Start of play was delayed 10 minutes at which time clocks were started on the three non-arrivals who, fortunately turn up a couple of minutes later.
Announcement of ASPA (NSW) Scrabble Survey 1998 delayed start of game three and four players (driving having another commitment) having to leave before final game (some might wonder what could be more important than a Scrabble game) were the only hiccups through the day.
Derek won Masters suffering only one loss to Rene Chelton, who finished fourth with a final game loss to Graeme (3rd), and John's healthy margin was enough to jump into second place with a final game win of just 21 points.
Advanced came down to seven contenders vying for top placing in the final game, alas, Joan Buchanan on 5 wins (other six on 4 wins) went down to Gordon to finish fourth.
Intermediate saw first and second placings going into game seven finish fame, but third and fourth were reversed by Merle Young's loss to Carol (1st), and Jean's (3rd) win over Olive Robinson.
Recreational saw late entry Stephen Teah-Wilson blitz the field with seven wins and in doing so was announced "Ulladulla Champion", collecting extra prize money and trophy.
Recreational had seven novices playing and of the three only locals two, Yvonne and Betty, filled the minor placings, Yvonne not only received 2nd place and Best Novice prices monies, but also won the raffle prize of $50.
Stephen was named champion as he was the best divisional winner (number of wins and margin), I feel this is a way of giving everyone the chance of being a champion rather than giving to highest division winner.
Apart from the couple of hiccups all went well and a good day was had by all and I think the later start time of 10 o'clock was appreciated, but any comment on this or the tournament itself would be welcomed, please direct feedback or copy of Internet comment to me in person as I'm not on Internet.
Results after game 7
ULLADULLA98 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Derek Mckenzie 6 390
2 John Barker 5 470
3 Graeme Lock Lee 5 357
4 Rene Chelton 5 -58
5 Sue Flack 4 99
6 Rod Talbot 4 70
7 Betty Foreman 4 -52
8 Jeff Chelton 3 138
9 Jean Noonan 3 91
10 Kerry Constable :Act 3 40
11 Audrey Newman 3 -260
12 Cheryl Michler 3 -272
13 Ted Roberts 2 -201
14 Alison Rae :Act 2 -244
15 Jeff Spring 2 -271
16 Christine Foot :Act 2 -297
HIGH GAME: Graeme Lock Lee 548
HIGH WORD: Sue Flack 107
"FREAKIER"
Results after game 7
ULLADULLA98 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Gordon Meggs 5 282
2 Gary Pollard 5 216
3 Betty Coleman 5 199
4 Joan Buchanan 5 96
5 Phil Moore :Act 4 220
6 Michael Adler :Act 4 142
7 Bev Sell :Act 4 12
8 June Stephenson 4 -35
9 Dawn Spring 3 -64
10 Ros Gibbons 3 -94
11 Val Ryan 3 -174
12 Hanne Marks 3 -204
13 Margaret Berliner 2 128
14 Helen Young 2 -100
15 Edith Lowbeer 2 -272
16 Tim Reddan :Act 2 -352
HIGH GAME: Gordon Meggs 482
HIGH WORD: Joan Buchanan 93
"QUAG"
Results after game 7
ULLADULLA98 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Carol Nomarhas :Act 6 312
2 Mary Craven :Act 6 296
3 Jean Balmer 5 301
4 Merle Young 4 174
5 Margaret Andrews 4 131
6 Alan Gauci 4 52
7 Nonie English 4 33
8 Olive Robinson 3 147
9 Lenore Fay 3 87
10 Denis Mahon 3 -49
11 Yvonne Pollard 3 -156
12 Daphne Bezuidenhout 3 -159
13 Heather Sorensen :Ac 2 -124
14 Therese Bruce 2 -215
15 Muriel Simpkins 2 -388
16 Alister Macgregor 2 -442
HIGH GAME: Merle Young 492
HIGH WORD: Jean Balmer 96
"SPATTER"
Results after game 7
ULLADULLA98 -- RECREATIONAL
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Stephen Teah-wilson 7 643
2 Yvonne Byatt 5 250
3 Betty Irwin 5 140
4 John Fay 5 103
5 Jean Conley 4 202
6 Elwyn Smith :Act 4 -53
7 Merriss Adler :Act 4 -146
8 Alison James 3 -4
9 Dea Matthews :Act 3 -24
10 Bunny Knott 3 -67
11 Val Jose 3 -119
12 Ann De Vries 3 -124
13 John Smith :Act 2 -66
14 Maria Kaye 2 -156
15 Joan Meredith 2 -423
16 Margaret Garden 1 -156
HIGH GAME: Jean Conley 475
HIGH WORD: S. Teah-wilson 84
"NEWSING"
Stats for Tournament : ULLADULLA98
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| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Derek McKenzie | 63 46 | 18 12 | 3.9 6.0 | 1636 +47 1683 |
| NSW John Barker | 17 19 | 6 6 | 5.8 5.0 | 1805 -11 1794 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 35 37 | 9 10 | 5.3 5.0 | 1724 -4 1720 |
| NSW Rene Chelton | 118 100 | 33 28 | 2.7 5.0 | 1513 +53 1566 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 56 59 | 17 18 | 4.3 4.0 | 1649 -4 1645 |
