No Scrabble records were broken on the day. In fact the highest word was only 101 spanning all four divisions. In Division C, Robert Disney won all seven games, notable because he lost all seven games in his last tournament at Wyong. In Division A, six players all managed 5 wins, with the top two being separated by only 7 points. Jean McGiffen need to win the last game against yours truly by at least 14 to secure victory. She won by 17.
The results:
Results after game 7
8/6/97 SUTHERLAND -- A
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jean Mcgiffen 5 577
2 Bob Jackman 5 570
3 Joan Rosenthal 5 485
4 Gloria Gallagher 5 245
5 Rod Talbot 5 29
6 Peter Tobler 5 -82
7 Alison Rae 4 111
8 Keith Bioletti 4 28
9 Siva Sivapalasundram 4 -33
10 Peter Shaw 3 85
11 Pat Warren 3 27
12 Jean Noonan 3 -65
13 Glenda Harington 3 -171
14 Betty Foreman 3 -182
15 Shirley Bradford 3 -211
16 Audrey Newman 3 -220
17 Graeme Lock Lee 3 -423
18 Ian Close 2 -92
19 Robin Duncan 1 -316
20 Sue Gergelifi 1 -362
HIGH GAME: Jean Mcgiffen 541
HIGH WORD: Jean Noonan 101
"REMOVING"
Results after game 7
8/6/97 SUTHERLAND -- B
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Ros Gibbons 6 554
2 Cheryl Michler 6 448
3 Ruby Kotwall 6 152
4 Liz Jackman 4 259
5 Yvonne Sharpe 4 228
6 Ethel Collins 4 202
7 Kris Logan 4 175
8 Val Ryan 4 -1
9 Hanne Marks 4 -100
10 Judy Nelson 4 -190
11 Judy Hay 3 92
12 Jenny Templeton 3 41
13 Gordon Meggs 3 -82
14 Norma Tracey 3 -140
15 Harry Walsh 3 -150
16 Evelyn Parker 3 -209
17 Joan Buchanan 3 -446
18 Jan Serisier 2 -239
19 Betty Coleman 1 -244
20 A Bye 0 -350
HIGH GAME: Harry Walsh 479
HIGH WORD: Kris Logan 91
"TOWARDS"
Results after game 7
8/6/97 SUTHERLAND -- C
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Robert Disney 7 493
2 Edith Lowbeer 5 257
3 Gary Pollard 5 204
4 Judy Mcguinness 5 162
5 Michael Adler 5 32
6 Derek Mckenzie 4 46
7 Trish Farland 4 45
8 Esther Rolfe 4 44
9 Dolores Barbon 4 36
10 Lan Knox 3 84
11 Kim Grayson 3 31
12 Janet Chambers 3 26
13 Fay Van Oyen 3 -28
14 Alan Gauci 3 -75
15 Dawn Spring 3 -258
16 Margaret Berliner 2 -110
17 June Brewin 2 -172
18 Ivana Duria 2 -296
19 Raya Wilkinson 2 -338
20 Nanette Reynolds 1 -183
HIGH GAME: Gary Pollard 476
HIGH WORD: Dawn Spring 97
"VIEWS"
Results after game 7
8/6/97 SUTHERLAND -- D
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Greg Nicol 6 291
2 Merle Young 6 112
3 Nonie English 5 466
4 Pam O'connor 5 77
5 Linda Dimond 4« 290
6 Chloe Mcnally 4« 159
7 Diana Hilly 4 79
8 Kathy Bradfield 4 72
9 Catherine Chambers 4 1
10 Margaret Ackman 4 -25
11 Sue Tuckett 4 -55
12 Ram Mohe 3 73
13 Daphne Bezuidenhout 3 -32
14 Maria Kaye 3 -72
15 Merriss Adler 3 -96
16 Shirley Mcindoe 3 -135
17 Joanne Deady 3 -177
18 Ann Fiddler 2 -22
19 Andree Lajoie 2 -124
20 Ursula Schokman 2 -153
21 Diana Field 2 -379
22 B Bye 0 -350
HIGH GAME: Linda Dimond 460
HIGH WORD: Judy Mcguinness 87
"GLEY"
Stats for Tournament : 8/6/97 SUTHERLAND
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| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *A + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 23 16 | 10 6 | 4.4 5.0 | 1822 +12 1834 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 9 9 | 4 4 | 5.2 5.0 | 1907 -1 1905 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 16 17 | 6 7 | 5.3 5.0 | 1837 -3 1833 |
