Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session March 23, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section TT  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   59.23  111.94  A   1                0.90(A)  Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  2   47.62   90.00  C               1    0.16(C)  Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   42.86   81.00  A                             Jacque Montgomery - Jane Larimore
  4   33.33   63.00  C                             Steve Ferguson - Virginia Chadwell
  5   48.51   91.69  B         2          0.22(B)  Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  6   47.03   88.88  A                             Winifred Simon - Darlene Shirey
  7   58.04  109.69  A   3                0.45(A)  Patsy Walters - Ellen Dutcher
  8   54.47  102.94  B   4     1          0.32(A)  Michael Childs - John Robbins
  9   58.93  111.38  A   2                0.63(A)  Jane Hopkins - Mary Alice Giordano

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session March 23, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section TT  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   47.88   90.50  C                             Brenda Martin - Sue Ragsdale
  2   51.32   97.00  A   3                0.45(A)  Mary Orock - Billy Leeper
  3   50.26   95.00  B   4     1          0.40(B)  M B Howard - Michael Tiernan
  4   35.71   67.50  C                             David Woodyard - Roxanne Woodyard
  5   63.49  120.00  A   1                0.90(A)  Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  6   53.17  100.50  A   2                0.63(A)  Gary Neisler - David Branch
  7   50.00   94.50  B         2          0.28(B)  Bill Strange - Dick Simon
  8   48.15   91.00  C               1    0.24(C)  Gayle McCarron - Peggy Falconer

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 5 4 2
♥	Q 9 6
♦	K Q 8 5 3
♣	K

♠	K
♥	J 7 4 2
♦	10 9 7 2
♣	J 9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 9
♥	K 3
♦	A 6 4
♣	A 8 7 3 2

♠	Q 8 7 6 3
♥	A 10 8 5
♦	J
♣	Q 10 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	2	110		7.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	E	−2	100		6.00	1.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	8-McCarron-Falconer
1 NT	E	1		90	4.50	2.50	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Orock-Leeper
1 NT	E	1		90	4.50	2.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	2.50	4.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	7-Strange-Simon
1 NT	E	2		120	2.50	4.50	8-Childs-Robbins	6-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	6.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 8 7 4 3
♥	2
♦	K Q 7 4
♣	J 5

♠	Q 5
♥	A J 10 5
♦	A J 6 5 2
♣	Q 7

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9
♥	Q 4 3
♦	10 9 8 3
♣	A K 10 4

♠	K 6 2
♥	K 9 8 7 6
♦	—
♣	9 8 6 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	4	170		7.00	0.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♠	N	3	140		5.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♠	N	3	140		5.00	2.00	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♠	N	3	140		5.00	2.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♦	W	−2	100		3.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	W	−1	50		1.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♦	W	−1	50		1.00	6.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♦	W	−1	50		1.00	6.00	8-Childs-Robbins	6-Neisler-Branch

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J
♥	Q J 8 6 5 3
♦	A 4
♣	K 10 4 2

♠	K 8 6 3
♥	A 7 2
♦	8 5
♣	J 8 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9 7
♥	—
♦	K J 6 3 2
♣	Q 9 7 3

♠	Q 5 4 2
♥	K 10 9 4
♦	Q 10 9 7
♣	A

NS 4♥; EW 2♠; NS 1N; EW 2♣; 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	4	420		4.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.50	2.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.50	2.50	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.50	2.50	8-Childs-Robbins	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.50	2.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 ♥	N	5	200		0.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	N	5	200		0.50	6.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	4-Woodyard-Woodyard

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 6 5 4 2
♥	10 6
♦	A 7 6
♣	A Q

♠	Q 10 3
♥	9 5 3
♦	K 2
♣	J 7 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	A K 4
♦	J 10 8 5 4
♣	9 8 5

♠	J 7
♥	Q J 8 7 2
♦	Q 9 3
♣	K 10 2

S 2♠; S 2♥; NS 1N; EW 2♣; N 1♠; N 1♥;
Par +110: S 2♥=; S 2♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	4	170		7.00	0.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♠	N	3	140		6.00	1.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	2.50	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	2.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Orock-Leeper
2 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	5.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	6-Neisler-Branch
2 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	5.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♠	N	−3		300	0.00	7.00	8-Childs-Robbins	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A Q 9 8 6 2
♥	A
♦	A 8 6 3
♣	10 2

