Congrats to Ken on his performance in Fort Wayne, IN this weekend!  No, we didn't all forget Nationals :)  They held a pair of one-days, and Ken finished 3rd on the first day, came home with an overall winning record and a double-digit rating points gain.

(KEKIONGA*.   No valid words use all the letters.  If the duplicate K is removed, RESOAKING and TANGOLIKE are the shortest possible.)