Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session September 22, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   57.50   11.50  B  1/2   1/2         1/2               1.67(OA) Connie Cruce - Ellen Dutcher
  3   57.50   11.50  C  1/2   1/2    1    1/2               1.67(OA) Bill Strange - Don Cosby
  4   40.00    8.00  C                                               Kay Jones - Patsy Walters
  5   50.00   10.00  C                                               Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  6   45.00    9.00  A                                               Margot Hirsch - Bruce Mann

NO GAMES October 1-2 - Denton sectional

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Sept 22

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 8 6 4
♥	K Q 10 5
♦	K Q 10 5
♣	4

♠	2
♥	8 7 4 3
♦	8 7 2
♣	A J 9 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 7 3
♥	A
♦	A 9 6 3
♣	10 8 5 2

♠	A K 10 5
♥	J 9 6 2
♦	J 4
♣	K Q 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Strange-Cosby
4 ♥	S	−2		100	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Cruce-Dutcher

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 5 2
♥	J 9 7 3 2
♦	J 9 3
♣	8 5

♠	K 9 6
♥	Q 10 6
♦	A K Q 7 2
♣	10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 10
♥	8 5 4
♦	5
♣	A J 6 3 2

♠	7 4 3
♥	A K
♦	10 8 6 4
♣	K Q 9 7

EW 4N; EW 4♠; E 4♦; EW 2♥; W 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Cruce-Dutcher
3 NT	W	3		400	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 7 3
♥	A K Q J 3
♦	K 9 8 4
♣	A

♠	K Q J
♥	8 2
♦	A 10 6 3
♣	J 9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 8
♥	6 5 4
♦	J 2
♣	Q 10 8 6 2

♠	6 5 4 2
♥	10 9 7
♦	Q 7 5
♣	K 7 3

NS 4♥; NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	450		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Strange-Cosby
1 ♥	N	5	200		0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Cruce-Dutcher

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	4
♥	K J 7 6 4 2
♦	Q 9 7 3
♣	K 7

♠	10 8 7 6 5 3
♥	A 9 8 5
♦	5
♣	6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 9 2
♥	Q
♦	10 8 4
♣	A Q 8 4 2

♠	Q J
♥	10 3
♦	A K J 6 2
♣	J 10 9 3

EW 6♠; EW 2N; N 3♦; S 2♦; EW 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par −1100: N 7♦×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	5		200	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Strange-Cosby
3 ♠	W	5		200	0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Cruce-Dutcher

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 8 7
♥	K J 9 6
♦	K 7
♣	Q 7 6 5

♠	Q 4
♥	Q 5 4
♦	A 10 9 8 4 3 2
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5 3 2
♥	3 2
♦	Q 6 5
♣	A J 10 9

♠	A K 9 6
♥	A 10 8 7
♦	J
♣	K 8 4 2

NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 2N; NS 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par +500: EW 5♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	N	3	140		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Cruce-Dutcher
4 ♦	W	−2	100		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8 7 5 3
♥	Q 4
♦	A K 10 6
♣	10 8 4

♠	K 6 4 2
♥	10 5
♦	Q 4 3 2
♣	9 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J
♥	K J 8 7 6
♦	8 7 5
♣	J 6 2

♠	A 10 9
♥	A 9 3 2
♦	J 9
♣	A K Q 7

NS 5N; N 5♠; S 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 5♦; NS 5♣;
Par +460: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♣	S	4	130		1.00	0.00	4-Jones-Walters	3-Strange-Cosby
5 ♣	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q 3
♥	9 6 5
♦	K Q 6 3 2
♣	6 4

♠	K 9 8
♥	7
♦	A J 10 9
♣	J 10 9 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6 4
♥	A J 10 4 3 2
♦	7 4
♣	A Q

♠	10 7 5 2
♥	K Q 8
♦	8 5
♣	K 8 3 2

NS 1N; EW 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +90: NS 1N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−3	300		1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	5-Eads-Benton
1 NT	W	1		90	0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Walters	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 5
♥	—
♦	Q 9 8 4 3
♣	A K Q 7 4

♠	A Q J 8 7 6
♥	J 6
♦	K 2
♣	8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	3
♥	K Q 9 7 4 2
♦	A J 7
♣	J 6 2

♠	K 4 2
♥	A 10 8 5 3
♦	10 6 5
♣	10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−1	50		1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	5-Eads-Benton
4 NT	N	−4		200	0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Walters	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 8 6 5
♥	6
♦	A 10 8
♣	A J 5 4

