Mike Alpern and Nancy Shack

Brendan Emmett Quigley, Mike Alpern, and Dan Chall

Lloyd Mazer, Brendan Emmett Quigley and Mike Alpern

Rich Norris and Kim Taylor

Michael Goodman, Penny Kingman, Linda Murray, Chris Aldrich and Zulema Seligsohn

j!m jen!sta � in Friday night garb

Chicago Cru � Amy Reynaldo, Tyler Hinman and Bob Petitto.

Judy Pozar and Ellen Ripstein

Vic Fleming signing one of his T-Shirts

Byron Walden � X-Box meanie. (We will never forget � maybe forgive)

Mike Alpern and Amy Reynaldo at the Cru Dinner

Tyler Hinman and Al Sanders at the Friday night games

Lloyd Mazer and bride j!m jen!sta Saturday morning. What a lovely bride!

Check out j!m's fingernails.

Waiting for the finals to start � Joe Cabrera and Trip Payne

Judy Pozar and Mike Alpern

Greg Pliska, Andrea Blumberg, Judy Pozar and Mike Alpern

The crowds waiting to get in for the finals

Getting ready for the finals

Trip getting briefed for Division A Final

Deb Amlin (acting as judge again this year) with Tyler and Will Shortz prior to final

j!m jen!sta � in Sunday outfit

Fred Jarumuz with j!m

Paula Gamache and Marie Reagle

The Puzzle Master � Will Shortz

Patrick Creadon, Jon Delfin, Ellen Ripstein, Al Sanders and Merl Reagle

Nancy Shack and Bob Klahn

Lloyd Mazer with Merl Reagle

Wordploy producer Ed Stein

Here's the champ � Tyler Hinman

Stan Newman