From: Paul Sidorsky <paulsid@nucleus.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:05:35 -0700
Subject: Results from Calgary, AB
Message-id: <3494906F.60D96A77@nucleus.com>

Results of the last Calgary 8-round one-day tournament for 1997:

Division 1

1st. Siri Tillekeratne      5-3     +187
2nd. Wendy McGrath          5-3     +30
3rd. Albert Hahn            4-4     +278
4th. Paul Sidorsky          4-4     +135
5th. Danny Panganiban       4-4     +65
6th. Bill Payne             4-4     -269
7th. Wayne Clifford         3-5     -156
8th. Randall Thomas         3-5     -320

1st. Michel Demers          7-1     +384
2nd. Stephen Faust          6-2     +155
3rd. Barb Trumbley          5-3     +269
4th. Teri Tetriault         5-3     +157
5th. Donna Schoonbaert      4-4     +334
6th. Angela Marsales        4-4     +165
7th. Vi Biden               4-4     +138
8th. Doug France            2-6     -324
9th. Margaret West          2-6     -440
10th Lynne Clayton          1-7     -858

1st. Allan Simon            7-1     +374
2nd. Jane Smyke             6-2     +306
3rd. Vicki Thomas           5-3     +538
4th. Leon Fernandes         5-3     +327
5th. Anna-Maria Cook        5-3     +197
6th. Denise Robinson        2-6     -688
7th. Joyce Nowicki          1-7     -122
8th. Remi Tetriault         1-7     -988

High Game           Siri Tillekeratne       530
High Loss           Danny Panganiban        424
Low Win             Joyce Nowicki           292
High Spread         Albert Hahn             281
High Turn           Paul Sidorsky           114 ZITHERS
High Non-Bingo Turn Danny Panganiban        76  QUEST
Comeback Kid        Danny Panganiban        108
Bingo Ace           Teri Tetriault          14
Best Phoney         Margaret West               GINLESS

Most of the experts agreed this was the closest expert division they've ever seen. Going into the 8th round, four people had 4 wins and four had 3. Four people had a chance to win the tournament in the last round.

Second best play I saw was the 9-letter bingo RECOILING through LI by Randall Thomas. I didn't get away with RESLIDING* through IN. The best play I saw was by Wendy McGrath, who found URETERS and hooked it on to five words and went out. Pity she still lost the game.

I'm not entirely sure the 4th, 5th, and 6th places in the division 1 standings are correct, but the top 3 are for sure.

Next month is our two-day Winter tournament, the first of 1998. Details are on our web site (http://www.nucleus.com/~paulsid/scrabble/).

Paul Sidorsky                                          Calgary, Canada
paulsid@nucleus.com                    http://www.nucleus.com/~paulsid