I finally won a couple games in Toronto, so my record is now 13-17:
507-294 against Mad. I played three bingos, but the first was a phony, BETAMES (83)*. I also played SPEERING (74) and QUoTeRS (137). My rack was QRSTU?? and I had set up a second TWS lane to score big on my next turn. Mad saw it: I would either play QUoTeRS for 137 or slot a triple-triple QUiLTeRS for 194. I had numerous other 7LW with my rack yet QUoTeRS was the only one that slotted the Q on the DLS. One of my racks was HILOOST and I missed OOLITHS, and there was a place to play it.
355-484 against Zev. I played EPISTLER (70) and URINATED (72) and Zev played HEALInG (78), MISERLY (98) and CHOrEOID (64).
403-384 against Alex. I was Mr. Phony Boy tonight as I got down another word of dubious integrity. My first bingo was legit, VAUNTERS (78) yet with the rack EEHISY? I was pleased to find fISHEYE, but there was noplace to play it. I believed (incorrectly) that it could be made into an adjective, and right after Alex played STORIEd (75) I played fISHEYEd (64)* to his d. I see that among the five 8LW EEHISY?? makes, only EYESHInE would have played through Alex’s E. I did not know that word, and didn’t even consider using that third E to bingo through.