1st Bryan Benwitz ended a long-running streak of Reinke dominance with his 3-1 +204 record. Things weren't looking great as he was felled by Thomas Reinke in round two by a score of 408 to 534, despite bingo finds of UNEASILY and INSECTAN. However, a round three matchup against Charles Reinke was more successful, as Bryan was victorious, 458-385. Bryan played PISCINE, WEARIEST, and TOURNEY to secure victory, while his opponent was held to a sole bingo of SOUNDER. In the final round, Bryan squared off against the returning Sara McLaughlin and won a well-fought contest, 432-398. Bryan was actually outbingoed two to one (CIGARET vs. HOGTIES and SWELTER) but still came away with the win.

2nd Thomas Reinke unleashed a torrent of bingos, seventeen of them in five games (possibly a club record), and averaged 506 points per game to boot, but his win-loss record didn't quite reflect that level of dominance, as he finished 3-2 +343. A game against Mark Kenas saw a remarkable seven bingos get played between the two combatants, but it was Mark's win, 549-436. Thomas had SPOILAGE, FEATLIER, and TRANSMEW#, while Mark had LIPARITE#, NONCORE, LEGATINE, and a fancy Collins-only find of LEUCOSINS# slotted through an O and I already on the board. The other "L" on Thomas' scoresheet was also a gift from Mark Kenas, with that one ending at a final tally of 438-480. Happily, Thomas was able to get a measure of (misplaced) revenge by taking down Dennis Lloyd 583-343, playing GAVOTTES, ARSENAL, EXERCISE, and EARSTONE. However, that score of 583 was not the highest of the night, as Charles scored 585 against Mark Kenas while playing five bingos: BRINIES, BROILERS, CLIENTAL, IDONEOUS, and word of the week YARDWAND.