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Flint Club 12/15/2009

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:29:09 GMT

I botched 2 endgames that kept me from going 7-0 tonight and virtually wrapping up POY. Steve Grob went 3-1 tonight to narrow the gap with 2 weeks to go.
Jeff Clark 71.82%
Steve Grob 71.77%
There will be a holiday scrabble party at my house on Tuesday December 29th from 10AM-4PM. RSVP so I can plan accordingly. The party will be followed by club at the usual location.
Steve Grob triple-tripled through an L with CANFIELD natural for 185. He was planning to play FANCIED for 100+ before the 3x3 opened up.
Botched endgame #1 - vs Grob. I am ahead by 62 points with 1 tile in the bag on a closed board. Grob extends ROQUE to the triple with ROQUETING for 60 points. I am unsure of it. I'm still ahead by 2. I have plenty of time. If had taken the time to analyze the endgame I would have not challenged and won the game. I was lazy. I challenged. Steve won. I think he will post the analysis.

Flint Club 2009 (as of 11/8/2009)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:16:19 GMT

Flint Scrabble Club - 2009 Statistics (thru 11/08/2009)

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	16	9	7	0	56.3%	5-5	4	370.1	367.4	2.8	453	1197	397	817	1.19
Pat Badgley	40	14	26	0	35.0%	2-8	2	364.0	383.4	-19.4	467	1195	395	871	1.00
Jeff Clark	182	127	55	0	69.8%	4-6	14	410.7	362.5	48.2	698	1575	462	1011	1.55
Connie Creech	3	1	2	0	33.3%	na	1	338.0	372.7	-34.7	358	1014	342	762	0.00
Jeff Fiszbein	9	8	1	0	88.9%	na	1	467.9	374.4	93.4	622	1692	374	923	2.33
Elaine Glowniak	105	47	58	0	44.8%	7-3	6	377.6	385.5	-7.9	579	1428	469	943	1.20
Steve Grob	106	79	27	0	74.5%	9-1	16	422.1	360.6	61.4	548	1422	500	1011	1.72
Carolyn Easter	27	10	17	0	37.0%	1-9	6	377.3	388.6	-11.3	525	1292	375	874	1.19
Linda Hoggatt	118	50	68	0	42.4%	6-4	4	373.1	399.8	-26.7	585	1313	414	924	1.42
Cleo Jennings	4	1	3	0	25.0%	na	1	286.5	395.0	-108.5	360	846	318	744	0.75
Paul May	4	1	3	0	25.0%	na	5	388.3	412.5	-24.3	418	1221	416	861	1.50
Nancy Overman	23	9	14	0	39.1%	3-7	2	363.7	390.6	-26.9	454	1199	419	887	1.26
Steve Robbins	143	66	77	0	46.2%	2-8	4	369.5	393.3	-23.8	552	1383	423	882	1.34
Miki Sutherland	153	59	94	0	38.6%	4-6	5	367.8	390.4	-22.6	575	1369	419	910	0.78
Kathy Washburn	71	21	50	0	29.6%	2-8	3	275.9	392.7	-116.8	538	1294	415	928	0.69

Flint Club - Sunday edition

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:15:08 GMT

Seven players showed up at my house for an inpromptu session. Jeff Fiszbein made his debut at the Flint Scrabble club today. He now holds 4 club records for 2009:
High win percentage (88.9%)
High margin of win (93.4)
High bingos per game (2.33)
High 3 game series (1692)
Linda Hoggatt beat Steve Grob to stop his win streak at 16. Nice run Steve.

Summary of Flint Club 2009 to follow.

Flint Scrabble Club 10/27/09

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:37:37 GMT

Steve Grob continued his winning to take October POM honors with a 12-0 record. He also passed me for POY lead. He had his season high series of 1422 tonight.

