GAME 1 vs Wil Dabbs.  My AECIDIA (68) and AEROLOGY (76) were countered by his ONERIEST (68) and KINEMAS (80).  In the endgame he was leading by 9 points and I'm holding BDIIORS and his is EEHIRT?.  The bag is empty.  We both missed our best endgame but he came out ahead by 13.  The words I missed were (A)BOI(L) and DIR(L)S.  Tells you how much I ( Read more... )

GAME 2 vs E.B. Holschuh.  Got into an early lead with PRINc(E)SS.  He uses the second blank with THaW(S) which doesn't make sense at all.  Then got down SNOU(T)IER which he challenged so I have a good lead before the endgame.  After third to last move, I was only ahead by 57 though so I had to be careful he doesn't get an open bingo lane.  He ( Read more... )

Revised goals for the DO:

1.  Play at least five of the top 20.
2.  Finish in the top 40.

People who I think have an excellent chance of finishing in the top 20 (who are not seeded in the top 20):

1. Mike Thelen (I might be a little biased here)
2. Thomas Conrad (with all the intense studying under his belt)
3. Chris Lipe (I've been hearing a lot of good ( Read more... )