Sydney Club Jubileee - 29th October 2005


From Jean McGiffen

Early this morning I was attacked by a 7 letter word VERTIGO. Consequently I missed the most important tournament of my life, the 25th year of the Sydney Scrabble Club but at 5.30pm a knock on my door revealed a wonderful surprise. There stood Betty Foreman, Cheryl Michler and Robin Duncan with a beautiful arrangement of flowers and a massive thank you card signed by everyone at the tourney. I was overwhelmed with this gesture and wish to thank you all for your kind thoughts. Thank you Edward for the photos especially Funny Sunny in her silver outfit. A big thank you to all who stood in for me but a special THANK YOU goes to Betty Foreman who did all the catering arrangements plus a lot of behind the scene running around. Congratulations to all the winners, I haven't stopped pouring over them. My only consolation being that I didn't lose any points. A final thank you goes to John Holgate who founded this wonderful club. The 50th Anniversary of the Sydney Club is in the planning. I will be 98 and if I forget to arrive, come and get me :)

Results after game  7
OCTOBER 29, 2005 -- A

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Edward Okulicz       6      486
  2   John Barker          5      470
  3   Rod Talbot           5      254
  4   Rene Chelton         5      137
  5   Robin Duncan         5      -24
  6   Bob Jackman          4      204
  7   John Holgate         4      124
  8   John Spaan           4      -36
  9   Hanne Marks          4      -38
 10   Greg Pinchbeck       4     -188
 11   Hari Nanayakkara     3.5    -27
 12   Moana Nepia          3.5   -125
 13   Peter Shaw           3       84
 14   Susan MacGillivray   3       67
 15   Ian Close            3      -27
 16   Jan Serisier         2      -59
 17   Betty Foreman        2     -129
 18   Jan Pincott          2     -332
 19   Keith Bioletti       2     -410
 20   Alison Pollard       0     -431
HIGH GAME: Bob Jackman       507
HIGH WORD: Jan Serisier      140
            "TASTIEST"

 Results after game  7
OCTOBER 29, 2005 -- B

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Audrey Newman        7      403
  2   Michael Adler        5      326
  3   Donna MacDonald      5      282
  4   Ram Mohe             5      200
  5   George Khamis        5      150
  6   Cheryl Michler @16   4      145
  7   David More           4      -24
  8   Sam Greenberg        4      -48
  9   Raya Wilkinson       4      -58
 10   Richard Birch        3      112
 11   Jean Balmer @17      3       52
 12   Bev Purkis           3      -24
 13   Margaret Andrews     3      -55
 14   Peggy Womersley      3      -63
 15   Nonie English        3     -222
 16   Jenny Templeton      2     -144
 17   Janine Whittaker @15 2     -232
 18   Colleen Walker       2     -266
 19   Fay Van Oyen         2     -279
 20   Sharon Sorensen      1     -255
HIGH GAME: Michael Adler     486
HIGH WORD: Audrey Newman         103
            "OCEANID"

 Results after game  7
OCTOBER 29, 2005 -- C

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Judy Hay             6      363
  2   Natalie Tadday       6      194
  3   Fay Wassell          5      507
  4   Veena Mohe           4       59
  5   Bill Condon          4       28
  6   Jyoti Chandna        4       24
  7   Daphne Bezuidenhout  4       11
  8   Liz Jackman          4      -52
  9   Esther Rolfe         4      -92
 10   Heather Sorensen     3      135
 11   Margaret Berliner    3       62
 12   Sunny Wright         3       26
 13   Don Hadley           3     -153
 14   Krystyna Batten      3     -171
 15   Denise Smith         2     -146
 16   Edith Lowbeer @36    2     -184
 17   Judy McGuinness      2     -348
 18   Frank Hunt           1     -263
HIGH GAME: Fay Wassell       481
HIGH WORD: Heather Sorensen      101
            "HEIFERS"

