We received the following press release--RL Dr. JAMES COCHRAN CAPTURES CHAMPIONSHIP, $500 AND MEMENTOS. Dr. James Cochran of Easton, Pa dominated 71 other contestants during the past three days to win the championship of Risk International Tournament of Champions in Bethlehem Sunday. In the final round of play, Cochran won $500 and mementos by capturing the board game world from other finalists Matt Donoso of Bethlehem, Pa, second place; Nick Vlittas of Toronto, Ontario Canada third; John Toth of Bethlehem, Pa fourth; Adam Christman of Fleetwood, Pa fifth; and Steve Winget of Bethlehem, Pa sixth. `There were better quality players,` said Steve Pasco, organizer. In addition to Vlittas, contestants from out of state came from Michigan, Colorado, Texas, West Virginia and Massachusetts. Play began Friday night. A second round was held Saturday morning. The tournament was held in the Hickory Street Community Center, Bethlehem. Back to 4th Quarter 2000 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com