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Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 14, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   50.20   84.33  A  3/4                                 0.72(SA) Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  2   37.70   63.33  C                                               Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   50.20   84.33  B  3/4                      4          0.89(OB) Virginia Reinier - Wiltie Creswell
  4   66.86  112.33  B   1     1           2     1          2.54(OA) Jane Larimore - Jacque Montgomery
  5   49.30   82.83  A                                               Millie Williams - Randy Eads
  6   48.81   82.00  C               2                 3    0.87(OC) Donald Pigg - Alan Rauch
  7   44.54   74.83  C                                               Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  8   52.38   88.00  C   2     2     1     5     2     1    1.58(OB) Cynthia Benton - Lynn Long

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 14, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   67.36  113.17  A   1                 1                3.38(OA) Ken Monzingo - Greg Resz
  2   50.89   85.50  C         1     1           3     2    1.18(OB) Ginger Kennedy - Jackie Rea
  3   31.65   53.17  C                                               M B Howard - Michael Tiernan
  4   44.45   74.67  B                                               Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  5   56.95   95.67  A   2                 3                1.90(OA) Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  6   49.80   83.67  B         2                            0.69(SB) David Branch - Kathy Coleman
  7   44.35   74.50  C                                               Peggy Falconer - Gayle McCarron
  8   54.57   91.67  A   3                 4                1.43(OA) Mary Alice Giordano - Jane Hopkins

No Saturday games the rest of 2023 - Sat aft resumes 1/6/24
ALL Tues-Wed-Thurs-Fri games on as scheduled - many special games

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 9 3
♥	5
♦	K 7 5 2
♣	J 10 8 7 6

♠	Q 7
♥	A Q J 8 4
♦	A 9 6
♣	9 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 5 4 2
♥	K 10 9 2
♦	8 4
♣	A Q

♠	K 10 6
♥	7 6 3
♦	Q J 10 3
♣	K 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−1	50		5.50	0.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♥	W	−1	50		5.50	0.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♥	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	5-Williams-Eads	8-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♥	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	8-Benton-Long	7-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 8
♥	J 8 6
♦	J 4 3
♣	10 9 5 3

♠	K 7 6
♥	9 7 5 3
♦	Q
♣	A K Q J 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9 5 3
♥	A K 2
♦	9 8 7 5
♣	7

♠	4 2
♥	Q 10 4
♦	A K 10 6 2
♣	6 4 2

EW 5♠; EW 4♥; EW 4♣; EW 2N; 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 ♠	E	−2	100		5.50	0.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♠	E	−2	100		5.50	0.50	8-Benton-Long	7-Falconer-McCarron
6 ♠	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♠	E	4		420	3.00	3.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	E	5		450	1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♠	E	5		450	1.00	5.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	E	5		450	1.00	5.00	5-Williams-Eads	8-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8 7 3
♥	10 8 6
♦	A K 10 9 3
♣	9 6

♠	Q J 10 5
♥	9 7 5 2
♦	6
♣	Q 7 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 2
♥	A J 4
♦	Q 8 7 5
♣	J 5 3

♠	A 6 4
♥	K Q 3
♦	J 4 2
♣	A K 10 8

NS 2N; NS 3♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Monzingo-Resz
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	4-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	6-Branch-Coleman
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	8-Benton-Long	7-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	S	2	120		2.00	4.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	2-Kennedy-Rea
1 NT	S	1	90		0.50	5.50	5-Williams-Eads	8-Giordano-Hopkins
1 NT	S	1	90		0.50	5.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 6 5
♥	A 5 4
♦	8 2
♣	A K 9 3

♠	A 10 8
♥	10 9 6
♦	Q 7
♣	Q 8 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	9 7 4 3 2
♥	J 8 2
♦	4
♣	J 10 7 2

