Director's notes:
Looks like the 2015 Des Moines Scrabble tournament is shaping up nicely! Nearly 30 competitors in 3 divisions will make for a great time. Good luck to everyone in attendance.

If anyone has a computer that has Zyzzyva on it, we would like to have at least 2 judge computers available for the tournament. Keep in mind the TWL3/OSPD5 words are not yet allowed for tournament play so make sure the version of Zyzzyva on your computer does not allow any of the new words yet.

As it was last year, there will be a large sub available for those that do not want to wander out for lunch on Saturday. There should also be many other goodies to snack on throughout the duration of the tournament.

If anyone has any items to donate toward prizes for the tournament, they will be most welcome. Contests will be announced at the start of the tournament to provide homes for these prizes. Door prizes will also be given--depending upon the number of prizes available. Only one prize allowed per participant please.

We look forward to seeing everyone bright and early on Saturday morning!

Rich

Division 1 (1400+) scouting report / head-to-head
	Name	Rating	St/Prov	Expected Wins†	History
1.	Avery Mojica	2134	KS	10.1	history
2.	David A Brown	1694	CO	6.1	history
3.	Mike Johnson	1689	IA	6.1	history
4.	Matthew Ridout	1675	KY	5.9	history
5.	Chuck Riordan	1530	IA	4.4	history
6.	Daniel Heck	1418	IA	3.4	history
Average rating: 1690
Division 2 (1000-1399) scouting report / head-to-head
	Name	Rating	St/Prov	Expected Wins†	History
1.	Kevin Gauthier	1349	NY	7.8	history
2.	Kay Adam	1276	SD	7.1	history
3.	Carol Dustin *	1276	MN	7.1	history
4.	Meredith Leigh	1236	IA	6.7	history
5.	Diane Weinerman *	1218	MN	6.5	history
6.	Anne Ladu	1198	IA	6.3	history
7.	John Dearchs	1150	IA	5.8	history
8.	Pat Boddy	1121	IA	5.5	history
9.	Deanna Colson	1099	IA	5.3	history
10.	Alan Feirer	1048	IA	4.8	history
11.	Kirk Troutman	1031	NE	4.6	history
12.	Richard Banker	1003	IA	4.4	history
Average rating: 1167
Division 3 (under 1000) scouting report / head-to-head
	Name	Rating	St/Prov	Expected Wins†	History
1.	Candy Wagner	999	SD	8.7	history
2.	Donna Leigh	797	IA	6.8	history
3.	Wendy Wilkinson Ridout	788	KY	6.7	history
4.	Joan Suddarth	764	NE	6.5	history
5.	Mike Wagner	744	SD	6.3	history
6.	Cindy Zimmerman	705	NE	5.9	history
7.	Norman Weathers Jr	700	IA	5.8	history
8.	Raina Gulbrandson *	623	NE	5.0	history
9.	Steven Radig *	603	IA	4.8	history
10.	Joni Shaw	454	NE	3.5	history
Average rating: 718
* = tentative
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