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Many countries are competing for funding from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the 2013 fiscal year. This report argues that several countries pass the MCC’s indicators test for the first time and a record number of countries are contenders for second. Based on performance data, the report predicts that the MCC will select three new countries as eligible for first compacts. The MCC will also likely select Tanzania as eligible for a second compact. The author argues that the board is almost certain to reselect Benin, Ghana, El Salvador, and Georgia to keep developing second compacts. The board may also select Morocco for a new threshold program.