 Results after game  7
OCTOBER 29, 2005 -- D

Rank  Player            Wins Byes  Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Yvonne Edwards       7         438
  2   Vi Phillips          6         345
  3   Claire Dove          5         212
  4   Michael Rutkowski    4         382
  5   Arie Holla           4         277
  6   Laura Morgan         4          24
  7   Maureen Dobb         3     1   209
  8   Margaret Ackman      3     1    -7
  9   Sandra Da Silva      3         -19
 10   Esther Clarke        3        -141
 11   La'reine Lang        3        -147
 12   Michael O'Grady      3        -187
 13   Diana Hilly          2     1  -123
 14   Joy Morris           2     1  -126
 15   Wendy Macquart @29   2     1  -247
 16   Diana Field          2     1  -515
 17   Maria Kaye           0     1  -375
HIGH GAME: La'reine Lang     442
HIGH WORD: Michael O'Grady       131
            "REPAIRED"

Stats for Tournament : OCTOBER 29, 2005

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| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
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+Section: *A                           +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Edward Okulicz       |    3    3 |   1   1 |  5.7  6.0 | 1835  +5
1840 |
| NSW John Barker          |   32   26 |  12  10 |  4.0  5.0 | 1618 +22
1640 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |   13   11 |   5   4 |  4.8  5.0 | 1731  +6
1737 |
| NSW Rene Chelton         |  105   66 |  23  17 |  2.5  5.0 | 1459 +62
1521 |
| NSW Robin Duncan         |   31   33 |  11  12 |  5.4  5.0 | 1621  -6
1615 |
| NSW John Holgate         |   22   23 |   8   9 |  5.4  4.0 | 1681 -28
1653 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |   14   17 |   6   6 |  5.0  4.0 | 1719 -19
1700 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  110   97 |  25  23 |  3.2  4.0 | 1457 +16
1473 |
| ACT John Spaan           |   93   74 |   3   2 |  2.6  4.0 | 1480 +27
1507 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  223  172 |  44  36 |  1.6  4.0 | 1314 +58
1372 |
| NSW Moana Nepia          |  205  183 |  41  38 |  1.9  3.5 | 1333 +32
1365 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara     |  188  184 |  37  39 |  3.0  3.5 | 1351 +11
1362 |
| NSW Peter Shaw           |   24   29 |  10  11 |  4.8  3.0 | 1660 -35
1625 |
| ACT Susan MacGillivray   |   95  107 |   4   4 |  3.9  3.0 | 1475 -17
1458 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  191  188 |  39  41 |  2.6  3.0 | 1347  +8
1355 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |  138  143 |  32  31 |  2.3  2.0 | 1410  -5
1405 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti       |  121  131 |  28  29 |  2.5  2.0 | 1435 -10
1425 |
| NSW Jan Pincott          |  189  201 |  38  42 |  2.5  2.0 | 1350 -11
1339 |
| NSW Betty Foreman        |  163  173 |  34  37 |  2.6  2.0 | 1383 -12
1371 |
| NSW Alison Pollard       |  111  165 |  26  34 |  3.7  0.0 | 1453 -74
1379 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *B                           +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Audrey Newman        |  227  170 |  45  35 |  4.2  7.0 | 1303 +70
1373 |
| ACT Michael Adler        |  314  286 |   9   8 |  3.0  5.0 | 1184 +44
1228 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  274  256 |  59  52 |  3.9  5.0 | 1247 +22
1269 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  288  267 |  63  56 |  3.7  5.0 | 1226 +26
1252 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  338  295 |  78  64 |  2.8  5.0 | 1163 +50
1213 |
| NSW David More           |  275  273 |  60  58 |  3.9  4.0 | 1247  +2
1249 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  259  258 |  53  53 |  3.9  4.0 | 1263  +4
1267 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler       |  268  263 |  56  55 |  3.8  4.0 | 1251  +4
1255 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg        |  291  282 |  64  60 |  3.5  4.0 | 1222 +11
1233 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  311  314 |  68  70 |  3.0  3.0 | 1187  -1
1186 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  335  334 |  77  77 |  2.9  3.0 | 1167  +2
1169 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  253  268 |  52  57 |  4.1  3.0 | 1272 -20
