From: "San Jose Scrabble Club No. 21" <sjscrabble@sharyl.mailstop.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 01:08:09 -0700
Subject: Gambol in Los Gatos (Day 1)
Message-id: <34374AE9.2E07@sharyl.mailstop.com>

Gambol in Los Gatos

Expert (18 players)

David Wiegand       8-0 +571
Christopher Lennon  7-1 +478
Karen Merrill       6-2 +224
Lewis Martinez      5-3 +319
Jerry Lerman        5-3 +237
Stuart Goldman      5-3 +121
Ellis Willson       5-3 + 75

Intermediate (26 players)

Maggie Morley       6-2 +616
Shirley Ritz        6-2 +512
TC Houlgate-West    6-2 +419
Carlene Wallis      6-2 +334
Robert Smith        6-2 +214
Marilyn Gage        6-2 +116
Carol Johnson       5-3 +211
Brian Wagner        5-3 +209
Marian Koonce       5-3 +134
Bryan Goolsby       5-3 +126
Joan Mocine         5-3 + 87

Recreational (20 players)

Matt Hesson         6-2 +637
Irene Averell       6-2 +445
Ted Pretzer         6-2 +405
Pat Burnham         6-2 +398
Lurlene Tweith      6-2 +326
Cynthia Ho          6-2 +119
Arlene Lane         5-3 +495
Noah Kanter         5-3 +121

Best quote I heard: "There's a party going on, and it's all in my head" (Rita Dady)

So far, this has been the quietest tournament I've ever helped run (meaning that I haven't yet had to go to the microphone to ask for quiet). Surprisingly, when the noise level has gone up, it has come back down again mostly on its own. Stu raised his voice a couple of times, but it didn't seem to have any appreciable affect on my observations.

Totally Meaningless Challenge Slip Analysis

Expert:

     80 games played
     44 challenges (.55 per game)
     18 good (avg rating 1820)
     25 bad (avg rating 1740)
      1 unknown
     58% successful challenge

    104 games played
    100 challenges (.96 per game)
     43 good (avg rating 1495)
     54 bad (avg rating 1490)
      1 unknown
     57% successful challenge

Recreational:

     72 games played
     65 challenges (.90 per game)
     25 good (avg rating 1010)
     40 bad (avg rating 970)
     58% successful challenge

Rick