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RECORDS & QUICK REFERENCE
WORLD Most National Scrabble titles Jeff Grant - Hastings, New Zealand, 11 National Scrabble Championships since 1980. Scrabble Marathon Paul Golder and John Howell (Romford Scrabble Club) 111,514 points in 124 games played over 24 hours (1995) UK Highest Individual Game Score Philip Appleby - Hampshire, UK, 1049 points (1989) Highest Competitive Game Score Joyce Cansfield - West Yorkshire, UK, 855 in a qualifying game for the National Scrabble Championship (1986) Highest Score for a Single Move Karl Khoshnaw - Manchester, UK, CAZIQUES (West Indian Chiefs) for 392 points (1982) Most Consecutive Bingos Russell Byers and Shiela Spate - Nottingham, UK - 7 consecutive bonuses (1989). Russell went first, playing OY. Shiela played KA. Then the seven-moved sequence started: SHINIER, ANEARING / ALY / NOY, HAPTERON, BATEMENT, OVERUSE, SCREAMED and CLOSURES. This is also the joint record for the most bingos in one game. See Longest Consecutive Opening Sequence of Bingos. NORTH AMERICA Highest Competitive Game Score Mark Landsberg, Laguna Hills, California, scored 770 against his opponent's 335 (1993) The High Margin of Victory (including phonies) Ken Lambe of Michigan, who scored 716 versus his opponent's 147, using a single phony. Highest Score for a Single Move 302 points has been achieved by both Jeff Clark of Michigan and Ron Manson of Ontario. Highest Combined Game Score 1110 was achieved in an Atlanta club, 664-446, Ray Smith defeating Ron Tiekert (2000) Highest Losing Score 505 was achieved or suffered by Steve Polatnick of Florida in a New Jersey tournament (1999) High Opening Turn 124 for BEZIQUE, was reached by Sam Kantimathi of California in an Oregon tournament (1993) The Longest Consecutive Opening Sequence of Bingos Jeremiah Mead, Massachusetts, 5 in a North American championship tournament game (1989); Devonna Gee, Iowa, also opened a game with five consecutive bingos, at the US Nationals in Dallas. AUSTRALIA Highest Competitive Game Score John Holgate, Sydney, 728 in the Sydney International Masters (1983) Highest Score for a Single Move Ruth Fewings, Bendigo, Victoria, 284 for ELOQUENT at a Dandenong Championship (1989) High Opening Turn 124 for BEZIQUE, attained by Joan Rosenthal NEW ZEALAND Highest Competitive Game Score Michael Sigley, Wanganui, 717 Highest Club Game Score John Foster, Mt. Albert Club, Auckland, 763 Highest Score for a Single Move Andrew Bradley, Correne James and Lynne Powell, 203 Highest 'Idealised' Score for a single move (using all available dictionaries) Jeff Grant - Hastings, New Zealand, main word - BENZOXYCAMPHORS (chemicals), total score - 1970 points (1993) Highest Losing Score Jeff Grant has lost with 513 as has John Foster. Highest Non-bingo Score 261 by John Foster, threading six tiles thru an existing two, to make CAZIQUES WORLD CHAMPIONS
WHO USES WHICH DICTIONARY UNDER WHAT RULES?
1: Malta is in transition from OSPD to SOWPODS 2: The UK and Ireland will be migrating to SOWPODS over 2001
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