No Saturday games the rest of 2023  // ALL Tues-Fri games on as scheduled.

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 21, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section H  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   64.05  107.60  A   1                 1                3.19(OA) Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  2   36.13   60.70  C                                               Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   45.60   76.60  B                                               Lorraine Little - Ellen Dutcher
  4   59.58  100.10  B   3     2           4     3          1.79(OB) Millie Williams - Randy Eads
  5   40.06   67.30  C                                               Gayle McCarron - Peggy Falconer
  6   59.94  100.70  C   2     1     1     3     2     2    2.39(OB) Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  7   45.36   76.20  C               2                      0.57(SC) Jim Atteberry - Michael Blanchard

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 21, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section H  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   55.12   92.60  B   3     3                 5          1.01(OB) Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  2   63.57  106.80  C   1     1     1     2     1     1    3.19(OB) David Branch - Mike Frederick
  3   46.49   78.10  B                                               Norma Brown - Winifred Simon
  4   59.46   99.90  B   2     2           5     4          1.35(OB) Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  5   43.57   73.20  C                                               Michael Tiernan - M B Howard
  6   45.42   76.30  C               2                 3    0.92(OC) Wiltie Creswell - Gloria Fields
  7   37.08   62.30  C                                               Dick Simon - Bill Strange

So these WERE the Wednesday boards after all - completely my mistake.

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8
♥	A 10
♦	Q 10 5 4 3
♣	9 7 3

♠	A K J 6 2
♥	Q 9 2
♦	K J 7
♣	10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	4 3
♥	K 8 6 4
♦	A 2
♣	A Q J 8 6

♠	Q 7 5
♥	J 7 5 3
♦	9 8 6
♣	K 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	4-Williams-Eads	7-Simon-Strange
3 NT	E	4		430	4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	4		430	4.00	2.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	4		430	4.00	2.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	E	5		460	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	E	5		460	1.00	5.00	3-Little-Dutcher	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	E	5		460	1.00	5.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 2
♥	A 8 7 5 3
♦	10 4 3 2
♣	8 5

♠	Q J 10 5
♥	Q J 2
♦	K Q 6
♣	Q J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 7
♥	10 6
♦	A J 9 7
♣	K 10 7 3

♠	A 6 4 3
♥	K 9 4
♦	8 5
♣	A 9 6 4

N 2♥; EW 1♠; S 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par +100: EW 2♠×−1

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	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♣	W	−2	100		4.50	1.50	4-Williams-Eads	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♣	W	−2	100		4.50	1.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	6-Creswell-Fields
1 NT	W	−1	50		3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♦	W	2		90	2.00	4.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	5.50	3-Little-Dutcher	5-Tiernan-Howard
1 NT	E	3		150	0.50	5.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 6 5 3
♥	K Q 8 5
♦	8
♣	7 6 4

♠	K 10 7 4
♥	J 9 6
♦	A 9
♣	Q J 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	A 7 3 2
♦	Q J 10 7 5 2
♣	9 8

♠	A 8 2
♥	10 4
♦	K 6 4 3
♣	A K 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	1.50	3-Little-Dutcher	5-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	1.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	2-Branch-Frederick
2 ♠	N	2	110		4.50	1.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	6-Creswell-Fields
2 ♠	N	−1		50	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♠	N	−2		100	1.00	5.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠×	N	−2		300	0.00	6.00	4-Williams-Eads	7-Simon-Strange

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K J 8
♥	10 4 3
♦	A 4 2
♣	10 6 4

♠	10 9 3
♥	A Q 9 8
♦	10 8 7
♣	K 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 4 2
♥	K J 5
♦	K 5
♣	J 9 7 2

♠	7 5
♥	7 6 2
♦	Q J 9 6 3
♣	A Q 8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	4	180		6.00	0.00	4-Williams-Eads	7-Simon-Strange
1 NT	N	2	120		4.50	1.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	S	2	120		4.50	1.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	6-Creswell-Fields
1 NT	S	1	90		3.00	3.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	2-Branch-Frederick
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♦	S	−1		100	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♦	S	−1		100	0.50	5.50	3-Little-Dutcher	5-Tiernan-Howard

