1st Charles Reinke recorded the first undefeated performance of the young club season, going 5-0 +622 to extend his early lead in the yearly standings. He started with a solid 418-359 win over Bryan Benwitz, finding DIVERTED and CAVEOLA (which anagrams to COAEVAL if CAVEOLA doesn't fit) to Bryan's SCREWUPS, a rare UW bingo. In round two, Charles became embroiled in a high-scoring Collins shootout which ended in his favor, 563-484. The phony PUNCTAL* for 101 points, possibly a combination of valid words PUNCTA and PUNCTUAL, was crucial for Charles' victory, as were his valid bingo finds of QUARTIER, TORTIES#, and OROLOGY. The flow of bingos continued unabated in the next round as Charles got six bingos across the two games of his two-on-one: GROWTHS, MONTAGES, and TENONING in a 440-422 win over Dennis Lloyd; ANORTHIC, BEWIGGED, and UPSTAIRS to defeat Lynda "Provider of Delicious Birthday Cake" Finn 465-336. Charles' evening ended with a total drubbing of Mark, his 599 winning score coming tantalizingly close to the season's first 600 game.

2nd Dennis Lloyd was the only other player to finish with a record above .500, going 3-1 +220. Despite being rendered temporarily sightless by a reading glasses mishap in round one, Dennis wiped for the floor with Sara McLaughlin, winning 538-385. The suspicious-but-valid GRUNTLES, and a 103-point ACHIEST, helped him out thee. That big win was followed up by a smaller win (but a win nonetheless) against Dave Kinzer, 378-349. Dave won the bingo battle (RESEATS and MEANINGS vs. Dennis' CAVITIES) but would probably have preferred an actual win. After a well-fought 422-440 loss to Charles Reinke in the third round, Dennis was faced with the prospect of back-to-back Reinke-provided defeats, but rather than roll over and take the punishment, Dennis turned the tables and toppled Thomas Reinke by a score of 404-348.

A notable loss occured in round one when Thomas lost to Mark by one point, 510-511. That is tied for the fifth-highest losing score since 2011. Bryan Benwitz also made an early entry on the "highest-scoring bingo of the year" list with a 140-point GAINLIER.

Experts
Charles Reinke5-0 +622
Dennis Lloyd3-1 +220
Bryan Benwitz2-2 +289
Sara McLaughlin2-2 -8
Lynda Finn2-2 -191
Mark Kenas2-2 -361
David Kinzer1-2 +36
Thomas Reinke1-3 -47
Helen Flores0-4 -560
Intermediates

 
NameWin% W   L  T  Avg  Opp Avg Bingos  Avg Phonies % v2
Experts
Charles Reinke86.22540480384782.6967.75
Mike Johnson75310438417102.51100
Bryan Benwitz62.51590432388451.8812.20
Andy Bohnsack61.5850415376262001
Thomas Reinke58.617120442421682.34710.35
Lynda Finn57.1860368387110.7919.13
Richard Lauder5011034639121000
Dennis Lloyd41.27100374402261.5327.71
Mark Kenas37.591504284684821122.90
Sara McLaughlin37.59150370387200.83150
David Kinzer33.3360353386101.11000
Ron Malzer2513034540741000
James Rollins2513032036220.5000
Helen Flores16.7210034642290.75000
Dora Kilburn005029140630.6000
Nalina 004026242310.25000
Intermediates

Bingos
Charles Reinke15CAVEOLA DIVERTED QUARTIER OROLOGY GROWTHS MONTAGES TENONING ANORTHIC BEWIGGED UPSTAIRS
BELOVED punctal torties tousier tartines
Bryan Benwitz12SCREWUPS SEAWEEDY GAINLIER CHIANTIS OPERATED LINEATE DROUTHS BONITAS PERORAL ERRANTS
ORALISTS AZURITES
Thomas Reinke11MARAVEDI HATREDS SEASONAL EVIDENCE BARONAGE OREGANOS MILLINER TROTTED APHELION FROWNERS
REDUCING
Mark Kenas8NETTIER RAILINGS ASSUMED RELENDS LEASINGS GESTATING hallings cystids
Dennis Lloyd6GRUNTLES ACHIEST CAVITIES TESTATES HECKLING APOSTLE
Lynda Finn6CROONING HETAIRA FOSTERS TAGLINES MOTIVES remainers
David Kinzer4SQUIRTS RESEATS MEANINGS VIOLATED
Sara McLaughlin2IRONERS RAISINS
Helen Flores1ENERGIES
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