The cooler weather was welcomed by the record crowd of 100 players at our Turramurra tournament last Saturday. Noteworthy entrants included Ruth MacInerney from the UK, Eleonore More from NZ, Mary Mackie from Vic, 6 novices and two nonagenarians - Eleonore and Lan Knox. None of the predicted transport delays occurred and the day proceeded with no major hiccups.
Bob Jackman finished his eventful year on a high note by winning the Masters Division by a margin of 459 against Rod Talbot with Chris May in third place. John Holgate scored the highest game for the day with 614 and Peter Shaw scored 100 for the unlikely word "unquote". In the Advanced Division North Shore Club's unusual word specialist Richard Birch took the honours with Raya Wilkinson and Dolores Barbon in second and third position. All received very creditable rating gains. Dolores also notched up the highest game of 515 whilst Therese Newman scored 129 for "squires". In the Intermediate Division Maree Heynen gained 109 rating points and first place by beating Jean Balmer and Jan Tomlin who came second and third respectively. The high game of 496 was scored by Sandra Elliott and the high word "drawers" for 102 was played by Krystyna Batten. In the Recreational Division Rosalie Tobin won all seven games and a ratings gain of 84 over Joy Morris and Anne Henderson in second and third positions. Rosalie scooped the pool by also winning the high game (468) and the high word "spoofer" (119).
Dolores Barbon added to her other prize money with the $100 raffle 1st prize and Louise Kobler can celebrate her rating gain of 55 points with the 2nd prize of two bottles of wine. Hanne Marks took home some plum puddings for the highest scoring Christmas word "reindeer" (60 points) and Irene Brownlow also won Christmas fare with the lucky door prize. The People's Choice award went to TD Fred Reynolds' magnificent vase of hydrangeas. The day ended on a festive note with a group making their annual pilgrimage to the Blue Gum Hotel for the post mortems of the day, the games and the year.
Thanks to Fred, Kim Logan and all the helpers from the North Shore Club (especially the cooks) and to everyone for coming.
Season's Greetings - see you for more Scrabbling next year.
Results after game 7
NORTH SHORE 03 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Bob Jackman 6 781
2 Rod Talbot 6 322
3 Chris May 5 209
4 Tony Hunt 5 168
5 Jan Serisier 5 68
6 Peter Shaw 4 357
7 Cristine Small 4 314
8 John Holgate 4 269
9 Jean McGiffen 4 208
10 Ruth MacInerny 4 15
11 Norma Tracey 4 -41
12 Audrey Newman 4 -45
13 Louise Kobler 4 -101
14 Ivor Zetler 4 -259
15 Joanne Craig 3 146
16 Moana Nepia 3 32
17 Trish Windhurst 3 -32
18 Betty Coleman 3 -149
19 Jean Noonan 3 -188
20 John Barker 3 -341
21 Sue Gergelifi 2 -27
22 Liz Jackman 2 -77
23 Betty Foreman 2 -346
24 Sam Greenberg 2 -365
25 Hanne Marks 1 -337
26 Gary Pollard 1 -581
HIGH GAME: John Holgate 614
HIGH WORD: Peter Shaw 100
"UNQUOTE"
Results after game 7
NORTH SHORE 03 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Richard Birch 6 280
2 Raya Wilkinson 5 366
3 Dolores Barbon 5 283
4 Maureen Hilder 5 256
5 Jenny Templeton 5 196
6 Daphne Bezuidenhout 5 -18
7 Gordon Meggs 4 357
8 Rex Shakespeare 4 234
9 Judy Hay 4 204
10 Margaret Berliner 4 106
11 Greg Pinchbeck 4 12
12 Nonie English 4 -88
13 Cheryl Michler 3 136
14 Jan Pincott 3 124
15 Ram Mohe 3 22
16 Ian Close 3 -146
17 Therese Newman 3 -244