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 8 5
♥	K 10 9 6 2
♦	Q 2
♣	J 9 2

♠	A K 9 3
♥	A Q J 8
♦	10 8 3
♣	5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	7 4 2
♥	7 4
♦	K J 6 4
♣	8 7 6 3

♠	J 10 6
♥	5 3
♦	A 9 7 5
♣	A K Q 10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Simon-Strange
2 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Branch-Frederick
1 NT	S	1	90		4.00	2.00	4-Williams-Eads	6-Creswell-Fields
2 ♠	W	−1	50		3.00	3.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Tiernan-Howard
2 NT	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♠	W	2		110	1.00	5.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	1-Leeper-Orock
2 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	6.00	3-Little-Dutcher	4-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 9
♥	A 8 3
♦	A 2
♣	A Q J 7 6 3

♠	10 3
♥	Q 7 6 2
♦	8 5
♣	10 9 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 6
♥	K 9 5
♦	K Q J 10 9 4 3
♣	—

♠	Q J 7 5 4 2
♥	J 10 4
♦	7 6
♣	K 2

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

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	4-Williams-Eads	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	S	5	450		5.00	1.00	3-Little-Dutcher	4-Birmingham-Jones
5 ♦×	E	−1	200		4.00	2.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♠	S	4	170		3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Simon-Strange
4 ♣	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♣	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Tiernan-Howard

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 4
♥	K J 8 4
♦	A K 9
♣	10 8 7

♠	9 7
♥	A
♦	Q J 8 7 4 3 2
♣	K J 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 8
♥	Q 7 5 3 2
♦	10 6
♣	A 9

♠	6 5 3 2
♥	10 9 6
♦	5
♣	Q 5 4 3 2

EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 3♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♣;
Par −600: EW 3N=; EW 5♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	W	5		150	4.50	1.50	3-Little-Dutcher	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	W	5		150	4.50	1.50	4-Williams-Eads	6-Creswell-Fields
3 ♦	W	5		150	4.50	1.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♦	W	5		150	4.50	1.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	E	3		600	2.00	4.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Simon-Strange
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A K J 7 6 4 2
♥	Q 4
♦	9
♣	Q 6 2

♠	3
♥	J 7 6 3
♦	Q J 5 4
♣	A J 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8
♥	A K 8
♦	10 7 6 2
♣	K 9 7 5

♠	Q 9 5
♥	10 9 5 2
♦	A K 8 3
♣	4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	420		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♠	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	3-Little-Dutcher	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	4-Williams-Eads	6-Creswell-Fields
3 ♠	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	N	4	170		3.50	2.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	5.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10 7 5
♥	10 9 7 6
♦	J 6 5
♣	Q J

♠	9 6 4
♥	A Q 4 2
♦	4
♣	A 10 9 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 2
♥	J 5 3
♦	K 7 3 2
♣	K 7 4

♠	A 8 3
♥	K 8
♦	A Q 10 9 8
♣	8 5 3

EW 3N; E 3♥; W 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♦;
Par −500: NS 4♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	3-Little-Dutcher	3-Brown-Simon
1 NT	S	−1		50	5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Creswell-Fields
1 NT	S	−2		100	3.50	2.50	4-Williams-Eads	5-Tiernan-Howard
1 ♥	N	−2		100	3.50	2.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	7-Simon-Strange
2 NT	E	2		120	2.00	4.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Branch-Frederick
3 ♠	N	−5		250	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Leeper-Orock
3 ♦×	S	−2		300	0.00	6.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	4-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 5 4 2
♥	4 3
♦	A Q 6
♣	A J 7

♠	K J
♥	A 10 9 7
♦	J 8 7
♣	9 6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 6
♥	K 8 6 5
♦	9 5 3 2
♣	10 5

♠	A 8 3
♥	Q J 2
♦	K 10 4
♣	K Q 8 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		6.00	0.00	4-Williams-Eads	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	S	4	620		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	S	3	600		3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	3	600		3.00	3.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	7-Simon-Strange
3 NT	S	3	600		3.00	3.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	S	−1		100	1.00	5.00	3-Little-Dutcher	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	S	−2		200	0.00	6.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J 9 4
♥	J 10 4 3
♦	K 4 2
♣	J 9 3

