King-of-the-Hill PBEM Ladder
Tournament Bracket

* * Round Eighty-Five * *

May 15th, 2026 - September 12th, 2026
Last Updated on September 13th, 2026

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Round Eighty-Five Pairings
#
Opponents

A.R.E.A.
Rating
Status
1
Daniel Blumentritt (USN; #OT2.1)
John Pack (IJN; Bid 0.5)		7057VRZM6
6595ZVZQ6		Turn 5
IJN Surrenders!
2
Tino Puenjer (IJN)
Stephen Gorard (USN; Bid 3)		6516HJQ-6
5507IJRB6		Turn 5
USN Surrenders!
3
Ed Menzel (IJN)
Mircea-Valer Pauca (USN)		7469ZTZQ6
5512JJUB6		Turn 1
USN Surrenders!
4
Steve McDonald (USN; #I,3b)
Robert Dragan (IJN; Bid 2)		4771CGI-6
4903FIIC6		Turn 3
Pearl Harbor Falls!
5
Linda Lee (IJN; #M)
Alan Heath (USN; Bid 1)		5593VMZM6
4576CFI-6		Turn 4
IJN Forfeits!
6
Hilton McManus (IJN)
Philip Watkins (USN; Bid 0)		5392HJOC6
6023LJWB6		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
7
Gregory Smith (USN; #T)
Bob Jamelli (IJN; Bid 2.5)		5753OKZK6
4208NKZH6		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
8
John Sharp (IJN; #T)
Dennis Nicholson (USN; Bid 2)		6056ZSZU6
5862PKZI6		Turn ?
IJN Concedes!
9
Eric Anderson (USN; #E)
Lee Kendter (IJN; Bid 2)		5325JMNF6
5559OKZF6		Turn 6
IJN rings the Bell!
10
*
Joe Dragan (USN; Bid 0)
Frank Kump (IJN; #M)		6371TNYJ6
5292IKRB6		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
11
Ed O'Connor (USN; Bid 2)
Bob Hamel (IJN; #M)		6026NKWF6
5627ZTZR6		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
12
Glenn McMaster (IJN; Bid 0)
John Vinal (USN; #M)		6739NJYH6
5157EIKB6		Turn 7
IJN locks it up!
13
Jeff Lange (IJN; Bid 3.5)
Jim Bodenheimer (USN; #I,3b,4a)		4924HJQA6
4801KJRE6		Turn 7
USN Surrenders!
14
James Kramer (IJN; Bid 4.5)
Talmadge Seaman (USN; #2b,3c,4a)		5467UPUO6
4764HJOA6		Turn 2
USN Concedes!
15
Bill Thomson (USN; #?)
Martin Kerslake (IJN; Bid 1.5)		4688WQUM6
4597CGI-6		Turn 4
IJN Concedes!
16
Lee Ferguson (IJN)
Jan Vanderveken (USN)		4594HJQA6
4810ABB-6		Turn 7
PoC hits Zero!
17
Carla Mondragon (IJN; #?)
David Elkin (USN; Bid 0.5)		4761ABC-6
3903FJMA6		Turn 4
Negotiated Draw!
* First occasion players have met in a rated match
* * Pearl Harbor Day * *
* * for Round Eighty-Six * *
* * is September 15th, 2026! * *
Ladder Position
* *After Round Eighty-Five Matches* *
  1. Daniel Blumentritt
  2. Tino Puenjer
  3. Ed Menzel
  4. Robert Dragan
  5. Alan Heath
  6. Philip Watkins
  7. Gregory Smith
  8. Mark Traylor *
  9. Dennis Nicholson
  10. Mike Kaye *
  11. Lee Kendter
  12. Joe Dragan
  13. Ed O'Connor
  14. Glenn McMaster
  15. Jeff Lange
  16. James Kramer
  17. Bill Thomson
  18. Jan Vanderveken
  19. David Elkin
  20. John Pack
  21. Stephen Gorard
  22. Jim Eliason #
  23. Mircea-Valer Pauca
  24. David Sherwood #
  25. Steve McDonald
  26. Linda Lee
  27. Hilton McManus
  28. Ed Paule #
  29. Scott Beall #
  30. Bob Jamelli
  31. John Sharp
  32. David Gubbay *
  33. Eric Anderson
  34. Robert Drozd @
  35. Frank Kump
  36. Bob Hamel
  37. John Vinal
  38. Jim Bodenheimer
  39. Talmadge Seaman
  40. Martin Kerslake
  41. Lee Ferguson
  42. Carla Mondragon
  43. Eric Taylor (New)
  44. Vince Meconi
* Skipped Round Eighty-Five -- must play in Round Eighty-Six to keep position.
# Skipping while playing in another tournament bracket or on active duty.
@ Skipping -- treated as an unrated loss (when skipping multiple rounds or from top three positions).

Meet our Kings!

King-of-the-Hill # of Times
at the Top		 Longest
Streak		 Rounds Winning
Top Spot
Ed Menzel 19 13 15,16,30,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,58,59,60
Daniel Blumentritt 9 7 66,67,68,69,70,71,72,83,84
Glenn McMaster 6 5 55,77,78,79,80,81
Alfred Wong 6 4 1,2,8,9,10,11
Jon Kammerer 5 5 24,25,26,27,28
Andy Gardner 5 2x2 18,19,29,61,62
Ed Paule 4 4 50,51,52,53
Mike Kaye 4 3 57,73,74,75
John Lindley 3 3 63,64,65
Tom Henige 3 3 20,21,22
John Pack 3 2 4,5,54
Joe Dragan 2 2 31,32
John Strand 2 2 13,14
Alan Applebaum 2 1 12,35
Eric Anderson 1 1 82
Ed O'Connor 1 1 76
Philip Watkins 1 1 56
Ong "Meng" Soon 1 1 49
Larry Meyers 1 1 34
Greg Smith 1 1 33
John Sharp 1 1 23
Anders Egneus 1 1 17
Phil VanWiltenburg 1 1 7
Tom Gregorio 1 1 6
George Young 1 1 3

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