Eric Harshbarger's SCRABBLE® Website

After a three year break, I've started playing tournament Scrabble games again. I'm quite rusty (not having even played casual games since I stopped in late 2004). These days there is an excellent website available that keeps track of players' statistics from tournament results, so I will not go to all of the trouble to repeat those here.

I will, however, try to keep track of other stats from tournaments, ones which are not officially recorded. I have a theory that my typical game score can be estimated by (300 + 50 * B), where "B" is the number of Bingos in a game. The first tournament calculates out perfectly with the averages... and I will continue to record future results to refine my estimation.

Location Date Rds Avg (A) Opp (X) A-X Blanks/Rd Bingos/Rd (B) A-50*B Notes: PHONIES*, LONG WORDS (#), other

Portland, OR (EB) 29-Aug-08 8 402.5 394.8 7.7 1.25 2.00 302.5 Got plenty of blanks, but the rest of the tiles were drek.

Metairie, LA 28-Jun-08 12 418.2 357.1 61.1 1.08 2.42 297.4 First time to win a tournament (or even division). Played a split 9-letter: T(E)NDANCE(S).

Campbell, CA 24-May-08 19 416.3 413.5 2.8 0.90 2.21 305.8 Scored over 400 points in 15 of 19 games. Lost one game by 325 points (600 - 275).

Boston, MA (Main) 26-Apr-08 15 408.5 412.8 -4.3 1.13 2.07 305 played: POGONIPS, TYRANNIC, PARSNIPS, APERITIF

Boston, MA (EB) 25-Apr-08 6 397.5 373.3 24.2 0.67 1.50 322.5

Dallas, TX 7-Mar-08 21 398.6 404.0 -5.4 1.10 2.05 296.2

Charlotte, NC 15-Feb-08 14 391.9 424.0 -33.9 0.93 1.79 302.6

Reno, NV (Main) 19-Jan-08 19 411.6 392.3 19.3 1.21 2.26 298.4 played the 9-letter UNDERPINS through DE

Reno, NV (Late) 19-Jan-08 6 381.8 380.5 1.3 1.17 1.5 306.8

Reno, NV (EB) 18-Jan-08 8 402.0 404.4 -2.4 1.5 1.875 308.3 played VENEREAL as a triple-triple (140 pts)

Albany, NY 29-Dec-07 24 375.2 425.8 -50.6 0.83 2.00 275.2 played a favorite word: ORRERIES as a natural double-double... 82 pts

Asheville, NC 10-Nov-07 14 393.4 391.1 2.3 0.786 1.786 304.1 WHITEHAT*, comments

Birmingham, AL 20-Oct-07 12 387.5 410.1 -22.6 0.750 1.750 300.0 AXALATE*

Personal Bests

A list of some of my personal records from tournament play:

High Win: 615 (opponent: 284). Los Gatos, CA. May 2003.
High Loss: 462 (opponent: 466). Reno, NV. January 2004.
Most Bingos in a Game: 5 (a number of times; one example: UNITIES, SAUTOIRE, COTTIERS, STATIONS, NONLEGAL; New Orleans, LA, Aug 2004).
Most Bingos in a Row: Several times with 3 in a row (most recently, opening a game in New Orleans, LA, Aug 2004: HANDOUT, ESPALIER, NATIVITY).
Longest Word Played: I have played a few 9 letter words (LATHERING for example; and GRATIFIED by hooking a G in front of RATIFIED), but I have yet to play a word 10 letters or longer. I did play 10-letter DEBONAIRER* between a D and ER already on the board, but, alas, it is a phony and was challenged off the board.
Highest Scoring Play: 176 (MOTLEYER, Reno, NV. January 2004).

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Location	Date	Rds	Avg (A)	Opp (X)	A-X	Blanks/Rd	Bingos/Rd (B)	A-50*B	Notes: PHONIES*, LONG WORDS (#), other
Portland, OR (EB)	29-Aug-08	8	402.5	394.8	7.7	1.25	2.00	302.5	Got plenty of blanks, but the rest of the tiles were drek.
Metairie, LA	28-Jun-08	12	418.2	357.1	61.1	1.08	2.42	297.4	First time to win a tournament (or even division). Played a split 9-letter: T(E)NDANCE(S).
Campbell, CA	24-May-08	19	416.3	413.5	2.8	0.90	2.21	305.8	Scored over 400 points in 15 of 19 games. Lost one game by 325 points (600 - 275).
Boston, MA (Main)	26-Apr-08	15	408.5	412.8	-4.3	1.13	2.07	305	played: POGONIPS, TYRANNIC, PARSNIPS, APERITIF
Boston, MA (EB)	25-Apr-08	6	397.5	373.3	24.2	0.67	1.50	322.5
Dallas, TX	7-Mar-08	21	398.6	404.0	-5.4	1.10	2.05	296.2
Charlotte, NC	15-Feb-08	14	391.9	424.0	-33.9	0.93	1.79	302.6
Reno, NV (Main)	19-Jan-08	19	411.6	392.3	19.3	1.21	2.26	298.4	played the 9-letter UNDERPINS through DE
Reno, NV (Late)	19-Jan-08	6	381.8	380.5	1.3	1.17	1.5	306.8
Reno, NV (EB)	18-Jan-08	8	402.0	404.4	-2.4	1.5	1.875	308.3	played VENEREAL as a triple-triple (140 pts)
Albany, NY	29-Dec-07	24	375.2	425.8	-50.6	0.83	2.00	275.2	played a favorite word: ORRERIES as a natural double-double... 82 pts
Asheville, NC	10-Nov-07	14	393.4	391.1	2.3	0.786	1.786	304.1	WHITEHAT*, comments
Birmingham, AL	20-Oct-07	12	387.5	410.1	-22.6	0.750	1.750	300.0	AXALATE*