Ably directed by Gordon (the font king) Meggs, with assistance at the microphone from Judy Hay, the tournament appeared to go off without a hitch, finishing on schedule.
Some notable achievements were the performance of the star of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire John Holgate winning all 7 games in Masters, adding $100 to his recent $32,000 windfall.
Richard Jeremy joined the dedicated crew from Canberra who regularly come to Sydney to plunder our rating points, taking out the Advanced Section with 6 wins and a ratings gain of 154 points.
In Intermediate, Wollongong's Jean Balmer made a strong return to the Scrabble circuit to be only pipped on the post by Nonie English for first place, whereas in Recreation, Wollongong's Trisha Shephard, also from the Wollongong Club narrowly edged out Ann Schick to take the honours.
One interesting aside was the novelty prize for the longest word played on the day. In Masters, I managed to extend WORTS to COLEWORTS in game 2 against Rod Talbot, and this stayed on the wall chart right up to the last game. During his last game against John Holgate, Rod extended FOREWARN to FOREWARNED holding three Us in his rack to do it, thinking that would win the novelty award. However, being our Equipment Officer and having to set about packing up the gear after his game, he forgot to write his ten-letter word on the chart. This meant that I was unfairly announced as the winner of the batch of scratchies that was the award. We agreed to share the booty, and set about scratching only of course to jointly end up with zilch.
Results after game 7
REV2002 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 John Holgate 7 417
2 Bob Jackman 5 566
3 Joan Rosenthal 5 161
4 Kerry Constable 4.5 272
5 Jan Serisier 4.5 235
6 Penny Wells 4.5 116
7 Chris May 4 567
8 Rod Talbot 4 528
9 Cristine Small 4 30
10 Sue Gergelifi 4 -73
11 Jean McGiffen 4 -181
12 John Spaan 3.5 -148
13 Peter Shaw 3 101
14 Ian Close 3 -90
15 Trish Windhurst 3 -132
16 Betty Foreman 3 -168
17 Tony Hunt 3 -215
18 Rene Chelton 3 -289
19 Norma Tracey 3 -327
20 Alison Pollard 2 -145
21 Hanne Marks 2 -177
22 John Barker 2 -304
23 Susan Macgillivray 2 -318
24 Moana Nepia 1 -426
HIGH GAME: Bob Jackman 547
HIGH WORD: Trish Windhurst 105
"JONTIES"
Results after game 7
REV2002 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Richard Jeremy 6 343
2 Audrey Newman 5 588
3 Michael Adler 5 303
4 Pat Schuberg 5 214
5 Hari Nanayakara 5 181
6 Maureen Hilder 5 163
7 Victor Tung 4 53
8 Therese Newman 4 -7
9 Jenny Templeton 4 -23
10 Judy mcguinness 4 -57
11 Ram Mohe 4 -79
12 Cheryl Michler 4 -83
13 Nanette Reynolds 3 152
14 Gary Pollard 3 65
15 Christine Foot 3 -23
16 Raya Wilkinson 3 -43
17 Val Ryan 3 -96
18 Richard Birch 3 -193
19 Noel Coulter 2 -78
20 Fay Van Oyen 2 -191
21 Liz Jackman 2 -213
22 Judy Hay 2 -289
23 Margaret Berliner 2 -294
24 Natalie Tadday 1 -393
HIGH GAME: Audrey Newman 507
HIGH WORD: Richard Birch 130
"NEBULISE"
Results after game 7
REV2002 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Nonie English 6 395
2 Jean Balmer 6 390
3 Donna Macdonald 5 370
4 George Khamis 5 196
5 Jan Pincott 5 23
6 Dolores Barbon 4 257
7 Heather Sorensen 4 116
8 Kim Grayson 4 107
9 Daphne Bezuidenhout 4 106
10 Sandra Elliot 4 78
11 Alan Gauci 4 38
12 Rex Shakespeare 4 -135
13 Sue Tuckett 4 -146
14 Denise Smith 4 -198
15 Margaret Andrews 3 150
16 Bev Purkis 3 61
17 Janet Chambers 3 40
18 Krystyna Batten 3 -47
19 Peggy Womersley 3 -153
20 Jan Tomlin 3 -170
21 Chloe McNally 2 -11
22 Sunny Wright 2 -138
23 Veena Mohe 2 -227
24 Jacquelin Hochmuth 2 -231
25 Ivana Duria 2 -406
26 Janine Whittaker 0 -465
HIGH GAME: Donna Macdonald 525
HIGH WORD: Jan Tomlin 107
"BASQUES"
Results after game 7
REV2002 -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Tricia Shephard 6 346
2 Ann Schick 6 257
3 Merle Young 5 387
4 Margaret Ackman 5 328
5 Chris Phillips 5 78
6 Yvonne Edwards 5 10
7 Silvana Newman 4 284
8 Claire Dove 4 130
9 Pearl Gillott 4 111
10 Sng Tze Cheow 4 71
11 Mavis Farrar 4 43
12 Alison Maynard 4 -1
13 Maree Heynen 4 -48
14 Sylvia Kipste 3 45
15 Teresa Traynor 3 36
16 Frank Hunt 3 20
17 Di Bates 3 -33
18 Wendy McQuart 3 -161
19 Maria Kaye 3 -213
20 Esther Clarke 2 9
21 Bill Condon 2 -22
22 Gaye Brown 2 -136
23 Joy Morris 2 -225
24 Diana Field 2 -410
25 Irene Brownlow 2 -449
26 Merriss Adler 1 -457
HIGH GAME: Silvana Newman 464
