TLW66 - Nomads Results

Player A was absent from this event, making it a pleasure to direct. I don't recall having to makeany decisions. Lois McLeod was the runner, without whose help the event would not have beenpossible.Unfortunately, Hotel Staff Member A *was* present. It would be hard to imagine a moreincompetent bunch (although those who were present at the 1998 NSC at Wolvernampton willhave some idea). They seemed to mean well, but were useless. I feel confident in saying thatwe won't be going back to 'that* hotel next year.In round 1 Mark challenged TITTY, apparently on the grounds that he'd never seen one. I erredin mentioning the "Most Ludicrous Challenge" prize; Mark decided to enter this event with gusto.There were 301 challenges during the 105 games of this event; 16 of those challenges involvedmore than one word. 43 challenges (14%) were for invalid moves; the other 258 would haveincurred a penalty, were such things In operation.Here are some of the valid words challenged during the event ($ = OSPD only):AEOLIANAIRTIMEAMBEERS$ANELEANIMUSAUTOCARPBALKYBANISHERSBAURBEDSrTS$BEGROAN$BEKOTEBEMIXT$BENZINEBESOTBESOTSBETRIMBEVERBIWYBIZE$BLEYBUNTZEBUNTZESBLUIDIERBONERBOTCHIERBRAVOSBRONDBULKERCARTAGESCENTNERSCHIVYQSSIERCLEPEDCOLLEGERCONTOCRENATURECRYOGENSCULTI$CAREFULDECURIESDETENTESDIALOGICDISBARREDDOBIE$DOBIESSDOMYDORBUGSDROLLYDROUKSDRUIDESSDYERDYNASTICECURIESENACTORY$ENGOBESENSNARER$EULOGIAE$EXOGENFATTINGFENTFERVIDFEUINGFIAUNTFIREPANFREMITFRUITEDFUGIOS$FUNDERGAMA$GAUNTSGIRDLERSGIVINGSGLACIATESGOBBETSGOLFEDGOR$HALVAHHANDUNGSHAULTHAYINGHAZERHEEZEDHELLUVAHEXADHICKHONANSSHONDLESSHULEHUTTEDICK$ILIUMINDAGATEIND0W$INFELTINSERTERISAGOGEJANKERSJARKMENJUNCOESKAUFKIDGIEKNIVEDKNOTTERSLAWNIERLEMONIERLOOTINGSLOTICLWEI$LYNEMAEUDSMANIMATRONALMAYINGMENSURALMERDES$METATESMEZCAL$MIDDENSMIUEUSMILREISMOUNEMOPEYMOTUNARCEIN$NOIR$NUGAENYEDOBELIOBEUA$OBEUONONIUM$OVULARPALUDINEPEAREPEDREROSPEKOEPERRONPINEALPISCINAEPLAGEPUNKPOCWESTPOOVYPREMIAPTYAUZEQUINIELMREBBEREBOOTED$RECEWALRECUILEDRELATORSREMOLADERENFORSTREOBTAIN$REPROOFRESHOESJRESOLVERRETURNERRIEVERIGATONIRIMAROATEROSOUOROTATIVESABSAGUAROSAKIASCARIOSE$SKAWSKIMO$SLEEKINGSLOUCHERSNOOTEDSNOTTINGSOPITESSOULDANSPHINXSPINETTESPIRITUSSPURRERSTEEUE$STRIDDENSUD / NYSSULFONIC$SUMOTABETICTAIAHATAIN$TAIVEREDTAVS4TEDDERSTEENDSTERRITSTETANOIDTHICKSTTTANOUSTITTY