♠	Q 10 4
♥	A J 10 7
♦	K 5 3
♣	K 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 3 2
♥	8 5 3
♦	7 6 4
♣	Q 3 2

♠	9
♥	K Q 9 4 2
♦	Q J 9 2
♣	10 7 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	−1		50	0.50	0.50	1-Cruce-Dutcher	5-Eads-Benton
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Walters	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q J 9 6
♥	10 2
♦	K 9 8 6
♣	Q 10 7

♠	8 5
♥	A Q 8 4
♦	Q J 7
♣	J 8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 4 2
♥	J 9 5
♦	10 5 4 3
♣	A 4 3

♠	A K 10 3
♥	K 7 6 3
♦	A 2
♣	K 9 6

NS 4♠; NS 2N; NS 2♣; NS 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par +620: NS 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	620		1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	5-Eads-Benton
1 NT	S	2	120		0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Walters	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	5
♥	K J 9 8
♦	A 5 4
♣	A 9 8 7 2

♠	K 10
♥	A 10 7 3
♦	10 9 8 2
♣	K 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 6 3
♥	5 2
♦	K Q 6 3
♣	Q J 5

♠	A J 9 8 4 2
♥	Q 6 4
♦	J 7
♣	6 4

EW 1N; NS 2♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par +90: NS 2♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	−1		50	1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Jones-Walters
2 ♠	S	−2		100	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 6 2
♥	K Q J 8 5
♦	9 8 7
♣	Q 10

♠	K Q J 8
♥	10 3
♦	K Q 10 6 4
♣	J 4

N
W		E
S

♠	9 5 3
♥	7 6 2
♦	A J 3 2
♣	8 7 5

♠	10 7 4
♥	A 9 4
♦	5
♣	A K 9 6 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	6	680		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Strange-Cosby
3 ♥	N	4	170		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 8 2
♥	9 6 2
♦	9 5 3
♣	Q 9 8 7

♠	10 5
♥	J 4
♦	K Q 8 7
♣	K 10 6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J
♥	A Q 8 3
♦	A J 10 6 2
♣	A 5

♠	A 9 7 6 4 3
♥	K 10 7 5
♦	4
♣	J 4

EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 3♥; E 4♣; W 3♣; NS 1♠;
Par −600: EW 3N=; EW 5♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	5		150	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Strange-Cosby
5 ♦	E	5		600	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K 5
♥	A J 4
♦	K 10 7 6 5 4
♣	7 5

♠	A Q 6
♥	Q 10 7 2
♦	9 3
♣	A Q J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	9 7
♥	K 9 8 6 3
♦	J 2
♣	K 8 4 2

♠	J 10 8 4 3 2
♥	5
♦	A Q 8
♣	9 6 3

EW 3♥; NS 2♠; NS 3♦; NS 1N; EW 1♣;
Par −100: NS 3♠×−1; NS 4♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	−1	50		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Jones-Walters
3 ♠	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 4
♥	K 3 2
♦	8 7 5
♣	A Q J 4 3

♠	J 7 3
♥	J 6 5 4
♦	A Q 6
♣	9 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 10 5
♥	Q
♦	J 10 9 4 2
♣	K 8 7

♠	A 9 6 2
♥	A 10 9 8 7
♦	K 3
♣	10 6

EW 2♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♦; NS 1♣;
Par −110: EW 2♠=; EW 3♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	E	−2	100		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Jones-Walters
3 ♥	S	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Strange-Cosby

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	—
♥	A K 9
♦	K Q J 8 7 6 5
♣	Q 4 2

♠	9 7 2
♥	8 5 4 2
♦	—
♣	K J 10 8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 8 4 3
♥	Q 6
♦	A 4
♣	A 5 3

♠	K 10 6 5
♥	J 10 7 3
♦	10 9 3 2
♣	9

NS 5♦; EW 2♠; EW 3♣; NS 1♥;
Par +400: NS 5♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	N	5	550		1.00	0.00	3-Strange-Cosby	1-Cruce-Dutcher
4 ♠	E	−3	300		0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 7
♥	5 3 2
♦	A Q 10 3
♣	K J 10 7

♠	10 3 2
♥	A K Q J
♦	K 7 2
♣	5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 9
♥	10 9 8 7 6
♦	6 5
♣	A 4

