OSHAWA SCRABBLE CLUB - TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 20 & 21, 2010 Sixty Nine players attended the Oshawa Scrabble Club's 17th Annual Tournament at the Caribbean Cultural Centre, in Oshawa, Ontario over the weekend of November 20 and 21, 2010. There were three first time players, Mario Moran-Venegas, Daron Blake and Evangeline Etty and they were cheerfully welcomed into the world of tournament scrabble. Celebrating birthdays on Saturday November 20th were Ben Lam and Merran Dunlop, and we started the day by singing happy birthday. We would like to congratulate Jeremy Hildebrand, Roger Cullman, Tina Cur and John Hayes who were the 4 winners of Divisions A-D, respectively. Jeremy and Roger were both Gibsonized. In addition to the usual cash prizes for final placements, we presented prizes for High Word, High Game, High Losing Game and The Most Outrageous Phoney in each of the four divisions. Players winning the "PHONEY" prizes were again presented with $10.00 and a bag of homemade "scrabble tile cookies" so that they could "Eat Their Own Words". The cookies were prepared and generously donated by one of our members, Sylvia Meek. In Division A, the High Word prize was awarded to Mark Edelson who scored 122 points for "LEISURES" against Libero Paolella. High Win was awarded to Jim Nanavati who scored 610 points in a game against Yvonne Lobo and the High Losing Game was awarded to Jason Ubeika who scored 441 points to 468 by Sue Tremblay. The Most Outrageous Phoney "JOLTAGE" was played by Sue Tremblay against Priya Fernando. In Round 14 Ben Lam and Chris Bonin were vying for the last position so to make it interesting, they agreed that the loser would pay the winner’s entry fee into next year’s Oshawa Tournament. It was a keenly contested match and late in the game Chris tried “UNITFEET” which unfortunately was not a valid word. Ben challenged and then went on to win the game In Division B, the High Word was awarded to Sharmaine Farini who scored 149 points for "GRATINGS" in a game against Kevin Turner. High Win was awarded to Wayne Barklay who scored 583 points in a game against Heather McCall. The High Losing Game went to Sid Lashley who scored 423 points to 424 by Kevin Turner. The Most Outrageous Phoney "POWERANT" was played by Roger Cullman against Jackson Smylie. It was suggested that Roger be commended for his “body of work” in this category over the weekend. Roger submitted at least 6 phoney entries. In Division C, the High Word was awarded to Daniel Blake who scored 117 points for "QUESTED" against Jean Waldron. High win went to Sophia