Ben Burton called it “The most important Liveblog of Republican Debate.”

Read the transcript below and judge for yourself.

They came for the Penetrating Commentary. They stayed for the Competition- because each liveblog reader had a chance to compete against fellow readers in an ongoing battle of wits and predictive prowess! And one of them ended the night having won a $100 Despair Gift Certificate. Be sure you’re here for the next liveblog.