♠	10 5
♥	Q 7 6 3 2
♦	9 2
♣	A 8 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	7
♥	K 5 4
♦	K J 10 7 5
♣	K J 6 3

♠	K J 4 3
♥	J 10 9 8
♦	Q 4
♣	Q 9 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		5.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♠	N	5	650		5.50	1.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	N	5	650		5.50	1.50	8-Childs-Robbins	5-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	N	5	650		5.50	1.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.50	4.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.50	4.50	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♠	N	5	200		0.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♠	N	5	200		0.50	6.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	8-McCarron-Falconer

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 10 2
♥	A 4
♦	Q 10 9
♣	K 7 3 2

♠	9 4
♥	Q 8 7 2
♦	A K J 6 4 3
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 3
♥	K J 10 5 3
♦	2
♣	Q J 9 6

♠	K 7 6 5
♥	9 6
♦	8 7 5
♣	10 8 5 4

EW 4♥; EW 3♦; EW 1N; NS 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT×	N	1	180		7.00	0.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	6-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	N	2	120		6.00	1.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	7-Strange-Simon
3 ♦	W	3		110	5.00	2.00	8-Childs-Robbins	5-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	E	4		170	3.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♥	E	4		170	3.50	3.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.00	6.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.00	6.00	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	5 4
♥	J 10 9 5 3 2
♦	Q 7 3
♣	J 7

♠	10 7 3
♥	A K
♦	9 8 5
♣	Q 8 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 6
♥	Q 8 7 6
♦	J 10 6 4
♣	A K

♠	A J 9 8 2
♥	4
♦	A K 2
♣	10 9 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	−2	200		6.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 ♦	E	−2	200		6.50	0.50	8-Childs-Robbins	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	4.00	3.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	E	2		120	4.00	3.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	2-Orock-Leeper
2 NT	E	2		120	4.00	3.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥×	N	−1		200	1.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	S	−2		200	1.00	6.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	5-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	S	−2		200	1.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Strange-Simon

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 6 4
♥	A Q 8
♦	J 9
♣	9 8 7 3

♠	8 7 5 2
♥	10 9 7 4 3
♦	10 8 3
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	K
♥	K 5 2
♦	K Q 7 6 4 2
♣	J 10 5

♠	A 10 9 3
♥	J 6
♦	A 5
♣	A K Q 6 2

NS 6N; NS 6♠; NS 6♣; NS 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par +990: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	460		7.00	0.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	2.00	8-Childs-Robbins	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♠	N	4	170		3.00	4.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♣	S	5	150		1.50	5.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♣	S	5	150		1.50	5.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♠	N	3	140		0.00	7.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	6 5
♥	A K J 4
♦	10 9 6
♣	10 7 6 4

♠	A K J
♥	7 5
♦	A K Q 2
♣	J 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4
♥	10 9 6 3
♦	J 8 5
♣	A Q 3 2

♠	Q 9 8 7 3 2
♥	Q 8 2
♦	7 4 3
♣	K

EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 4♣; EW 2♥; EW 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 NT	W	−1	100		7.00	0.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♦	W	3		110	6.00	1.00	8-Childs-Robbins	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 NT	W	4		180	5.00	2.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	W	3		600	2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 NT	W	3		600	2.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	3		600	2.50	4.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	E	3		600	2.50	4.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	W	4		630	0.00	7.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 7
♥	10 9 5 2
♦	J 9 2
♣	J 9 6

♠	A 9 4
♥	8 7 4
♦	Q 8 6
♣	10 8 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5 3
♥	A K Q 3
♦	K 10 4
♣	A Q 4

♠	Q 8 6 2
♥	J 6
♦	A 7 5 3
♣	K 7 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−2	200		6.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♥	E	−2	200		6.50	0.50	6-Simon-Shirey	8-McCarron-Falconer
2 NT	W	−1	100		4.00	3.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	3.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	1-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	E	2		120	1.50	5.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	1.50	5.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	3		600	0.00	7.00	8-Childs-Robbins	3-Howard-Tiernan

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A K 6
♥	A K 9 6
♦	10 9 4
♣	J 9 6