Ozorio with a score of 518 against Gene Tyszka. High Losing Game was awarded to Daniel Blake who scored 413 to 426 by Alice Davies. The Most Outrageous Phoney "OUTDOWNS" was played by Sean Baizana against Tina Cur. In Division D, there was a tie for High Word, Merran Dunlop scored 114 points for “QUANTITY” against Sylvia Meek and Catherine Mallory also scored 114 points for "FAQUIRS". High Win went to John Hayes who scored 487 in a game against Sylvia Meek. Diane Stanish scored 384 points in a losing effort against John Apissogohomian who scored 406 points. Laurie Grinbergs also scored 384 points to 394 by Barbara Palmer. The Most Outrageous Phoney "NIGHTER" was played by John Apissoghomian against John Hayes. Cash prizes of $225, $175.00, $150.00, and $80.00 were paid to players finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively in each Division. High Word, High Game and High Losing Game in each division also received $10.00 each. A door prize of a box of scrabble chocolates was won by Ben Lam. There was also a special prize of a scrabble flash game which was awarded to the player scoring the highest non-bingo and this went to Andy Saunders who played ZEIN for 95 points. A very special "Thank You" to Gene Tyszka, who donated 2 new custom fold up scrabble boards complete with their carrying cases and sets of long racks, a new Adjudicator 3000 clock, two sets of protiles and an additional set of long racks with covers and these were all raffled. The two scrabble boards with their carrying cases and racks were won by Garth Hardie and Sid Lashley. The Adjudicator Timer was won by Nena Rossi, the protiles were won by Barbara Palmer and Ida Scaglione and the long racks were won by Maggie Poulter. We would like to thank all the very many helpers from the Oshawa Scrabble Club, visiting Directors from neighbouring clubs, and our friends from the Caribbean Cultural Centre who lent their support to ensure that this was a very enjoyable tournament. A special thank you to Allen Pengelly for his invaluable technical support. Special thanks also to my co-director, Hy Francis for his leadership at the tournament which enabled me to play and to the team of Janice Madill, Treasurer, and Sylvia Meek of the Oshawa Scrabble Club who coordinated all of our food and catering supplies. Special Thanks also to Eugene Van De Walker for the delicious Moose roast and to Desiree Gomes for the Chili prepared just before leaving for her trip to Australia. I would also like to thank my wife Antoinette for her assistance with the tournament. We look forward to another successful tournament