Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session November 5, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   32.00   16.00  C                                               Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  2   56.00   28.00  C         2     1           2          1.21(OB) Bill Strange - Don Cosby
  3   67.00   33.50  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Michael Heymann - Bill Ream
  4   61.00   30.50  B   2     1           2     1          1.61(OB) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  5   45.00   22.50  C               2                      0.54(SC) Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  6   39.00   19.50  C                                               Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones

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

NS 2♠; NS 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par +110: NS 2♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥E−21002.000.004-Branch-Neisler2-Strange-Cosby
1 NTE−1501.001.006-Headrick-Jones1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♣S−21000.002.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Heymann-Ream

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥E−1502.000.006-Headrick-Jones1-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♥E21101.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Heymann-Ream
4 ♠S−33000.002.004-Branch-Neisler2-Strange-Cosby

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

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♣; NS 1♦;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦×S21802.000.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Heymann-Ream
1 ♠S−1501.001.006-Headrick-Jones1-Dutcher-Fields
1 ♠S−21000.002.004-Branch-Neisler2-Strange-Cosby

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♠E−22002.000.006-Headrick-Jones1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠E46200.501.504-Branch-Neisler2-Strange-Cosby
4 ♠E46200.501.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Heymann-Ream

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

EW 2♠; EW 1N; EW 2♦; E 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −110: EW 1♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW−1502.000.004-Branch-Neisler2-Strange-Cosby
2 NTW21200.501.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker3-Heymann-Ream
2 NTW21200.501.506-Headrick-Jones1-Dutcher-Fields

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W−33002.000.001-Dutcher-Fields5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♥E52001.001.006-Headrick-Jones2-Strange-Cosby
4 NTW66900.002.004-Branch-Neisler3-Heymann-Ream

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠N31402.000.004-Branch-Neisler3-Heymann-Ream
1 ♠N21101.001.001-Dutcher-Fields5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♣E−11000.002.006-Headrick-Jones2-Strange-Cosby

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

NS 4♦; NS 2N; NS 2♠; EW 2♥; NS 1♣;
Par +130: NS 4♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E−1501.001.001-Dutcher-Fields5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥E−1501.001.004-Branch-Neisler3-Heymann-Ream
3 ♥E−1501.001.006-Headrick-Jones2-Strange-Cosby

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

NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 2♦;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥S31402.000.006-Headrick-Jones2-Strange-Cosby
1 NTN21201.001.001-Dutcher-Fields5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTS−1500.002.004-Branch-Neisler3-Heymann-Ream

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

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 1N; EW 2♦;
Par −140: EW 1♥+2; EW 1♠+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW−22002.000.004-Branch-Neisler3-Heymann-Ream
2 ♦W2901.001.006-Headrick-Jones2-Strange-Cosby
2 NTW41800.002.001-Dutcher-Fields5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54602.000.002-Strange-Cosby1-Dutcher-Fields
4 NTS−1500.501.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Branch-Neisler
3 NTN−1500.501.506-Headrick-Jones3-Heymann-Ream

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

EW 6N; EW 6♥; EW 5♠; EW 3♦; EW 2♣;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥W64801.500.502-Strange-Cosby1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♥W64801.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE64900.002.006-Headrick-Jones3-Heymann-Ream

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

EW 4♠; EW 5♣; EW 2N; NS 2♦;
Par −620: EW 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−22002.000.002-Strange-Cosby1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♣W51501.001.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Branch-Neisler
5 ♠E56500.002.006-Headrick-Jones3-Heymann-Ream

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE−1501.500.502-Strange-Cosby1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥E−1501.500.506-Headrick-Jones3-Heymann-Ream
1 NTS−1500.002.005-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♦; EW 3♥; EW 3♣;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W54501.500.502-Strange-Cosby1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠W54501.500.505-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE54600.002.006-Headrick-Jones3-Heymann-Ream

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

NS 7N; NS 7♠; NS 7♥; NS 4♦; NS 3♣;
Par +1520: NS 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♠S710101.500.502-Strange-Cosby5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6 ♠S710101.500.503-Heymann-Ream1-Dutcher-Fields
3 NTN34000.002.006-Headrick-Jones4-Branch-Neisler

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

W 4♠; EW 3N; E 3♠; EW 4♣; EW 2♥; EW 1♦;
Par −420: W 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN−21002.000.003-Heymann-Ream1-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♠W21100.501.502-Strange-Cosby5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♣W31100.501.506-Headrick-Jones4-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 2♦; S 1♣;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥S46202.000.003-Heymann-Ream1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥N31401.001.002-Strange-Cosby5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTS−11000.002.006-Headrick-Jones4-Branch-Neisler

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

S 6N; NS 6♦; N 5N; NS 5♥; NS 4♠; NS 4♣;
Par +990: S 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS64901.500.502-Strange-Cosby5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTS64901.500.503-Heymann-Ream1-Dutcher-Fields
3 NTN54600.002.006-Headrick-Jones4-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥S21102.000.002-Strange-Cosby5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 ♦W2901.001.006-Headrick-Jones4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠S−11000.002.003-Heymann-Ream1-Dutcher-Fields

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

E 3♥; EW 2N; W 2♥; EW 3♣; NS 1♦;
Par −140: E 1♥+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦S2902.000.001-Dutcher-Fields4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠E−1501.001.003-Heymann-Ream2-Strange-Cosby
1 NTW31500.002.006-Headrick-Jones5-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 3N; EW 3♦; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦E41302.000.003-Heymann-Ream2-Strange-Cosby
2 NTW31501.001.006-Headrick-Jones5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTE41800.002.001-Dutcher-Fields4-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 2♣; NS 1♠;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N21102.000.003-Heymann-Ream2-Strange-Cosby
1 NTW21201.001.006-Headrick-Jones5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTW36000.002.001-Dutcher-Fields4-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE44301.500.503-Heymann-Ream2-Strange-Cosby
3 NTE44301.500.506-Headrick-Jones5-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♠E54500.002.001-Dutcher-Fields4-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 6♥; NS 5♠; NS 4N; S 3♦; NS 3♣; N 2♦;
Par +980: NS 6♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44301.001.001-Dutcher-Fields4-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS44301.001.003-Heymann-Ream2-Strange-Cosby
3 NTS44301.001.006-Headrick-Jones5-Birmingham-Stahlecker