♠	J 10 7
♥	Q J 10 2
♦	A K 7 5
♣	A Q

N
W		E
S

♠	8 3
♥	8 7 5 4 3
♦	8 6 3
♣	K 8 3

♠	Q 9 5 4 2
♥	—
♦	Q J 2
♣	10 7 5 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		7.00	0.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	W	−2	100		4.00	3.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Orock-Leeper
1 NT×	W	−1	100		4.00	3.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♥	W	−2	100		4.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥	W	−2	100		4.00	3.00	6-Simon-Shirey	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 NT	W	−2	100		4.00	3.00	8-Childs-Robbins	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♥	W	−1	50		1.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♥×	N	−3		500	0.00	7.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	1-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 9 7
♥	A 9 8 7 2
♦	6 5
♣	Q 9

♠	Q J 10 3
♥	Q 10 5 3
♦	8 7 4
♣	K 7

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5 2
♥	J 6 4
♦	J 10
♣	J 10 8 6 4

♠	6 4
♥	K
♦	A K Q 9 3 2
♣	A 5 3 2

NS 6N; NS 6♦; S 5♠; N 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 3♣;
Par +1440: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	690		6.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	N	6	690		6.00	1.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	6	690		6.00	1.00	8-Childs-Robbins	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Neisler-Branch
4 NT	S	5	660		3.00	4.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	S	6	170		1.00	6.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
6 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	7.00	6-Simon-Shirey	8-McCarron-Falconer

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 9 7 3
♥	A 10 3
♦	K 10 7 6
♣	4

♠	J 8
♥	8 5 4
♦	Q 9 4
♣	A J 10 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 5
♥	9 7
♦	A 5 3 2
♣	K Q 9 7

♠	6 4 2
♥	K Q J 6 2
♦	J 8
♣	8 6 2

EW 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −120: EW 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 ♣	E	−1	100		5.50	1.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.50	1.50	8-Childs-Robbins	2-Orock-Leeper
2 ♣	E	3		110	3.00	4.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	1.00	6.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 NT	E	2		120	1.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	E	2		120	1.00	6.00	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Strange-Simon

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A 5 3
♥	K J 7 6 2
♦	6 3
♣	J 10 3

♠	J 7
♥	A Q 10 9 3
♦	A Q 8 7
♣	6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 8 2
♥	8 5 4
♦	10 5
♣	A Q 8 5

♠	K Q 6 4
♥	—
♦	K J 9 4 2
♣	K 9 7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		7.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Birmingham-Jones
2 NT	N	2	120		6.00	1.00	8-Childs-Robbins	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♥	W	−1	50		5.00	2.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♦	S	−1		50	4.00	3.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♥	W	2		110	3.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	S	−4		200	2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	8-McCarron-Falconer
1 ♥×	W	2		260	0.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Martin-Ragsdale
1 ♥×	W	2		260	0.50	6.50	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Strange-Simon

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 9 8 5 2
♥	10 8 5
♦	3
♣	10 4 2

♠	K 3
♥	A 9 2
♦	A 9 8 7
♣	A K 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	7 4
♥	K Q 7 6 4 3
♦	10 4 2
♣	8 5

♠	A J 6
♥	J
♦	K Q J 6 5
♣	Q J 6 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	3		140	7.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♥	E	4		170	6.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♥	W	4		420	3.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♥	E	4		420	3.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	E	4		420	3.00	4.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	E	4		420	3.00	4.00	8-Childs-Robbins	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♥	E	4		420	3.00	4.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	7.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 7
♥	A K 9 8 2
♦	K 9
♣	K 9 6 3

♠	Q 10 5 3 2
♥	6
♦	A 8 7 6 5
♣	A 10

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 6
♥	J 5 3
♦	Q J 10 2
♣	7 5 4

♠	9 8 4
♥	Q 10 7 4
♦	4 3
♣	Q J 8 2

NS 4♥; EW 3♠; NS 4♣; EW 3♦; NS 1N;
Par +200: EW 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		5.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	4	420		5.50	1.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♥	N	4	420		5.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	N	4	420		5.50	1.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	8-McCarron-Falconer
2 ♥	N	4	170		2.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Strange-Simon
3 ♥	N	4	170		2.00	5.00	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥	N	4	170		2.00	5.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	W	−1	100		0.00	7.00	8-Childs-Robbins	1-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 3 2
♥	A K J 5
♦	K 3
♣	Q 8 3 2

