Tournament records - All-time best

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Australian Records (All-Time Best)
Game score Combined game scores Losing score Drawn game Game margin Average score Average margin Most bonus words Consecutive bonus words		Highest word Longest word Opening play Longest winning streak - National titles Longest winning streak - Any tournaments Youngest National Champion Oldest Tournament player

All of these records were achieved during officially rated ASPA tournaments.

Category	Record	Details
Highest game score	764	Russell Honeybun (WA) 26.08.2007 (vs Joy Deans) Final board position
	720	Ryan Anderson (Qld) 08.08.2009 (vs Patti Ashwin)
	706	Naween Fernando (Vic) 11.01.2009 (vs Dawn Browning)
	698	Chris May (NSW) 14.10.2006 (vs Greg Pinchbeck) Final board position
	689	Bob Jackman (NSW), 26.3.2005 (vs John Hayes) Final board position & scoresheet
	688	Joan Rosenthal (NSW),6.7.2002 (vs Chris May) Final board position & scoresheet
	685	Norma Engel (Vic) 17.01.2010 Chris May (NSW) 30.01.2011
	684	Naween Fernando (Vic) 27.12.2005
	679	Edward Okulicz (NSW) 12.09.2010
	677	Peter Kougi (Vic) 25.04.2011
	675	David Eldar (Vic) 09.06.2008 vs Trevor Halsall Final board position & scoresheet
	674	Edward Okulicz (NSW) 29.11.2006 Russell Honeybun (WA) 28.08.2011
	667	Esther Perrins (NSW) 13.06.2011
	665	Bob Jackman (NSW), 5.10.1996
	664	Andrew Fisher (Vic) 29.01.2012
	663	Anne Drew (Qld), 3.5.2003 (vs Andrew Hamblin) Final board position & scoresheet
	661	Richard Jeremy (ACT) 01.08.2010
Highest combined score	1099	582-517, Carmel Dodd (SA) & Karen Richards (NSW), 25.01.2009
	1092	720-372, Ryan Anderson (Qld) & Patti Ashwin (Qld) 08.08.2009
	1077	599-478, Andrew Fisher (Vic) & Simon Walton (NSW) 29.01.2012
	1073	618-455, Trevor Halsall (Vic) & Julian McKail (Vic) 10.04.2011
	1068	621-447, David Lowden (SA) & Gillian Briggs (SA) 22.7.2007
	1065	608-457, Russell Honeybun (WA) & Carolyn Watt (WA) 07.11.2010
	1063	632-431, John Holgate (NSW) & Peter Shaw (NSW), 12.2001
	1055	569-486, Roger Blom (Vic) & Carmel Dodd (SA), 21.10.2000
	1054	591-463, David Eldar (Vic) & Esther Perrins (NSW), 13.09.2008
	1051	621-430, Andrew Hamblin (Qld) & Ron Baginski (Qld), 4.5.2002
Highest losing score	517	Karen Richards (NSW) vs 582, Carmel Dodd (SA) 25.01.2009
	510	Jayden Kuhne (Vic) vs 523, Norma Fisher (Vic) 10.01.2010
	504	John Holgate (NSW) vs 508, Carmel Dodd (SA) 17.07.2011
	502	Michael Cameron (SA) vs 504, Stephen Blick (Vic) 24.3.2008
	498	Andrew Hamblin (Qld) vs. 517, Edward Okulicz (Qld), 17.2.2002
	492	Edward Okulicz (NSW) vs 513, Chris May (NSW), 5.3.2006
	491	Paul Richards (NSW) vs 497, Kerry Constable (ACT), 28.7.2007
	490	Anne Drew (Qld) vs 550, John Holgate (NSW), 8.1.2005
	489	Trevor Halsall (Vic) vs 490, Barbara Berlin (Vic) 30.3.2003 Naween Fernando (Vic) vs 520, Michael Hornung (Vic) 15.1.2006
Largest game margin	521	764-243, Russell Honeybun (WA) vs. Joy Deans (WA) 26.08.2007
	469	640-171, Adam Kretschmer (SA) vs Michael Vnuk (SA) 22.01.2012