in 2011. Trevor Sealy Director -- OSHAWA, ON, CAN, NOVEMBER 20-21, 2010 OLD PERF NEW NAME RATING DIVISION 1 RESULTS WINS SPR RATING RATING 1. HILDEBRAND, JEREMY 1733 L-05 W-11 W-04 L-10 W-17 W-14 W-18 W-13 W-15 W-03 W-07 L-02 W-06 L-10 10 +983 1930 1771 2. HERGOTT, DEEN 1574 W-18 W-13 W-06 W-05 W-11 L-04 L-03 L-17 W-14 W-07 L-08 W-01 W-12 W-05 10 +732 1893 1638 3. LEAH, TONY 1884 W-17 W-14 W-18 L-13 W-06 W-16 W-02 L-07 W-10 L-01 L-05 L-04 W-08 W-06 9 +531 1777 1868 4. HOLLINGTON, SAM 1698 W-12 W-09 L-01 L-15 W-16 W-02 L-07 W-10 L-08 W-17 W-06 W-03 L-05 W-07 9 +131 1794 1717 5. BIGALL, VERA 1465 W-01 W-15 W-16 L-02 L-07 W-10 W-08 L-12 W-09 L-06 W-03 W-11 W-04 L-02 9 -23 1808 1538 6. LODINSKY, JOHN 1454 W-15 W-16 L-02 L-07 L-03 W-17 W-14 W-18 W-13 W-05 L-04 W-12 L-01 L-03 8 +383 1720 1509 7. EDELSON, MARK 1700 W-14 L-18 W-13 W-06 W-05 L-11 W-04 W-03 W-17 L-02 L-01 W-08 L-09 L-04 8 +218 1705 1701 8. TREMBLAY, SUE 1459 L-10 L-17 W-14 W-18 W-13 W-15 L-05 L-11 W-04 W-09 W-02 L-07 L-03 W-09 8 -153 1727 1515 9. UBEIKA, JASON 1677 W-11 L-04 W-10 W-17 L-14 W-18 L-13 W-15 L-05 L-08 W-12 L-16 W-07 L-08 7 +401 1570 1654 10. NANAVATI, JIM 1830 W-08 L-12 L-09 W-01 W-15 L-05 W-11 L-04 L-03 L-13 W-17 W-18 L-16 W-01 7 +276 1609 1792 11. PAOLELLA, LIBERO 1562 L-09 L-01 L-15 W-16 L-02 W-07 L-10 W-08 W-12 W-14 W-13 L-05 L-18 W-13 7 -17 1609 1572 12. ANGLIN, TIM 1540 L-04 W-10 L-17 L-14 L-18 W-13 W-15 W-05 L-11 W-16 L-09 L-06 L-02 W-14 6 -104 1480 1527 13. DUNLOP, GLENN 1720 W-16 L-02 L-07 W-03 L-08 L-12 W-09 L-01 L-06 W-10 L-11 W-17 W-15 L-11 6 -700 1501 1674 14. SAUNDERS, ANDY 1493 L-07 L-03 L-08 W-12 W-09 L-01 L-06 W-16 L-02 L-11 L-18 W-15 W-17 L-12 5 -164 1393 1472 15. LOBO, YVONNE 1447 L-06 L-05 W-11 W-04 L-10 L-08 L-12 L-09 L-01 W-18 W-16 L-14 L-13 W-17 5 -627 1398 1437 16. LAM, BEN 1486 L-13 L-06 L-05 L-11 L-04 L-03 L-17 L-14 W-18 L-12 L-15 W-09 W-10 W-18 4 -71 1311 1453 17. FERNANDO, PRIYA 1456 L-03 W-08 W-12 L-09 L-01 L-06 W-16 W-02 L-07 L-04 L-10 L-13 L-14 L-15 4 -769 1319 1430 18. BONIN, CHRIS 1674 L-02 W-07 L-03 L-08 W-12 L-09 L-01 L-06 L-16 L-15 W-14 L-10 W-11 L-16 4 -1027 1293 1597 OLD PERF NEW NAME RATING DIVISION 2 RESULTS WINS SPR RATING RATING 1. CULLMAN, ROGER 1408 W-05 W-11 W-04 W-17 W-18 W-15 W-12 L-03 W-14 W-07 W-08 W-09 L-02 L-09 11 +559 1696 1460 2. ABBASI, SHAN 1419 W-18 L-15 L-12 W-06 W-14 L-05 W-11 W-04 L-08 W-03 W-09 W-07 W-01 W-04 10 +199 1608 1456 3. BARCLAY, WAYNE 1444 W-14 L-05 W-11 L-04 W-17 L-09 W-10 W-01 W-06 L-02 W-07 L-08 W-16 W-07 9 +496 1481 1452 4. OZORIO, STEVE 1417 W-09 W-10 L-01 W-03 W-13 W-16 W-07 L-02 W-17 W-08 L-06 L-05 W-15 L-02 9 +214 