The tournament went very smoothly, and even with a relatively light turnout we were able to return 69% of entry fees
as prize money in the Main Event (we returned 63% in the Early Bird). Folks really liked the venue, so we hope to repeat next year
(when the Veteran's/Remembrance Day holiday will be on a Friday).
Hope you can make it!
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, who just turned 21 the day before the Early Bird, won the 21st Emerald City SCRABBLE Tournament!
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!
Geoff Tongue dominated in Division B, winning by 4.5 games, and catapulting his rating
to a new high of 1694.
Daval Davis, who rarely makes it to club anymore, handily won Division D by 5 games over
his closest opponent.
Way to go guys!
In Division A, Seattle players: Rafi Stern, Mike Frentz,
and Chris Grubb placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, respectively.
Hilary Johnson placed second and Byron Nelson placed third in Division E.
Other prize winners, were Geoff Tongue (high game 584), Aditya Kini (high game 524, high play: HAUNTING 149), Daval Davis (high game 554),
Norm Garvin (high play: MISDEEDS 149), Rachel Christensen (high play: WIRELESS 149).
Mark Peltier, Jim Porter, Jane Bissonnette, Simon Spicer, Dan Goodwin, Geoff Tongue, Claudia Finn, and Rebecca Slivka
helped with transporting equipment, tournament setup, check-in, and clean up. Thanks to all of them for volunteering.
And a big thanks to Lynn Dreyer for directing! Great job on your inaugural directing gig, Lynn!
Crosstables from NASPA:
Every year we give free entry to the following year's tournament to the player who increases his/her rating the most
as a result of our tournament. This year's winner (of free entry to our 2011 tournament) is: Daval Davis.
Daval raised his rating 150 points (from 1169 to 1319), and won Division D by 5 games more than his nearest opponent.
Congratulations Daval!
Final Standings and Prizes:
Division A - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. Conrad Bassett-Bouchard 16.0 1325 $750
2. Rafi Stern 14.0 965 $300
3. Mike Frentz 14.0 655 $150
4. Chris Grubb 11.0 602 $100
5. Noah Walton 11.0 470
6. Ken Kasney 11.0 351
7. Nigel Peltier 10.5 -106
8. Dielle Saldanha 10.0 -315
9. Daniel Goodwin 10.0 -379
10. Michael Baker 9.5 46
11. Chris Williams 9.0 -320
12. Rebecca Slivka 8.5 -41
13. Richard Moyer 8.5 -546
14. Marilyn Wilkins 8.0 -714
15. John Karris 6.0 -860
16. Jill Turney 3.0 -1133
High Loss: Jill Turney 451 $20
High Game: Michael Baker 674 $20
High Play: SHAKIEST 167 Marilyn Wilkins $20
Division B - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. Geoff Tongue 17.0 1205 $500
2. Siri Tillekeratne 12.5 207 $250
3. Chris Tallman 11.0 242 $100
4. Marc Levesque 11.0 175 $ 60
5. Bruce D Ambrosio 11.0 -61
6. Mark Peltier 10.0 -54
7. Rachel Christensen 10.0 -343
8. Murray Weber 9.0 520
9. J Midori Howard 9.0 384
10. David Weiss 9.0 259
11. Polly Moyer 8.5 -782
12. Michelle Eisele 8.0 -153
13. James Porter 7.0 -524
14. Carole Miller 7.0 -1075
High Play: WIRELESS 149 Rachel Christensen $20
High Loss: 431 Marc Levesque $20
High Game: 584 Geoff Tongue $20
Division C - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. Tony Verma 15.5 776 $275
2. Judy Romann 11.5 649 $150
3. Ryan Burgess 11.0 -27 $ 85
4. Judy Smith 11.0 -176
5. Aditya Kini 9.0 123
6. Claudia Finn 9.0 -331
7. Alice Goodwin 7.0 -401
8. Zana Anderson 6.0 -613
High Play: HAUNTING 149 Aditya Kini $20
High Loss: 409 Judy Romann $20
High Game: 524 Aditya Kini $20
Division D - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. Daval Davis 19.0 1916 $250
2. Debbie Goldy 14.0 231 $150
3. Nadja Rence 12.0 511 $100
4. John Aitken 12.0 212 $ 50
5. Matthew Nelson 11.0 -33
6. Ron Barker 9.0 -184
7. Yukari Balabanov 8.0 -164
8. Dawn Camille Wisniew 8.0 -730
9. Dani Roter 6.0 -362
10. Joey Cross 1.0 -1397
High Play: SHEAVES 112 John Aitken $20
High Loss: 422 Ron Barker $20
High Game: 554 Daval Davis $20
Division E - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. Sunshine Gudlaugson 15.0 1195 $200
2. Hilary Johnson 12.0 299 $125
3. Byron Nelson 10.0 122 $ 75
4. Richard Fields 10.0 -221
5. Beverly Moutet 10.0 -266
6. Audrey Pelfrey 8.0 -135
7. Norm Garvin 8.0 -382
8. Peggy Crane 7.0 -612
High Play: MISDEEDS 149 Norm Garvin $20
High Loss: 381 Richard Fields $20
High Game: 512 Audrey Pelfrey $20
Collins Division - Final Standings
Rank Name Wins Spread
1. John Olaughlin 14.0 1439 $400
2. David Eldar 14.0 1385 $200
3. Nick Ball 14.0 805 $ 60
4. Sam Kantimathi 13.0 598
5. Dave Wiegand 12.0 317
6. Ruth Hamilton 6.0 -1241
7. Walker Willingham 5.0 -818
8. Judy Newhouse 2.0 -2485
High Play: LIMACINE 173 David Eldar $20
High Loss: 495 John O'Laughlin $20
High Game: 602 David Eldar $20
Best Seattle Theme Word: ECOTAGES Murray Weber $40