Single Stats Year Club Records

as of 12/31/23 updated end of each year

Eligibility: minimum 20% attendance and 100 games in the stats year

(Stats Year in parentheses)

Club on pandemic hiatus 3/15/20–7/4/21 & 8/1/21–2/20/22

High Club Attendance

Aaron Finkel 100% 5 times (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2015)

& other High Club Attendances of 98% (2017), 96% (2018, 2012), 94% (2016)

First Runner Up ~

Jacob Cohen 100% (2021, 2018) & other High Club Attendances of 96% (2019), 92% (2016, 2014)

Second Runner Up ~ (tie)

Mark Schmidt 100% (2021) & other High Club Attendances of 98 % (2022), 92% (2019), 89% (2017)

Bill Snoddy 100% (2021) & other High Club Attendances of 91% (2018), 90% (2020), 88% (2014)

Most Improved Player

Player with greatest gain in Club Rating in a single Stats Years compared to Cumulative Club Rating

Club Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Avg Score)

Jacob Cohen +735 (2010 Rating 1588 – Cumulative Rating 853)

First Runner Up ~ Mike Leippe +522 (2020 Rating 1251 – Cumulative Rating 729)

Second Runner Up ~ Christine DeLorenzo +515 (2011 Rating 1384 – Cumulative Rating 869)

High Winning Percentage

David Gibson .981 (2017)

& other High Winning Percentages of .951 (2019), .917 (2018), .868 (2016)

First Runner Up ~

Mark Schmidt .914 (2020) & other High Winning Percentages of .813 (2013), .800 (2021, 2014)

Second Runner Up ~

Ruchi Gupta .778 (2020) & other High Winning Percentages of .727 (2021), .704 (2023)

High Scoring Average

David Gibson 470 (2017)

& other High Scoring Averages of 467 (2019, 2018), 461 (2016), 437 (2015)

First Runner Up ~

Mark Schmidt 431 (2020) & other High Scoring Averages of 426 (2011), 421 (2012), 413 (2023)

Second Runner Up ~

Donna Eisenstadt 430 (2023) & other High Scoring Averages of 421 (2018), 419 (2019, 2016)

High Average Spread

David Gibson +146 (2019)

& other High Average Spreads of +144 (2017), +127 (2018), +119 (2016)

First Runner Up ~

Mark Schmidt +108 (2020) & other High Average Spreads of +83 (2013), +82 (2012, 2011)

Second Runner Up ~

Donna Eisenstadt +65 (2023) & other High Average Spreads of +60 (2019), +47 (2018)

High Bingo Average

Donna Eisenstadt 2.55 (2023) New Club Record

& other High Bingo Averages of 2.31 (2021), 2.24 (2018), 2.19 (2016)

First Runner Up ~

David Gibson 2.44 (2017) & other High Bingo Averages of 2.39 (2018), 2.35 (2019), 2.24 (2016), 2.02

Second Runner Up ~

Mark Schmidt 1.89 (2020) & other High Bingo Average of 1.79 (2016), 1.76 (2015, 2012, 2011)

High Stats Year Rating

Stats Year Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Avg Score)

David Gibson 2721 (2017)

& other Stats Year Ratings of 2661 (2019), 2557 (2018), 2435 (2016)

First Runner Up ~

Mark Schmidt 2476 (2020) & other Stats Year Ratings of 2206 (2013), 2164 (2011), 2142 (2021)

Second Runner Up ~

Ruchi Gupta 2067 (2020) & other Stats Year Ratings of 1933 (2021), 1890 (2013), 1882 (2015)

Total Wins

Mark Schmidt 192.5 (2023) New Club Record

& other Total Wins of 177.0 (2015), 174.0 (2022), 159.0 (2019), 153.0 (2016)

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 170.0 (2023) & other Total Wins of 136.5 (2012), 129.5 (2018)

Second Runner Up ~ Aaron Finkel 168.0 (2022, 2019) & other Total Wins of 160.0 (2015), 156.5 (2012)

Total Bingos

Jacob Cohen 431 (2023) New Club Record

& other Total Bingos of 366 (2018), 341 (2022), 337 (2019), 326 (2012)

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 409 (2016) & other Total Bingos of 370 (2018), 359 (2017), 288 (2023)

Second Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 406 (2015) & other Total Bingos of 392 (2023(, 376 (3022), 360 (2019)

Most 500+ Games

David Gibson 39 (2018)

& other 500+ Games of 34 (2017), 31 (2019), 27 (2016)

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 26 (2018) & other 500+ Games of 25 (2019), 20 (2015), 19 (2013)

Second Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 21 (2019) & 500+ Games 20 (2017), 18 (2016), 17 (2018)

