Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session December 16, 2025
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank    MPs
                         A     B
  1   56.00   28.00  B   1     1    0.60(A)  Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   51.00   25.50  A  2/3         0.36(A)  Margot Hirsch - Bruce Mann
  6   51.00   25.50  A  2/3         0.36(A)  Connie Cruce - Ellen Dutcher
  3   49.00   24.50  B                       Bill Strange - Don Cosby
  2   48.00   24.00  A                       Patsy Walters - Kay Jones
  5   45.00   22.50  B                       Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠10 8 5 3
♥K 9 8 5 4
♦7
♣7 6 2
♠A K 4 2
♥A 2
♦K 10 8 6
♣K 10 4
N
WE
S
♠Q
♥Q J 10 7
♦A 5 4
♣A Q J 5 3
♠J 9 7 6
♥6 3
♦Q J 9 3 2
♣9 8

EW 6N; EW 6♣; EW 5♠; EW 5♥; EW 5♦;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW64902.000.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
6 NTW710200.501.505-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
6 NTW710200.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠K Q 8 4 2
♥10 7 4
♦9 6
♣A 10 5
♠A 7
♥6 5
♦8
♣K Q J 9 7 4 3 2
N
WE
S
♠J 6 3
♥K 8 3
♦A K J 10 7 5 2
♣—
♠10 9 5
♥A Q J 9 2
♦Q 4 3
♣8 6

N 3N; EW 4♣; EW 1♦;
Par −130: EW 4♣=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♣W−21001.500.504-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
5 ♣W−21001.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♣W41300.002.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠8 4 3
♥Q
♦A Q 8 6 5
♣J 10 9 7
♠K J
♥K J 6 4
♦10 9 7 2
♣Q 4 3
N
WE
S
♠10 7 6 5
♥9 8 5 3 2
♦K 4
♣K 5
♠A Q 9 2
♥A 10 7
♦J 3
♣A 8 6 2

S 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 2N; N 2♠; EW 2♥; S 3♦; N 2♦;
Par +140: S 2♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44302.000.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
2 NTS31501.001.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
3 NTS−21000.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠A 9 8 2
♥4 2
♦J 9 7
♣A K Q 2
♠K Q 10 7 6
♥A K 9 8 6
♦A Q 4
♣—
N
WE
S
♠J 5 3
♥—
♦K 10 8 6 5 3
♣9 8 6 4
♠4
♥Q J 10 7 5 3
♦2
♣J 10 7 5 3

EW 5♠; EW 5♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par −650: EW 4♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥W−33002.000.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
1 ♥×W11601.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
4 ♠×W47900.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠K 10 4 3
♥3 2
♦Q J 10 4
♣10 7 3
♠5 2
♥K Q J 10 9 6
♦K 5 3
♣6 4
N
WE
S
♠Q J 9 8 6
♥—
♦A 9 8
♣K Q 9 5 2
♠A 7
♥A 8 7 5 4
♦7 6 2
♣A J 8

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; N 1N; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −110: EW 2♥=; EW 2♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1502.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♠E21101.001.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
2 ♥S−33000.002.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠K J 9 8 6 2
♥8
♦Q J 7 6 3
♣J
♠4 3
♥J 9 5
♦10 5 2
♣K 9 8 5 3
N
WE
S
♠A
♥A K Q 10 7 6 2
♦A 9
♣Q 4 2
♠Q 10 7 5
♥4 3
♦K 8 4
♣A 10 7 6

EW 5♥; NS 4♠; EW 3N; EW 4♣; NS 3♦;
Par −100: NS 5♠×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N44202.000.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
5 ♥E−11001.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
5 ♥W56500.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠10 6 4
♥5
♦7 6 4 3 2
♣K 10 3 2
♠Q J 7 2
♥Q 7 4 3 2
♦J
♣8 7 4
N
WE
S
♠A 9 5
♥K 8 6
♦Q 9 8
♣Q J 9 6
♠K 8 3
♥A J 10 9
♦A K 10 5
♣A 5

NS 3N; NS 5♦; NS 2♠; NS 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par +600: NS 3N=; NS 5♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTS31501.500.501-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 ♦S51501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
3 ♦S31100.002.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠J 10 8 4
♥7 6 5
♦A
♣A 10 8 6 2
♠A K 7 6
♥A Q J 8
♦Q J 5 4 2
♣—
N
WE
S
♠Q
♥K 10 3
♦10 8 6
♣K Q J 9 4 3
♠9 5 3 2
♥9 4 2
♦K 9 7 3
♣7 5