♠	J
♥	K Q 7 3
♦	A K J 10 9 6 5 3
♣	—

NS 6N; NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 3♠; NS 2♣;
Par +1440: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	N	7	1470		6.00	0.00	5-Williams-Eads	8-Giordano-Hopkins
6 NT	N	6	1440		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Monzingo-Resz
6 ♦	S	7	1390		4.00	2.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	6-Branch-Coleman
6 ♦	S	6	1370		2.50	3.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	2-Kennedy-Rea
6 ♦	S	6	1370		2.50	3.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	S	4	620		1.00	5.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	4-Birmingham-Jones
6 NT	N	−1		100	0.00	6.00	8-Benton-Long	7-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 7 3 2
♥	9
♦	Q J 2
♣	8 6 5 3

♠	K J 9 4
♥	Q 7 5 4 3
♦	10 5
♣	J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 5
♥	A 8
♦	A 9 7 6 4
♣	Q 7 4

♠	8
♥	K J 10 6 2
♦	K 8 3
♣	A K 9 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	S	4	130		6.00	0.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	8-Benton-Long	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♦	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♣	S	−1		100	2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Kennedy-Rea
1 NT	S	−1		100	2.50	3.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	1-Monzingo-Resz
2 ♠	W	2		110	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♠	W	2		110	0.50	5.50	5-Williams-Eads	7-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 4
♥	K J 8 5 4
♦	10 7
♣	K 8 7 6

♠	9 8 2
♥	10 9 7
♦	K Q 9 3
♣	A Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 5 3
♥	3
♦	A J 6 5 2
♣	J 9 4

♠	J 10 7 6
♥	A Q 6 2
♦	8 4
♣	10 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	E	−1	100		6.00	0.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
Pass			Pass		5.00	1.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	1-Monzingo-Resz
3 ♥	N	−1		50	4.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 ♥	N	−2		100	2.50	3.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	5-Leeper-Orock
3 ♥	N	−2		100	2.50	3.50	5-Williams-Eads	7-Falconer-McCarron
2 NT	W	2		120	1.00	5.00	8-Benton-Long	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♦	E	4		130	0.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 8 4
♥	K J 6 3
♦	Q 6 5
♣	4 2

♠	J 5 2
♥	8 5 4
♦	A K J 3
♣	K 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	6 3
♥	9 2
♦	8 7 4
♣	A Q J 9 7 6

♠	A K Q 7
♥	A Q 10 7
♦	10 9 2
♣	10 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	5-Leeper-Orock
1 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	5-Williams-Eads	7-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	1-Monzingo-Resz
2 ♥	S	3	140		2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♠	S	3	140		2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Kennedy-Rea
1 NT	S	2	120		0.50	5.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	S	2	120		0.50	5.50	8-Benton-Long	6-Branch-Coleman

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 7 4
♥	A J 9 8
♦	8 7 5
♣	Q 2

♠	K J 8 5
♥	2
♦	Q J 6 4 3
♣	9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 6 3 2
♥	5 3
♦	A 2
♣	K 7 6 3

♠	—
♥	K Q 10 7 6 4
♦	K 10 9
♣	A J 10 4

NS 6♥; NS 4N; NS 4♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♦;
Par +980: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	N	6	980		6.00	0.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	S	6	480		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♥	S	6	480		3.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Kennedy-Rea
5 ♥	S	6	480		3.50	2.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	5-Leeper-Orock
5 ♥	S	6	480		3.50	2.50	8-Benton-Long	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	5.00	5-Williams-Eads	7-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠×	E	−2	300		0.00	6.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 10 8 7 6 2
♥	Q 9 5 2
♦	—
♣	8 5 4

♠	A 3
♥	A K 4
♦	Q 9 6 3
♣	A Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9
♥	10 8
♦	A 8 5 4 2
♣	K 10 7 2

♠	K 5 4
♥	J 7 6 3
♦	K J 10 7
♣	6 3

E 4N; E 5♦; W 4♦; EW 4♣; W 2N; NS 1♠;
Par −630: E 4N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−2	500		6.00	0.00	8-Benton-Long	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	−2	200		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	W	−2	200		4.00	2.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	W	−2	200		4.00	2.00	5-Williams-Eads	6-Branch-Coleman
3 NT	W	−1	100		1.50	4.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	8-Giordano-Hopkins
3 NT	E	−1	100		1.50	4.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 NT	W	5		660	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 8
♥	6 4
♦	J 2
♣	A 8 7 5 3 2