♠	A 8 6
♥	K 5
♦	J 10 8 7 6
♣	K 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 7 5
♥	9 8 7
♦	9 5
♣	10 8 6 4

♠	10 3 2
♥	A Q 6 2
♦	A Q 3
♣	A Q 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	4-Williams-Eads	5-Tiernan-Howard
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	7-Simon-Strange
1 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	S	−1		50	2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	S	−1		50	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Leeper-Orock
3 ♥	S	−1		50	2.00	4.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	−2		100	0.00	6.00	3-Little-Dutcher	3-Brown-Simon

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8
♥	10 3 2
♦	8 5 2
♣	K J 9 5 4 2

♠	A Q J 9 4
♥	Q 8
♦	7 6 4
♣	Q 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 7 6 3 2
♥	K 9 6
♦	A 9 3
♣	10

♠	5
♥	A J 7 5 4
♦	K Q J 10
♣	A 7 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	E	−1	100		5.50	0.50	3-Little-Dutcher	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠×	E	−1	100		5.50	0.50	4-Williams-Eads	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	E	−1	50		3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	E	−1	50		3.00	3.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	7-Simon-Strange
4 ♠	E	−1	50		3.00	3.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.00	5.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Leeper-Orock

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 9 5 4
♥	A 8
♦	K 7 5 2
♣	J 6 2

♠	A 10 7
♥	K 5 4 3
♦	Q J 8
♣	K 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6 3 2
♥	Q J 9 7 2
♦	A 6 3
♣	Q

♠	K Q
♥	10 6
♦	10 9 4
♣	A 10 8 7 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	−2	200		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Simon-Strange
4 ♥	E	−1	100		5.00	1.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	S	−1		100	4.00	2.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Tiernan-Howard
1 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	3-Little-Dutcher	2-Branch-Frederick
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	4-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	6-Creswell-Fields

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	6 4
♥	A 9 7 3 2
♦	9 6 2
♣	A 6 2

♠	A Q 8 7 3
♥	10 8 6 5
♦	A 5
♣	K 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 9 5
♥	J
♦	K J 10 8 7 4
♣	10 3

♠	K 2
♥	K Q 4
♦	Q 3
♣	Q J 9 8 7 5

EW 4♠; EW 4♦; NS 2♥; S 3♣; N 2♣;
Par −300: S 5♣×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−2	300		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♣	S	5	150		5.00	1.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	S	4	130		4.00	2.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♦	E	−1	50		3.00	3.00	3-Little-Dutcher	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	N	−2		100	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♠	W	4		170	1.00	5.00	4-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.00	6.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	6-Creswell-Fields

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5 2
♥	A 6 4 3
♦	10 8 7 6 5
♣	Q 10

♠	K Q 10 9 7 3
♥	10 9
♦	4
♣	7 6 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	K J 5 2
♦	Q J 9 3
♣	9 8 5 3

♠	A J 8 4
♥	Q 8 7
♦	A K 2
♣	A K J

NS 3N; NS 3♥; NS 4♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par +600: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	3-Little-Dutcher	2-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	−2		200	1.00	5.00	4-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	−3		300	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Simon-Strange

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 7 2
♥	A Q 8 4 3
♦	7 4
♣	Q 8

♠	A 10 4
♥	K 10
♦	9 8 6 2
♣	K 10 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	6 5 3
♥	9 7 2
♦	Q 10 5 3
♣	9 5 4

♠	K Q J
♥	J 6 5
♦	A K J
♣	A J 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	6	490		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Simon-Strange
3 NT	S	5	460		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	S	4	430		4.00	2.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	4	420		2.50	3.50	3-Little-Dutcher	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	S	4	420		2.50	3.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	3	400		0.50	5.50	4-Williams-Eads	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	3	400		0.50	5.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	6-Creswell-Fields

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 7 3
♥	A K J 9 6
♦	5
♣	A 10 7 5

♠	A Q 5
♥	10 5 2
♦	Q 10 9 2
♣	9 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 4
♥	8 7 3
♦	A 6 4 3
♣	K Q 3