Flint Scrabble Club - 2009 Statistics (thru 10/27/2009)

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	16	9	7	0	56.3%	5-5	4	370.1	367.4	2.8	453	1197	397	817	1.19
Pat Badgley	36	14	22	0	38.9%	5-5	2	368.8	377.6	-8.8	467	1195	395	871	1.06
Jeff Clark	168	122	46	0	72.6%	8-2	14	413.7	358.4	55.3	698	1575	462	1011	1.51
Connie Creech	3	1	2	0	33.3%	na	1	338.0	372.7	-34.7	358	1014	342	762	0.00
Elaine Glowniak	101	46	55	0	45.5%	7-3	6	376.2	385.2	-9.0	579	1428	469	943	1.17
Steve Grob	97	71	26	0	73.2%	10-0	12	420.8	361.8	59.0	548	1422	500	1011	1.69
Carolyn Easter	22	9	13	0	40.9%	2-8	6	374.6	387.1	-12.5	492	1292	375	874	1.14
Linda Hoggatt	105	43	62	0	41.0%	2-8	4	372.2	396.9	-24.8	585	1313	414	924	1.40
Cleo Jennings	4	1	3	0	25.0%	na	1	286.5	395.0	-108.5	360	846	318	744	0.75
Nancy Overman	23	9	14	0	39.1%	3-7	2	363.7	390.6	-26.9	454	1199	419	887	1.26
Steve Robbins	139	63	76	0	45.3%	2-8	4	368.9	394.1	-25.2	552	1383	423	882	1.33
Miki Sutherland	149	58	91	0	38.9%	4-6	5	367.7	389.8	-22.1	575	1369	419	910	0.81
Kathy Washburn	71	21	50	0	29.6%	2-8	3	275.9	392.7	-116.8	538	1294	415	928	0.69

Flint Club - 8/25/2009

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:34:47 GMT

Things have been neck and neck between me and Steve Grob. I overtook him for player the month in August and now lead for player of the year on the strength of my current 11 game win streak. Attendance is still on the rise.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	16	9	7	0	56.3%	5-5	4	370.1	367.4	2.8	453	1197	397	817	1.19
Pat Badgley	28	10	18	0	35.7%	5-5	2	365.0	386.9	-21.8	465	1178	395	871	1.11
Jeff Clark	122	85	37	0	69.7%	10-0	11	410.3	364.1	46.2	698	1471	462	1011	1.57
Connie Creech	3	1	2	0	33.3%	na	1	338.0	372.7	-34.7	358	1014	342	762	0.00
Elaine Glowniak	86	36	50	0	41.9%	4-6	3	369.6	385.3	-15.7	579	1356	469	943	1.03
Steve Grob	77	53	24	0	68.8%	6-4	8	419.9	366.8	53.1	548	1414	500	1011	1.75
Carolyn Easter	17	9	8	0	52.9%	3-7	6	384.2	384.5	-0.2	492	1292	375	874	1.29
Linda Hoggatt	69	30	39	0	43.5%	5-5	3	375.5	398.1	-22.7	536	1313	414	905	1.48
Nancy Overman	4	2	2	0	50.0%	na	2	369.0	356.8	12.3	414	1175	350	743	1.25
Steve Robbins	103	47	56	0	45.6%	2-8	4	370.8	393.1	-22.3	552	1383	423	882	1.34
Miki Sutherland	113	47	66	0	41.6%	2-8	5	371.5	387.0	-15.5	575	1369	419	910	1.06
Kathy Washburn	52	16	36	0	30.8%	4-6	3	348.8	390.7	-41.8	538	1294	415	928	0.87

Flint BG Club

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:25:31 GMT

I am back in second place. Maybe even first place depending on how many points I earned at the Summer Championship.

2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (as of July 30th*)

01. Carol Joy Cole.....17.10
02. Jeff Clark.........16.43
03. Paul Berg..........15.76
04. Paul Farah.........15.70
05. Jim Airgood........13.47
06. Greg Merriman......12.20
07. Art Gillis.........11.11
08. Richard Hunt.......10.62
09. John Carrico.......10.41
10. Troy Longman........9.14
11. Brad King...........7.92
12. David Pagnier.......7.11
13. Jim Slomkoski.......7.03
14. Rick Todd...........6.84
15. Steve Grob..........5.54
16. Gary Fritzsche......5.27
17. Jim Price...........5.19
18. Dirk Hogan..........5.13
19. Sal Chehayeb........4.71
20. Judy Field..........4.71

*Points from the Michigan Summer Championships are not included yet.

