February 2010 - The Last Word Newsletter

More documents

Recommendations

Info

R E N O M L K T O U R N A M E N TReno MLK SCRABBLE® Tournamentby Jeff Widergren2010 marks the 21st year of the Reno SCRABBLE® tournaments, originally organized and run byJohnny Nevarez and Jeff Widergren, and now organized by Rick Wong and Jeff Widergren and runby Kyle Widergren. The MLK weekend event took place at the Grand Sierra Resort hotel in Reno,NV. In addition to the 19-game main event, there was an 8-game early bird tournament on Friday.The playing room at the Grand Sierra ResortThe competition at Reno isalways tough, and this yearwas no exception. Among thetop expert players inattendance were DaveWiegand, Carl Johnson, KenjiMatsumoto, Nathan Benedict,Rafi Stern, Nigel Peltier, JerryLerman, and Conrad Bassett-Bouchard. When the dustsettled, it was California’s toprankedactive player JerryLerman surrounded by theyoung stars. As has becomevery much a custom this newyear, Kenji Matsumoto finishedfirst in the tournament, with a15-4 +720 record. His entry-towinpercentage in Renotournaments, including earlybirds, is an impressive 34%.Jerry Lerman held off the other 20-somethings and finished second in a very competitive topdivision, with a 13-6 + 1049 record. Jason Hlady came in third, missing second place by only 38spread points. Nigel Peltier and Eric Tran, both with 13-6 records as well, came in fourth and fifthrespectivelyThe first five finishers in Division 1 of the Reno MLK SCRABBLE® Tournament (L-R):Kenji Matsumoto, Jerry Lerman, Jason Hlady, Nigel Peltier, and Eric Tran.24
R E N O M L K T O U R N A M E N TDivision 2 winnerCarlynn MayerAlthough Carlynn Mayer, 16-3 +1225, won byDivision 2 by two games, the division winner stillin doubt until the final game. Carlynn and PaulTerry both entered that game with 15-3 records,with Carlynn beating Paul to take the prize. Paulfinished second with a 14-6 +991 record.Division 3 had a similar finale, with Ron Barkercoming in first with a 16-3 + 1442 record overWilma Pitzer, who finished 14-5 + 1403.Division 3 winnerRon BarkerThursday’s Early Bird winners were Nathan Benedict (Division 1), Rich Baker (Division 2), StuartGoldman (Division 3), Paul Terry (Division 4), and Jeannie J. Wison (Division 5). For StuartGoldman, who has been playing in tournaments for 36 years, this was his 61th tournament win!Early Bird winners (L-R) Nathan Benedict, Rich Baker, Stuart Goldman, Paul Terry, and Jeannie J. WilsonOf course it's great to win,but playing the game,especially with people whoplay well, is what it's allabout for me.--Stu GoldmanCertainly the most unusual game inthe tournament was in Division 1between Rich Moyer and SpencerSun. The game finished with atrapped board--24 tiles unplayed.Rich took the win: 304-272. 25
Page 1 and 2: W O R D G A M E N E W SThe Last Wor
Page 3 and 4: T A B L E O F C O N T E N T SLinda
Page 5 and 6: F R O M T H E E D I T O RWill Nedig
Page 7 and 8: E M A I L S T O T H E E D I T O RDe
Page 9 and 10: T O P 2 0 0 9 P L A Y E R S : I N A
Page 11 and 12: T O U R N A M E N T N E W STourname
Page 13 and 14: A L B A N Y N E W Y E A R ’ S T O
Page 15 and 16: A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A C O
Page 18 and 19: 18S E Q U O I A C L U B25. Who is t
Page 20 and 21: A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A A N
Page 22 and 23: A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A A N
Page 26 and 27: R E N O M L K T O U R N A M E N TCa
Page 28 and 29: R E D E Y E 2 0 1 0Redeye 2010, a S
Page 30 and 31: R E D E Y E 2 0 1 0Main event winne
Page 32 and 33: 25th Summit Openby Dan Stock with p
Page 34 and 35: TournamentResults 1/1-31ALBANY (MAI
Page 36 and 37: N E W F A C E SNew FacesSince our l
Page 38 and 39: P L A Y T H E G A M EPlay the Game:
Page 40 and 41: P L A Y T H E G A M E7 JS: EELTTTY
Page 42 and 43: K N O W T H E R U L E SKnow the Rul
Page 44 and 45: 44T H E W O R D S M I T HBut back t
Page 46 and 47: A N A G R A M T U N N E L S Q U I Z
Page 48 and 49: W I L L N E D I G E R : P U Z Z L E
Page 50 and 51: A N A G R A M C R O S S W O R D P U
Page 52 and 53: Badqoph Blog Talkby Ryan FischerB A
Page 54 and 55: H I S T O R I C M O M E N T SHistor
Page 56 and 57: Fiction:L I N D A ’ S L I B R A R
Page 58 and 59: S T E L L ’ S R A C K S O F M I R
Page 60 and 61: A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H S U S
Page 62 and 63: 62T H E A R T O F S T R A T E G YTh
Page 64 and 65: F I N D T H E B E S T P L A YANSWER
Page 66 and 67: P L A Y E R P R O F I L E : D E N I
Page 68 and 69: S C R A B B L E I N T H E N E W SSa
Page 70 and 71: S C R A B B L E I N T H E N E W SCh
Page 72 and 73: S C R A B B L E I N T H E N E W SSC
Page 74 and 75:
B O O K R E V I E Wof 1879, and imm
Page 76 and 77:
Club NewsLarry Sherman, EditorC L U
Page 78 and 79:
C L U B N E W SSandee continues,
Page 80 and 81:
C L U B N E W S"Please feel free to
Page 82 and 83:
P A S S A G E SPassagesLarry Sherma
Page 84 and 85:
E Q U I P M E N T R O U N D U P : B
Page 86 and 87:
E Q U I P M E N T R O U N D U P : B
Page 88 and 89:
S C R A B B L E R E S O U R C E SIS
Page 90 and 91:
Online SCRABBLE®Discussion GroupsC
Page 92 and 93:
T O U R N A M E N T C A L E N D A R
Page 94:
ArchivesA R C H I V E STo access pr
show all

February 2010 - The Last Word Newsletter

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?