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Click here for the 2008 Scrabbleathon page

In conjunction with Mattel NZ Ltd, the owners of TM, the Gifted Education Centre will be holding a Scrabbleathon throughout Awareness Week.

There will be fun, prizes for TM excellence, and spot prizes. So grab an entry form here, get sponsored, and help raise some money for your Gifted Education Centre while having some great fun at the same time.

Rules are here. Highest scores are here. Some photos here. Prize winners are here.

Many thanks to Mattel NZ Ltd for their assistance and support, and for providing prizes.


WHAT'S HAPPENING?

During normal One Day School classes:

There will be discussion of alphabets, word games, inventing of languages, designing of Scrabble boxes...

...and a famous face or two may pop in for a game as well.


Do you wish to sponsor a child? You can do so via Fundraise On-Line here.
Do you wish to sponsor Jeremy Corbett? Click here.

High Scores:

Regular Scrabble

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Overall
1
Stephen
(Freyberg)
160
Sierra
(Owairaka)
273
Levi
(Riverina)
240
William
(Hamilton)
226
Seth
(Owairaka)
200
Sierra
(Owairaka)
273
2
Raven
(Owairaka)
158
Lucy
(Hamilton)
220
Ryan
(Wellington)
203
Charlton
(Mangere Br.)
183

Raaz
(Owairaka)
200

Levi
(Riverina)
240
3
Kahi
(Owairaka)
150
Saana
(Glenfield)
206
Riley
(Glenfield)
184
Jarry
(Hawkes Bay)
179
Connail
(Owairaka)
190
William
(Hamilton)
226
4
Seb
(Freyberg)
141
Michael
(Christchurch)
194
Amy
(Riverina)
180
Sam
(Glenbrook)
168
Isla
(Owairaka)
150
Lucy
(Hamilton)
220
5
Matthew I
(Owairaka)
140
Flynn
(Glenfield)
179
Amy
(Owairaka)
175
Michael
(Hawkes Bay)
165
Lara
(Owairaka)
140
Saana
(Glenfield)
206
6
Joshua
(Freyberg)
131
Finn
(Nelson)
163
Nupur
(Owairaka)
165
Peter
(Nelson)
158
Neil
(Owairaka)
Lauren

(Owairaka)
130
Ryan
(Wellington)
203

Junior Scrabble

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Overall
1

-

-
-
Freya
(Nelson)
230
Ronan
(Hawkes' Bay)
Nicolas
(Hawkes' Bay)

130
Freya
(Nelson)
230
2
-
-
-
Tatyana
(Nelson)
Emerson
(Nelson)
180
Tatyana
(Nelson)
Emerson
(Nelson)
180
3
-
-
-
Jonathon
(Hawkes' Bay)

110
4

-

-
-
Annabel
(Nelson)
90
Zillah
(Hawkes' Bay)

80
Ronan
(Hawkes' Bay)
Nicolas
(Hawkes' Bay)

130
5
-
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
Jonathon
(Hawkes' Bay)

110

Most points from 1 word:

76 - 'realise' (double word + 50 point 7 letter bonus!) - Sierra, Owairaka
63 - 'oxide' (triple word) - Nupur, Owairaka
50 - 'ox' (triple + 2 words) - Eru, Mangere Bridge
48 - 'quake' (triple word) - Riley, Glenfield
42 - 'ing' on 'reward' (triple word) - Jacob, Hamilton
39 - 'tummies' ( triple word) - Flynn, Glenfield
39 - 'zed' (triple word) - Chris, Owairaka
38 - 'zebra' (double word) - Saana, Glenfield
36 -'queue' - Lennox, Freyberg
36 -'rime'/'zoom' (triple word plus additional word) - Kate, Hamilton
33 - 'noise' (triple word plus additional word) - Aisea, Owairaka
33 - 'axes' (triple word) - ??, Riverina

30 - 'zinc' (double word) - Jas, Glenbrook

Photos:

 

 

And the winners are...

Well, everyone who took part! But in particular the following:

Overall winner

Senior

Sierra (Owairaka)

Junior

Freya (Nelson)

Top single word score

Sierra (Owairaka)

High scores for single words

Nupur (Owairaka)
Eru (Mangere Bridge)
Riley (Glenfield)
Jacob (Hamilton)
Flynn (Glenfield)

Daily prize winners

Senior

Monday Stephen (Freyberg)
Tuesday Sierra (Owairaka)
Wednesday Levi (Riverina)
Thursday William (Hamilton)
Friday Seth (Owairaka) & Raaz (Owairaka)


Junior

Thursday Freya (Nelson)
Friday Ronan (Hawkes' Bay) & Nicolas (Hawkes' Bay)

Highly commended prize winners

Lucy (Hamilton)
Ryan (Wellington)
Saana (Glenfield)
Tatyana (Nelson)
Jonathon (Hawkes' Bay)

Spot prize winners (drawn at random from all participating classes)

Arion (Tauranga)
Emma S (Wellington)

Biggest Fundraisers

Owen (Wellington)
Emily (Owairaka)