SUPERSCRABBLE GAMES RESULTS 11-16-17

WELCOME back!  ROY KAMEN visited us from Florida after his departure from California this year. And welcome DAVID PODER, who tied with Roy’s number of bingos played=15!  It’s David’s first experience at the Superscrabble Club games. The 3-game winner is:  ROY KAMEN who played a total of 15 bingos. The award for HG-point=1133 goes to DAVID PODER; and he also gets the award for HC=2914.  David’s awards for HG and HC were not figured out at the end of the games; however his prizes will be handed to him in an envelope if and when he shows up at the next meeting.  We sang “Happy Birthday” to RENÉE KAHN.  Renée found 3 category words=XERUS, XYLEMS (both 1st and all-day category-words), and FLIPS, a body building terminology.  GARY MOSS played a high-bingo word=103 points. DON PLATT was the only one who found a word that ends with -TION for NATION.  JOANIE SCAFUTO played a high non-bingo word=108 points for ZANY, and she found TRICEP for the 3rd category.

We missed Bob Agnew, Bill Lapinski, Amnon Meyers, and Fern Trausch.  We hope you are well, and see you all during our Christmas meeting on December 21, 2017 at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club, 12442 Tustin Ranch Road, Tustin 92782.  

Condolences to Amnon Meyers for his brother’s recent passing—may Danny Meyers rests in peace.  Maliha will be visiting her stepmother in Maliha (Nov. 27, 2017 thru Dec. 10, 2017), and will meet her half-sister, Donna Matias and Donna’s daughter, Kristin; they’ll be flying to Manila from Sydney, Australia.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!  RESULTS OF THE 11-16-17 GAMES: KEY: Games Played=GP; Win=W; High Game=HG; Cum=C; HC=Highest Cumulative Score; Bingo=B; Category Words=CW

GRETCHEN COWAN: GP=3; Win=2; HG=954; C=2798; B=8; CT=0

JANET GOLDSTEIN: GP=3; W=1; HG=831; C=2399; B=3; CW=0

LYNN GUNN: G=3, Win=2; HG=867; C=2449; B=5; CW=0

RENÉE KAHN: GP=3; W=0; HG=794; C=2253; B=3; CW=3

ROY KAMEN: GP=3; W=3; HG=1172; C=3184; B=15; CW=0

YUKI LORITZ: GP=3; W=2; HG=989; C=2887; B=14; CW=0

MALIHA MAHMOOD: GP=3; W=1; HG=808; C=2230; B=4; CW=0

GARY MOSS: GP=3; W=2; HG=1107; C=2874; B=12; CW=0

DON PLATT: GP=3; W=1; HG=793; C=2179; B=6; CW=1

DAVID PODER: GP=3; W=2; HG=1133; HC=2914; B=15; CW=0

PAT REED: GP=3; W=1, HG=981, C=2532, B=8; CW=0

NAJAT REIKES: GP=3; W=1, HG=940, C=2482, B=7; CW=1

JOANIE SCAFUTO: GP=3, W=1, HG=804, C=2234, B=3; CW=1

TOM TITUS:  GP=3, W=2, HG=941, C=2676, B=9; CW=0

SUPERSCRABBLE GAMES – 11-16-17

NOVEMBER 16, 2017, THURSDAY, 10:00a.m.  Due to delayed completion of our renovation at the usual venue, we are meeting again at the same location as last month:  Residence Inn by Marriott, 15181 Newport Avenue, Tustin 92780.  Their office phone is: 714-258-9700.  We’ll sing belated or advance “Happy Birthday” during lunchtime for those whose birthday falls in November:  RENÉE KAHN, EVELYN DAVIS, JOANNA COHEN, and NANCY BURCH.  There’s a special gift for all celebrants who are able to show up. TAKE a friend along to play; just let me know how many by Monday 11-13-17.

Please email maliha.mendoza@gmail.com, text 714-654-4308 or leave a voicemail soon.  On Monday 11-13-17, I need to submit the number of players who are attending the games to the Residence Inn coordinator, Janis Belote. We have a limit of 22 players.

The instant reward for a word with 14 to 15+ letters is now worth $100. It was previously mentioned that it will start with $5…but that was not an inspiring incentive.  An angel came to contribute the starting point to begin with $100.  The pot for 12- to 13-letter-word category will have $30 on 11-16-17.  To qualify for an instant reward, the word must contain 5 letters or more.  Winners of 3 games gets $25, and each bingo word is worth $1. Highest-point bingo is $5, high-point game is 1¢ per point [e.g.,1250 points = $12.50], highest-point cum is $10, and highest-point non-bingo word is $5.  Winners of 3 games are not qualified to win the high-point game and the high-point cum.  This is done so everyone will get a chance to win something and have fun. Study the assigned categories to enjoy more awards. THE EXAMPLES BELOW are incomplete; some singular or plural variants are missing.