| NSW Sue Flack | 164 154 | 44 42 | 2.9 4.0 | 1440 +22 1462 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 89 90 | 26 26 | 4.5 4.0 | 1588 -9 1579 |
| NSW Jeff Chelton | 158 152 | 42 41 | 2.6 3.0 | 1456 +8 1464 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 133 135 | 34 35 | 3.3 3.0 | 1495 -5 1490 |
| NSW Kerry Constable :act | 200 191 | 49 48 | 2.0 3.0 | 1367 +19 1386 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 166 167 | 45 46 | 3.2 3.0 | 1437 -3 1434 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 145 149 | 40 40 | 3.6 3.0 | 1479 -11 1468 |
| NSW Jeff Spring | 174 184 | 47 47 | 2.9 2.0 | 1423 -19 1404 |
| NSW Ted Roberts | 190 193 | 48 49 | 2.6 2.0 | 1395 -12 1383 |
| NSW Christine Foot :act | 204 211 | 50 50 | 2.6 2.0 | 1360 -18 1342 |
| NSW Alison Rae :act | 143 163 | 39 44 | 3.7 2.0 | 1481 -35 1446 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Gary Pollard | 246 235 | 60 54 | 4.3 5.0 | 1277 +15 1292 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 302 287 | 71 69 | 3.4 5.0 | 1183 +32 1215 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 245 234 | 59 53 | 4.3 5.0 | 1278 +16 1294 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan | 319 300 | 76 71 | 3.2 5.0 | 1160 +37 1197 |
| NSW Phil Moore: act | 205 219 | 51 51 | 4.9 4.0 | 1355 -27 1328 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 369 355 | 91 87 | 2.8 4.0 | 1088 +24 1112 |
| NSW June Stephenson | 371 352 | 92 86 | 2.6 4.0 | 1086 +29 1115 |
| NSW Bev Sell :act | 403 372 | 98 93 | 2.0 4.0 | 1039 +43 1082 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 222 242 | 52 57 | 4.8 3.0 | 1320 -35 1285 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 287 302 | 69 72 | 4.5 3.0 | 1215 -28 1187 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 248 272 | 62 65 | 4.7 3.0 | 1271 -34 1237 |
| NSW Dawn Spring | 234 249 | 53 61 | 4.7 3.0 | 1296 -34 1262 |
| NSW Helen Young | 451 441 | 108 106 | 1.6 2.0 | 988 +8 996 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 359 370 | 88 91 | 2.7 2.0 | 1100 -14 1086 |
| NSW Tim Reddan :act | 350 363 | 85 90 | 3.2 2.0 | 1117 -23 1094 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 366 371 | 90 92 | 2.4 2.0 | 1090 -8 1082 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Mary Craven :act | 647 581 | 156 141 | 3.4 6.0 | 783 +61 844 |
| NSW Carol Nomarhas :act | 474 454 | 114 109 | 4.6 6.0 | 952 +28 980 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 458 455 | 110 110 | 4.8 5.0 | 973 +6 979 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 556 570 | 135 135 | 4.8 4.0 | 868 -15 853 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 520 521 | 129 129 | 4.2 4.0 | 902 -4 898 |
| NSW Merle Young | 622 616 | 152 151 | 3.7 4.0 | 809 +6 815 |
| NSW Nonie English | 485 495 | 118 122 | 4.6 4.0 | 943 -10 933 |
| NSW Olive Robinson | 765 760 | 183 184 | 2.7 3.0 | 678 +6 684 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 699 708 | 166 170 | 3.2 3.0 | 733 -4 729 |
| NSW Lenore Fay | 776 769 | 185 186 | 2.7 3.0 | 671 +6 677 |
| NSW Denis Mahon | 544 584 | 134 143 | 4.2 3.0 | 878 -36 842 |
| NSW Yvonne Pollard | 735 737 | 174 176 | 3.0 3.0 | 703 703 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen :ac | 738 757 | 175 183 | 2.5 2.0 | 699 -11 688 |
| NSW Therese Bruce | 781 802 | 186 194 | 2.6 2.0 | 666 -17 649 |
|*NSW Muriel Simpkins | 0 828 | 0 202 | 2.0 2.0 | 621 621 |
| NSW Alister MacGregor | 718 748 | 169 179 | 3.0 2.0 | 713 -20 693 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Stephen Teah-Wilson | 758 628 | 182 154 | 4.1 7.0 | 683 +122
805 |
|*NSW Betty Irwin | 0 686 | 0 164 | 5.0 5.0 | 748 748 |
|*NSW Yvonne Byatt | 0 679 | 0 160 | 5.0 5.0 | 751 751 |
| NSW John Fay | 948 887 | 236 221 | 2.5 5.0 | 510 +60 570 |
|*NSW Jean Conley | 0 782 | 0 188 | 4.0 4.0 | 668 668 |
| NSW Elwyn Smith :act | 1009 986 | 253 251 | 2.4 4.0 | 466 +32 498 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 870 855 | 211 208 | 3.5 4.0 | 578 +10 588 |
|*NSW Alison James | 0 885 | 0 220 | 3.0 3.0 | 571 571 |
| NSW Dea Matthews :act | 846 869 | 205 213 | 3.8 3.0 | 597 -16 581 |
|*NSW Ann De Vries | 0 919 | 0 234 | 3.0 3.0 | 544 544 |
| NSW Bunny Knott | 829 848 | 200 207 | 3.9 3.0 | 612 -18 594 |
|*NSW Val Jose | 0 913 | 0 230 | 3.0 3.0 | 547 547 |
| NSW John Smith :act | 900 942 | 222 239 | 3.4 2.0 | 555 -26 529 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 841 890 | 203 223 | 3.7 2.0 | 602 -35 567 |
| NSW Joan Meredith | 958 1002 | 240 257 | 2.7 2.0 | 500 -22 478 |
|*NSW Margaret Garden | 0 1074 | 0 279 | 3.0 1.0 | 500 -126
374 |
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