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 5♦; EW 3♠; EW 4♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥W−1501.500.504-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTW−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
3 NTW34000.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠10 9 7
♥A 7 3
♦J 10 8 6 5
♣J 10
♠6 5 4 3
♥J 4 2
♦A K 9
♣K 6 5
N
WE
S
♠A K Q J
♥K Q 8
♦Q 4 2
♣A 4 2
♠8 2
♥10 9 6 5
♦7 3
♣Q 9 8 7 3

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 4♥; EW 4♦; EW 2♣;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♠E−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 NTE56600.501.504-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTE56600.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠Q J 8 7 6 2
♥K 10 6
♦J 7 5
♣10
♠K 9 5
♥9 8 4
♦A K Q 10 9 3
♣A
N
WE
S
♠A 4 3
♥A 7
♦8
♣K Q 9 7 6 3 2
♠10
♥Q J 5 3 2
♦6 4 2
♣J 8 5 4

EW 6N; EW 6♦; EW 6♣; EW 3♠; EW 3♥;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 NTW66901.001.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTW77200.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠A 4
♥Q 3
♦Q 9 8 4 3 2
♣J 8 7
♠Q 9 6 2
♥A K J 10 6 5 2
♦K 5
♣—
N
WE
S
♠K 7
♥9 7
♦A J 10 7
♣A 10 4 3 2
♠J 10 8 5 3
♥8 4
♦6
♣K Q 9 6 5

EW 6N; EW 6♥; EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥W64801.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 ♥W64801.001.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
4 ♥W64801.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠A 8 6 2
♥9
♦Q J 9 5 4 2
♣A K
♠10 7
♥A Q 8 3 2
♦7
♣Q 10 6 5 3
N
WE
S
♠Q 9
♥K J 10 7 5 4
♦K 10
♣J 9 4
♠K J 5 4 3
♥6
♦A 8 6 3
♣8 7 2

NS 6♠; NS 6♦; NS 1N; EW 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par +1100: EW 7♣×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♠S77102.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby
4 ♠S66801.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 ♠N56500.002.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 7 6 5 4
♥10 3 2
♦K Q 6
♣8 2
♠J 10 8 2
♥A K 7
♦A 10 8 5
♣K 10
N
WE
S
♠A K 9 3
♥Q J 6 5
♦9 4 3 2
♣J
♠—
♥9 8 4
♦J 7
♣A Q 9 7 6 5 4 3

EW 4N; E 4♥; EW 3♠; W 3♥; E 4♦; W 3♦; NS 2♣;
Par −630: EW 4N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W−11001.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
4 ♥E−11001.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby
3 ♣×S−12000.002.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠Q 5 2
♥K J 7 2
♦9 7 6 3
♣5 2
♠K 10 9
♥A Q 10 9 5
♦5 2
♣A 7 3
N
WE
S
♠A 7 6 3
♥—
♦K Q J 8 4
♣K J 9 6
♠J 8 4
♥8 6 4 3
♦A 10
♣Q 10 8 4

E 5♠; E 4N; W 4♠; W 3N; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣;
Par −450: E 4♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1501.500.502-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTW−1501.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
3 NTW34000.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠K J 4 3 2
♥9 6 3
♦10 6 5
♣K Q
♠10
♥A K 10 7 5 2
♦Q 9 2
♣9 6 5
N
WE
S
♠A 8 7 6
♥Q 8 4
♦J 4
♣J 10 8 2
♠Q 9 5
♥J
♦A K 8 7 3
♣A 7 4 3

NS 3♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♦; EW 1N; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 3♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N46202.000.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
3 ♠N−11001.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♥W31400.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q 9 7 5
♥J 10 6
♦Q J 2
♣K 5 2
♠J 10 2
♥A K 2
♦4
♣J 10 7 6 4 3
N
WE
S
♠8 6 4 3
♥9 8 5
♦A K 10 7 6
♣Q
♠A K
♥Q 7 4 3
♦9 8 5 3
♣A 9 8

N 2N; S 1N; EW 2♣;
Par +120: N 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦S−1501.500.502-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
1 NTS−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
1 NTW1900.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠A 3
♥A J 7 6
♦Q 9
♣A 9 8 3 2
♠K 5 4
♥—
♦K J 8 6 5 3 2
♣J 7 4
N
WE
S
♠Q 9 8 6
♥K 10 5 4 2
♦7 4
♣Q 6
♠J 10 7 2
♥Q 9 8 3
♦A 10
♣K 10 5