♠	A 8 7 5 4
♥	Q 8 4 2
♦	J 8
♣	A 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 6
♥	10 9 7 3
♦	10 7 6 5
♣	5 4

♠	J 10
♥	6
♦	A Q 9 4 2
♣	K J 10 9 7

NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 3♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par +130: NS 1♣+3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	460		6.50	0.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 NT	N	5	460		6.50	0.50	8-Childs-Robbins	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	4	430		5.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
5 ♣	N	6	420		3.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Birmingham-Jones
5 ♣	N	6	420		3.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	N	3	400		2.00	5.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♣	S	4	130		1.00	6.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.00	7.00	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Neisler-Branch

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	7 2
♥	J 7 4 3
♦	Q 7
♣	K 8 7 5 2

♠	J 8 5 3
♥	K 10 2
♦	A K 10 6 2
♣	Q

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 4
♥	9 8 6 5
♦	9 8 4 3
♣	J 10 6

♠	A K 10 9 6
♥	A Q
♦	J 5
♣	A 9 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		7.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♣	S	4	130		5.50	1.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	8-McCarron-Falconer
2 ♣	S	4	130		5.50	1.50	8-Childs-Robbins	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	W	−2	100		4.00	3.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	S	−1		100	2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Birmingham-Jones
5 ♣	S	−1		100	2.50	4.50	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Neisler-Branch
5 ♣	S	−2		200	1.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.00	7.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	2-Orock-Leeper

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8
♥	A J 7 4
♦	A 10 8 4 3 2
♣	J 2

♠	A K Q 3
♥	10 3
♦	K 9 5
♣	K Q 10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9
♥	9 8 5
♦	Q 7 6
♣	A 9 8 7 5

♠	J 7 6 5 4 2
♥	K Q 6 2
♦	J
♣	4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	N	2	90		7.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Neisler-Branch
2 ♠	S	−1		50	6.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	W	2		120	5.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	W	3		150	2.50	4.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-McCarron-Falconer
1 NT	W	3		150	2.50	4.50	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	N	−3		150	2.50	4.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	7-Strange-Simon
1 NT	W	3		150	2.50	4.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	W	3		600	0.00	7.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	1-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 7 3
♥	Q 10 9 3
♦	J 9 8 2
♣	Q 9

♠	K 10 9 4 2
♥	J 7 6 5
♦	3
♣	K 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	K 8 4
♦	Q 10 7 5
♣	J 10 6 2

♠	A Q 6
♥	A 2
♦	A K 6 4
♣	A 8 7 3

S 4♦; NS 2N; S 2♠; S 2♥; N 3♦; NS 2♣; N 1♠; N 1♥;
Par +130: S 1♦+3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	600		7.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 NT	S	3	150		6.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	2.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	S	−1		100	3.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	S	−1		100	3.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 ♦	N	−1		100	3.00	4.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	−2		200	1.00	6.00	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.00	7.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	2-Orock-Leeper

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 8 5
♥	Q 10 7 6
♦	9 6 3
♣	10 9 6

♠	J 10 7 2
♥	A 5 4
♦	K 8
♣	J 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 6
♥	K J 9 3
♦	A Q 7 2
♣	8 7

♠	Q 4 3
♥	8 2
♦	J 10 5 4
♣	A K Q 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	1.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-McCarron-Falconer
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	1.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	1-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	1.00	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	E	2		110	4.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	3.00	4.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	7-Strange-Simon
2 ♠	W	3		140	2.00	5.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	2-Orock-Leeper
1 NT	E	3		150	1.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♠	W	4		170	0.00	7.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Neisler-Branch

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 6 2
♥	6 2
♦	A 10 8 7 6 4
♣	10 4

♠	10 8 4
♥	K 10 9 7 5 3
♦	K Q
♣	5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 7 3
♥	Q 8
♦	3
♣	A Q 9 8 6 2

♠	A 9 5
♥	A J 4
♦	J 9 5 2
♣	K J 7

NS 4♦; EW 2♥; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par +130: NS 3♦+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	460		7.00	0.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	S	4	430		6.00	1.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	1-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♥	W	−2	200		4.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♠	E	−2	200		4.50	2.50	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♦	N	3	110		2.50	4.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♦	S	3	110		2.50	4.50	8-Childs-Robbins	8-McCarron-Falconer
3 ♥	W	−1	100		1.00	6.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥	W	3		140	0.00	7.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q 7
♥	K 8
♦	7 2
♣	K J 9 7 6

