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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.

1st Lynda Finn reigned in all relevant statistical categories, going 4-1 +315 with the highest average (445) and most bingos (13) of any player. She only had one loss and she got it out of the way quickly, dropping game one to club leader Bryan Benwitz, 311-429. Lynda immediately turned things around with a big 464-353 win against club second-placer Charles Reinke, getting bingos of TITRATED,  GENTLED, and SERIOUS along the way. This was followed by a 437-397 win over Richard Lauder where Lynda pulled it out despite dishing out fewer bingos (INERTIAS, IDEATING) than she was on the receiving end of (HANDSET, FELLATES, SPINELS). First place was secured decisively in the final round when Lynda played two games at once and cruised in both, beating Sara McLaughlin 484-393 and the 3-0 Ron Malzer 527-336. Lynda's bingo list expanded to obscene proportions as she added seven total bingos to her scorecard: SNAILED, SWIFTER, DETAINEE, CARNIES, EVENTER, GRANITAS, and PATRONS.

2nd Thomas Reinke's 4-1 record gained him some ground in the yearly standings, but his +116 spread didn't do much for him in the nightly standings, leaving him stranded in second place. He opened the night with two wins against his two main nemeses in the club standings, 430-391 vs. Charles Reinke (bingoing with TENTIER and RATTAILS) and 421-392 vs. Bryan Benwitz (REDEYES, TINNIEST). Thomas then got a sizable win against Dennis Lloyd, 468-340, but that sizable win was cleanly negated by just as sizable a loss, 325-445 against Ron Malzer. The evening concluded with a 447-407 rematch win over Charles Reinke, with Thomas finding PATIENCE, TYROSINE, and CIRRIPED (don't forget the E hook for CIRRIPEDE!) and Charles getting ENGORED# and CORNUSES.

3rd Ron Malzer improved significantly on his season average of 366 by averaging 413 per game, and this improved scoring output clearly manifested itself in the "win" column as Ron finished with a 3-1 +186 record. He started off nicely with a 431-329 win over Dennis Lloyd, although Ron's phony JOLTINGS* will give him a slight uptick in his phony percentage. In round two, Ron wiped the floor with Richard Lauder, getting down DONATING to Richard's RAPHIDE (alternately spelled RAPHIS, which confusingly pluralizes to RAPHIDES). A milestone was reached in the next round as Ron got his first-ever win against a Reinke, defeating Thomas Reinke 445-325 despite recording no bingos (one suspects that bingos were played but not recorded on the scorecard). A glorious 4-0 record was in sight at that point, but Ron was turned away from that goal in brutal fashion via a 336-527 loss to Lynda Finn.

1st Thomas Reinke went 3-1-1 +304, snagging first place in a smaller-than-usual group of eight players. He started with a comfortable win over Helen Flores, 406-329, then immediately dropped a game to Charles Reinke despite three bingos (MISCHIEF, GASOLENE, MODERATO) and a 458 score - Charles' 530 points proved insurmountable, and his triple-triple of ANSWERER for 156 was icing on the proverbial cake. Thomas then (somewhat) reversed his recent losing streak against Bryan Benwitz by recording a 405-405 tie, the second tie in the club in as many weeks after a months-long drought of deadlocked games. Thomas played the happy bingo FRIENDS while Bryan's bingo list didn't have any particular emotional character: RETINUE, OOMIACS, and REWARDED. In the final round, Thomas exacted revenge on his brother in astounding fashion, playing four bingos (TINNERS, ELOQUENT, DEADLOCK, TAPETUM) and scoring 601 (to his brother's 458) for his fourth 600-point game of the year. At the same time, Thomas handily bested Sara McLaughlin 479-323, adding three more bingos to his overstuffed bingo list: MAHOUTS, SANTERAS, and WILLIES.

2nd Charles Reinke averaged a nice even 500 points per game while going 3-1 +266. A first-round victory against Bryan Benwitz, 462-405, was fueled by finds of HEAVENLY and COTTONS. Bryan had PROMOTES, MISDRAW, and the plausible-but-phony PINNINGS* for his bingos. A previously-reported 530-458 win over Thomas Reinke meant that round two was a success for Charles, and that success continued to flow with a huge 549-269 win against Richard Lauder. Richard did bingo twice with STEERERS and SOPRANI, while Charles got down DHARNAS, ADDENDA, and UNFAIRER. Sadly, Charles' perfect evening was ruined spectacularly by a 458-601 rematch loss to Thomas.

Of note was Dennis Lloyd's 533-319 win over Helen Flores which saw him set a new personal best with five bingos: STEROID, ENABLERS, METEORS, DONATING, and GUARDING.