Stamford, CT: Extremely Average

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That's how I played, and that's how I finished. 7-7 +272.  My estimated rating is 1599.

The Lipkin Chart:

Valid, challenged  Phoney, unchallengedPhoney, challenged  Me 
YAS*
GADO*
UNCHEER*
RERIGGER*
CELOPOID*
EDUCATER*
BREAKED*
OUTPILED*
TRIB*
DEVAULTS*
VIANDE*
 ThemFINNIEST
PLUTONS
UNSHAPEN
SILVERERCROONINGS*
CUNARD*
DIER*
AZELEA*
SITZ* 
(yeah. this is a problem)

Me: 28 bingoes in 14 games.  14 eights, 14 sevens, 5 phoneys.
GRIE(V)ANT 
CL(A)NKIER, NAUGHTS
V(E)LoUTES, INLIERS
PUNTERs, ANOPIAs
(none in game 5)
WORDaGE, ABREAsT
BrEAKED*, GNAR(L)IER, gAMIEST
TRIACID, (S)VELTEST
PERIODS
STOUTER
UNCHEER*, (R)EBOTTLE, EREcTI(N)G
E(D)UCATER*, TWINIER, JaLOP(I)ES, SCU(R)RIED
(T)RINDLES, CE(L)OPOID*, sNEAKIE(R), BANGERS
ReRIGgE(R)*

Them: 22 bingoes, 9 eights, 13 sevens, no phoneys
JOsTLER, U(N)SHAPEN, PRE(D)ATES
FORAGES, ReTINOL
CROONiNG
GEEKIES(T), SIL(V)ERER
AEOLIAN, bLESSES, FINNIEs(T)
SCOPING
ANALYST
LINTERs, INF(L)AMED, REPAIRS
FEaSTER, ALlOWI(N)G
dEWiEST
(none in game 11)
(S)ATINETS
GROU(T)InG
PLUTONS

Fives I've recently studied that came in handy: YOUSE, TUFTY, VIAND, FICIN, POTTO
Also, I drew 1 X the whole tourney, which seems weird to me. And only four games had blanks split between players.  These kinds of stats fascinate me.