HIGH WORD: Bill Condon 110
"ZIRCONS"
Stats for Tournament : REV2002
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW John Holgate | 21 9 | 7 4 | 4.4 7.0 | 1727 +64 1791 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 3 3 | 1 1 | 5.1 5.0 | 1851 +1 1852 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 6 6 | 3 3 | 5.4 5.0 | 1814 -6 1808 |
| NSW Kerry Constable :act | 114 97 | 30 26 | 3.0 4.5 | 1480 +30 1510 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 108 76 | 28 19 | 2.4 4.5 | 1491 +47 1538 |
| NSW Penny Wells | 138 113 | 38 29 | 2.5 4.5 | 1446 +41 1487 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 18 20 | 6 7 | 4.4 4.0 | 1740 -6 1734 |
| NSW Chris May | 66 63 | 16 16 | 3.6 4.0 | 1566 +7 1573 |
| NSW Cristine Small | 73 70 | 17 17 | 3.4 4.0 | 1543 +13 1556 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 141 114 | 40 30 | 2.2 4.0 | 1443 +35 1478 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 29 30 | 8 8 | 4.7 4.0 | 1703 -13 1690 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 90 83 | 22 20 | 3.1 3.5 | 1521 +9 1530 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 129 120 | 34 32 | 2.2 3.0 | 1455 +17 1472 |
| NSW Ian Close | 136 137 | 37 38 | 3.0 3.0 | 1449 -1 1448 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 40 56 | 13 14 | 4.8 3.0 | 1624 -36 1588 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 76 88 | 19 21 | 3.6 3.0 | 1535 -12 1523 |
| NSW Rene Chelton | 88 94 | 21 25 | 3.3 3.0 | 1522 -7 1515 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 81 92 | 20 23 | 3.8 3.0 | 1532 -16 1516 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 91 93 | 23 24 | 3.3 3.0 | 1521 -5 1516 |
| NSW John Barker | 33 39 | 11 12 | 4.1 2.0 | 1669 -43 1626 |
| NSW Alison Pollard | 140 143 | 39 40 | 2.4 2.0 | 1444 -8 1436 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 113 123 | 29 34 | 2.8 2.0 | 1481 -16 1465 |
| NSW Susan MacGillivr:act | 106 121 | 27 33 | 3.3 2.0 | 1495 -26 1469 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 125 148 | 33 42 | 2.9 1.0 | 1460 -38 1422 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Richard Jeremy :act | 314 222 | 81 58 | 2.4 6.0 | 1169 +154
1323 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 172 164 | 50 48 | 4.8 5.0 | 1394 +9 1403 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 292 271 | 76 70 | 2.6 5.0 | 1201 +56 1257 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 188 183 | 52 51 | 4.6 5.0 | 1362 +13 1375 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara | 288 265 | 74 69 | 2.7 5.0 | 1211 +54 1265 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 243 229 | 61 59 | 4.2 5.0 | 1290 +21 1311 |
| NSW Victor Tung | 263 262 | 67 68 | 4.0 4.0 | 1266 +3 1269 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 313 298 | 80 79 | 2.6 4.0 | 1170 +28 1198 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 207 207 | 56 56 | 4.1 4.0 | 1341 1341 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 271 260 | 68 66 | 3.2 4.0 | 1254 +16 1270 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 253 247 | 63 61 | 3.8 4.0 | 1276 +6 1282 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 311 294 | 79 78 | 2.8 4.0 | 1172 +27 1199 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 177 197 | 51 53 | 4.8 3.0 | 1388 -36 1352 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 315 310 | 82 80 | 2.6 3.0 | 1166 +8 1174 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 260 274 | 66 71 | 4.0 3.0 | 1268 -15 1253 |
| NSW Christine Foot :act | 280 283 | 70 72 | 3.3 3.0 | 1230 -7 1223 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 238 253 | 60 63 | 3.9 3.0 | 1294 -17 1277 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 289 290 | 75 76 | 3.1 3.0 | 1209 -2 1207 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 272 284 | 69 73 | 3.6 2.0 | 1254 -32 1222 |
| NSW Noel Coulter | 226 255 | 59 64 | 4.0 2.0 | 1315 -39 1276 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 299 312 | 77 81 | 2.7 2.0 | 1188 -15 1173 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 218 251 | 57 62 | 4.4 2.0 | 1327 -48 1279 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 282 293 | 71 77 | 2.9 2.0 | 1222 -18 1204 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday | 302 327 | 78 85 | 2.9 1.0 | 1183 -39 1144 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jean Balmer | 423 375 | 101 93 | 3.5 6.0 | 1037 +59 1096 |