Flint Club part 2

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:45:18 GMT

Player of the month (highest winning %, 4 game minimum)
January	Jeff Clark (10-2)	July	Steve Grob (9-1)
February	Carolyn Easter (5-0)	August
March	Steve Grob (10-1)	September
April	Steve Grob (7-3)	October
May	Jeff Clark (14-3)	November
June	Steve Grob (6-2)	December

Flint Club as of 7/28/2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:44:09 GMT

Congratulations to Steve Grob on his 4th Plyer of the Month title of 2009. His current 8 game win streak has boosting him above 70% winning.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	16	9	7	0	56.3%	5-5	4	370.1	367.4	2.8	453	1197	397	817	1.19
Pat Badgley	28	10	18	0	35.7%	5-5	2	365.0	386.9	-21.8	465	1178	393	871	1.11
Jeff Clark	102	67	35	0	65.7%	6-4	8	409.1	367.8	41.3	698	1471	462	1011	1.58
Connie Creech	3	1	2	0	33.3%	na	1	338.0	372.7	-34.7	358	1014	342	762	0.00
Elaine Glowniak	81	33	48	0	40.7%	4-6	3	367.4	386.1	-18.8	579	1356	469	943	0.99
Steve Grob	65	46	19	0	70.8%	9-1	8	420.3	365.1	55.2	548	1414	500	1011	1.69
Carolyn Easter	12	7	5	0	58.3%	5-5	6	378.4	369.1	9.3	490	1188	344	833	1.25
Linda Hoggatt	52	22	30	0	42.3%	4-6	3	371.5	403.8	-32.3	504	1248	378	883	1.46
Steve Robbins	87	41	46	0	47.1%	3-7	4	374.1	391.5	-17.5	552	1383	423	882	1.40
Miki Sutherland	100	45	55	0	45.0%	5-5	5	374.5	386.0	-11.5	575	1369	413	910	1.10
Kathy Washburn	34	9	25	0	26.5%	4-6	3	354.6	393.6	-38.9	538	1294	392	928	0.91

Max. attendance	8
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.7

Bailed Out

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:11:19 GMT

Holding BCEFLU?, my opponent gave me a T at A15, allowing me to play the 104 point bingo with an ugly rack. CLUBFEeT

Flint BG Club

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:23:18 GMT

A good night tonight and I could be back in 1st place.
2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (as of May 21st)

01. Carol Joy Cole.....15.35
02. Jeff Clark.........14.45
03. Paul Farah.........11.71
04. Greg Merriman......10.73
05. John Carrico........8.10
06. Paul Berg...........7.54
07. Jim Airgood.........7.47
08. Art Gillis..........7.36
09. David Pagnier.......7.11
10. Brad King...........7.03
11. Troy Longman........6.82
12. Richard Hunt........5.04
13. Jim Price...........5.03
14. Rick Todd...........4.82
15. Dan Bryant..........4.00
16. Judy Field..........3.65
17. Gary Fritzsche......3.53
18. Dirk Hogan..........3.39
19. Steve Grob..........3.29
20. Jim Slomkoski.......3.12

Flint Club 5/12

Tue, 19 May 2009 14:08:12 GMT

Sparse turnout last week. Nothing noteworthy. Here are the latest stats:

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	8	6	2	0	75.0%	na	3	382.8	346.6	36.1	453	1182	338	781	1.38
Pat Badgley	15	5	10	0	33.3%	3-7	2	368.4	387.7	-19.3	465	1178	393	808	1.00
Jeff Clark	70	45	25	0	64.3%	8-2	8	406.2	367.8	38.3	698	1471	462	1011	1.57
Elaine Glowniak	53	19	34	0	35.8%	2-8	3	365.6	389.4	-23.8	579	1356	435	883	1.06
Steve Grob	40	27	13	0	67.5%	7-3	7	422.4	366.6	55.8	548	1414	500	1011	1.60
Carolyn Easter	9	6	3	0	66.7%	na	6	372.6	364.9	7.7	490	1180	na	833	0.36
Linda Hoggatt	28	12	16	0	42.9%	3-7	3	371.2	405.5	-34.4	504	1248	378	883	1.57
Steve Robbins	47	21	26	0	44.7%	5-5	3	364.9	405.3	-40.4	483	1232	392	882	1.32
Miki Sutherland	58	25	33	0	43.1%	7-3	5	376.7	387.0	-10.3	575	1369	413	910	1.19
Kathy Washburn	4	0	4	0	0.0%	na		349.3	397.5	-48.3	392	1042	392	794	1.00