18 Margaret Andrews 3 -268
19 Sue Tuckett 3 -375
20 Ann Fiddler 2 -263
21 Bev Purkis 2 -304
22 Hari Nanayakkara 2 -346
23 Sharon Sorensen 1 -223
24 Linda Dimond 1 -301
HIGH GAME: Dolores Barbon 515
HIGH WORD: Therese Newman 129
"SQUIRES"
Results after game 7
NORTH SHORE 03 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Maree Heynen 6 272
2 Jean Balmer 5 473
3 Jan Tomlin 5 410
4 Sandra Elliott 5 402
5 Fay Wassell 5 243
6 Basil Sands 5 94
7 Mary Hirschfield 5 -14
8 Veena Mohe 4 116
9 Nanette Reynolds 4 106
10 Alan Gauci 4 70
11 Teresa Traynor 4 -43
12 Lan Knox 4 -135
13 Krystyna Batten 4 -215
14 Jacquelin Hochmuth 3.5 115
15 Ern Foster 3 47
16 Mark Smith 3 -40
17 Fay Van Oyen 3 -100
18 Kerrie Winter 3 -149
19 George Khamis 2.5 -170
20 David More 2 15
21 Janine Whittaker 2 -49
22 Yvonne Edwards 2 -207
23 Ivana Duria 2 -273
24 Edith Lowbeer 2 -289
25 Mary Mackie 2 -420
26 Maureen Dobb 1 -259
HIGH GAME: Sandra Elliott 496
HIGH WORD: Krystyna Batten 102
"DRAWERS"
Results after game 7
NORTH SHORE 03 -- RECREATIONAL
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Rosalie Tobin 7 623
2 Joy Morris 5 227
3 Anne Henderson 5 175
4 Wendy Lee 5 76
5 Colleen Walker 5 8
6 Margaret Coulter 4 247
7 Arie Holla 4 173
8 Karmel Patterson 4 101
9 Paul Steele 4 89
10 Sarita Verma 4 59
11 Bev Pye 4 -23
12 Leone Sanday 3 97
13 Ann Gash 3 5
14 Silvana Newman 3 -15
15 Irene Brownlow 3 -75
16 Eleonore More 3 -125
17 Maria Kaye 3 -127
18 Audrey Barrett 3 -166
19 Shirley Crocker 3 -203
20 Roberta Loveday 3 -266
21 Mina Benzie 2 -121
22 Vivian Nelson 2 -163
23 Diana Field 2 -212
24 Barbara Albertini 0 -384
HIGH GAME: Rosalie Tobin 468
HIGH WORD: Rosalie Tobin 119
"SPOOFER"
Stats for Tournament : NORTH SHORE 03
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Bob Jackman | 10 8 | 6 5 | 4.9 6.0 | 1770 +23 1793 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 9 7 | 5 4 | 4.8 6.0 | 1772 +25 1797 |
| NSW Chris May | 8 10 | 4 6 | 5.0 5.0 | 1777 1777 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 144 108 | 40 30 | 3.0 5.0 | 1423 +44 1467 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 39 36 | 12 10 | 4.5 5.0 | 1603 +10 1613 |
| NSW John Holgate | 4 5 | 2 2 | 5.3 4.0 | 1855 -21 1834 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 53 49 | 16 16 | 3.4 4.0 | 1563 +14 1577 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 48 45 | 15 14 | 3.7 4.0 | 1577 +8 1585 |
| NSW Cristine Small | 55 54 | 18 17 | 4.1 4.0 | 1558 1558 |
| OS Ruth MacInerney | 91 76 | 1 1 | 3.0 4.0 | 1491 +21 1512 |
| NSW Louise Kobler | 209 175 | 52 47 | 1.6 4.0 | 1330 +55 1385 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 100 90 | 28 24 | 3.6 4.0 | 1483 +10 1493 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 61 59 | 19 19 | 3.9 4.0 | 1538 +3 1541 |
| NSW Ivor Zetler | 37 38 | 11 11 | 4.3 4.0 | 1613 -7 1606 |
| NSW Joanne Craig | 54 55 | 17 18 | 3.4 3.0 | 1563 -8 1555 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 84 101 | 21 28 | 4.1 3.0 | 1498 -21 1477 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 181 173 | 47 46 | 2.4 3.0 | 1375 +12 1387 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 143 137 | 39 38 | 2.9 3.0 | 1425 +4 1429 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 95 89 | 27 23 | 2.6 3.0 | 1486 +7 1493 |
