1st Charles Reinke made some early-season headway in the club standings with his flawless (literally without flaws of any kind whatsoever) 5-0 +701 performance. He made quick work of his closest rival in last year's final standings, Thomas Reinke, winning their encounter by a lopsided score of 580 to 382. Thomas found OVERTAX for a nice 99 points, but Charles bingoed four times (DAILIES, ENDEMIAL, SURBASE, ROTENONE) to render Thomas' bingo moot. That 580 score was almost equalled in the final round when Charles score 575 point against Mark Kenas, who scored 365. Again, Charles outbingoed his opponent four to one: HOLIEST, ANOOPSIA, TZIGANE, and a 185-point triple-triple PREAMBLE were Charles' bonus plays, while Mark had CENSURED but nothing else.

2nd Bryan Benwitz went 3-1 +414, beating Thomas Reinke by ~230 spread points to snag second place. He got off to a fantastic start by defeating Renato Umali, who was playing in his first club game in over nine years, 527-299. Bingos of TUBBIER, POISONER, BONEHEAD, and URALITE served as a somewhat excessive "welcome back!" for the returning Renato. Bryan crested the 500-point mark again in round four when he vanquished Dennis Lloyd by a score of 505-236, propelled by three bingos: CARVERS, GURNETS, and CRUISERS. However, Bryan received a taste of his own bitter medicine when he found himself sitting across the table from the fearsome Thomas Reinke and was solidly defeated, 337-543.