♠	8 6 5 4
♥	4
♦	J 9 8 4
♣	Q 9 8 6

W 4N; EW 4♥; E 3N; EW 3♠; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par −430: W 4N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	4		170	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Jones-Walters
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	1.00	3-Strange-Cosby	1-Cruce-Dutcher

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 8 4
♥	4 3 2
♦	5 3
♣	10 9 5 4 2

♠	A 9 2
♥	K Q 9 8 6
♦	7 2
♣	A 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7
♥	A J 5
♦	K Q J 10 9
♣	K J 7

♠	K J 6 5 3
♥	10 7
♦	A 8 6 4
♣	Q 8

EW 5♥; EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 2♠; EW 2♣;
Par −450: EW 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Jones-Walters
4 ♥	E	6		480	0.00	1.00	3-Strange-Cosby	1-Cruce-Dutcher

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 3 2
♥	10 9
♦	8 6 5
♣	K J 5 4 3

♠	J
♥	A Q J 8 7 4
♦	A J
♣	A 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 5 4
♥	K 6 5 3
♦	4 3
♣	Q 10 9

♠	A 10 9 8 6
♥	2
♦	K Q 10 9 7 2
♣	8

EW 4♥; NS 3♠; EW 2N; NS 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par −100: NS 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	5		200	1.00	0.00	3-Strange-Cosby	1-Cruce-Dutcher
5 ♦×	S	−3		500	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 6 2
♥	A K Q 7 6
♦	Q
♣	Q 9 5 3

♠	A J 10 7 4 3
♥	9
♦	A 9 8 7
♣	A K

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5
♥	J 4 3 2
♦	K 10 6 3
♣	J 8 4

♠	K 9
♥	10 8 5
♦	J 5 4 2
♣	10 7 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	3		140	0.50	0.50	3-Strange-Cosby	1-Cruce-Dutcher
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 9 8 7 5
♥	8 4 2
♦	2
♣	A 10 9

♠	3
♥	A Q 9 6 3
♦	Q J 10 7 3
♣	J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 4
♥	J 10
♦	A 8 6 5 4
♣	Q 5 4

♠	A K 2
♥	K 7 5
♦	K 9
♣	K 8 7 6 3

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 3♦; E 1N; NS 2♣;
Par +100: EW 4♦×−1; EW 4♥×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	−1		100	1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	4-Jones-Walters
4 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 7 5 4 3 2
♥	6 4
♦	8 6
♣	8 6 5

♠	Q 9
♥	K Q 8 7
♦	Q 7 5 2
♣	Q J 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A J
♥	9 2
♦	A J 10 9 4 3
♣	K 10 4

♠	10 8 6
♥	A J 10 5 3
♦	K
♣	A 9 3 2

EW 5N; EW 5♦; EW 3♥; EW 2♣; NS 1♠;
Par −660: EW 4N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	4		130	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Eads-Benton
2 ♦	E	5		150	0.00	1.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 4
♥	8 5 4
♦	A 10
♣	A Q 9 8 7 6

♠	Q 10 7
♥	10 9
♦	J 8 7 5 3
♣	K 10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 6 5 2
♥	A Q 3 2
♦	K 2
♣	3 2

♠	A K 3
♥	K J 7 6
♦	Q 9 6 4
♣	J 5

NS 5N; NS 4♥; NS 5♣; NS 3♦; NS 1♠;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	630		1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	4-Jones-Walters
2 NT	S	4	180		0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 7
♥	K 6 3 2
♦	A 10 7
♣	A 9 5 2

♠	Q 8 3
♥	10 9 4
♦	Q 9 8 2
♣	Q 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 10 6 5
♥	J 8 7
♦	—
♣	K J 10 7 3

♠	9 4 2
♥	A Q 5
♦	K J 6 5 4 3
♣	8

NS 4♥; NS 3N; NS 5♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	N	5	400		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Eads-Benton
2 NT	N	4	180		0.00	1.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	4-Jones-Walters

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 7
♥	K 10 4
♦	A Q 5 4 3
♣	3 2

♠	Q 5
♥	Q 3 2
♦	10 8
♣	A K 10 9 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9 4 3
♥	A 9 8 7 6
♦	J
♣	7 6

♠	8 6 2
♥	J 5
♦	K 9 7 6 2
♣	Q J 5

EW 4♥; EW 3♠; W 4♣; EW 2N; E 3♣; NS 2♦;
Par −500: NS 5♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−1	100		1.00	0.00	1-Cruce-Dutcher	4-Jones-Walters
4 ♦	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Eads-Benton