1st Charles Reinke got top honors for the second straight week, with his 3-1 +363 record and his rather intimidating per-game average of 496 (he broached the 500-point barrier in every game except the one he lost). Game one saw him take down Andy Bohnsack by a score of 513-417, hitting FOOTNOTE, EMEROID, and RADICATE to Andy's ESQUIRE and LARKING. Charles was brought back down to earth when he was smacked around by Mark Kenas, losing 362-502 despite bingos of RECLINER and LABROID (Mark had PICRATED and WISTERIA). Years of studying obscure bingos paid off handsomely for Charles in the third game, where he played BRUITED, LOCAVORE, THROSTLE, and MANGABEY in a 585-321 victory over Helen Flores. A MANGABEY (also spelled MANGABY) is a type of monkey, while a THROSTLE is a type of bird and a LOCAVORE is, I guess, also a sort of animal. Charles finished his strong performance with another 500 game, this one practically dripping with revenge as he got back at Mark, 522-379.

2nd Bryan Benwitz went 3-1 +222, getting back on track for a run at the club championship after a few weeks of 2-2 performances. His first game was a strong 450-363 triumph over Dennis Lloyd, with bingos of CAJOLED, ABRASION, and STERANE (Dennis supplied STATINS). For the second game, he was outbingoed 3-2 by Richard Lauder (IRONIES, LIAISED, ANTIQUER vs. DETRACTS, EXACTER) but still pulled it out, 452-404. Heartbreak was in store for the next game as Andy Bohnsack's late FACIALS resulted in a 412-422 loss for Bryan; happily, Bryan's shattered heart was partially reassembled with a 433-336 win against Dave Kinzer in the last game of the night.

3rd Richard Lauder finished at 3-1 +157, forty spread points ahead of Andy Bohnsack, who was also 3-1. All four of his games were over 400 points. He got a big win early, defeating the returning James Rollins 434-346 on the back of a 104-point MEMORIZE (James got down SPRINTER and STOUTEN). A 404-452 loss to Bryan was a setback, but it kept the 400-point streak alive, and was followed up by a 429-397 win against Steve Hartsman, where Richard found bingos of CODRIVEN and SETLINE. Victory was especially sweet against Helen Flores, as Richard had lost his previous three against her; this time, it was a 412-327 win for Richard, bolstered by finds of UNFILLED and HOLDERS.

Noteworthy was Mark Kenas' 591-370 win against Thomas Reinke, the ninth-highest-scoring game this year.