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.5

Flint Scrabble Club Stats as of 5/5/2009

Tue, 12 May 2009 18:58:08 GMT

Miki is on a tear. She won her last 5 and 9 out of her last 10 games. I need to catch her early tonight to defend my club high 8 game win streak.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	8	6	2	0	75.0%	na	3	382.8	346.6	36.1	453	1182	338	781	1.38
Pat Badgley	15	5	10	0	33.3%	3-7	2	368.4	387.7	-19.3	465	1178	393	808	1.00
Jeff Clark	66	42	24	0	63.6%	7-3	8	406.1	368.6	37.5	698	1471	462	1011	1.58
Elaine Glowniak	53	19	34	0	35.8%	2-8	3	365.6	389.4	-23.8	579	1356	435	883	1.06
Steve Grob	40	27	13	0	67.5%	7-3	7	422.4	366.6	55.8	548	1414	500	1011	1.60
Carolyn Easter	9	6	3	0	66.7%	na	6	372.6	364.9	7.7	490	1180	na	833	0.36
Linda Hoggatt	28	12	16	0	42.9%	3-7	3	371.2	405.5	-34.4	504	1248	378	883	1.57
Steve Robbins	43	20	23	0	46.5%	5-5	3	365.5	401.5	-36.0	483	1232	392	882	1.35
Miki Sutherland	54	23	31	0	42.6%	9-1	5	373.5	387.2	-13.7	575	1369	413	910	1.15
Kathy Washburn	4	0	4	0	0.0%	na		349.3	397.5	-48.3	392	1042	392	794	1.00

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.6

Flint Club 4/28/2009

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:18:39 GMT

Welcome back to Andrew Allie. Congratulations to Linda Hoggatt who started the night with 7 bingos in her first two games on her way to her year high club game and series (504 game/1248 series). I started the night at 0-2 losing to Linda and Miki. I could easily have finished the night at 0-4 without big errors in games 3 and 4 by my opponents. I'll have to be satisfied with 2-2 for the night.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	5	3	2	0	60.0%	na	3	381.6	355.2	26.4	453	1182	338	781	1.00
Pat Badgley	12	5	7	0	41.7%	4-6	2	367.3	382.5	-15.2	465	1178	391	808	0.92
Jeff Clark	62	39	23	0	62.9%	6-4	8	407.5	368.3	39.1	698	1471	462	1011	1.61
Elaine Glowniak	49	18	31	0	36.7%	4-6	3	364.7	388.2	-23.5	579	1356	435	883	1.06
Steve Grob	40	27	13	0	67.5%	7-3	7	422.4	366.6	55.8	548	1414	500	1011	1.60
Carolyn Easter	9	6	3	0	66.7%	na	6	372.6	364.9	7.7	490	1180	na	833	0.36
Linda Hoggatt	28	12	16	0	42.9%	3-7	3	371.2	405.5	-34.4	504	1248	378	883	1.57
Steve Robbins	39	18	21	0	46.2%	6-4	3	363.3	403.4	-40.1	483	1232	392	882	1.33
Miki Sutherland	50	19	31	0	38.0%	6-4	4	369.9	388.5	-18.6	575	1369	413	910	1.08

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.5

Lansing Scrabble 5/16

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:59:33 GMT

I'm glad to see we have 8 players signed up for Lansing now. At least we will have 1 full division. It is still 3 weeks away. Being the weekend after Mother's Day (an off weekend for scrabble) I bet there will be plently of Michigan scrabblers jonesing for a nearby tourney that weekend. Let's support Joanne Grow and get registered.

Flint Club 4/21

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:23:36 GMT

We had a season high attendance of 7 players this week. Miki Sutherland had a good night, posting a 3-0 record with 8 bingos on her way to a 1369 series (her high for the year). Carolyn Easter was brought back down to earth at 1-3, enabling Steve Grob to recapture the POY lead.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	3	2	1	0	66.7%	na	2	394.0	340.3	53.7	453	1182	338	781	1.00
Pat Badgley	12	5	7	0	41.7%	4-6	1	367.3	382.5	-15.2	465	1178	391	808	0.92
Jeff Clark	58	37	21	0	63.8%	7-3	8	409.4	365.8	43.6	698	1471	462	1011	1.64
Elaine Glowniak	45	17	28	0	37.8%	4-6	3	366.9	385.4	-18.5	579	1356	435	883	1.09
Steve Grob	40	27	13	0	67.5%	7-3	7	422.4	366.6	55.8	548	1414	500	1011	1.60
Carolyn Easter	9	6	3	0	66.7%	na	6	372.6	364.9	7.7	490	1180	na	833	0.42
Linda Hoggatt	24	9	15	0	37.5%	3-7	2	364.9	416.5	-51.6	452	1211	378	883	1.42
Steve Robbins	36	17	19	0	47.2%	6-4	2	362.6	405.5	-42.9	483	1232	392	882	1.33
Miki Sutherland	47	17	30	0	36.2%	5-5	3	367.7	391.9	-24.2	575	1369	413	910	1.06

