Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The creams worked better for Benjamin than they did for Kenneth because _ was better about applying them regularly.

Choice 1: The creams worked better for Benjamin than they did for Kenneth because Benjamin was better about applying them regularly.
Choice 2: The creams worked better for Benjamin than they did for Kenneth because Kenneth was better about applying them regularly.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.