| NSW John Barker | 36 43 | 10 13 | 4.9 3.0 | 1624 -37 1587 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 93 104 | 25 29 | 2.7 2.0 | 1488 -14 1474 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 204 200 | 51 50 | 1.6 2.0 | 1337 +7 1344 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 105 113 | 31 32 | 2.7 2.0 | 1475 -12 1463 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 135 149 | 37 41 | 2.9 2.0 | 1431 -18 1413 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 180 201 | 46 51 | 2.5 1.0 | 1375 -31 1344 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 94 130 | 26 36 | 3.3 1.0 | 1487 -46 1441 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Richard Birch | 243 210 | 59 53 | 3.9 6.0 | 1284 +45 1329 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 380 325 | 90 81 | 2.3 5.0 | 1089 +66 1155 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 307 285 | 77 69 | 3.3 5.0 | 1186 +33 1219 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 230 228 | 56 57 | 4.7 5.0 | 1301 +7 1308 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 231 221 | 57 56 | 4.2 5.0 | 1300 +17 1317 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 287 264 | 71 62 | 3.5 5.0 | 1218 +30 1248 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 295 289 | 73 73 | 3.3 4.0 | 1201 +14 1215 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 246 246 | 60 59 | 4.1 4.0 | 1279 -2 1277 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 276 269 | 67 63 | 3.8 4.0 | 1234 +5 1239 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 369 341 | 88 86 | 2.4 4.0 | 1104 +32 1136 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 301 288 | 76 72 | 2.9 4.0 | 1194 +22 1216 |
| NSW Nonie English | 386 358 | 91 90 | 2.6 4.0 | 1083 +28 1111 |
| NSW Jan Pincott | 255 270 | 62 64 | 4.5 3.0 | 1267 -29 1238 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 266 275 | 64 67 | 3.9 3.0 | 1253 -18 1235 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 364 357 | 87 89 | 2.7 3.0 | 1106 +7 1113 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 229 248 | 55 61 | 4.4 3.0 | 1302 -29 1273 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 279 287 | 69 71 | 3.7 3.0 | 1232 -15 1217 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 340 337 | 85 84 | 2.9 3.0 | 1136 +4 1140 |
| NSW Ian Close | 260 273 | 63 66 | 4.2 3.0 | 1259 -24 1235 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 267 292 | 65 74 | 4.3 2.0 | 1251 -45 1206 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara | 278 300 | 68 75 | 3.9 2.0 | 1233 -36 1197 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 319 338 | 81 85 | 3.3 2.0 | 1163 -25 1138 |
| NSW Linda Dimond | 320 344 | 82 87 | 2.8 1.0 | 1163 -35 1128 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 377 406 | 89 94 | 2.4 1.0 | 1092 -27 1065 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Maree Heynen | 712 568 | 180 140 | 2.0 6.0 | 791 +109
900 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 405 397 | 95 93 | 4.8 5.0 | 1066 +5 1071 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 495 476 | 118 114 | 4.0 5.0 | 966 +24 990 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 449 429 | 107 99 | 4.4 5.0 | 1024 +15 1039 |
| NSW Fay Wassell | 456 437 | 109 103 | 4.5 5.0 | 1017 +19 1036 |
| NSW Marie-L Hirschfeld | 643 577 | 157 144 | 2.8 5.0 | 839 +51 890 |