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.5

Location Effect on Scrabble Performance

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:18:13 GMT

I was talking to Paul Epstein a few weeks ago and he commented that he has had trouble beating me at the Fenton Late Bird tourneys. Is it something about the Holiday Inn Express playing room? Do others players have certain locations where they go in expecting better than average performance? Here is the analysis of my play at locations where I have competed in more than 2 tourneys.

	tourneys	W	L	T	%
Overall	214	1193	922	13	56.4%
Fenton	6	16	26		38.1%
Fenton LB	8	43	13		76.8%
Battle Creek, MI	10	34	36		48.6%
Bay City, MI	4	17	7		70.8%
Brantford, ON	4	15	12	1	55.4%
Cambridge, ON	3	11	10		52.4%
Columbus, OH	4	27	17		61.4%
Elyria, OH	4	31	25		55.4%
Farmington, MI	25	85	88	2	49.1%
Famington Hills, MI	4	21	13		61.8%
Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, TN	4	50	38	2	56.7%
Hazel Park, MI	3	24	18		57.1%
Hudson, OH	3	24	15	1	61.3%
Indianapolis, IN	3	12	9		57.1%
Lansing, MI	28	108	82		56.8%
Livonia, MI	7	47	32		59.5%
Petoskey, MI	3	20	15		57.1%
Saginaw, MI	9	52	21		71.2%
South Bend, IN	3	19	6	1	75.0%
Toronto/Mississauga, ON	5	26	34		43.3%

I love to play the Fenton late bird. Too bad they don't have tourneys in Saginaw, South Bend, and Bay City anymore. BTW, I am 3-1 (75%) vs Epstein at the Fenton late birds. Elsewhere, my record vs Epstein is 9-26 (26%). Superstition? I'd like to see others opinions and stats.

Flint Club Stats thru 4/14/2009

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:08:22 GMT

Carolyn Easter says she will be at club next week. We will be gunning for her.

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	3	2	1	0	66.7%	na	2	394.0	340.3	53.7	453	1182	338	781	1.00
Pat Badgley	9	4	5	0	44.4%	na	1	358.9	380.0	-21.1	439	1142	391	805	0.67
Jeff Clark	54	34	20	0	63.0%	7-3	8	410.9	365.4	45.5	698	1471	462	1011	1.69
Elaine Glowniak	42	17	25	0	40.5%	5-5	3	368.4	383.5	-15.1	579	1356	435	883	1.07
Steve Grob	37	25	12	0	67.6%	8-2	7	423.6	362.3	61.4	548	1414	500	1011	1.62
Carolyn Easter	5	5	0	0	100.0%	na	5	381.6	341.8	39.8	431	1180	na	833	0.25
Linda Hoggatt	24	9	15	0	37.5%	3-7	2	364.9	416.5	-51.6	452	1211	378	883	1.42
Steve Robbins	36	17	19	0	47.2%	6-4	2	362.6	405.5	-42.9	483	1232	392	882	1.33
Miki Sutherland	44	14	30	0	31.8%	2-8	2	361.6	394.1	-32.4	575	1193	413	848	0.95

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.4

Scrabble Sighting - Fenton, MI

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:16:34 GMT

Steve Grob and I were interviewed for this article:
http://www.tctimes.com/articles/2009/04/12/living/doc49df91bb4a853631473699.txt

Flint Scrabble Club Stats through 4/7/2009

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:20:14 GMT

Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Last 10	Unbeaten streak	Average Score	Opponent Average	Average Margin of victory	High Game	High Series	High Loss	High Total	Bingos per game
Andrew Allie	3	2	1	0	66.7%	na	2	394.0	340.3	53.7	453	1182	338	781	1.00
Pat Badgley	6	3	3	0	50.0%	na	1	371.0	388.0	-17.0	439	1142	391	805	0.67
Jeff Clark	50	32	18	0	64.0%	6-4	8	413.6	361.6	52.0	698	1471	462	1011	1.72
Elaine Glowniak	38	14	24	0	36.8%	4-6	3	368.7	388.1	-19.4	579	1356	435	883	1.11
Steve Grob	34	23	11	0	67.6%	8-2	7	419.5	363.3	56.2	548	1414	500	1011	1.56
Carolyn Easter	5	5	0	0	100.0%	na	5	381.6	341.8	39.8	431	1180	na	833	0.25
Linda Hoggatt	24	9	15	0	37.5%	3-7	2	364.9	416.5	-51.6	452	1211	378	883	1.42
Steve Robbins	33	15	18	0	45.5%	5-5	2	358.7	406.7	-48.0	483	1232	392	882	1.30
Miki Sutherland	41	14	27	0	34.1%	2-8	2	364.9	394.1	-29.2	575	1193	413	848	0.98

