Will email folks tomorrow when I'm back at the grind, but to the remaining 8 contestants: is there a preferred time / window for starting round 3? First thing in the morning? Afternoon? After work? I'm thinking Thursday is the day but I'm open to pushing a day in either direction too (i.e. starting sometime between Wed and Fri).

Now that the number of folks is more manageable, there may be a time that works for everyone (including me!) – if that's true, we should definitely find it and use it so it's as fair as possible.