1st Thomas Reinke laid down the letter(s) of the law against most (but not all) of his opponents with a 4-1 +155 record. He reached his high-water mark promptly in round one as he stomped his brother Charles by a score of 519-343, finding BRASHER, ENSNARL, and LANGSYNE in the process. Following that was a two-on-one set where Thomas just barely managed to convert both games into wins, 461-455 against Mark Kenas and 381-379 against Sara McLaughlin. Thomas showed off the wide range of his word knowledge in those games, finding REACTIVE, OFFENSE, INOSITOL, TAVERNA, and PECTIZED. The winning streak continued with a 462-389 win against Bryan Benwitz, where Bryan was held to just one bingo (OVERSTAY) while Thomas had three (PEACOATS, UNIDEAED, ERECTION). For those keeping score at home, Thomas was 4-0 heading into round four, but the perfect night was spoiled by a hefty loss to Mark Kenas, 357-459. Mark got down HASTIER and REBADGED#, while Thomas had CONTRIVE for his single bingo.

2nd Bryan Benwitz averaged 470 points per game while going 3-1 +356. Bryan got into his groove early with a nice even 500 points scored against Dave Kinzer, whose 269 points fell well short of victory (although a bingo of FLEETEST helped ease the pain). The run of 500-point games continued as Bryan vanquished Lynda Finn by a score of 506-390, with bingos of UNITAGES and BLUSHES (Lynda found ATOMIZER and the very-very-very-high-probability RETINAE). A 389-462 loss to Thomas Reinke brought Bryan's winning ways to an end, but the late arrival of sugary treats provided by the choir next door buoyed Bryan to a fourth-round win against Charles Reinke, 486-404. EROSELDY, UNSEATED, and SHOTTING were Bryan's bingos in the final game.

3rd Sara McLaughlin reversed her 1-3 record from last week to go 3-1 +127. Continuing the trend of peaking early, Sara's best game was in round one as she soundly defeated Helen Flores 420-322; her bingo find of BLEARIER was the only bingo on the board when all was said and done. A very close game against Thomas Reinke ensued, but it sadly ended with Sara on the losing side, 379-381. Word of the Week honors went to Sara's play of PLAYBOY - nobody tell the church that we sit in their basement forming risque words like that. After ths loss to Thomas, Sara faced off against Lynda Finn as part of a two-on-one and took full advantage, winning 374-351. Her final act was a tight 371-363 victory against Richard Lauder, where Sara's single bingo (this time, REPOSING) prevailed over Richard's REROUTE and SHANKED.