1st Thomas Reinke put on a display of pure domination, finishing 5-0 +729 while averaging a neat and tidy 500 points per game on the dot. His first-round two-on-one matchup was a romp, as he scored 500 in both games while holding both opponents to under 300: 540-292 vs. Richard Lauder, and 565-230 vs. Helen Flores. A plausible GIRTHIER* marred a bingo list which otherwise contained DESTRIER, IDIOLECT, SNAILED, GULLIES, TRIBUNE, and CAPRESE. Thomas also won a pair of games against Mark Kenas, 439-415 (thanks to a 124-point DERVISH, among other bingos) and 488-396 (playing the eights GASOLENE, DUATHLON, and CALEFIED#). Rounding out Thomas' list of wins was a high-scoring 467-437 against the visiting Iowa contingent of one, Mike Johnson. Mike had SLATIER and TONSURE, demonstrating the undeniable utility of high-probability seven-letter words, while Thomas had FIREMEN, SOUVENIR, and ISOTOPE

2nd Lynda Finn followed up last week's 4-1 record with a similar 3-1 +135 record this week. She started with a 403-354 win against Sara McLaughlin, finding COVERLET and PETERING for her bingos. The bingo well dried up as Lynda lost to Bryan Benwitz 327-403, but partially returned in round three when Lynda played BEADIER in the course of a 416-282 win against Ron Malzer. In the final round, Lynda secured second place with a 405-377 against Renato Umali, who was making a rare club appearance (maybe they would be less rare if people stopped beating him...just saying). Lynda hit APNOEIC and SPOILER there, while Renato had SIGNETS.

3rd Bryan Benwitz was the model of consistency, scoring over 400 (but not too far over 400) in all of his games and going 3-1 +56. His final record was very nearly 2-2, but a one-point win against Ron Malzer in the first round, 410-409, averted that fate. Ron did outbingo Bryan in that one, getting AVOIDED and COUNTERS to Bryan's NONCORE. In round two, Bryan cranked up his bingo output, playing three of them (MISEATEN, DICROTAL, REDDLING) to beat Lynda Finn 403-327. Bryan followed that up with his only loss of the night, 434-458, despite bingos of SEEDMAN and FLINGER; Charles' 115 point HEXOSAN was certainly a devastating blow. In the final round, Bryan scored another close win, this time against Mike Johnson, 432-429. A 98-point AIRWOMEN was the highlight for Bryan there.

Charles Reinke's IDIOTISM was word of the week, and he also got the highest game of the evening with a 607-point game against Ron Malzer. A laundry list of useful seven-letter words comprised his bingo list: SANTERA, APOLUNE, PIETIES, and DONEGAL.