1489 1432 5. HARDIE, GARTH 1226 L-01 W-03 L-13 W-16 L-07 W-02 L-17 L-09 W-10 W-12 W-18 W-04 W-08 W-08 9 +94 1469 1277 6. MCCALL, HEATHER 1423 W-13 T-16 L-07 L-02 W-08 W-18 W-15 W-12 L-03 L-09 W-04 L-10 W-17 W-10 8+ -43 1425 1424 7. SEALY, TREVOR 1352 W-15 W-12 W-06 W-14 W-05 W-11 L-04 L-08 W-18 L-01 L-03 L-02 W-10 L-03 8 +435 1419 1366 8. FARINI, SHARMAINE 1097 W-17 W-18 W-15 W-12 L-06 L-13 W-16 W-07 W-02 L-04 L-01 W-03 L-05 L-05 8 +298 1402 1162 9. SOUBLIERE, LORRAINE 1221 L-04 W-17 W-18 L-15 L-12 W-03 W-14 W-05 L-11 W-06 L-02 L-01 L-13 W-01 7 +170 1315 1241 10. SCHLECHTER, HILDA 1307 W-11 L-04 L-17 W-18 W-15 L-12 L-03 W-14 L-05 W-16 W-13 W-06 L-07 L-06 7 +151 1299 1305 11. KHAN, ABDUL MAJID 1325 L-10 L-01 L-03 W-13 L-16 L-07 L-02 W-17 W-09 W-15 L-14 L-12 W-18 W-15 6 -135 1196 1297 12. PALAZZO, MAD 1379 L-16 L-07 W-02 L-08 W-09 W-10 L-01 L-06 W-13 L-05 L-15 W-11 L-14 W-14 6 -268 1181 1336 13. SCAGLIONE, IDA 1172 L-06 L-14 W-05 L-11 L-04 W-08 L-18 L-15 L-12 L-17 L-10 W-16 W-09 W-17 5 -107 1064 1149 14. RAWLINS, GENE 1159 L-03 W-13 L-16 L-07 L-02 W-17 L-09 L-10 L-01 L-18 W-11 W-15 W-12 L-12 5 -397 1118 1150 15. TURNER, KEVIN 1302 L-07 W-02 L-08 W-09 L-10 L-01 L-06 W-13 W-16 L-11 W-12 L-14 L-04 L-11 5 -408 1115 1263 16. LASHLEY, SID 1256 W-12 T-06 W-14 L-05 W-11 L-04 L-08 L-18 L-15 L-10 L-17 L-13 L-03 W-18 4+ -245 1027 1209 17. HOROWITZ, RISA 1118 L-08 L-09 W-10 L-01 L-03 L-14 W-05 L-11 L-04 W-13 W-16 L-18 L-06 L-13 4 -497 977 1091 18. SMYLIE, JACKSON 1195 L-02 L-08 L-09 L-10 L-01 L-06 W-13 W-16 L-07 W-14 L-05 W-17 L-11 L-16 4 -516 973 1151 OLD PERF NEW NAME RATING DIVISION 3 RESULTS WINS SPR RATING RATING 1. CUR, TINA 1085 W-16 L-12 W-11 L-02 L-05 W-18 L-08 W-17 W-03 W-14 W-04 W-06 W-07 W-03 10 +523 1240 1115 2. OZORIO, SOPHIA 1036 W-18 L-08 W-17 W-01 W-07 L-04 W-09 W-13 L-05 W-03 W-06 L-10 L-14 W-04 9 +785 1144 1059 3. TYSZKA, GENE 1067 W-07 W-04 W-09 W-13 L-14 W-06 W-10 W-15 L-01 L-02 W-08 L-05 W-17 L-01 9 +95 1160 1086 4. HENKELMAN, EMILIE 938 W-15 L-03 W-16 W-12 W-11 W-02 W-14 L-06 L-10 W-08 L-01 W-07 W-09 L-02 9 -154 1155 985 5. BLAKE, DANIEL 855 L-14 L-18 W-08 L-17 W-01 L-16 L-12 W-11 W-02 W-09 L-07 W-03 W-13 W-08 8 +461 1065 901 6. PELTIER, ADELE 906 W-13 W-14 W-18 L-08 W-17 L-03 L-07 W-04 W-09 W-12 L-02 L-01 L-15 W-10 8 +295 1068 941 7. SINCLAIR, DON 875 L-03 W-16 W-12 W-11 L-02 L-14 W-06 L-10 W-15 W-13 W-05 L-04 L-01 W-11 8 -35 1056 934 8. BAIZANA, SEAN 982 W-11 W-02 L-05 W-06 W-10 L-15 W-01 L-16 W-12 L-04 L-03 W-13 W-18 L-05 8 -103 1052 997 9. WALDRON, JEAN 1000 L-10 W-15 L-03 W-16 W-12 L-11 L-02 W-14 L-06 L-05 W-18 W-17 L-04 W-14 7 +64 938 986 