1st Thomas Reinke averaged an obscene 517 points per game while finishing 4-1 +721. He pulled out all the stops right from the start, defeating Richard Lauder 574-343 in the first game. Richard found the high-probability BORNITE and NIDGETS, but was turned away by Thomas' ENDOSARC, MINNEOLA, CORBIES, and APPOSES. Thomas would go on to score above 500 in each of his next three games, only scoring below 500 in a final-round 458-363 win against Sara McLaughlin. A set of games against Mark Kenas yielded a high-scoring win (509-334) as well as a high-scoring loss (507-511). In the loss, Thomas was able to play MELINITE and TAURINE, but Mark bested him with THIOUREA, GENETICS, and GLOTTIC. In the most eagerly anticipated matchup of the night, Thomas faced off against Bryan Benwitz in the battle between the #1 and #2 players in the yearly standings, and the result was heavily in Thomas' favor as he won convincingly, 539-315. Bryan did get a bingo of VANISHED to drag his score above 300, while Thomas had STIBINE, DAGGLES, and word of the week PERIPETY.

2nd Charles Reinke averaged a comparatively wimpy 482 points per game en route to a 4-1 +359 final record. The session started well for him when he played two games at once and took both of them, 488-437 against Mark Kenas and 514-339 against Dennis Lloyd. His six total bingos in those games were GLEAMED, ROGUIEST#, REALTIE#, YULETIDE, EULOGIAE, and ORGIASTS. Sadly, his momentum was extinguished by Bryan Benwitz, who played four bingos (WATERLOO, SCREAMS, EINSTEIN, ATRIUMS) and, as one usually does when one plays four bingos, won the game, 496-437. Charles snagged a well-fought win from Richard Lauder, 465-443, before finishing off his second-place performance with a 505-335 rematch win over Mark Kenas, thanks to finds of GUARDED, SOUGHING, and ARTEFACT.