1st Thomas Reinke was top dog for the second straight week, going 4-0 +569 and averaging 503 points per game. A 548-271 win against Carol Ormand got him off to a good start; her NOTATES was dwarfed by his TEMPING, GORILLAS, and nine-letter DEIONIZED. Thomas continued to pummel his opponents, showing few (if any) outward signs of remorse as he thrashed Mark Kenas 495-368 (playing ANTIRAPE and GLORIFY) and Andy Bohnsack 476-350 (playing SPORULE and ENURETIC). It wasn't until the final round where Thomas was substantially challenged, but he was still able to get another win off Mark, 494-455, bingoing with ANTARAS#, ACINOSE, and UTILISER, while Mark had TOUKING#, FORELIE#, and MANLIEST.

2nd Richard Lauder also went 4-0 but with a more staid spread total of +113. Game one against Steve Hartsman was a subdued affair, as neither player bingoed; in the end, Richard pulled out a 351-327 win. The action picked up a bit as Richard was able to fend off Andy Bohnsack in round two, 387-380. Richard got OUTRANGE and PUNKIEST, while Andy had ENTRANTS and ZLOTIES (one of many plurals of the Polish currency ZLOTY - the others are ZLOTE, ZLOTYS, and ZLOTYCH). The trend of too-close-to-be-comfortable wins continued as Richard felled Bryan Benwitz 389-374, outbingoing Bryan two to one (MANLIER, URINATED vs. STROBES). Showing remarkable consistency, Richard again score in the 380 range as he put the finishing touch on his perfect evening by defeating Sara McLaughlin 386-319.

3rd Bryan Benwitz went 3-1 +283, but with only four bingos (well below his yearly average of 2.07 per game), one feels that he could have done much more damage than he actually did. Bryan did not bingo in a 406-319 win against Helen Flores, while Helen was able to get down TAGLINE (but not before an appropriate amount of mourning for an unplayable GELATIN). In round two, Bryan overcame Dave Kinzer's 88-point PLAYABLE with his own 76-point EMPTIED to win 408-352. A 374-389 loss to Richard Lauder was a temporary setback, but Bryan made up that lost ground (and then some) by taking Andy Bohnsack to school, 487-332. Bryan found DISOMIC and COOKERS to Andy's LABIATE and ANTIRED.

We welcomed newcomer Ed Nawrocki to our ranks. He scored his first-ever club win with a nice 429-215 win over Kelsey Stanczak, thanks to bingos of AIRTIME and SANDERS. We were also happy to have seasoned tournament player Mary Parrish join us from out west.