1st Thomas Reinke extended his lead in the yearly standings with yet another first-place finish, this time going 4-1 +370. He got what must be one of his lowest-scoring wins in recent memory when he prevailed against Helen Flores, 355-316. The two combatants' combined bingo total was a paltry one (1), that being Thomas' ARANEID. Thomas' fortunes turned around quickly in the next round, as he played four bingos (CHIANTIS, DOLLIES, ESERINE, and ELOINERS) in a 556-331 win against Dennis Lloyd. Mark Kenas was the only one able to beat Thomas, coming out ahead, 416-355. Somewhat atypically for a Collins game, each player had just one bingo: GARROTE for Mark, ROCKETS for Thomas.

2nd Charles Reinke played fourteen bingos and averaged a weighty 503 points per game, but didn't even get an undefeated record for all that hard work, finishing 3-1 +349. Charles gave Mark Kenas the business in two consecutive games, playing four bingos in each and overall displaying an alarming lack of empathy for his opponent. The first was a 582-374 drubbing where a 131-point 3x3 PRIORATE wasn't even strickly necessary for the win. The second was slightly closer, 557-417 in Charles' favor, with bingos of TESTONS, UNIVERSE, AGONIES, and GAMINES all belonging to Charles (Mark had TAILGATE and INTROLD#). A round four encounter against brother Thomas Reinke proved to be Charles' downfall, as he was vanquished 410-454 despite getting down the word of the week, TROUVEUR, for 90 points. A trouvere is something like a troubadour, a traveling poet-musician of medieval times.