| NSW Nonie English | 334 315 | 88 82 | 4.5 6.0 | 1136 +31 1167 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 388 370 | 95 92 | 4.1 5.0 | 1083 +18 1101 |
| NSW Jann Pincott | 461 444 | 113 107 | 3.8 5.0 | 985 +25 1010 |
| NSW George Khamis | 476 449 | 115 111 | 3.3 5.0 | 971 +34 1005 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 544 513 | 133 127 | 2.6 4.0 | 891 +29 920 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 389 396 | 96 96 | 4.2 4.0 | 1081 -5 1076 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 619 577 | 153 145 | 2.2 4.0 | 834 +36 870 |
| NSW Kim Grayson | 405 402 | 98 98 | 3.9 4.0 | 1068 +3 1071 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 449 447 | 110 109 | 3.8 4.0 | 1001 +5 1006 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 445 448 | 108 110 | 4.3 4.0 | 1012 -6 1006 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 361 364 | 90 90 | 4.3 4.0 | 1109 -4 1105 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen :ac | 565 536 | 142 133 | 2.9 4.0 | 875 +22 897 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 575 528 | 144 131 | 2.1 4.0 | 871 +38 909 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 323 360 | 85 89 | 5.3 3.0 | 1154 -45 1109 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 372 411 | 92 100 | 5.1 3.0 | 1098 -40 1058 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 438 463 | 106 112 | 4.8 3.0 | 1018 -37 981 |
| NSW Janet Chambers | 457 465 | 111 113 | 3.4 3.0 | 988 -8 980 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 597 581 | 149 147 | 2.2 3.0 | 853 +16 869 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 601 590 | 151 148 | 2.5 3.0 | 851 +9 860 |
| NSW Chloe McNally | 483 498 | 119 121 | 3.1 2.0 | 961 -23 938 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 459 488 | 112 118 | 3.8 2.0 | 986 -36 950 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 623 632 | 155 155 | 2.3 2.0 | 831 -7 824 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 625 640 | 156 161 | 2.5 2.0 | 829 -10 819 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 498 523 | 122 129 | 3.3 2.0 | 938 -26 912 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker | 596 697 | 148 176 | 3.0 0.0 | 856 -89 767 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Anne Schick | 794 720 | 203 185 | 3.7 6.0 | 693 +54 747 |
| NSW Tricia Shephard | 687 643 | 173 163 | 4.0 6.0 | 776 +42 818 |
| NSW Merle Young | 701 688 | 178 174 | 4.5 5.0 | 764 +11 775 |
| NSW Chris Phillips | 754 711 | 193 184 | 3.7 5.0 | 725 +27 752 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 691 672 | 174 171 | 4.1 5.0 | 773 +18 791 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 767 745 | 194 193 | 4.0 5.0 | 712 +21 733 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 822 818 | 211 209 | 3.8 4.0 | 672 +5 677 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 751 737 | 191 190 | 3.5 4.0 | 727 +10 737 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 644 667 | 164 170 | 5.2 4.0 | 818 -22 796 |
| NSW Mavis Farrar | 1007 901 | 265 233 | 2.1 4.0 | 535 +70 605 |
| OS Sng Tze Cheow | 705 735 | 1 1 | 4.7 4.0 | 760 -22 738 |
| NSW Alison Maynard | 884 862 | 228 221 | 3.7 4.0 | 617 +11 628 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 954 917 | 247 238 | 3.1 4.0 | 571 +20 591 |
| NSW Frank Hunt | 645 675 | 165 172 | 4.5 3.0 | 817 -29 788 |
| NSW Sylvia Kipste | 856 890 | 220 231 | 4.1 3.0 | 645 -32 613 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 774 822 | 197 211 | 4.7 3.0 | 705 -33 672 |
| NSW Di Bates | 1081 1015 | 295 269 | 2.1 3.0 | 500 +26 526 |
|*NSW Wendy McQuart | 0 911 | 0 236 | 3.0 3.0 | 596 596 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 901 910 | 233 235 | 3.6 3.0 | 607 -11 596 |
| NSW Bill Condon | 1020 1053 | 271 286 | 2.6 2.0 | 522 -19 503 |
| NSW Esther Clarke | 835 866 | 214 222 | 3.8 2.0 | 662 -36 626 |
| NSW Gay Brown | 1061 1046 | 288 282 | 1.8 2.0 | 500 +5 505 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow | 973 1013 | 250 267 | 3.0 2.0 | 556 -29 527 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 988 1011 | 260 266 | 3.0 2.0 | 547 -19 528 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1051 1170 | 284 329 | 2.4 2.0 | 500 -8 492 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 1008 1051 | 266 285 | 2.4 1.0 | 531 -28 503 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+