Dave Kempshall

Dave Kempshall Full leaderboard - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YSYOdmZKGElwGkMRG89M4PBvmvH6vu-9/edit?gid=1911279472#gid=1911279472&range=A1:M1

Mike Lee

Mike Lee Two questions Dave.

1. On the palindrome bonus, does it have to be different palindromes or will the same word in two different rounds score a bonus?

2. Why is pulp a bonus in your example?

Dave Kempshall

Dave Kempshall Sorry, PULP is a mistake Mike. Palindrome can be the same, so you could POOP every round for 20 points if you wanted.

Adam Latchford

Adam Latchford To give hope to the chasing pack- I've had two years at this one and bombed out almost immediately both times. I am poop at it

Dan Southwell

Dan Southwell Quite pleased with my effort! Gotta admit R17 was a complete guess though. :)

Tourney round: Alphabetti Spaghetti 2025: Round 5: Same Is The Game

<< Round 4: Alternate Reality

Notes from the organizer: Adam L, Miriam N and Stu H continue to lead the way with the lead flip-flopping as they progress through their rounds.

Behind them, Mike L, Tom C, Marcus H and Matthew B are now all in contention though. Our 2023 champion Matthew T, is still yet to begin.

This round may see some lower game scores as the aim is to declare words that begin and end with the same letter. As a result, we return to Touchdown.

A minimum word length of 4 is in place, so declarations of A or AA or BOB or any 1, 2 or 3 letter word would end your scoring.

NOUN is good, as is DEBATED. RAINING is bad, as is BAD (GOOD is also bad).

Your game score will continue until you declare a word failing to meet this criteria, declare an invalid word or fail to declare a word at all.

A 1 point bonus will be on offer for every valid palindrome you declare whilst your scoring is active, so there are an unlikely 20 bonus points on offer here.

Mike Lee’s 2024 score of 124 is our current all-time record.

Example game:

NEON
WILLOW
GOING
POOP (bonus)
DUCKED
CIVIC (bonus)
ROTOR (bonus)
FLUFF
PULP (bonus)
TAUGHT
SERVICES
BIB (Game over, 3 letter word)

Game score = 62 (58 + 4 bonus)

Best of luck everyone!

Runs from: 13 – 30 November 2025. Format: Touchdown Letters Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.

Organizers: Dave Kempshall.

Fixtures: 49. Completed: 10.

Results and fixtures

Player 1Player 2Status
Apterous PruneAdam LatchfordUnplayed
Apterous PruneMiriam NussbaumUnplayed
Apterous PruneStu HarknessUnplayed
Apterous PruneMike LeeUnplayed
Apterous PruneMatthew Brockwell0 – 120
Apterous PruneTom Cappleman0 – 127
Apterous PruneMarcus HaresUnplayed
Apterous PruneRavi ChoudharyUnplayed
Apterous PruneTony WilliamsUnplayed
Apterous PruneAndrew SmithUnplayed
Apterous PruneDavid HolmesUnplayed
Apterous PruneRoger PeakUnplayed
Apterous PruneJon StammersUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark Jeary-FairbairnUnplayed
Apterous PruneDave Kempshall0 – 100
Apterous PruneDan Southwell0 – 103
Apterous PruneAdrian FletcherUnplayed
Apterous PruneTrevor MacEoinUnplayed
Apterous PruneBen BazzardUnplayed
Apterous PruneDan SpinksUnplayed
Apterous PruneWesley Barton0 – 112
Apterous PruneJamie FrenchUnplayed
Apterous PruneFiona T0 – 115
Apterous PruneFlorence C-L0 – 101
Apterous PruneSean DUnplayed
Apterous PruneColin ThompsonUnplayed
Apterous PruneSarah BinnsUnplayed
Apterous PruneIan WrayUnplayed
Apterous PruneMartin Hurst0 – 119
Apterous PruneIan VolanteUnplayed
Apterous PruneDave O'DonnellUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark O'ReganUnplayed
Apterous PruneJason TurnerUnplayed
Apterous PruneGav Grace0 – 95
Apterous PruneDamian McEvoyUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark Baker0 – 101
Apterous PruneTom BUnplayed
Apterous PruneAdam PeelUnplayed
Apterous PruneRichard DeckerUnplayed
Apterous PruneFi ThorneUnplayed
Apterous PruneAndres S.Unplayed
Apterous PruneCiaran MUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark aThomasUnplayed
Apterous PruneOwen CarrollUnplayed
Apterous PruneSteven HardingUnplayed
Apterous PruneDave RobjohnsUnplayed
Apterous PruneJon PinyanUnplayed
Apterous PruneKeith C WilliamsUnplayed
Apterous PruneMatthew TassierUnplayed

Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)

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