	447	689-242 Bob Jackman (NSW) vs. John Hayes (Tas), 26.3.2005
	435	688-253, Joan Rosenthal (NSW) vs. Chris May (NSW), 6.7.2002
	432	684-252, Naween Fernando (Vic) vs Geoff Wright (Vic), 20.11.2011
	422	607-185, Delys Carbon (WA) vs Bill Levi (WA), 28.12.2005
	421	685-264, Norma Engel (Vic) vs Carole Eden (Vic), 17.01.2010 646-225, Carmel Dodd (SA) vs Pat Hudson (SA), 07.03.2010
	419	698-279, Chris May (NSW) vs Greg Pinchbeck (NSW), 14.10.2006
	414	611-197, Paul Richards (Qld) vs Peter Lavings (Qld), 22.10.2005
	413	641-228, Joyce Browett (SA) vs Pam Chismon (SA), 19.7.1998 535-122, Tony Kalayzich (NSW) vs Diana Field (NSW), 22.10.2005
Highest drawn game	474	Steve Sunter (Vic) vs. Lynne Butler (NZ), 26.11.2000
Most bonus words in a game	6	Bob Jackman (NSW), 5.10.1996 BEVOMITS, CREATIVE, ESCOLAR, ONWARDS, APERIES, MINIATES (Game score 665)
	6	Andrew Fisher (Vic), 19.2.2003 DUBIOUS, PRIORATE, QUINTAIN, NONGOLFER, ASHAMED, SEMANTIC (Game score 642)
	6	Anne Drew (Qld), 3.5.2003 SAUTOIR, DISPOSAL, EXODIsT (opening 3 moves), then later CHAssEUR, ELEVONS, OUTWEARY consecutively (Game score 663)
	6	Edward Okulicz (Qld) 15.11.2003 ANVILLED, ANSATED, MEIONITE, TIERCeTS, SIDEWAYS, PEREGALS (Game score 637)
	6	Edward Okulicz (ACT) 1.5.2004 BANKERS, EBONISE, LISENTE, ETOURDI, PATIENCES, TRIUNES
	6	Karen Richards (WA), 20.6.2004 SPEARED, DIGITIZE, TITMOUSE (opening 3 moves), MOUTHING, WAINAGES, RELENTED (Game score 606)
	6	Bob Jackman (NSW), 26.3.2005 TRIBUTE, WORTHIEr, GOLLOPED, SYRINGE, FOrElAIN, LEGATION (Game score 689)
	6	Michael Hornung (Vic), 4.7.2005 AUNTIES, LATENTS, TARRIED, DEFOREST, LEVIRATE, VERSION (Game score 582)
	6	Carol Johnsen (Vic) 11.9.2005 SEATING, AROUSED, OVERACT, RESPITE, NOTABLY, REMOVES
	6	Chris May (NSW) 14.10.2006 COHEIRS, CONDORES, MAUSOLEA, BANTERED, NITRATED, INFLATE (Game score 698)
	6	Glenys Lawrie (WA) 2.12.2007 EBONITES, ORNATEST, ITERATED, OUTNAME, PIRACIES, DONARIES
	6	Esther Perrins (NSW) 12.04.2009 SPRINTS, ERASION, ELATIVE, ASTELIES, CHINKING, HEADMEN
	6	Chris May (NSW) 30.01.2011 UNITIVE, mATU(T)INE, PACKETE(D), SQUARED, VESTALS, (D)EcIDING
	6	Norma Fisher (Vic) 26.06.2011 OBELISE, EQUALED, FLUORINE, DIRTIEST, WOMANISE, POTTAGE
	6	Naween Fernando (Vic) 26.06.2011 PAGANISE, RECONVEY, PLAINISH, UNDERLET, DECIDUA, WIFTIER
	6	Trevor Halsall (Vic) 14.08.2011 CYTOSInE, DIABETIC, DARNINGS, SHORTIA, BANDEROL, PEANUTs
	6	Tony Hunt (NSW) 28.08.2011 ArEOLATE, REDWING, SALICETA, HEMLINE, EUROKIES, DIOPTERs
Most consecutive bonus words by an individual in a game	5	John Holgate (NSW), 5.3.2003; ATREsIA, AUDIENT, dISLIMB, NEGATIVE, REFUGED Glenys Lawrie (WA) 2.12.2007; EBONITES, ORNATEST, ITERATED, OUTNAME, PIRACIES Edward Okulicz (NSW) 23.08.2010; AVIFORM, M(A)GNETON, REPaCKS, URALITE, DOWAGe(R)S;
Highest average score	553	Ryan Anderson (Qld) 08.08.2009 (7 games)
	507	Paul Cleary (NSW) 10.03.2002 (8 games) Alastair Richards (NSW) 31.07.2011 (8 games)
	502	Naween Fernando (Vic) 18.3.2007
	500	David Eldar (Vic) 22.08.2010 (7 games)
