I won all three on Thursday to take my record to 28-3:
493-260 against Charles. I played RIVIERA (80) and bingoed out with SILVErS (78). Charles played mOISTEN (62). Charles lost two turns when I challenged off his phony bingos. He attempted words where each had valid anagrams. I knew that his bingos were not acceptable and did not hesitate a second to challenge them off.
511-242 against Ramona. I played second and opened with RETUrNER (60), then later got down COrRADES (66, through my blank r) and UNPLATING (76, through -IN-)*. My opening rack was EENRRU? and I found it funny that I made my blank a third r. For my third bingo I saw the possibility of a 9LW so took it, as I would have moaned about being too shy to play it had it ended up being a valid word. I was conscious as I made the play that I was not confusing it with UNPLAIT. I believed that UNPLATE* could be a verb meaning to remove the plates from. Ramona is not a timid player and will challenge my words; she unsuccessfully challenged COrRADES. Whether she felt timid about possibly losing another turn with an unsuccessful challenge of UNPLATING I do not know. Ramona played BEANIeS (70).
392-373 against Trevor. I played POSTERN (89) and UnIDEAED (72) and Trevor played RANGIER (68) and BOnIEST (72). I was leading throughout this game yet Trevor had some late lucrative plays, including his second bingo and a flashy MUSHY (40) right after it. I had an unplayable VINTAGE on my rack yet could find no way to go out in two. Trevor had CEENOPU and was leading by 10. It all came down to the endgame, and I used a lot of time to plan an out-in-three.