Most Triple-Triples (tie)

David Gibson 4 (2018 Stats Year)

& other Triple-Triples of 3 (2016), 1 (2019, 2017)

Mark Schmidt 4 (2018 Stats Year)

& other Triple-Triples of 3 (2014), 2 (2016), 1 (2019)

Jacob Cohen 4 (2023 Stats Year)

& other Triple-Triples of 1 (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)

First Runner Up ~ (tie)

Bill Snoddy 3 (2017, 2013, 2012) & other Triple-Triples of 1 (2019)

Aaron Finkel 3 (2018) & other Triple-Triples of 2 (2016), 1 (2019, 2017)

Elisa Diehl 3 (2014)

Second Runner Up ~ (tie)

Donna Eisenstadt 2 (2017) & other Triple-Triples of 1 (2016)

Ruchi Gupta 2 (2015) & other Triple-Triples of 1 (2020, 2017)

Bing Rice 2 (2019)

Leslie Bradshaw 2 (2023)

All-Time Club Records

(as of 12/31/23; updated end of each year)

Eligibility: minimum 100 games

(Years player active in parentheses; records based on cumulative stats)

Club on pandemic hiatus 3/15/20–7/4/21 & 8/1/21–2/20/22

Most Improved Players

Player with greatest gain in Stats Year Rating compared to Cumulative Club Rating

Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Avg Score)

2023 Raina Scura

2022 Raina Scura

2021 Kurt Schroeder

2020 Mike Leippe

2019 D Pedroza

2018 Cal Wiederholt

2017 David Gibson

2016 Raina Scura

2015 Casey Comart

2014 Jay Jacoby

2013 Deb Lambeth

2012 Elisa Diehl

2011 Christine DeLorenzo

2010 Jacob Cohen

High Winning Percentage

David Gibson .908

(2008 - 2019: 548 games, 497.5 wins, 50 losses, 1 tie)

First Runner Up ~ Eliza Gallagher .830 (2007 - 2014: 103 games, 85 wins, 17 losses, 1 tie)

Second Runner Up ~ Brett Haughney .791 (2009 - 2015: 182 games, 144 wins, 38 losses, 0 ties)

High Scoring Average

David Gibson 459 (2008 - 2019)

First Runner Up ~ Larry Tapper 432 (2005 - 2011)

Second Runner Up ~ (tie)

Brett Haughney 424 (2009 - 2015)

Eliza Gallagher 424 (2007 - 2014)

High Average Spread

David Gibson +125 (2008 - 2019)

First Runner Up ~ Larry Tapper +84 (2005 - 2011)

Second Runner Up ~ Eliza Gallagher +83 (2007 - 2014)

High Club Rating

Club Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Avg Score)

David Gibson 2525 (2008 - 2019)

First Runner Up ~ Eliza Gallagher 2250 (2007 - 2014)

Second Runner Up ~ Larry Tapper 2159 (2005 - 2011)

High Bingo Average

David Gibson 2.26 (2008 - 2019: 1239 bingos in 548 games)

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 2.20 (2015 - 2021, 2023: 1892 bingos in 859 games)

Second Runner Up ~ Eliza Gallagher 1.83 (2007 - 2014: 189 bingos in 103 games)

High Win

David Gibson 764 (August 26, 2018)

& other High Wins of 679, 640, 631, 630, 619, 619, 616, 614

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 708 (June 18, 2017) & other High Wins of 619, 614, 605, 602

Second Runner Up ~ Larry Tapper 669 (June 18, 2006)

High Bingo Play

Ruchi Gupta 221 OZONISED (October 11, 2015)

& other High Bingo of 212 SQUANDER (August 13, 2017)

First Runner Up ~ David Gibson 203 MOSCHATE (August 26, 2018)

Second Runner Up ~ (tie)

Aaron Finkel 185 RETAKERS (May 21, 2017) & other High Bingo 185 PALMIEST (March 18, 2012)

Donna Eisenstadt 185 CONJURED (October 23, 2016) & other High Bingo 185 subfirms* (August 19, 2018)

Mark Schmidt 185 OVERHAND (May 18, 2014)

Tom Wise 185 CRASHING (April 10, 2011)

High Non-Bingo Play

Daniel Holland 114 frayings / zits (December 16, 2018)

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 112 azides (June 19, 2016)

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 105 blintz (February 18, 2018)

Total Wins

Mark Schmidt 1938.5 (2005 - 2023: 2619 games) New Club Record

First Runner Up ~ Aaron Finkel 1915.0 (2005 - 2006; 2009-2022: 3067 games)

Second Runner Up ~ Bill Snoddy 1526.0 (2005 - 2023: 2702 games)

Total Bingos

Mark Schmidt 4244 (2005 - 2023: 2619 games) New Club Record

First Runner Up ~ Aaron Finkel 3953 (2005 - 2006; 2007-2022: 3067 games)

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 3872 (2009 - 2023: 2752 games)

High Combined Score

David Gibson 764 + Donna Eisenstadt 359 = 1123 (August 26, 2018)

First Runners Up ~ Glenn English 588 + Brett Haughney 475 = 1063 (June 23, 2013)

Second Runners Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 708 + D Pedroza 336 = 1044 (June 18, 2017)

High Total Score

(first 5 games on a Club Sunday)

David Gibson 2780 (February 18, 2018)

& other High Total Scores of 2637, 2628, 2612

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 2456 (December 29, 2019) & other High Total Scores of 2393, 2353, 2340

Second Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 2429 (April 23, 2023) & other High Total Score of 2363, 2304, 2265

High Total Spread

(first 5 games on a Club Sunday)

David Gibson +1271 (March 31, 2019)

& other High Total Spreads +1229, +1102, +1009

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt +922 (February 1, 2015) & other High Total Spreads of +900, +880

Second Runner Up ~ Pam Mortimer +870 (October 10, 2010)

Longest Win Streak

David Gibson 64 (1/13/16-7/16/17) & other Win Streaks of 49, 40, 29

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 21 (2014) & other Win Streaks of 18.5, 18, 17, 16, 14

Second Runner Up ~ Aaron Finkel 15 (2019) & other Win Streaks of 14, 10, 8, 5

High Loss

Bill Snoddy 484 losing to Glenn English 490 (October 10, 2010)

First Runner Up ~ Brett Haughney 475 losing to Glenn English 588 (June 23, 2013)

Second Runner Up ~ Glenn English 468 losing to Bing Rice 477 (February 9, 2020)

Most 500+ Games

Mark Schmidt 198 (including 6 600+ games; 2005 - 2023)

First Runner Up ~ David Gibson 154 (including 1 700+ game and 8 600+ games; 2008 - 2019)

Second Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 98 (including 1 700+ game and 4 600+ games; 2015 - 2021; 2023)

Most Triple-Triples

Mark Schmidt 14 (2005 - 2023)

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 13 (2009 - 2023)

Second Runner Up ~ Bill Snoddy 12 (2005 - 2023)

Lowest Triple-Triple Score

(tie)

Bill Snoddy 104 NINETEEN (April 30, 2017)

Mike Bell 104 TREATERS (February 26, 2023)

Stats

All-Time High Game (764)

& Combined Score (1123)

August 26, 2018

David Gibson 764

MOSCHATE (TWS-TWS 203 pts), ENNEAGON, BRAIDED, REWOVEN, SAGGIER

Donna Eisenstadt 359

SPOTLIT, SONICATE

North American Scrabble Players Association Records

2023 Club Records

Eligibility: dues-paying member; minimum 20% attendance of Club Sundays

Most Improved Players

Players with improvement in 2023 Stats Year Rating compared to Cumulative Club Rating

Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Avg Score)

Raina Scura +250

(2023 Rating 1474 – Cumulative Club Rating 1224)

First Runner Up ~ Mike Leippe +233 (2023 Rating 992 – Cumulative Club Rating 759)

Second Runner Up ~ Jay Jacoby +230 (2023 Rating 1387 – Cumulative Club Rating 1157)

Third Runner Up ~ Kurt Schroeder +221 (2023 Rating 1221 – Cumulative Club Rating 1000)

Fourth Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen +202 (2023 Rating 1765 – Cumulative Club Rating 1563)

Fifth Runner Up ~ John Whittemore +200 (2023 Rating 925 – Cumulative Club Rating 725)

Sixth Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt +171 (2023 Rating 2019 – Cumulative Club Rating 1848)

Seventh Runner Up ~ Mike Bell +132 (2023 Rating 1259 – Cumulative Club Rating 1127)

Eighth Runner Up ~ Leslie Bradshaw +116 (2023 Rating 1103 – Cumulative Club Rating 987)

Ninth Runner Up ~ Trish Harrop +105 (2023 Rating 1408 – Cumulative Club Rating 1303)

Tenth Runner Up ~ Ruchi Gupta +91 (2023 Rating 1882 – Cumulative Club Rating 1791)

Eleventh Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt +43 (2023 Rating 2073 – Cumulative Club Rating 2030)

Twelfth Runner Up ~ Christine Hannouche +19 (2023 Rating 1243 – Cumulative Club Rating 1224)

High Club Attendance

Mark Schmidt

96% (Attended 46 out of 48 Club Sundays)

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 92% (Attended 44 out of 48 Club Sundays)

Second Runner Up (tie)

Kurt Schroeder 85% (Attended 41 out of 448 Club Sundays)

Trish Harrop 85% (Attended 41 out of 448 Club Sundays)

High Winning Percentage

Mark Schmidt .761

(253 games, 192 wins, 60 losses, 1 tie)

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt .730 (113 games, 82 wins, 30 losses, 1 tie)

Second Runner Up ~ Ruchi Gupta .704 (137 games, 96 wins, 40 losses, 1 tie)

High Scoring Average

Donna Eisenstadt 430

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 413

Second Runner Up ~ Ruchi Gupta 390

High Average Spread

Mark Schmidt +69

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt +65

Second Runner Up (tie)

Jacob Cohen +41

Ruchi Gupta +41

High 2023 Stats Year Rating

2023 Stats Year Rating formula = (Win % x 2000) + (Avg Spread x 2) + (Scoring Avg)

Mark Schmidt 2073

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 2019

Second Runner Up ~ Ruchi Gupta 1882

High Bingo Average

Donna Eisenstadt 2.55 (288 bingos in 113 games)

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 1.64 (431 bingos in 263 games)

Second Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 1.55 (392 bingos in 253 games)

High Win

Mark Schmidt 614, plus other high wins of 582, 580, 580

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 605, plus other high wins of 593, 579, 575

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 598, plus other high wins of 554, 526, 522

High Loss

Jacob Cohen 446 losing to Mark Schmidt 517

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 442 losing to Mark Schmidt 446

Second Runner Up ~ Dannie Hazell 438 losing to Andrew Healy 476

High Bingo Play

Jay Jacoby 176 STORMING

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 158 CURATIVE

Second Runner Up (tie)

Mark Schmidt 149 VENETIAN

Ruchi Gupta 149 INFERNOS

High Non-Bingo Play

Donna Eisenstadt 97 japed

First Runner Up ~ Christine Hannouche 92 casque

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 91 remix

High Combined Score

Mark Schmidt 517 + Jacob Cohen 446 = 963

First Runners Up ~ Leslie Bradshaw 583 + Kurt Schroder 373 = 956

Second Runners Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 510 + Jacob Cohen 434 = 944

Longest Win Streak

Mark Schmidt 16, plus other win streaks of 12, 10 (thrice)

First Runner Up ~ Ruchi Gupta 10 (twice), plus other win streaks of 9, 6 (thrice)

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 10, plus other win streaks of 8 (twice), 7, 6 (thrice)

Total Wins

Mark Schmidt 192.5

First Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 170.0

Second Runner Up ~ Bill Snoddy 105.0

Total Bingos

Jacob Cohen 431

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 392

Second Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 288

High Total Score

(first 5 games on a Club Sunday)

Donna Eisenstadt 2429, plus other high total scores of 2265, 2263, 2255, 2253

First Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt 2340, plus other high total scores of 2312, 2304, 2239, 2238 (twice)

Second Runner Up ~ Jacob Cohen 2266, plus other high total scores of 2101, 2072, 2023, 1998

High Total Spread

(first 5 games on a Club Sunday)

Jacob Cohen +829, plus other high total spreads of +810, +573, +539

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt +768, plus other high total spreads of +634, +620, +595

Second Runner Up ~ Mark Schmidt +759, plus other high total spreads of +643, +605, +595

Most 500+ Games

Mark Schmidt 21 (including 1 600+ game)

First Runner Up ~ Donna Eisenstadt 15 (including 1 600+ game)

Second Runner Up ~ Jacb Cohen 10

Most Triple-Triple Word Score Plays

Jacob Cohen 4

CURATIVE 158, SPARGING 140, UNTITLED 140, INSETTER 122

First Runner Up ~ Leslie Bradshaw 2 ARRIVALS 140, LASSOERS 140

Second Runner Up (tie)

Jay Jacoby 1 STORMING 176

Ruchi Gupta 1 INFERNOS 149

Mark Schmidt 1 VENETIAN 149

Bill Snoddy 1 TREENAIL 131

Donna Eisenstadt 1 satiring* 131

Mike Bell 1 TREATERS 104

David Gibson (1951-2019) was the NASPA National Champion 2016 & 1994, the WGPO Champion 2019, and a 5-time NASPA Player-of-the-Year (2021, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015). Asheville Scrabble Club was pleased to call him one of our own as he drove up every other week from his home in Spartanburg, SC. David was the best example of sportsmanship, decency, and Scrabble expertise. We will remember the thrill and honor of playing with him.

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