And your finalists are. . .

Virtually every show in the Competition so far has been a sellout, and tonight’s was no exception.  So – Mitch Burrow came in first.  Hans Kim came in third.  Andrew Rivers was 5th. Why is that significant?  Because Hans was in 8th place going in to the night.  But his score was so high this night that he not only passed Andrew and Samson Koletkar but knocked Tony Dijamco out of the 5th finalist spot by .13 of a point.  That’s right – 13 hundredths. So – on this night, it was Mitch, Kortney Shane Williams, Hans, Al Park, and Andrew.  And so starting a week of Finals shows – in alphabetical order since the scores go back to zero – are Dino Archie, Vancouver BC; Mitch Burrow, LA; Hans Kim, Seattle; Al Park, Boston; and Kortney Shane Williams, Seattle.