♠	8 5 4
♥	A 7 3 2
♦	J 6
♣	A Q 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 3
♥	Q J 10 5 4
♦	K 8 4
♣	10 4

♠	10 6 2
♥	9 6
♦	A Q 10 9 5 3
♣	8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	660		7.00	0.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♠	N	5	650		6.00	1.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	6-Neisler-Branch
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	2.00	9-Hopkins-Giordano	1-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♦	S	3	110		4.00	3.00	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	N	1	90		2.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	N	1	90		2.50	4.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	6.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Birmingham-Jones
2 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	6.50	8-Childs-Robbins	8-McCarron-Falconer

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 7 3
♥	10 8 4
♦	A 7 6 4 3
♣	3 2

♠	Q 10 8 6 5
♥	K J
♦	Q J
♣	A K 10 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 4
♥	A Q 9 7
♦	K 8 5 2
♣	6 5

♠	J 2
♥	6 5 3 2
♦	10 9
♣	Q J 8 7 4

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		400	7.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♠	W	5		450	4.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Howard-Tiernan
5 ♠	W	5		450	4.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♠	W	5		450	4.50	2.50	8-Childs-Robbins	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♠	W	5		450	4.50	2.50	9-Hopkins-Giordano	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	5		460	1.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	5		460	1.00	6.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Strange-Simon
3 NT	W	5		460	1.00	6.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	6-Neisler-Branch

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 9 5
♥	3
♦	A K Q 10 6 5
♣	A Q 7

♠	6 4 3
♥	K 8 7 6
♦	4
♣	K J 10 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 8 7
♥	A Q 2
♦	J 9 3
♣	8 5

♠	A 2
♥	J 10 9 5 4
♦	8 7 2
♣	9 6 3

NS 3N; NS 4♦; EW 1♠; EW 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +400: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦×	N	5	670		7.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♦	N	5	150		5.50	1.50	7-Walters-Dutcher	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	N	5	150		5.50	1.50	8-Childs-Robbins	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♦	N	4	130		3.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♦	N	4	130		3.50	3.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♦	N	3	110		1.50	5.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	N	3	110		1.50	5.50	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♦	N	−1		50	0.00	7.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	8-McCarron-Falconer

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 6
♥	Q 5
♦	10 9 5 3 2
♣	J 10 7 4

♠	K Q 9 4
♥	A K 9
♦	J 8 4
♣	8 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	7
♥	J 8 6 4 2
♦	A K Q 7
♣	A Q 9

♠	A 10 8 5 3 2
♥	10 7 3
♦	6
♣	K 3 2

E 6♥; EW 5N; W 5♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 2♠;
Par −1430: E 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	E	−1	100		7.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Martin-Ragsdale
5 ♥	E	5		650	5.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	E	5		650	5.00	2.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	5-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	E	5		650	5.00	2.00	8-Childs-Robbins	7-Strange-Simon
4 ♥	E	6		680	1.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Orock-Leeper
4 ♥	E	6		680	1.50	5.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Neisler-Branch
4 ♥	E	6		680	1.50	5.50	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	8-McCarron-Falconer
4 ♥	E	6		680	1.50	5.50	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Howard-Tiernan

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	9 6 3 2
♥	6 5 3
♦	K 6 4
♣	K 8 2

♠	A 10 8 5
♥	A Q 8 2
♦	8 7 2
♣	J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7
♥	K J 9 7
♦	A
♣	Q 9 7 6 4 3

♠	K Q 4
♥	10 4
♦	Q J 10 9 5 3
♣	A 5

EW 4♥; EW 4♣; NS 2♦; EW 1♠;
Par −420: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	S	3	110		7.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♦	S	−1		50	5.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	S	−1		50	5.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Orock-Leeper
3 ♥	W	3		140	3.00	4.00	4-Ferguson-Chadwell	8-McCarron-Falconer
2 ♥	E	4		170	1.00	6.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Neisler-Branch
3 ♥	W	4		170	1.00	6.00	7-Walters-Dutcher	5-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	W	4		170	1.00	6.00	8-Childs-Robbins	7-Strange-Simon