1st Game Category: Words beginning with X.  This category is also for ‘ALL DAY CATEGORY’:  XANTHAN, XANTHATE, XANTHEIN, XANTHENE, XANTHIC, XANTHIN, XANTHINE, XANTHINES, XANTHINS, XANTHOMA, XANTHOMAS, XANTHONE, XANTHONES, XANTHOPHYLL, XANTHOUS, XEBEC, XEBECS, XENIA, XENIAL, XENIAS, XENIC, XENOBIOTIC, XENOBLAST, XENOCRYST, XENOGAMY, XENOGENEIC, XENOGENIC, XENOGENIES, XENOGENY, XENOGRAFT, XENOGRAFTS, XENOLITH, XENOLITHIC, XENOLITHS, XENON, XENONS, XENOPHILE, XENOPHOBE, XENOPHOBIA, XENOPUS, XENOPUSES, XENOTIME, XENOTROPIC, XERARCH, XERIC, XERICALLY, XERISCAPE, XERODERMA, XERODERMAE, XEROGRAPHY, XEROPHILE, XEROPHILIES, XEROPHILOUS, XEROPHILY, XEROPHYTE, XEROPHYTES, XEROPHYTIC, XEROPHYTISM, XEROSERE, XEROSERES, XEROSES, XEROSIS, XEROTIC, XEROX, XEROXED, XEROXES, XEROXING, XERUS, XERUSES, XIPHISTERNA, XIPHISTERNUM, XIPHOID, XIPHOIDS, XYLAN, XYLANS, XYLEM, XYLEMS, XYLENE, XYLENES, XYLIDIN, XYLIDINE, XYLIDINES, XYLIDINS, XYLITOL, XYLITOLS, XYLOCARP, XYLOCARPS, XYLOGRAPH, XYLOGRAPHER, XYLOGRAPHIC, XYLOGRAPHS, XYLOGRAPHY, XYLOID, XYLOL, XYLOLS, XYLOPHAGE, XYLOPHONE, XYLOPHONIST, XYLOSE, XYLOSES, YLOTOMIES, XYLOTOMY, XYLYL, XYLYLS, XYSTER, XYSTERS, XYSTI, XYSTOI, XYSTOS, XYSTS, XYSTUS

2nd Game Category: Words ending with –TION.  Examples: ACTION, NOTION, NATION, OPERATION, RELATION, SITUATION, TRANSLATION, IMAGINATION, ORGANIZATION, AMBITION, POSITION, POLLUTION, REVOLUTION. SOLUTION, SUCTION, LECTION, ELECTION, ATRACTION, AFFECTION, CORRECTION, FICTION, CONSTRUCTION, CAUTION, OPTION, UNCTION, JUNCTION, PORTION, SECTION, BENEDICTION, VACATION, MENTION, VENATION,  etc.

3rd Game Category: BODYBUILDING WORDS (terms commonly seen or spoken about regarding bodybuilding):  ABDUCTION, ABS, ABYSS, CHINNING, ADHESION, AEROBIC, BODYBUILDERS, EXERCISE, FATIGUE, MUSCLES, AGONIST, CONTRACTS, FIBER, ANABOLIC, STEROIDS, ANAEROBIC, ANDROGENS, ANTAGONIST, ANTIOXIDANT, BICEPS, ATHLETE, BARBELL, DUMBBELL, BALANCE, PHYSIQUE, WEIGHT, DISCS, THIGHS, PHYSICAL, CHEST, SHOULDERS, BIOMECHANICS, BENCHES, BUFFED, BULKING, CRUNCHES, CONCENTRIC, COLLAR, ENDURANCE, FASCIA, FLEXION, GLUTEALS, ISOKINETIC, ISOTONIC, KINESIOLOGY, etc.

LEARN a long word each day:  BODYBUILDINGS=13 letters.  You may start with BO, BOD, BODY, BUILD, BODYBUILDING, BODYBUILDINGS. Make compound words to qualify in the 12- to 13-letter-word.  Fern Trausch and Yuki Loritz are the winners for playing MISUNDERSTANDINGS=17-letter-word on 10-19-17.

DECEMBER 21, 2017 is scheduled for the next meeting.  Announcement will be sent a week prior.