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This club news page contains news about events and notable achievements in sanctioned SCRABBLE® clubs. Other articles may be found in the periodical Bulletins or the member news page.
Club feats are limited to those who are:
a.) members b.) play in a sanctioned club
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The Palo Alto club received some great publicity in the Palo Voice. See article at Palo Alto Club .
— Mitch Bayersdorfer, Director, Palo Alto, CA Club #512
Memorial Day 2010 at the Smoky Mountain division of the Tennessee Valley Anagrammers Club #553 took on a whole new meaning when Dave Moersdorf, a perennial top 10 rated player in the state, conducted a personal clinic by putting up an 8-1 record for the night that included three games over 500 points, an average of 486 per game, an average margin of victory of 174 points, and a mind-bending 23 seven-letter plays (bingos), thrashing every member at least once. Frank Schin, another top 10 rated player, was the only player to win a game, taking a 402-368 match. Schin’s victory was the only game where Moersdorf scored less than 450 points in a game, and the only game where he was held to a single bingo.
Also on the victims list was club director Trish Harrop, another top 10 player, who scored a creditable 328 points in an 11-round game, only to fall by 208 when Moersdorf opened the game with four bingos in the first five plays totaling 286 of his final score of 530, an average of more than 50 points per play.
Moersdorf’s numbers for the night were the highest single-night totals in every known category of tournament-style SCRABBLE ever seen by any member of the club, some of whom have more than 30 years of competition under their belts. Moersdorf, himself a 30-plus year player with a national reputation, was surprised by his own performance, saying he had never seen a player draw so many desirable tiles in a single night in his life.
— Vicki Blizzard, Director, Knoxville/Sevierville, TN Club #553
NASPA Club #438, in Casselberry FL (near Orlando), congratulates Linn Wheeler for playing SQUEeZE for 121 points on May 3, 2010. The play was remarkable for scoring so many points without the benefit of being either a Double Word Score or a Triple Word Score. The word was played from J1, with both the Q and the Z landing on Triple Letter Scores, also forming the word (FAN)E. It's the highest scoring non-DWS-non-TWS bingo that anyone at the Casselberry Club could recall seeing.
— Carl Warner, Director, Casselberry, FL Club #438
Actor Jack Black, avid online SCRABBLE player, made an appearance at NASPA Santa Monica Club #195 the first Saturday of April. He compiled an impressive 3-1 record during the session while averaging 378.25 with a high game of 434 and a high non-bingo score of 84! Hope you come back soon, Jack!
— Bruce D'Ambrosio, Director, Santa Monica Club #195
Congratulations to Robert Kahn on his 801-point game at NASPA Club #276 in Lauderhill, FL. He made seven bingos: HAEMOID, sTARTLE, INSERTS, ENVIOUS, BEPAINT, RE(E)CHOEd and TEARIEST.
As far as we know, his score 801 is the second highest ever recorded in a sanctioned competitive club game in North America. On October 12, 2006, Michael Cresta scored 830 points at NSA Club #108 in Lexington, MA.
Robert has been playing SCRABBLE for approximately 56 years. His rating is 1695 and ranking 209.
— Sandee Bloom, Director, Lauderhill, FL Club #276
NASPA congratulates the Northampton, MA club for playing their 1500th game in their 2-1/2 years of existence. They average about 10 players per night.
— Brett Constantine, Director, Northampton, MA Club #667
The Lauderhill club, directed by Sandee Bloom, celebrated player achievements at their 21st Annual Awards Night. Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and Sandee Bloom (Tamarac, FL), received 1000-win Plateau Awards. We congratulate them and all the other club members who received awards for accomplishments during the past 12 years of record-keeping.
— Sandee Bloom, Director, Lauderhill, FL Club #276
The directors of Club #550, along with its members, want to congratulate Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) on her 724-point game, which included a 284-point bingo, QUARtZES, Monday in a game against Bruce D'Ambrosio. There were no phonies and no challenges in the game.
— Yukiko Loritz, Director, Anaheim, CA Club #550
The directors of Club #248, along with its members, want to congratulate Dee Segrest (Grand Prairie, TX) on her superb 203-point bingo Tuesday in a game against Mike Early. Mike played an X on the triple line and Dee cheerfully played MONOXIDE for 203 points. It wasn't enough to secure the win in the game, but the play will make her happy for a long time!
— Mary Rhoades, Director, Bedford, TX Club #248
Ridgefield CT Club #603 congratulates Scott Morese (New Milford, CT) for his 702-point game against Tim Iglinski at the Rhinebeck NY Tournament.
— Cornelia Guest, Director, Ridgefield, CT Club #603
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