♠	J 4
♥	9 7 3
♦	10 9 8 4
♣	Q J 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 6 5
♥	A 10 5
♦	K 7 5 3
♣	K 10

♠	A 7 3 2
♥	K Q J 8 2
♦	A Q 6
♣	6

NS 5♥; NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 3♣; NS 2♦;
Par +650: NS 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	690		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	N	5	660		4.00	2.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	N	5	660		4.00	2.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	8-Giordano-Hopkins
3 NT	S	5	660		4.00	2.00	8-Benton-Long	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	S	5	200		2.00	4.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Kennedy-Rea
2 ♥	S	4	170		1.00	5.00	5-Williams-Eads	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♠	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A K 9 6
♥	K J 8 2
♦	A 4
♣	Q 6 4

♠	4
♥	10 6 5 4 3
♦	Q 7 5
♣	A 10 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 7 5 2
♥	A 9
♦	K 10 9 3 2
♣	K

♠	Q 8 3
♥	Q 7
♦	J 8 6
♣	J 8 5 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	2	120		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	E	−2	100		5.00	1.00	5-Williams-Eads	6-Branch-Coleman
1 NT	N	−1		50	3.00	3.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	N	−1		50	3.00	3.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	8-Giordano-Hopkins
1 NT	N	−1		50	3.00	3.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 ♣	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	8-Benton-Long	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♦	W	4		130	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8 2
♥	A 8 7
♦	8 6
♣	10 9 8 7 5

♠	—
♥	K J 6 5 4 2
♦	10 7 5 4 2
♣	Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9 5
♥	Q 9
♦	A Q
♣	A K J 6 4

♠	K 10 7 6 4 3
♥	10 3
♦	K J 9 3
♣	3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	4		420	4.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♥	W	4		420	4.50	1.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	W	4		420	4.50	1.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	8-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♥	W	4		420	4.50	1.50	8-Benton-Long	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	E	4		430	1.50	4.50	5-Williams-Eads	6-Branch-Coleman
3 NT	E	4		430	1.50	4.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 9 7 5
♥	8 6 5 3 2
♦	8
♣	9 5

♠	10 2
♥	Q 9 4
♦	A 10 9 2
♣	J 10 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8 6 4 3
♥	K 7
♦	J 7 5 4
♣	Q

♠	—
♥	A J 10
♦	K Q 6 3
♣	A K 8 7 3 2

NS 4♥; NS 1N; 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
3 NT	S	3	600		5.50	0.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	3	600		5.50	0.50	8-Benton-Long	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♣	S	4	130		4.00	2.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	S	3	110		2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	S	3	110		2.00	4.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 ♣	S	3	110		2.00	4.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♥	N	−1		100	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 4
♥	6
♦	9 7 5 3
♣	Q J 10 7 5

♠	J
♥	K 7 5 3 2
♦	K J 10 6
♣	K 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 7 6 3
♥	A 10 9
♦	A Q 8
♣	4 2

♠	K 8 5 2
♥	Q J 8 4
♦	4 2
♣	A 9 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Pass			Pass		6.00	0.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	7-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	N	−1		50	5.00	1.00	8-Benton-Long	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♥	W	3		140	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	W	3		140	3.00	3.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 ♥	W	3		140	3.00	3.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	S	−3		150	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♠×	S	−2		300	0.00	6.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9
♥	K 10 9 6 2
♦	K 8 5 4
♣	K 6 4

♠	J 7 4 3
♥	A Q 5 3
♦	7 3
♣	Q 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 5 2
♥	J 7
♦	Q 9 6
♣	A J 8 7

♠	A Q 10 8
♥	8 4
♦	A J 10 2
♣	9 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	−3	150		6.00	0.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	E	−1	50		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	E	−1	50		4.50	1.50	8-Benton-Long	3-Howard-Tiernan
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Giordano-Hopkins
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	2-Kennedy-Rea
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	7-Falconer-McCarron
1 ♠	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 3 2
♥	K Q 6
♦	A 5 4 2
♣	A K 5

