Because I promised I'd post it...

The fate of the game hinged on the last play. I was up by 16 points after Rick decimated my 70 point lead with his 78 point word "equine." I came back from "equine" with a 24 point word...which left me up by 16 and holding 3 tiles that equaled 4 points. He had two tiles left. I was going to lose my 4 points. He was going to gain my 4 points. That put me up by only 8...if he found a 9 point word, he'd win. If he went with the 7 point word we found, he'd lose...

I saw the spot seconds before he did. I put my head down to keep from revealing it--To keep myself from telling him where it was...but he found it. On his own. Without me. And placed "hoe" up in the left hand corner for, you guessed it, 9 points.

I lost. By one. Rick won his first victory against me...

Against my better judgement, I have agreed to a re-match on Thursday. Those who know me well, know that I am not a good loser...

I do, however, make an excellent winner.

rj