Carruthers said the group has received numerous appeals to hold a meeting of the 40/40 club again.

But for now, they’re focusing on their neckbeards.

“It’s an expression of mass stupidity,” said Bonstein, whose own seven-day neckbeard is still sparse. “Those of us who have not completed puberty, like myself, have a few hairs sprouting sparingly.”

Binkley said he is not planning on lathering up his neck anytime soon—even though he’s been growing his beard three days longer than his friends because he forgot to shave before the start of the contest.

He said he will continue to grow the neckbeard through intersession.

“I sort of like it and it makes me warmer,” Binkley said. “It’s like a built-in scarf.”

Carruthers predicts Binkley will ultimately win—by a neck.

—Staff writer Robin M. Peguero can be reached at peguero@fas.harvard.edu.