♠	Q 10 6
♥	A 9 3
♦	Q 10 9 8
♣	6 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	10 8 7 2
♦	J 7
♣	Q J 10 9 8 7

♠	A K 8 7 5 4
♥	J 5 4
♦	K 6 3
♣	3

NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 3♥; S 4♦; N 3♦; NS 1♣;
Par +450: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	S	5	450		3.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	8-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	7-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♠	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	8-Benton-Long	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.00	6.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	2-Kennedy-Rea

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 8
♥	K 6
♦	A J 10 4
♣	J 10 8 7 4

♠	10 4 3
♥	J 10 5 3 2
♦	Q 5
♣	A K 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 2
♥	A Q 7
♦	K 8 6 3 2
♣	5

♠	A K 7 5
♥	9 8 4
♦	9 7
♣	Q 9 6 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.00	0.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 NT	W	−1	50		5.00	1.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	W	2		120	2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 NT	W	2		120	2.50	3.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	1-Monzingo-Resz
1 NT	W	2		120	2.50	3.50	5-Williams-Eads	5-Leeper-Orock
1 NT	W	2		120	2.50	3.50	8-Benton-Long	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♥	W	4		420	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Coleman

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 4 3
♥	A J 5 4
♦	K J 10 8 7
♣	2

♠	5 2
♥	10 8 7 3
♦	A 6
♣	K J 9 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 8 7 6
♥	9 2
♦	Q 9 4
♣	Q 7 5

♠	Q J 9
♥	K Q 6
♦	5 3 2
♣	A 10 8 4

NS 2♦; EW 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par +90: NS 2♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	N	2	110		6.00	0.00	5-Williams-Eads	5-Leeper-Orock
Pass			Pass		5.00	1.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 NT	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	1-Monzingo-Resz
3 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♥	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	8-Benton-Long	2-Kennedy-Rea

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 9 7
♥	A Q 4
♦	K Q 10 7
♣	Q 4

♠	8 5
♥	9 8 7
♦	J 8 6 2
♣	J 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 3
♥	K J 10 3 2
♦	9 5 4
♣	A 7 3

♠	A K 6 4 2
♥	6 5
♦	A 3
♣	K 10 9 8

N 6N; NS 6♠; N 6♦; S 5N; S 5♦; N 5♣; NS 3♥; S 4♣;
Par +990: N 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	6	480		4.00	2.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♠	S	6	480		4.00	2.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	S	6	480		4.00	2.00	5-Williams-Eads	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	S	6	480		4.00	2.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Giordano-Hopkins
5 ♠	S	6	480		4.00	2.00	8-Benton-Long	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♠	S	5	450		1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	S	4	420		0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Coleman

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 5 3 2
♥	K 8 6 5
♦	J 4
♣	9 7 5

♠	10 7 6
♥	J 4
♦	10 9 5
♣	K Q J 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J
♥	A Q 7 2
♦	A K 6 3
♣	A 2

♠	9 8 4
♥	10 9 3
♦	Q 8 7 2
♣	10 6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	5		660	5.33	0.67	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	E	5		660	5.33	0.67	4-Larimore-Montgomery	3-Howard-Tiernan
			Ave	Ave	3.00	3.00	8-Benton-Long	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 NT	E	6		690	1.83	4.17	2-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Coleman
3 NT	E	6		690	1.83	4.17	3-Reinier-Creswell	1-Monzingo-Resz
3 NT	E	6		690	1.83	4.17	5-Williams-Eads	5-Leeper-Orock
4 NT	E	6		690	1.83	4.17	7-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10
♥	A J 4 2
♦	A K J 9 4
♣	8 4

♠	A Q 9 7 3
♥	10 7 6
♦	5
♣	A J 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8
♥	K 9 5 3
♦	10 7 6
♣	K 9 7 6

♠	6 5 4 2
♥	Q 8
♦	Q 8 3 2
♣	Q 10 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	3	150		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♦	N	3	110		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	W	−1	50		3.50	2.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	2-Kennedy-Rea
2 ♠	W	−1	50		3.50	2.50	5-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	W	5		150	1.00	5.00	8-Benton-Long	1-Monzingo-Resz
2 ♠	W	4		170	0.00	6.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	6-Branch-Coleman