NS 3♥; S 4♣; NS 2N; NS 2♠; N 3♣; EW 1♦;
Par +140: NS 2♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN44302.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
3 ♥S−21001.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥N−31500.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠Q 6 4
♥J 4 2
♦9 8 7 5
♣A Q 7
♠K J 10 3
♥8 5
♦10 4 3 2
♣10 4 3
N
WE
S
♠A 7
♥A Q 10 7 6
♦A K Q
♣K 5 2
♠9 8 5 2
♥K 9 3
♦J 6
♣J 9 8 6

EW 3N; EW 3♥; EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 2♣;
Par −400: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1502.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
3 NTW44301.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥W54500.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠K 8 7 4 3
♥A 10 7 6
♦8
♣10 6 5
♠5
♥K 8 5 4
♦A 9 7 6 3 2
♣A 2
N
WE
S
♠A 9 6
♥Q J 9 3
♦K 10 4
♣K J 8
♠Q J 10 2
♥2
♦Q J 5
♣Q 9 7 4 3

E 5♥; W 4♥; EW 5♦; EW 2N; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −650: E 5♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−22002.000.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥E46201.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥E56500.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
♠K 9 8 4
♥Q J 10
♦4
♣K Q 10 6 4
♠Q 10 5
♥8
♦K Q 10 8 5
♣A J 9 5
N
WE
S
♠J 7 2
♥A 7 6 4 3 2
♦A 7 3 2
♣—
♠A 6 3
♥K 9 5
♦J 9 6
♣8 7 3 2

EW 5♦; EW 2♥; EW 1N; EW 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −600: EW 5♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E31402.000.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♦W61700.501.502-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
2 ♥E41700.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠Q 4 3
♥K J 8 3
♦10 5 2
♣K 8 2
♠A J 10 8 7 5 2
♥7 2
♦Q 4
♣10 6
N
WE
S
♠K
♥A Q 10 9 6 5
♦A 8 6
♣A 9 4
♠9 6
♥4
♦K J 9 7 3
♣Q J 7 5 3

EW 4♠; EW 4♥; EW 1N; NS 1♦;
Par −420: EW 4♥=; EW 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E−1501.500.503-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones
4 ♥E−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠W54500.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠10 4 2
♥—
♦A J 9 7 4 2
♣A 10 6 2
♠J 9
♥A K J 7 5 3
♦K 6
♣Q 7 4
N
WE
S
♠K Q 7 6 3
♥Q 4
♦Q 10 8 5 3
♣3
♠A 8 5
♥10 9 8 6 2
♦—
♣K J 9 8 5

NS 3♣; NS 1N; EW 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par +110: NS 2♣+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠E−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
2 ♥W41701.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 ♦N−42000.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
♠K Q 10 3
♥3 2
♦Q 8 6
♣J 6 5 4
♠8
♥A 10 9 4
♦9 7 3
♣A Q 10 9 3
N
WE
S
♠7 2
♥K Q J 7 6
♦A J 5
♣K 8 2
♠A J 9 6 5 4
♥8 5
♦K 10 4 2
♣7

EW 6♥; EW 5♣; NS 3♠; EW 1N;
Par −800: NS 6♠×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E46202.000.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones
5 ♥E56501.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠E66800.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
♠K 10 8 5
♥A J 7 6 3
♦—
♣K 7 5 2
♠J 6 3 2
♥Q 9 5
♦J 9 7 5
♣A 9
N
WE
S
♠A Q 9
♥10 8
♦A 10 8
♣Q 10 8 6 4
♠7 4
♥K 4 2
♦K Q 6 4 3 2
♣J 3

EW 1N; W 2♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; W 1♦; E 1♣;
Par −90: EW 1N=; W 2♣=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥N31402.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥N−31501.001.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
4 ♥×N−23000.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 5 4
♥5 3
♦A K 10 7 3
♣10 6 5
♠J 10 7
♥A 10 9 6 4
♦9 5 2
♣8 3
N
WE
S
♠K Q 2
♥7 2
♦8 6
♣A K J 7 4 2
♠9 8 6 3
♥K Q J 8
♦Q J 4
♣Q 9

EW 3♣; EW 1N; NS 2♦; EW 1♥;
Par −100: NS 3♦×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥W−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
2 ♥S−21001.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
2 ♣E31100.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones