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Click here for the 2009 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.

High Scores:

Regular Scrabble

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Overall
1
Cameron
(Freyberg)
291
Jake
(Freyberg)
334
Emma
(Kendal)
332
Krisztian
(Hawkes Bay)
316
Elliott
(Glenfield)
340
Elliott
(Glenfield)
340
2
Kahi
(Owairaka)
275

Christopher
(Owairaka)
320

Ryan
(Huntleigh)
309
Jennifer
(Hawkes Bay)
309
Thea
(Owairaka)
324
Jake
(Freyberg)
334
3
Stephen
(Freyberg)
274
Shannon
(Nelson)
303
Elliot
(Palmerston N)
308
John
(Owairaka)
308
Ayla
(Glenfield)
290
Emma
(Kendal)
332
4
Elliot
(Freyberg)
235
Hamish
(Kendal)
302
Emile
(Cambridge)
278
Luc
(Nelson)
276
Alphaeus
(Glenfield)
250
Thea
(Owairaka)
324
5
Ciaran
(Owairaka)
228
Max
(Owairaka)
293
Rose
(Huntleigh)
275
Isaia
(Hawkes Bay)
269
Tiaki
(Rangiora)
234
Christopher
(Owairaka)
320
6
Lucas
(Owairaka)
217
Harri
(Nelson)
292
Kyiv
(Rangikura)
266
Michael
(Hawkes Bay)
268
Emma
(Owairaka)
230
Krisztian
(Hawkes Bay)
316

Junior Scrabble

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Overall
1

-

Thomas
(West Spreydon)
150
Mandy
(Cambridge)
250
Kyle
(Whangaparaoa)
280

-
Kyle
(Whangaparaoa)
280
2
-
Spencer
(West Spreydon)
130

Olivia
(Cambridge)
190

Trinity
(Hamilton)
230

-
Mandy
(Cambridge)
250
3
-
Charlotte
(West Spreydon)
120
Tia
(Riverina)
87
Declan
(Whangaparaoa)
220

-
Trinity
(Hamilton)
230
4

-

-
Braken
(Riverina)
79
Drew
(Hamilton)
170

-

Declan
(Whangaparaoa)
220

5
-
-
Astrid
(Riverina)
64
Andrew,
Louis,
Zara,
Melissa
(Owairaka)
130
-
Olivia
(Cambridge)
190

Most points from 1 turn:

67 - 'zebras' - Toby, Freyberg
63 - 'quiz' - Amber, Tauranga
49 - ?? - Cameron, Freyberg
48 - 'quaint' - Max, Rangikura
48 - 'queue' - Bridgette, Hawkes Bay
45 - 'sty' - Christoper, Owairaka
45 - 'waxes' - Shannon, Nelson
45 - 'does' - Emma, Owairaka
42 - 'quiet' - Joshua, Whangaparaoa
42 - 'quiz' - Jennifer, Hawkes Bay
42 - 'herby' - Isobelle, Hawkes Bay

42 - 'doze' - Thea, Owairaka

Photos:

 

 

And the (PROVISIONAL) winners are...

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

Overall winner

Senior

Elliott (Glenfield)

Junior

Kyle (Whangaparaoa)

Top single word score

67 - 'zebras' - Toby, Freyberg

High scores for single words

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Daily prize winners

Senior

Monday Cameron (Freyberg)
Tuesday Jake (Freyberg)
Wednesday Emma (Kendal)
Thursday Krisztian (Hawkes Bay)
Friday Elliott (Glenfield)


Junior

Tuesday Thomas (West Spreydon)
Wednesday Mandy (Cambridge)
Thursday Kyle (Whangaparaoa)

Highly commended prize winners

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

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Biggest Fundraisers

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