♠	K J 8 2
♥	Q 4
♦	K J 8 7
♣	J 8 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	400		6.00	0.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Simon-Strange
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	−1		50	3.50	2.50	3-Little-Dutcher	1-Leeper-Orock
3 ♥	N	−1		50	3.50	2.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	N	−2		100	1.00	5.00	4-Williams-Eads	3-Brown-Simon
2 NT	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 9 6 4
♥	9
♦	A 8 4
♣	Q J 8 6 5

♠	K 7
♥	J 10 8 7
♦	K J 7 3
♣	10 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 2
♥	K Q
♦	10 9 5 2
♣	A K 4 3

♠	Q J 5 3
♥	A 6 5 4 3 2
♦	Q 6
♣	2

EW 3N; EW 3♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par −400: EW 3N=

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	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	−1	50		5.00	1.00	4-Williams-Eads	3-Brown-Simon
2 NT	E	3		150	3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Creswell-Fields
2 ♦	E	5		150	3.00	3.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	5-Tiernan-Howard
2 NT	E	3		150	3.00	3.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	2-Branch-Frederick
1 NT	E	4		180	1.00	5.00	3-Little-Dutcher	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	5		460	0.00	6.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Simon-Strange

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 4
♥	A Q 10 6 4
♦	K Q J 5
♣	10 3

♠	A Q 10 6 2
♥	J
♦	4
♣	A K J 9 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5 3
♥	8 7 5 3
♦	A 6 3 2
♣	Q 2

♠	J 9 8
♥	K 9 2
♦	10 9 8 7
♣	7 5 4

EW 5♠; EW 5♣; EW 2N; NS 2♥; NS 3♦;
Par −500: NS 6♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	3		140	5.80	0.20	5-McCarron-Falconer	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♠	W	5		200	3.70	2.30	2-Sandars-White	6-Creswell-Fields
3 ♠	W	5		200	3.70	2.30	6-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Simon-Strange
			Ave+	Ave+	3.60	3.60	3-Little-Dutcher	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	W	5	Ave+	Ave+	3.60	3.60	4-Williams-Eads	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	W	4		620	1.60	4.40	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	W	5		650	0.20	5.80	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 5 3
♥	K Q 8 6
♦	5 3
♣	K 8 7 3

♠	K J 8
♥	9
♦	K 10 9 8 6
♣	A Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	10
♥	J 7 5 4 3
♦	A Q J 7 2
♣	5 2

♠	A 9 7 6 4 2
♥	A 10 2
♦	4
♣	10 6 4

NS 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 1N; S 1♥;
Par −130: EW 4♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	−1	100		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Birmingham-Jones
5 ♦	W	−1	100		5.00	1.00	4-Williams-Eads	3-Brown-Simon
5 ♦	W	−1	100		5.00	1.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Simon-Strange
2 ♦	E	4		130	2.50	3.50	3-Little-Dutcher	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♦	W	4		130	2.50	3.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♦	W	5		150	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♦	W	5		150	0.50	5.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	2-Branch-Frederick

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 4
♥	J 10 9 8 5 4 3
♦	A 8
♣	10

♠	K 9 3 2
♥	A K Q
♦	Q 10 3
♣	K J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 6
♥	6
♦	K J 9 7 6 4 2
♣	9 7

♠	J 7 5
♥	7 2
♦	5
♣	A Q 8 6 5 4 2

EW 5N; EW 4♦; EW 2♠; NS 1♥;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♦	E	−2	100		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Brown-Simon
5 ♦	E	5		400	4.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Tiernan-Howard
5 ♦	E	5		400	4.50	1.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	W	4		430	3.00	3.00	3-Little-Dutcher	7-Simon-Strange
4 NT	W	5		460	1.00	5.00	4-Williams-Eads	2-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	E	5		460	1.00	5.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	4-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	W	5		460	1.00	5.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Leeper-Orock

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 5 2
♥	K J
♦	K 10 7
♣	Q 7 6 4 2

♠	Q 9 3
♥	9 6 5
♦	A Q J 9 5 4 2
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10
♥	Q 10 3
♦	8 6 3
♣	K J 9 8 3