10. SCHNEIDER, NICHOLAS 941 W-09 L-13 W-14 W-18 L-08 L-17 L-03 W-07 W-04 L-15 W-12 W-02 L-16 L-06 7 -84 959 945 11. HAMILTON, MARK 993 L-08 L-17 L-01 L-07 L-04 W-09 W-13 L-05 W-18 W-16 L-14 W-15 W-12 L-07 6 +62 853 962 12. TAYLOR, JOAN 917 W-17 W-01 L-07 L-04 L-09 L-13 W-05 W-18 L-08 L-06 L-10 W-16 L-11 W-15 6 -14 868 906 13. POULTER, MAGGIE 1048 L-06 W-10 W-15 L-03 W-16 W-12 L-11 L-02 W-14 L-07 L-17 L-08 L-05 W-17 6 -386 861 1007 14. DAVIES, ALICE 835 W-05 L-06 L-10 W-15 W-03 W-07 L-04 L-09 L-13 L-01 W-11 L-18 W-02 L-09 6 -498 886 846 15. BROWN, DIANE 1011 L-04 L-09 L-13 L-14 L-18 W-08 W-17 L-03 L-07 W-10 W-16 L-11 W-06 L-12 5 +61 763 958 16. MADILL, JANICE 869 L-01 L-07 L-04 L-09 L-13 W-05 W-18 W-08 L-17 L-11 L-15 L-12 W-10 W-18 5 -408 777 850 17. ARCHER, ALDONA 1020 L-12 W-11 L-02 W-05 L-06 W-10 L-15 L-01 W-16 L-18 W-13 L-09 L-03 L-13 5 -483 792 971 18. GRIERSON, PAULINE 915 L-02 W-05 L-06 L-10 W-15 L-01 L-16 L-12 L-11 W-17 L-09 W-14 L-08 L-16 4 -181 660 863 OLD PERF NEW NAME RATING DIVISION 4 RESULTS WINS SPR RATING RATING 1. HAYES, JOHN 720 W-13 W-02 W-06 W-09 W-14 W-15 W-03 W-04 W-05 W-10 W-08 W-12 L-07 L-02 12 +958 1249 922 2. FERNANDO, PERCY 724 W-14 L-01 W-03 W-15 W-13 W-09 W-06 W-08 L-04 W-05 W-10 W-07 W-12 W-01 12 +686 1249 839 3. MALLORY, CATHERINE 779 W-09 W-13 L-02 W-06 W-15 W-14 L-01 W-10 W-12 W-04 L-07 L-11 - W-05 10 +700 903 806 4. DUNLOP, MERRAN 697 W-07 W-08 W-05 W-12 W-11 - W-10 L-01 W-02 L-03 L-06 W-09 L-13 W-08 10 +172 950 750 5. APISSOGHOMIAN, JOHN 808 - W-11 L-04 W-10 L-12 W-07 W-08 W-06 L-01 L-02 W-13 W-14 W-15 L-03 9 +351 803 811 6. VAN DE WALKER, EUGENE 804 W-15 W-14 L-01 L-03 W-09 L-13 L-02 L-05 W-10 L-12 W-04 - L-11 W-09 7 +306 584 765 7. HUBER, VALERIA 677 L-04 L-10 - W-11 L-08 L-05 L-12 L-13 W-15 W-14 W-03 L-02 W-01 W-12 7 -15 590 664 8. PALMER, BARBARA 766 L-11 L-04 L-10 - W-07 W-12 L-05 L-02 W-09 W-15 L-01 W-13 W-14 L-04 7 -147 583 734 9. BLAKE, DARON 0 L-03 W-15 W-14 L-01 L-06 L-02 W-13 W-12 L-08 W-11 - L-04 W-10 L-06 7 -193 610 10. MEEK, SYLVIA 768 W-12 W-07 W-08 L-05 - W-11 L-04 L-03 L-06 L-01 L-02 W-15 L-09 W-13 7 -265 613 741 11. COCKELL, LINDA 441 W-08 L-05 L-12 L-07 L-04 L-10 - L-14 L-13 L-09 W-15 W-03 W-06 W-14 6 -207 501 457 12. MORAN-VENEGAS, MARIO 0 L-10 - W-11 L-04 W-05 L-08 W-07 L-09 L-03 W-06 W-14 L-01 L-02 L-07 6 -218 540 13. GRINBERGS, LAURIE 539 L-01 L-03 W-15 L-14 L-02 W-06 L-09 W-07 W-11 - L-05 L-08 W-04 L-10 6 -305 525 539 14. STANISH, DIANE 500 L-02 L-06 L-09 W-13 L-01 L-03 L-15 W-11 - L-07 L-12 L-05 L-08 L-11 3 -527 89 411 15. ETTY, EVANGELINE 0 L-06 L-09 L-13 L-02 L-03 L-01 W-14 - L-07 L-08 L-11 L-10 L-05 - 3 -596 500