| NSW Basil Sands | 709 600 | 179 152 | 2.0 5.0 | 795 +79 874 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 446 454 | 105 108 | 4.4 4.0 | 1024 -6 1018 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 430 446 | 100 105 | 4.6 4.0 | 1039 -12 1027 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 530 531 | 128 126 | 4.2 4.0 | 932 -1 931 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 727 675 | 184 172 | 2.0 4.0 | 779 +44 823 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 619 572 | 152 142 | 2.1 4.0 | 856 +40 896 |
| NSW Lan Knox | 726 666 | 183 168 | 1.8 4.0 | 779 +48 827 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 441 463 | 104 111 | 4.8 3.5 | 1033 -22 1011 |
| NSW Mark Smith | 573 578 | 142 145 | 3.3 3.0 | 894 -4 890 |
| NSW Ern Foster | 536 542 | 129 131 | 3.4 3.0 | 928 -7 921 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 401 444 | 94 104 | 5.1 3.0 | 1069 -38 1031 |
| NSW Kerrie Winter | 656 623 | 161 155 | 2.3 3.0 | 832 +23 855 |
| NSW George Khamis | 497 536 | 119 129 | 4.5 2.5 | 964 -38 926 |
| NSW David More | 460 527 | 111 125 | 4.9 2.0 | 1016 -83 933 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker | 487 538 | 117 130 | 4.9 2.0 | 979 -55 924 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 613 633 | 151 159 | 2.8 2.0 | 860 -15 845 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 716 732 | 181 185 | 2.4 2.0 | 786 -8 778 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 465 506 | 113 118 | 4.7 2.0 | 1005 -50 955 |
| VIC Mary Mackie | 714 714 | 212 212 | 1.9 2.0 | 790 +2 792 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb | 672 715 | 169 182 | 2.5 1.0 | 822 -31 791 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Rosalie Tobin | 837 736 | 213 187 | 3.8 7.0 | 693 +84 777 |
| NSW Colleen Walker | 943 897 | 244 231 | 3.3 5.0 | 622 +35 657 |
| NSW Anne Henderson | 750 746 | 190 189 | 4.8 5.0 | 761 +4 765 |
| NSW Wendy Lee | 764 752 | 194 191 | 4.7 5.0 | 750 +7 757 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 873 845 | 224 217 | 4.2 5.0 | 672 +17 689 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 867 866 | 223 224 | 3.9 4.0 | 675 +3 678 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson | 836 838 | 212 214 | 4.1 4.0 | 694 -1 693 |
| NSW Margaret Coulter | 736 765 | 187 195 | 5.3 4.0 | 776 -26 750 |
|*NSW Paul Steele | 0 907 | 0 232 | 4.0 4.0 | 647 647 |
|*NSW Sarita Verma | 0 837 | 0 213 | 4.0 4.0 | 695 695 |
| NSW Bev Pye | 1096 1063 | 301 287 | 2.6 4.0 | 504 +29 533 |
| NSW Leone Sanday | 1022 1021 | 272 273 | 2.9 3.0 | 568 +1 569 |
| NSW Ann Gash | 960 962 | 250 252 | 3.0 3.0 | 610 610 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 998 992 | 267 265 | 2.8 3.0 | 586 +4 590 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker | 1012 1033 | 270 276 | 3.6 3.0 | 574 -18 556 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 1027 1039 | 274 278 | 3.4 3.0 | 560 -8 552 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett | 939 956 | 243 250 | 3.4 3.0 | 624 -8 616 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow | 928 951 | 239 247 | 3.7 3.0 | 632 -14 618 |
|*NSW Roberta Loveday | 0 1098 | 0 304 | 3.0 3.0 | 506 506 |
|*NSW Eleonore More | 0 1027 | 0 275 | 3.0 3.0 | 563 563 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson | 1040 1057 | 276 285 | 2.6 2.0 | 547 -11 536 |
|*NSW Mina Benzie | 0 1217 | 0 342 | 2.6 2.0 | 500 -37 463 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1104 1216 | 303 341 | 2.6 2.0 | 500 -12 488 |
|*NSW Barbara Albertini | 0 1161 | 0 328 | 2.8 0.3 | 500 500 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+