2012 Minneapolis Club Awards

Posted by Admin on February 12, 2013 under Club News

Minneapolis club 42 director Steve Pellinen conducted the club’s annual awards presentation on Tuesday night, January 29. Highlights include:

• Club champion, Rob Rob Robinsky. This was Rob’s fifth-consecutive championship, a new club record.
• Dave Herfel one the “Most Improved” award. His club rating rose 63 points as compared to 2011.
• High play – Joe Gaspard FENCETOP* for 194.
• High Non-bingo – Carl Voss ZIGS for 102.
• High 3-game series – Greg Edwards 1697, all time club record (avg 566/gm).
• High 4-game series – Scott Jackson 2161, all time club record (avg 540/gm).
• High Loss – Greg Edwards & Vincent Van Dover 462.

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2012 North Metro Club Awards

Posted by Admin on February 10, 2013 under Club News

Placement

 1.  Rob Robinsky
 2.  Scott Jackson
 3.  Lisa Odom
 4.  Steve Pellinen
 5.  Joe Gaspard

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March Madness and More

Posted by Admin on January 29, 2013 under Club News, Events, Tournaments

What: Two one-day WGPO SCRABBLE tournaments.

When: Saturday, March 23, 2013.

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Dave Herfel’s Bingo Report: December 4, 2012

Posted by Admin on December 5, 2012 under Bingo Reports

I like observing where letters go: which ones start words, which ones end words, which ones are found next to which other ones. Last week, I mentioned in passing that just one recorded valid bingo (along with two phoneys) has ended with B. Often, details like that can be quite compelling. Other times, they resemble the following, from 12/4.   … Read more »