I just remembered I had an obligation to review this one; sorry!

This show took place in West Palm Beach, Florida. There were ten groups and an audience of 520 people. The part of this show I’ll remember was that it took place on the actual beach itself. It was fun watching the drumlines trying to march in the sand, and it was also interesting to see the pit struggle to move the instruments over the sand. Also, during Stryke’s show, the tide ended up washing away a couple of vibraphones so now they are looking for a generous benefactor to replace them. At the end of the competition, the scores were announced and there was a large bonfire (smores included). Overall, Palm Beach was fu, and so was the show. However, I didn’t care for that loud volleyball game that was taking place just meters away; that was just rude of them! On to the scores!

Division One:

Best Music:
1 Mercury: 24.42
2 Sow Sound Power: 24.005
3 Metro Alliance: 23.605
4 Rhythm Hex: 23.455
5 The Masqueraders: 20.965

Best Visual:
1 SoW Sound Power: 11.99
2 Metro Alliace: 11.76
3 Mercury: 11.735
4 Rhythm Hex: 11.56
5 Phoenix Ash: 10.57

Best General Effect:
1 Mercury: 25.725
2 Rhythm Hex: 25.37
3 SoW Sound Power: 24.34
4 Metro Alliance: 23.985
5 The Masqueraders: 22.215

Division Two:

Best Music:
1 Stryke: 20.95

Best Visual:
1 Stryke: 10.45

Best General Effect:
1 Stryke: 21.32

Division Three:

Best Music:
1 The Dancing Druids: 19.84

Best Visual:
1 The Dancing Druids: 10.04

Best General Effect:
1 The Dancing Druids: 20.3