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1st Lynda Finn dethroned the long-reigning Reinke tyranny by finishing 4-1 +491, averaging 451 points per game and playing thirteen total bingos in the process. Her best game was her first one, as she methodically dismantled Richard Lauder, winning by a score of 548-231. A phony DEMEANER* (one who demeans?) stayed on the board, in addition to her three valid bonus plays of TARDIER, ISATINE, and AVIATOR. Another large margin was achieved against Charles Reinke, whom she beat 464-352. Charles had the nine-letter find of INDENTORS in that game, but was stymied by Lynda's INEXACT, OLDNESS, and ADOPTING. Sadly, a perfect 5-0 record was disrupted by the other Reinke; Lynda lost to Thomas 441-466, and it could very well have been a victory for Lynda were it not for Thomas' 106-point phony of BOARLIKE* (OARLIKE, BEARLIKE, and BOATLIKE are all good, and this writer can think of no good reason why we shouldn't just add all animal-related -LIKE words to the dictionary).

2nd Thomas Reinke went 4-1 +422, falling slightly behind first place on spread, but nonetheless averaging an impressive 481 per game. In round one, he asserted his brotherly dominance over Charles Reinke with a comfortable 514-356 win, fueled by bingos of JACINTHS and SORDIDLY. Thomas also easily prevailed against Mark Kenas in the final game of the night, reaching rather alarming heights of scoring with his 575-399 victory. NITINOLS, URANYLIC, and JERRIDS were his bingos in that round. One could consider that victory to be a form of revenge for an earlier loss to the same opponent: in the third round, Mark beat Thomas 460-442, instilling in Thomas feelings of barely-controlled rage which could only be extinguished by a follow-up win.

3rd Bryan Benwitz continued to hold his first-place position in the yearly standings with a 3-1 +368 record. In what seems to be a trend, his best game was his first one, a 555-293 win over Helen Flores. Helen found GARROTTE in that one, but Bryan had ASTERIA and BERLINS and probably a bunch of other high-scoring plays as well. Bryan's closest win was against Dennis Lloyd, 410-373, with both players getting one bingo: SNORERS for Bryan and IRONING for Dennis. A badly-timed phony of BLONDIE* (a type of brownie, but apparently not a Scrabble word) on Dennis' end spelled doom for him (note the pun). Again, Thomas Reinke played spoiler to Bryan's dreams of an undefeated record, as their match ended 406-325 in Thomas' favor. Bryan's play of JUSTIFY for 85 points, while impressive in its use of multiple unhelpful letters (J, U, F, Y), was sadly not enough by itself to take the win.

1st Thomas Reinke played six games, went 4-2 +227, and exploited a quirk in the placement algorithm (which only looks at total wins, not win percentage) to finish in first place. His bingo engines were running at full power right from the start, as he bingoed seven times in round one, a feat rendered slightly less impressive by the fact that he was playing two games at once. The scores were 464-413 against Mark Kenas and 521-426 against Charles Reinke, and his bingos were RUINOUS, MYLONITE, OTARINE#, NONAGES, SHIRTED, ANTERIOR, and LINEAGE. In a rematch against Mark, Thomas scored even more, but, unfortunately for him, Mark scored more more, with a final tally of 480-478 in Mark's favor. Thomas displayed significant knowledge of the Collins dictionary in that one, geting down CAPRATES#, SERVIENT#, OUGHLIED#, and DORMOUSE. A 446-472 loss against Bryan Benwitz was also extremely bingo-heavy, with both players getting three bonus plays: EXTERNAL, APOSTATE, and OUTSCORE for Thomas, VANITIES, FAKERIES, and OVERSOLD for Bryan.

2nd Bryan Benwitz maybe should have come in first place, but was awarded second place for his 3-1 +195 record, keeping his yearly win percentage at a lofty 81%. Hopes for an undefeated night were snuffed out in short order as he was felled by Lynda Finn in round one, 408-430. A nice find of VIDIOTS by Bryan was nullified by Lynda's trio of bingos: EXTENDS, HEARTIER, and SLANTED. Bryan's big win was a 458-313 drubbing perpetrated on Richard Lauder; when all was said and done, Richard could only draw a sad face in the box on his scoresheet where the bingos are supposed to go, while Bryan was able to triumphantly write down three bingos: VENTURIS, DIORITES, and ANTERIOR. A game against Sara McLaughlin was considerably closer, but Bryan emerged from the fray with the win, 400-354.

1st Charles Reinke extended his run of first-place finishes to four with a 5-1 +565 record and a 481 per-game average. The six total games he played were a result of him being the "one" in two different two-on-one matches. The single loss on his scoresheet was a high-scoring 505-512 encounter with his brother Thomas Reinke - that losing score of 505 is just the eighth 500+ loss since the club started keeping track of game-by-game data in 2011. Charles had bingos of REDLEGS, VAMOOSES, and PINNATED in his losing effort, while Thomas got down TEABERRY, SWASTIKA, SEMIOVAL, and ENCRINAL#. Another match against the same opponent went better for Charles as he prevailed 532-395 and got down bingos of SURTOUT and TIMINGS. Charles had one more 500-point game up his sleeve which he reserved for Helen Flores. Bingos of PASTIME, CAFFEINS, and LANKIER propelled him to a comfortable 510-289 win.

2nd Richard Lauder disrupted the recent dominance of the weekly standings by players named "Reinke", finishing at 3-1 +232 and ending up with a spiffy per-game average of 412. He started off strong with a big win over Helen Flores, 459-269, thanks to his bingo finds of PROMISE and UNITERS. Another good game followed, 436-354 vs. Sara McLaughlin, however, the victory was marred by a phony MERITORS* (MORTISER and STORMIER are the words in those letters). Richard's signature win was a decisive takedown of the fearsome Thomas Reinke, 421-366. His bingos there were DANGLES and DARTLES. Sadly, his success against Reinkes didn't extend to the other twin, as he was felled by Charles Reinke, 332-427. That was despite Richard holding Charles to zero bingos while playing three himself: DATEABLE, SWEARERS, and LENTOIDS.