1252 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley      |  350  350 |  82  83 |  2.6  3.0 | 1138  +8
1146 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  236  255 |  48  51 |  4.3  3.0 | 1294 -25
1269 |
| NSW Nonie English        |  298  300 |  66  66 |  3.1  3.0 | 1208  -2
1206 |
| NSW Colleen Walker       |  272  294 |  57  63 |  3.7  2.0 | 1249 -35
1214 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  344  354 |  81  85 |  2.7  2.0 | 1151 -14
1137 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  321  343 |  73  81 |  3.0  2.0 | 1177 -19
1158 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  273  297 |  58  65 |  3.9  2.0 | 1248 -38
1210 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  264  307 |  55  67 |  3.8  1.0 | 1255 -56
1199 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *C                           +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Judy Hay             |  370  342 |  88  80 |  3.9  6.0 | 1112 +46
1158 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday       |  365  338 |  84  78 |  4.2  6.0 | 1124 +39
1163 |
| NSW Fay Wassell          |  367  352 |  86  84 |  3.9  5.0 | 1123 +22
1145 |
| NSW Jyoti Chandna        |  404  402 |  98  96 |  3.8  4.0 | 1071  +3
1074 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  516  479 | 124 119 |  2.7  4.0 |  973 +26
999 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  413  403 | 100  97 |  3.5  4.0 | 1063 +10
1073 |
| NSW Bill Condon          |  470  447 | 117 110 |  3.2  4.0 | 1005 +16
1021 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe         |  484  446 | 120 109 |  2.7  4.0 |  995 +26
1021 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  444  432 | 108 103 |  3.2  4.0 | 1023 +17
1040 |
| ACT Heather Sorensen     |  491  487 |  14  13 |  2.8  3.0 |  989  +3
992 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  358  374 |  83  89 |  4.4  3.0 | 1133 -26
1107 |
| NSW Sunny Wright         |  383  401 |  94  95 |  3.9  3.0 | 1100 -19
1081 |
| NSW Don Hadley           |  398  412 |  96  99 |  4.2  3.0 | 1088 -23
1065 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  436  444 | 105 108 |  3.5  3.0 | 1033  -9
1024 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  409  439 |  99 105 |  3.9  2.0 | 1067 -38
1029 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness      |  445  484 | 109 120 |  3.4  2.0 | 1023 -28
995 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  537  549 | 127 131 |  2.7  2.0 |  954 -14
940 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  483  536 | 119 126 |  3.1  1.0 |  996 -43
953 |
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+Section: *D                           +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Yvonne Edwards       |  630  551 | 150 132 |  4.1  7.0 |  868 +72
940 |
| NSW Vi Phillips          |  564  545 | 137 129 |  5.1  6.0 |  927 +19
946 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  645  640 | 155 155 |  4.9  5.0 |  860  +4
864 |
| NSW Michael Rutkowski    |  702  690 | 174 168 |  3.6  4.0 |  810  +8
818 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  760  749 | 189 186 |  3.6  4.0 |  764  +9
773 |
| NSW Laura Morgan         |  924  806 | 233 198 |  1.9  4.0 |  655 +83
738 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb         |  671  701 | 165 173 |  4.7  3.5 |  835 -24
811 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman      |  978  946 | 250 239 |  2.3  3.5 |  623 +23
646 |
| NSW Esther Clarke        |  859  856 | 216 215 |  2.9  3.0 |  702  +3
705 |
| NSW Michael O'Grady      |  659  705 | 162 175 |  4.3  3.0 |  847 -39
808 |
| NSW Sandra Da Silva      |  809  818 | 199 201 |  3.2  3.0 |  737  -5
732 |
|*NSW La'reine Lang        |    0  907 |   0 229 |  3.0  3.0 |  667
667 |
| NSW Joy Morris           |  790  821 | 195 202 |  3.2  2.5 |  746 -15
731 |
| NSW Wendy Macquart       |  719  767 | 180 189 |  4.4  2.5 |  798 -38
760 |
| NSW Diana Hilly          |  835  857 | 204 216 |  3.3  2.5 |  721 -17
704 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1050 1016 | 279 265 |  2.1  2.5 |  592  +9
601 |
| NSW Maria Kaye           |  952 1042 | 240 277 |  2.7  0.5 |  643 -44
599 |
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