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 5
♥	4 3 2
♦	A J 8
♣	A K Q 9 2

♠	Q 9 8 6 3
♥	J 8
♦	9 6 3 2
♣	10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 2
♥	A K Q 10
♦	Q 7 5
♣	7 6 4 3

♠	A J 7 4
♥	9 7 6 5
♦	K 10 4
♣	J 8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♣	E	−3	300		5.50	0.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Leeper-Orock
1 NT	E	−3	300		5.50	0.50	5-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	E	−2	200		4.00	2.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	7-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♣	N	4	130		3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♣	N	3	110		2.00	4.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	2-Kennedy-Rea
1 NT	E	−1	100		1.00	5.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♣	N	−1		50	0.00	6.00	8-Benton-Long	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 7 5
♥	Q
♦	A J 8 2
♣	K 9 7 4 2

♠	A K 10 9
♥	J 10 9 6 2
♦	6 4
♣	A 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J
♥	3
♦	K 10 9 5 3
♣	Q J 8 5 3

♠	6 4 3 2
♥	A K 8 7 5 4
♦	Q 7
♣	10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	−1		100	6.00	0.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	7-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♣	W	3		110	5.00	1.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♥	S	−2		200	2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♥	S	−2		200	2.50	3.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	2-Kennedy-Rea
2 ♥	S	−2		200	2.50	3.50	5-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	S	−2		200	2.50	3.50	8-Benton-Long	1-Monzingo-Resz
3 ♥×	S	−4		1100	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A K 9 6
♥	Q 9
♦	9 4
♣	Q J 6 3 2

♠	10 8 3
♥	J 7 6 5
♦	A K Q J 8 6
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5
♥	A 10 8 3
♦	7
♣	A 10 9 8 5 4

♠	J 7 4 2
♥	K 4 2
♦	10 5 3 2
♣	K 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♥	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	5-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♦	W	2		90	4.00	2.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♦	W	3		110	2.50	3.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♦	W	3		110	2.50	3.50	8-Benton-Long	1-Monzingo-Resz
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♥	W	4		170	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 8
♥	K Q J 8 5
♦	Q 6 5 3
♣	6

♠	Q 6 5
♥	A 6 4 3
♦	4
♣	Q J 7 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 7 4
♥	9 2
♦	K 10 9 7 2
♣	A 5

♠	J 3 2
♥	10 7
♦	A J 8
♣	K 10 9 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	W	−2	200		6.00	0.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♥	N	3	140		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Kennedy-Rea
2 ♥	N	3	140		4.50	1.50	5-Williams-Eads	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 NT	S	2	120		3.00	3.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	N	2	110		2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♥	N	−2		100	0.00	6.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 8 6
♥	A K J 7 6 4
♦	7 3 2
♣	—

♠	J 4
♥	9 8 2
♦	9 8 6
♣	A 9 7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 7 3 2
♥	10 5
♦	K 10 4
♣	J 6 2

♠	Q 5
♥	Q 3
♦	A Q J 5
♣	K Q 10 8 4

NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 5N; N 4♠; S 3♠; NS 3♣;
Par +1430: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	6	680		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Kennedy-Rea
4 ♥	S	6	680		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	6	680		5.00	1.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	N	4	630		3.00	3.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	6-Branch-Coleman
3 ♥	N	6	230		2.00	4.00	5-Williams-Eads	3-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♥	N	5	200		1.00	5.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♦	S	4	130		0.00	6.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	Q
♥	8 4 3 2
♦	A 7 5 3
♣	A Q J 5

♠	A 10 6 2
♥	K 5
♦	J 10 9
♣	K 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 7 5 4
♥	Q 10 9
♦	K 4 2
♣	10 8

♠	K J 3
♥	A J 7 6
♦	Q 8 6
♣	9 7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Kennedy-Rea
1 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	6-Branch-Coleman
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	8-Giordano-Hopkins
1 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	5-Williams-Eads	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	S	−1		50	1.50	4.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Falconer-McCarron