Max. attendance	7
Min. attendance	3
Avg. attendance	5.4

A new life phase

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:59:49 GMT

I found out last night that I should be a grandfather in November. Congratulations Jenn and Scott. Scott, Danny, and I celebrated at the Plymouth BG club last night. Scott should enjoy a few nights out with the boys before the baby arrives.

Elyria redux, Part 2.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:53:41 GMT

I inadvertently omitted 2 MI players in the first analysis.
I added breakdowns by division.

Michigan Players in Elyria, OH

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:51:48 GMT

I was contemplating setting up a prop bet on how MI players would fare this weekend. It was not pretty.

13 MI players in Elyria, OH 3/14-15/2009	Rating in	Rating Out	change
Jason Idalski	1816	1829	13
Chuck Armstrong	1790	1761	-29
Alex Fiszbein	1726	1728	2
Steve Grob	1716	1683	-33
Paul Epstein	1709	1710	1
Jeff Clark	1663	1652	-11
Daniel Schey	1647	1595	-52
Scott Pianowski	1613	1592	-21
Jeff Fiszbein	1607	1634	27
Stephen Knapp	1581	1565	-16
Carolyn Easter	1547	1562	15
Elaine Glowniak	1511	1478	-33
Carol Ravichandran	1390	1398	8

Total			-129
Average			-10

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:47:23 GMT

I had 5 bingoes in one game last night on my way to a 698 game. None of the bingoes were extraordinary:
OPERATE, UNAIRED, BESTIRS (challenged), CaNDLES, RAvIOLI. It reminded me of a night at the old Saginaw club many years ago. That was the night I played METHODIZE for 302 points and had two 600 games (635 and 653).

I tossed the 698 scoresheet without thinking. It would have been fun to Quackle.

Jeff vs Clark

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:18:43 GMT

The 19 Jeffs are higher rated than the 20 Clarks. Average Jeff = 1612, Average Clark = 1131

Jeff Widergren	Morgan Hill	CA	1799
3	Jeff Reeves	Woodworth	LA	1756
3	Jeff Potts	Woodland Hills	CA	1756
5	Jeffrey Kastner	Phoenix	AZ	1719
6	Jeff Clark	Linden	MI	1716
7	Jeffrey Purinton	Norman	OK	1671
7	Jeff Fiszbein	South Lyon	MI	1671
9	Jeff Bichel			1669
10	Jeff Fleetham	Calgary	AB	1623
11	Jeff Barnett			1574
11	Jeff Brochu			1574
13	Jeff Parsons	Logy Bay	NL	1567
14	Jeff Garrett		FL	1555
15	Jeff Martin	Albuquerque	NM	1541
16	Jeffrey Jacobson	Philadelphia	PA	1512
17	Jeff Dubin			1502
18	Jeffrey Nelson	Burlington	VT	1491
19	Jeff Cook	Keyser	WV	1471
20	Jeff Lande		MN	1470

1	Jeff Clark	Linden	MI	1716
2	Ken Clark		WA	1682
3	William Clark	New Orleans	LA	1590
4	Joan Clark			1544
5	Jane Clark	West Hartford	CT	1203
6	James Clark	Lumberton	NC	1138
7	Pat Clark			1097
8	Clark Little		FL	1093
9	Carolyn Clark			1091
10	Joe Clark	Los Angeles	CA	1068
11	Barry Clarke			1065
12	Clark Thurn		MN	1044
13	Barbara Clarke			1031
14	Starlite A Clark	Seattle	WA	952
15	Susan Clark			909
16	John Clark			905
17	Mike Clark			902
18	Khim Clarke	Irvine	CA	882
19	Mary E Clark	Gassville	AR	859
20	Lyn Clarke		ME	847

#1 Clark, # 5 Jeff/Jeffrey

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:08:03 GMT

I finally passed Ken Clark to become the highest rated Clark in the North American Scrabble world. However, I am only the 5th highest ranked Jeff/Jeffrey.