Most letters in “MARTIN”
Game 3 – Most letters in “LUTHER”
Any Game – High non-bingo
– High bingo with “F”
– Low bingo with “F”
– Long word with 12+ letters
Hope to see as many as 20 of you on January 19.
If you are feeling sick, please stay home and let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Co-directors
With the triumphant trio of Don, Evelyn and Joel winning all their 3 games at the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club (MMMSSC), they will each receive a hefty $3 prize (if it comes in loose change 
). A Very Merry Congrats to them!
Other prize winners are the following:
| Category | Word | Points | Winner | |||
| Most letters from ‘HAPPY’ | HAULM | 57 | Joel | |||
| Most letters from ‘HOLIDAYS’ | HINDERS | 80 | Yuki | |||
| Most letters from ‘PRESENTS’ | UPDATES | 84 | Fern | |||
| High non-bingo | SLEAZE | 72 | Don | |||
| High bingo with ‘H’ | LUNCHES | 104 | Najat | |||
| Low bingo with ‘H’ | LOATHES | 71 | Lynn | |||
All hail to the Bingo Queen Yuki! She not only garnered the most bingoes this month with an average of 4.7 per game but also for the year with an average of 4.3 per game. Furthermore, she holds the record for highest scoring bingo with 167 points this year.
Meanwhile, Erickson set the record for highest game score with 1,206 points and consequently, this year’s highest average game score of 1,042 points. Way to go for a guest player and hopefully a returning player soon!
Although no prizes are awarded to Yuki and Eric, they certainly have earned bragging rights in the 2022 Super Scrabble World!
Below are the stats for the month and year-to-date. Only 1 phony bingo (TEAMERS) was played this month and was excluded from the bingo stats. It has 3 good anagrams, though, namely, REMATES, RETEAMS, and STEAMER.
| December 2022 | |||||||||||
| Name | Games | Wins | Bingos | Game Score | Bingo Score | ||||||
| Total | Total | % | Total | Average | High | Low | Average | High | Low | Average | |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 909 | 806 | 873 | 113 | 73 | 85 |
| David Poder | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 4.0 | 992 | 966 | 978 | 106 | 61 | 77 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 1.0 | 881 | 797 | 845 | 89 | 75 | 82 |
| Evelyn Davis | 3 | 3 | 100 | 7 | 2.3 | 961 | 884 | 925 | 87 | 68 | 79 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1.3 | 943 | 718 | 805 | 93 | 80 | 86 |
| Joel Elkins | 3 | 3 | 100 | 12 | 4.0 | 1082 | 930 | 1004 | 104 | 68 | 81 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 3.0 | 991 | 759 | 898 | 88 | 66 | 77 |
| Monica Gonzales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 608 | 591 | 601 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 3.3 | 939 | 790 | 857 | 104 | 68 | 84 |
| Renee Kahn | 3 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 1.3 | 850 | 591 | 739 | 102 | 61 | 74 |
| Rick Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 791 | 748 | 771 | 76 | 72 | 74 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 3 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 4.7 | 1065 | 903 | 989 | 129 | 60 | 83 |
| Year-to-Date 2022 | |||||||||||
| Name | Games | Wins | Bingos | Game Score | Bingo Score | ||||||
| Total | Total | % | Total | Average | High | Low | Average | High | Low | Average | |
| Alan Stern | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.2 | 935 | 823 | 866 | 104 | 64 | 79 |
| Amnon Meyers | 18 | 11 | 61 | 71 | 3.9 | 1188 | 806 | 960 | 146 | 58 | 80 |
| Anthea Palmos | 15 | 11 | 73 | 37 | 2.5 | 981 | 674 | 859 | 86 | 60 | 74 |
| Cindy Quinn | 6 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 3.7 | 1131 | 765 | 869 | 109 | 61 | 77 |
| David Poder | 21 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 2.5 | 1137 | 735 | 962 | 106 | 61 | 81 |
| Don Platt | 24 | 8.5 | 35 | 21 | 0.9 | 881 | 683 | 779 | 108 | 64 | 79 |
| Erickson Smith | 3 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 3.3 | 1206 | 869 | 1042 | 92 | 62 | 78 |
| Evelyn Davis | 22 | 13 | 59 | 62 | 2.8 | 1174 | 756 | 922 | 138 | 62 | 79 |
| Fern Trausch | 24 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 2.3 | 1020 | 712 | 866 | 99 | 65 | 79 |
| Gary Moss | 3 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 4.0 | 1039 | 824 | 937 | 96 | 67 | 78 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 12 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 2.4 | 968 | 779 | 872 | 104 | 61 | 82 |
| Joel Elkins | 12 | 10 | 83 | 36 | 3.0 | 1127 | 861 | 996 | 138 | 65 | 84 |
| Lynn Gunn | 27 | 15 | 56 | 57 | 2.1 | 1005 | 726 | 850 | 125 | 60 | 79 |
| Monica Gonzales | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 740 | 476 | 612 | 88 | 75 | 82 |
| Najat Reikes | 30 | 15.5 | 52 | 74 | 2.5 | 1066 | 764 | 887 | 140 | 60 | 80 |
| Nancy Douglas | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2.0 | 786 | 732 | 767 | 82 | 70 | 77 |
| Renee Kahn | 20 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 1.2 | 850 | 591 | 751 | 102 | 58 | 76 |
| Rick Duncan | 21 | 12 | 57 | 41 | 2.0 | 1014 | 732 | 886 | 106 | 51 | 78 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 21 | 14 | 67 | 91 | 4.3 | 1114 | 821 | 1005 | 167 | 60 | 80 |
Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous New Year!
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Co-directors
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