Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Indianapolis, 4/26/15

Bingo Quiz answers are at bottom.

Game 1 v. Phyllis Koselke
She landed WEaRIES, and I missed a new bingo - AELORSTU (1).  I managed one from DELOSTU (2), but missed DEILOSTU (3).  I also “missed” a nine DEILOSSTU (4) through IS.  PYX(I)E with some overlapping hooks for 62 escaped my attention.   I might've danced a jig had a I known and seen ?AIKOPY (5).  The lesser choice of the two in AEILORPT (6) allowed her R(I)TZ for 69.  Still, no pride, just W's.
424 – 387     1-0     +37                          me: ?SSSX                      opp: ?SJQZ

Game 2 v. Travis Green
I hit AELOTRV (7) early with one blank, but he came back with the other in VARSItY.  I missed two chances to salt this one away late.   One was BEEILNNS (8), with which I was unfamiliar.  The other was ILEXES/(QI)S for 75.   Ouch.  He took the lead again with MISRATE, but I got it back with BEEEILNS (9).
410 – 391     2-0     +19         +56          me: ?SJXZ                       opp: ?SSSQ

Game 3 v. Maureen Kennerk
EILOPST (10)- my first move, but she replied with COM(F)IEST.  I landed EEHORSU (11) midgame, but she caught nearly all the way up with SquINTE(R) for 105!   She was forced to leave an S wide open as end game approached though, allowing me AACDILRS (12).  Bingo'ed off my last full rack with the second blank – ABEILRT (13)
581 – 343    3-0     +238      +294          me: ?SSJXZ                    opp: ?SSQ

Steve was 3-0 at the lunch break, too.  We spent it at a strip mall Mexican place, where I encouraged him to drink shots, but to no avail.  Pork burritos were quite good. My quest for seafood burrito continues. (not enchilada, not fajita. burrito. grilled shrimp, bell peppers...) My old fave in Winchester, Kentucky no longer has it on their menu.  I search on.

Game 4 v. Connie Breitbeil
Got an unsuccessful challenge thanks to the new lexicon – DE(W)Y/(JEEZ)E for 40.  AEFNNRS (14) put me ahead enough that she (I think) chanced hooking an S-bingo to make DUIS*, which came off.  We traded blank-bingos late, my AINNOST (15) to her RINSERS.
408 – 348          4-0       +60      +354                       me: ?SSSJZ                  opp: ?SQX

Game 5 v. Lois Greene
EEFISTV (16) was fine, but I'm still ruing not having thrown caution to the wind mid-late in this one.  Think I could've fished out WOODC(HUCK) from a tws.  She had SINNERS.
395 – 346          5-0      +49       +403                        me: ??SQX                 opp: SSSJZ

Game 6 v. Liz Davis
Lois got off early PASTIER. but I went back-to-back with AACEETT (16) with a blank and DEINORW (17).   She closed the gap with GAITERS, but found all the U's late.
429 – 389          6-0      +40      +443                         me: ?JQZ                   opp: ?SSSSX

Game 7 v. Steve Bush
Steve had lost his previous to rounds, so I get to be the big, big weenrrrrr, huzzah!
He started strong early ENSILAGE.  I replied with stylish ??IINQTU (18) through disconnected Q and T, but missed better for more points to a tws from an M.  I then hit DEEIORVW (19), but Steve fired off GENOISES.

The bag unseen latish was consonant-heavy, and I would get the lion's share of vowels. But there were nice spots for his mid-value consonants.  I foolishly tried for WAT(E)RJET with one left in the bag, as he confirmed later he saw the possibility and would've blocked.  I passed up plays that Quackle suggested would've given me as good as 50% chance to win in the end game.
404 – 446        6-1        (42)   +421                             me: ??SJQZ              opp: SSSX

A disappointing final round for me- a potentially winnable game against the #1 seed of 1800+ rating. Of course, it was an overall fine event for me, and I am happy to have regained a 1700+ rating again.

Thank you to Troy Thompson and the many folks I'm sure played a part in putting on the event.  Kudos to Steve for winning the other three events leading into Sunday with only two losses total (wow!).

Stat me, baybeee
Blanks: 9/14
esses: 11/28
JQXZ: 14/28
TOTAL: 34/70

Bingos: 15-10
Avg. score: 436 - 378

QUIZ ANSWERS

1)   OESTRUAL – pertaining to period of female heat in mammals    (also ROSULATE - did not fit)
2)   TOUSLED                                  (also LOUDEST)
3)   SOLITUDE                                 (saw TOLUIDES, but did not fit)
4)   DISSOLUTE – indifferent to moral restraints
5)   KOPIKYA – monetary unit of Ukraine
6)   PETIOLAR – pertaining to a leaf's stalk (also EPILATOR)
7)    LEVATOR – a muscle that raises and organ or part
8)   BLENNIES – a fish, named for the Greek for “mucus”, a slime that covers its body
9)   BEELINES
10)   PIOLETS – an ice ax (pl.) (also PISTOLE)
11)   REHOUSE
12)  RADICALS
13)   LIBRATE – to move from side to side (also TRIABLE)
14)   FANNERS
15)  NATIONS (also ANOINTS, ONANIST)
16)   ACETATE – a salt of acetic acid
17)   DOWNIER
18)  REQUITING – there were a few others, too
19)  OVERWIDE