Well that was an incredible weekend. 16 consecutive wins to start, 8 in the TWL early bird (including my first rated win over a current 2000 player) and 8 in the Collins main event. Winning 11 rated games in one day without a loss has to be close to a NASPA record, right? Then I had to hang on for dear life to hold off Dave Koenig (going 5-2 in our head-to-head matches) in the last game to clinch my 2nd consecutive EC Collins championship, and 3rd straight division win at that tournament. 25-7 and around 2100 of spread all told.
Much more to come later when I have time, including tourney reports and annotated games, but I at least have time for a bingo list.
TWL Early Bird:
Mine (16)
pSO(R)ALEA, pISSANT
(P)ROGERIA, AnKERIT(E)
SPANCEl, CiTRALS, U(N)SILENT (challenged)
cHAUFeR (challenged)
GHERAOE(D), INTA(G)LIo (3x3 for 132)
HEATL(E)SS, TIERCEL
INTRU(D)ES, INSURED, CElE(R)IES
ENDITER*, V(E)lARIUM
Theirs (8)
None
OUTSI(D)eS
None
(C)OINTERS, (S)TRANGES
FIL(I)STER, DILA(T)IVE (bingo-bango)
REGaI(N)ED
(B)OlTONIA (nice!)
RAPIStS
Collins Main Event:
Mine (57)
BAS(I)DIAl (2x2), kITCHEN, THERIAN, OEST(R)ONE (bingo bango)
TRIONES# (to open), EXE(R)GUAL
LAIRISE#, REACTIO(N), GAINERS
SUbITEM, gROSSER
TER(I)YAkI, ORALITY, MISrATE(D) (and out)
DESPIsE (2x2), CREAMIN(G), REfORME(R), ECARTES
A(P)tEROUS, MERITEd
SOURDIN(E), UNREPAI(D) (bingo-bango), HEADPIN
TE(A)SABLE, UNDRIEd
ASEPTIC, TEARIER
RELINES (to open), GLIMMED*, FR(E)TTING, UNROUND (and out)
TURDION# (to open), LADLERS
ONEROUS (to open), (S)AGiTTAL, FLAVINE, p(R)INCELY (and out)
(G)HARRIES
DETErGE(S), SKInN(I)ER (bingo bango)
ACIDNES(S)
BRITSkA(S), MOTLIES(T)
WASTREL (to open), TRICKIE
RO(S)ARIAn
CrA(P)OLAS (3x3 for 149), (B)ORRELiA, (A)NTLERED (bingo bango)
KNoUTED, RESINAT(E)
INANEST, GASTRAL
BRITTLEr
G(J)ETOSTs (!), VINTAGE(S), DROPPEd (plus HATBOX making CH and KA for 84)
Theirs (41)
D(U)MPINGS, FEL(l)ATOR, (T)RIGONAL
GRIE(V)ANT, tEnEBRA*
ARSENAL, TROU(PI)ALS (nice!)
None
MANGERS, ESTRO(N)ES (bingo bango)
STANDER (2x2)
None
(S)URBATED#
JAuNTED, GLAIVES
DORTIER#, (N)EGATERS
OBEsITY
zAIKAIS (nice!), OVE(R)eATS (2x2)
(A)IRDATES, SP(A)RERIB (nice!), MOUNDIN(G), TURDIO(N)S#
(AG)ITATION (very nice!), A(Q)UiFERS
(T)REATIES
NUgGETS, SENATOr
CAB(E)RnET, DWARFIN(G)
AER(A)TION (2x2), DECL(A)RER, (E)SToILeS
INTONED
RI(V)IERES
Re(I)NCURS
EMBROIl, AWAIt(E)RS
T(H)ENAGES, FACULAS* (making SES*, my worst moment of the tournament was talking myself out of challenging this)
AERA(T)ION (to open), (F)ERNINST (nice!), plus (HATBOX)ES for 60