SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® RECORDS

As compiled by Dylan Early. Please send updates, new records, corrections or suggest additional categories to Dylan or Debbe.

Last updated: 4^th June 2005

	AT A TOURNAMENT	SOCIALLY
Highest game	668 by Dylan Early (2003-05-17) 666 by Neville Giloi (2002-05-18)	701 by Gerry Moore vs Trevor Duke (2004-06-23) 678 by Steven Gruzd (2002-06-23) See the board
Highest word	253 for OUTFOXES by Ros Finn (Chambers Cup. 2004-03-21) 221 for AQUATICS by Urwin Savage-Reid (1998-08-31) 301 for EMBoXING/MARC by Steven Gruzd vs Ros Finn in the late 1980s.	344 for CITIZENS / PARTINGS by Debbe Hossy vs Ian Hossy (1974) 329 for FRENZIED by Wilma Whiteford at Hillcrest Scrabble Club 284 for ALIZARIN by Mary Botha against Merle Baillie (1994-07-25)
Highest word (non-bingo)	114 for QUIZ by Roscoe Palm (2002-09-01)	162 for FLAXIEST (9 timer through XI) by Joy Kleve (January 2001).
Highest losing score	Jean Vester (507) vs Anita Kassel (577) (2003-06-21)	493 by Steven Gruzd vs Aurora Levy 504 (2002-05-05)
Highest scoring draw	449 Llewellin Jegels vs Linda Leshetz (2004-10-24)
Highest differential	Steven Gruzd 643 beat Lawrence Obidike 239 by 405 points (2002-11-17)	Steve Gruzd beat Mildred Wolpe by 432 (637-205!) 19 January 2003
Most consecutive wins	23 Steven Gruzd (2000-08-27)
Most bingos by 1 player in 1 game	6 by Neville Giloi (2000 Nationals)	6 by Denise Lebron (1998-11-15)
Most consecutive bingos by 1 player	4 by Dylan Early for 286 points (2002-01-27)	4 by Steven Gruzd for 326 points (2001) 4 by Anita Kassel for 305 points (1999-01-03)
Biggest upset	586 rating points by Jean Vester who beat Dylan Early (1998-08-30)
Highest average score per turn in one game	38.5 by Anita Kassel	47,8 by Dylan Early (1998-11-29)
Highest combined total	1084 by Anita Kassel (577) and Jean Vester (507) (2003-06-21)	997 by Aurora Levy 504 and Steven Gruzd 493 (2002-05-05)
Most words made in one move	8 by Lynn Roff next to CIGARET. The words are: STATERS, SCAW, TI, AG, TA, ER, RE, ST (2004-03-21)	8 by Mary Botha. The words are: ELASTIN, RE, EL, AA, EELS, IT, SI and EN. She did this by playing ELASTIN // REALISE. 8 by Dylan Early vs Steven Gruzd (2002-11-21). Dylan played DENOTEs, ID, RE, NO, ON, HIT, USE and WEts, parallel to IRONISt (see below)
Longest at top of the ratings	4 years by Lanre Oyekunle from 1998 to 2002
Highest game average	476 over 18 games by Trevor Hovelmeier (2005-05-22) 473 by Debbe Hossy (2002-09-01)
Highest differential average	131 by Trevor Hovelmeier (2003-05-18)
Eleven letter word	Denise Lebron, with unplayable REMINDS, extended MAST to MASTERMINDS for 98 (2004-02-22)
Best rating move more than 50 games	Carol Parker, 2003 Cape League +211