| NSW Gloria Gallagher | 99 83 | 25 22 | 3.0 5.0 | 1610 +43 1653 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 20 15 | 9 5 | 4.3 5.0 | 1827 +13 1840 |
| NSW Peter Tobler :act | 29 28 | 14 13 | 5.0 5.0 | 1806 +1 1807 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti | 122 101 | 29 26 | 2.2 4.0 | 1569 +37 1606 |
| NSW Alison Rae :act | 138 121 | 33 31 | 2.2 4.0 | 1536 +37 1573 |
| NSW Siva Sivapalasundram | 163 152 | 39 38 | 2.4 4.0 | 1470 +32 1502 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 14 21 | 5 9 | 5.8 3.0 | 1868 -42 1825 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 127 126 | 31 32 | 2.6 3.0 | 1557 +9 1566 |
| NSW Pat Warren | 146 140 | 37 34 | 2.1 3.0 | 1514 +18 1532 |
| NSW Glenda Harington | 65 75 | 20 21 | 4.2 3.0 | 1693 -24 1668 |
| NSW Shirley Bradford | 110 118 | 28 30 | 3.7 3.0 | 1591 -14 1576 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 124 116 | 30 29 | 2.4 3.0 | 1567 +11 1578 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 168 161 | 40 39 | 2.2 3.0 | 1464 +15 1479 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 140 135 | 34 33 | 2.4 3.0 | 1531 +11 1542 |
| NSW Ian Close | 144 147 | 36 37 | 2.5 2.0 | 1520 -10 1509 |
| NSW Robin Duncan | 17 40 | 7 14 | 5.8 1.0 | 1837 -76 1760 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 134 145 | 32 36 | 2.4 1.0 | 1542 -28 1513 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *B + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 293 244 | 68 58 | 2.5 6.0 | 1217 +92 1309 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 254 223 | 58 51 | 3.7 6.0 | 1294 +55 1349 |
| NSW Ruby Kotwall | 223 199 | 52 45 | 4.2 6.0 | 1353 +39 1392 |
| NSW Yvonne Sharpe | 295 281 | 69 66 | 2.6 4.0 | 1212 +28 1240 |
| NSW Ethel Collins | 224 224 | 53 52 | 4.4 4.0 | 1351 -5 1345 |
| NSW Kris Logan | 211 214 | 48 49 | 4.3 4.0 | 1372 -4 1367 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 186 197 | 44 44 | 4.9 4.0 | 1419 -17 1401 |
| NSW Judy Nelson | 242 238 | 57 56 | 3.8 4.0 | 1311 +4 1315 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 267 261 | 61 61 | 3.1 4.0 | 1262 +20 1282 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 299 283 | 71 67 | 2.7 4.0 | 1210 +26 1236 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 238 257 | 56 59 | 4.3 3.0 | 1316 -25 1290 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 221 230 | 51 55 | 4.1 3.0 | 1353 -20 1332 |
| NSW Harry Walsh | 297 300 | 70 72 | 3.0 3.0 | 1211 +0 1210 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 309 310 | 74 74 | 3.1 3.0 | 1189 -2 1186 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 272 276 | 64 65 | 3.6 3.0 | 1256 -11 1244 |
| NSW Evelyn Parker | 230 239 | 55 57 | 3.9 3.0 | 1332 -16 1315 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan | 288 295 | 66 70 | 3.2 3.0 | 1224 -4 1219 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 196 227 | 45 54 | 5.1 2.0 | 1403 -60 1342 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 301 325 | 72 78 | 3.2 1.0 | 1208 -44 1163 |