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 8 6
♥	A J 9 3
♦	A K 8 5
♣	8

♠	9 7 4 3
♥	Q 8
♦	J 6 2
♣	J 6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K
♥	K 7 6 4 2
♦	Q 9 7 4
♣	K 10

♠	Q 5 2
♥	10 5
♦	10 3
♣	A Q 9 7 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	−3	150		6.00	0.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	8-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	1.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	6-Branch-Coleman
2 ♣	S	3	110		4.50	1.50	5-Williams-Eads	3-Howard-Tiernan
1 ♥	E	−2	100		3.00	3.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Falconer-McCarron
1 ♥	E	−1	50		2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Kennedy-Rea
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 29
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 6 3 2
♥	A 10 6 4
♦	A 4 2
♣	10 2

♠	Q 7
♥	Q 9 8 7 5 2
♦	K Q 8
♣	K 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	K J 3
♦	J 6 3
♣	9 8 7 6 5

♠	A K 10 9 4
♥	—
♦	10 9 7 5
♣	A Q J 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	6	680		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	2.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	7-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	2.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	2.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♠	S	4	620		1.50	4.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	S	4	620		1.50	4.50	8-Benton-Long	8-Giordano-Hopkins
3 ♠	S	6	230		0.00	6.00	5-Williams-Eads	1-Monzingo-Resz

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Board 30
East Deals
None Vul

♠	6
♥	A J 7
♦	K 8 7 2
♣	Q 10 9 8 4

♠	K J 10
♥	2
♦	A Q 10 3
♣	J 6 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 5 4 3 2
♥	K 6 5
♦	J 9 6
♣	—

♠	9 7
♥	Q 10 9 8 4 3
♦	5 4
♣	A K 7

EW 5♠; N 3♥; EW 2N; S 2♥; EW 2♦; N 2♣; S 1♣;
Par −450: EW 5♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♠	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Coleman
3 ♠	E	5		200	5.00	1.00	4-Larimore-Montgomery	7-Falconer-McCarron
5 ♠	E	5		450	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.00	4.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.00	4.00	5-Williams-Eads	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.00	4.00	6-Pigg-Rauch	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.00	4.00	8-Benton-Long	8-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 31
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 7 2
♥	K 6
♦	J 6 5 2
♣	K 9 4

♠	J 10 9 6 5 3
♥	3
♦	K 3
♣	J 7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	Q 8 2
♦	Q 10 9 4
♣	A Q 8 6

♠	4
♥	A J 10 9 7 5 4
♦	A 8 7
♣	10 3

N 3N; EW 3♠; N 3♥; S 2N; S 2♥; EW 3♣;
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	4.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♥	S	−1		100	4.50	1.50	3-Reinier-Creswell	5-Leeper-Orock
3 ♥	S	−1		100	4.50	1.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	7-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♥	S	−1		100	4.50	1.50	8-Benton-Long	8-Giordano-Hopkins
3 ♠	W	3		140	2.00	4.00	7-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Coleman
4 ♥	S	−2		200	0.50	5.50	5-Williams-Eads	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♥	S	−2		200	0.50	5.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	4-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 32
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 8 5 3 2
♥	K 6
♦	A 8
♣	K 7 6 4

♠	Q 10
♥	Q
♦	Q J 9 3 2
♣	A 10 9 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	A 10 9 8 2
♦	K 10 5 4
♣	Q J 8

♠	A J 9 7 4
♥	J 7 5 4 3
♦	7 6
♣	5

NS 4♠; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; NS 1N; 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	450		5.50	0.50	6-Pigg-Rauch	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.50	0.50	8-Benton-Long	8-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	N	4	420		2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	N	4	420		2.50	3.50	4-Larimore-Montgomery	7-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠	N	4	420		2.50	3.50	5-Williams-Eads	1-Monzingo-Resz
4 ♠	N	4	420		2.50	3.50	7-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Coleman
5 ♠	N	−1		50	0.00	6.00	3-Reinier-Creswell	5-Leeper-Orock