Well, only one voted for him as their first pick, but there were enough 2nd place picks to guarantee him the win and the next deal. So, as I offer the renderings herein, I also offer my (cough) sincerest (cough) condolences to him (??them??) Miales.

Gypsy 1 Parties Often Totally Swing! Aqua 3; Gryphon 2 = 5

Dugan 2 Pecking On Tree Sides (Woodpeckers waking me up too early in the morning)
Phoenix Prime (P P) 3; Aqua 2; Miales, Weez, Gryphon 1 = 8 Real Winner

Aqua 3 Philatelists Often Trade Stamps (But rarely use them for postage!)
Gypsy, Weez 3 = 6

Miales 4 Playful Otters Toying (with) Stones (actual habit and fun to see)
Mina, Gryphon 3; Gypsy, Dugan, Weez, P P 2; = 14 DEALER!!!!!

Weez 5 Playing Outside This Summer (Whaddya mean I have to work?)
Miales 3; Mina 2; Gypsy, P P 1; = 7

Mina 6 Please Observe The Sign (it's there for a reason)
Dugan 3; Miales 2; = 5

P P 7 Polyamorous Octopus Tickles Sardines (Trust me, you do not want to see the back and forth PP and I had with this "tickler") Dugan, Aqua, Mina 1 = 3

Gryphon voted 4, 1, 2

Curses... foiled by otters again. And it is he.

Congratulations!

I didn't vote for 4 (Sorry Miales) but did vote for 6 - so Miales still wins with 12 points and Mina gets 7!

I already knew it was a foregone conclusion. Have one coming up soon.