|*NSW A Bye | 0 728 | 0 183 | 0.3 0.3 | 734 +0 734 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *C + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Robert Disney | 316 290 | 76 68 | 4.9 7.0 | 1180 +48 1228 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 369 362 | 90 85 | 4.3 5.0 | 1100 +15 1115 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 393 383 | 96 95 | 4.3 5.0 | 1071 +14 1085 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 444 412 | 110 101 | 3.0 5.0 | 998 +44 1042 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 415 403 | 101 98 | 4.1 5.0 | 1039 +21 1060 |
| NSW Derek McKenzie | 281 296 | 65 71 | 5.2 4.0 | 1236 -21 1214 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 594 532 | 153 138 | 1.6 4.0 | 849 +55 904 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe | 364 382 | 86 94 | 5.2 4.0 | 1106 -20 1085 |
| NSW Trish Farland | 573 531 | 148 137 | 2.6 4.0 | 862 +43 905 |
| NSW Kim Grayson | 479 486 | 118 121 | 3.5 3.0 | 950 -8 941 |
| NSW Faye Van Oyen | 571 566 | 147 148 | 2.7 3.0 | 863 +5 868 |
| NSW Lan Knox | 496 494 | 126 124 | 2.9 3.0 | 930 +2 932 |
| NSW Janet Chambers | 404 417 | 99 102 | 4.0 3.0 | 1059 -19 1039 |
| NSW Dawn Spring | 395 406 | 97 100 | 3.8 3.0 | 1070 -15 1054 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 486 484 | 121 119 | 3.0 3.0 | 942 +0 942 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 443 466 | 109 113 | 3.8 2.0 | 998 -36 961 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 535 557 | 138 144 | 3.0 2.0 | 900 -19 880 |
| NSW June Brewin | 609 611 | 156 157 | 2.1 2.0 | 837 -1 835 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 613 615 | 157 158 | 2.2 2.0 | 832 -3 828 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 462 522 | 113 132 | 3.8 1.0 | 968 -55 912 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *D + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Greg Nicol | 631 604 | 160 155 | 4.7 6.0 | 815 +25 840 |
| NSW Merle Young | 672 622 | 167 159 | 4.1 6.0 | 784 +40 824 |
| NSW Pam O'Connor | 777 735 | 200 186 | 3.4 5.0 | 696 +32 728 |
| NSW Nonie English | 689 657 | 172 166 | 3.8 5.0 | 771 +24 795 |
| NSW Chloe McNally | 518 537 | 131 139 | 5.4 4.5 | 917 -16 900 |
| NSW Linda Dimond | 655 653 | 164 164 | 4.3 4.5 | 795 +3 798 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 840 818 | 217 212 | 3.1 4.0 | 647 +17 664 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 700 704 | 176 177 | 4.3 4.0 | 763 -6 756 |
| NSW Kathy Bradfield | 918 880 | 243 233 | 2.5 4.0 | 580 +30 610 |
| NSW Catherine Chambers | 816 806 | 210 208 | 3.7 4.0 | 665 +10 675 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 764 770 | 196 198 | 4.1 4.0 | 709 -2 706 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 794 816 | 203 211 | 3.6 3.0 | 684 -17 666 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 994 982 | 267 263 | 2.7 3.0 | 520 +10 530 |
| NSW Shirley McIndoe | 708 737 | 179 187 | 4.4 3.0 | 754 -27 726 |
| NSW Joanne Deady | 934 929 | 250 249 | 2.7 3.0 | 568 +5 573 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 886 899 | 237 241 | 3.6 3.0 | 606 -11 594 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 884 898 | 235 240 | 3.7 3.0 | 608 -13 594 |
|*NSW Andree Lajoie | 0 1043 | 0 282 | 2.0 2.0 | 500 -2 497 |
|*NSW Ann Fiddler | 0 1083 | 0 293 | 2.6 2.0 | 500 -34 465 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1051 1066 | 283 287 | 2.4 2.0 | 488 -7 480 |
| NSW Ursula Schokman | 876 932 | 230 251 | 3.5 2.0 | 618 -46 571 |
|*NSW B Bye | 0 1026 | 0 281 | 2.5 0.3 | 500 -137 500 |
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