	499	Edward Okulicz (NSW) 01.02.2009 (11 games) Alastair Richards (NSW) 31.07.2011 (8 games)
	498	David Eldar (Vic) 4.7.2005 (5 games) Russell Honeybun (WA) 01.05.2011 (7 games)
	497	Russell Honeybun (WA) 07.11.2010 (7 games) David Eldar (Vic) 20.02.2011 (7 games)
	496	Andrew Fisher (Vic) 19.9.2005 (4 games) Alastair Richards (NSW) 30.07.2011 (8 games)
	495	Anne Drew (Qld) 6 games, 2970 aggregate, 6.10.2001
Highest average margin	222	Ryan Anderson (Qld) 08.08.2009 (7 games)
	206	Naween Fernando (Vic), 6 games, 1238 total margin, 6.2.2000
	203	Daniel Piechnick (SA) 30.01.2011 (5 games)
Highest word	284	ELOQUENT, Ruth Fewings (Vic), 5.7.1986 SLEAZIER, Joanne Craig (NSW), 10.6.2002
	257	ACQUIGHT, Chris May (NSW), 19.7.2009
	239	SPECKING, Fifi Lefebvre (WA), 20.11.2011
	232	CRAZIEST, Sue Kyatt (Vic), 27.7.2003
	230	MARQUISE, Ivy Nicholls (Tas), 28-29.10.2000
	223	DAFFIEST, Alistair Kane (Vic), 23-24.7.1994
Highest play, non-triple-triple	164	BEZIQUES, Jason Stockdale (Vic) 28.12.2006
	153	ZOUAVES, John Holgate (NSW) 15-17.4.1995
	150	SQUISHY, Grace De Bonis (WA) 3.10.2004
	146	SQUEEZY, Beryl Bell (WA), 10.6.2001 SQUEEZES, Marge Roberts (WA), 31.8.2003
	144	QUAVERS, June Valentine (Vic), 8.4.1996
	141	FUZZIER, Julie Schuurmans (Qld), 21.3.1999
Highest word (non-bonus)	171	REQUI(RE)D Graeme Lock Lee (NSW) 7.4.2007
	153	ITCHWEED, Michael McKenna (NSW) 20.03.2010
	144	EX(PAN)DER Teresa Dean (SA) 12.6.2005
	135	PR(EF)ECTS Edward Okulicz (ACT) 16.10.2004
	126	RE(PLAY)ED, Derek McKenzie (Qld), 8.9.1996
Longest word	14	UN[(COMPUTER)ISED], Russell Honeybun (WA) 21.9.2008
Highest opening play	124	BEZIQUE, JoanRosenthal (NSW)7.1997 BEZIQUE, Sally Martin (WA) 21.11.2004
	116	ZANJERO, Russell Honeybun (WA), 25.5.2003
	114	SQUEEZE, Peter Bauer (Vic), 22.7.2000 QUICKEN, Ian Hoffman (Qld), 24.2.2002
Longest Winning Streak - National Championships	17	Edward Okulicz (Qld), Melbourne, April 2001. First 17 games.
Longest Winning Streak - National Championships	12	Bob Jackman (NSW), Sydney, April 1999. First 12 games. Andrew Fisher (Vic), Perth, April 2009, games 10-21
Longest Winning Streak - Any Tournaments	26	Steve Sunter (Vic) 1989. Last 8 games, Australian Championships, Perth. All 6 games, Dandenong Championships. All 12 games, Victorian Championships. (This streak followed previous 9 wins plus one loss at National Championships, i.e. 35 wins from 36 games).
	26	Edward Okulicz (ACT), 2004. Last 4 games at the NSW/Vic Border Challenge (2.5.2004); all 14 games at the Mindbenders, Qld; first 8 games at the Victorian Championships (12.6.2004)
	24	David Eldar (Vic). Last 7 games, National Championships - Open 21.4.2003; All 16 games, Vic Championships, Int/Rec, 7-8.6. 2003; First game, Queen Victoria Derby, 9.6.2003.
Oldest Tournament player	98 years WORLD RECORD	Bil Rose (Vic) Date of birth: 21 January 1905. Died: 5 Sept 2003. Bil was the official holder in the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest consistent competitor in tournament Scrabble in the world.

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