♠	K 8 7 6 4
♥	A 8 7 4 2
♦	—
♣	A 10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	420		5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	S	4	420		5.50	0.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Creswell-Fields
3 ♠	S	4	170		4.00	2.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	S	−1		50	2.50	3.50	3-Little-Dutcher	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♠	S	−1		50	2.50	3.50	4-Williams-Eads	2-Branch-Frederick
5 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	5.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Leeper-Orock

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 9 2
♥	K 6 4
♦	Q 3
♣	A K 10 5

♠	A K 6
♥	3
♦	K 8 7 4
♣	J 9 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 4 3
♥	A J 10 8 7 5
♦	J 10 9 5
♣	—

♠	8 7 5
♥	Q 9 2
♦	A 6 2
♣	Q 8 7 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−2	200		5.50	0.50	4-Williams-Eads	2-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	W	−2	200		5.50	0.50	6-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Creswell-Fields
2 NT	N	2	120		4.00	2.00	3-Little-Dutcher	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♦	E	4		130	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♥	E	3		140	2.00	4.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	N	−2		200	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♣	N	−2		200	0.50	5.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Leeper-Orock

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	5
♥	A Q J 9 8 3
♦	A Q 3 2
♣	Q 7

♠	9 3 2
♥	10 6 4
♦	9 7 5 4
♣	J 10 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 7 6 4
♥	K 5
♦	K J 6
♣	K 4 2

♠	K Q 10 8
♥	7 2
♦	10 8
♣	A 8 6 5 3

N 4♥; N 3N; S 3♥; S 2N; N 2♠; NS 3♣; NS 2♦; S 1♠;
Par +420: N 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠×	E	−2	300		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♥	N	4	170		4.00	2.00	3-Little-Dutcher	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♥	N	4	170		4.00	2.00	4-Williams-Eads	2-Branch-Frederick
2 ♥	N	4	170		4.00	2.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	N	3	140		2.00	4.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Creswell-Fields
2 ♠	E	−1	50		1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	6.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	4-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 2
♥	Q 8 6
♦	6 2
♣	K 10 8 6 5

♠	J 10 8
♥	A J 10 7 2
♦	K J 5 4
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 7 5 3
♥	9 4
♦	9 8 7 3
♣	7 3

♠	6 4
♥	K 5 3
♦	A Q 10
♣	Q J 9 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	400		5.00	1.00	4-Williams-Eads	1-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	3	400		5.00	1.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	S	3	400		5.00	1.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Simon-Strange
3 ♣	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	3-Little-Dutcher	6-Creswell-Fields
3 ♣	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 5 2
♥	A 10 7
♦	Q 10 8
♣	K 10 8 6

♠	10 7 3
♥	K 3
♦	J 4
♣	A Q 9 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 4
♥	J 9 6 2
♦	A K 9 6 5 2
♣	3

♠	K Q J 8 6
♥	Q 8 5 4
♦	7 3
♣	J 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	2	110		6.00	0.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Simon-Strange
2 ♦	E	2		90	4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Branch-Frederick
2 ♦	E	2		90	4.00	2.00	4-Williams-Eads	1-Leeper-Orock
2 ♦	E	2		90	4.00	2.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♦	E	3		110	2.00	4.00	3-Little-Dutcher	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♥	N	−3		300	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	S	−3		300	0.50	5.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	3-Brown-Simon

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K J 9 6
♥	A K J 5 3
♦	Q 2
♣	A 3

♠	10 7 3
♥	9 4
♦	K 9 8 6 3
♣	K 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 4 2
♥	7 2
♦	J 7 5
♣	10 7 6

♠	5
♥	Q 10 8 6
♦	A 10 4
♣	Q J 8 4 2

NS 6♥; NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 2♠; S 2♦; N 1♦;
Par +980: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	6	480		6.00	0.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	3-Little-Dutcher	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	4-Williams-Eads	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	5-McCarron-Falconer	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Simon-Strange

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	−1		100	6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	3-Little-Dutcher	6-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	4-Williams-Eads	1-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	5-McCarron-Falconer	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	6-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	3.00	7-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Simon-Strange
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Branch-Frederick