Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 19, 2024
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   50.0      Section H  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   62.50   62.50  A   1                 1                2.81(OA) Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  2   28.00   28.00  C                                               Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  3   52.50   52.50  C         2     2           3     2    1.52(OC) Opie White - Bill Sandars
  4   51.50   51.50  C                                 3    1.14(OC) Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  5   55.73   55.73  C   2     1     1     4     2     1    2.03(OC) Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker

Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 19, 2024
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   50.0      Section H  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   56.00   56.00  B  1/2    1          2/3    1          2.23(OB) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   50.50   50.50  C         2     1                      0.94(SC) Diane Dillman - Marjorie Deutsch
  3   43.50   43.50  C                                               Lorraine Little - Nancy Peterson
  4   43.75   43.75  C                                               Harley Puff - Sue Ragsdale
  5   56.00   56.00  A  1/2               2/3               1.85(OA) Mary Orock - Steve Shirey

No games 12/24-25 or 1/1/25

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A J 6 3
♥	A K J 8
♦	10 6
♣	A J 8

♠	Q 10 9 5
♥	Q 10 3
♦	K Q 5
♣	K 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 2
♥	5 4 2
♦	A J 8 7
♣	Q 10 3

♠	8 4
♥	9 7 6
♦	9 4 3 2
♣	9 6 5 2

W 2N; W 2♠; E 1N; W 2♦; E 1♠; NS 1♥; E 1♦;
Par −120: W 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♣	N	−1		50	4.00	0.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	2-Dillman-Deutsch
1 NT	W	1		90	3.00	1.00	3-White-Sandars	5-Orock-Shirey
1 NT	E	2		120	2.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	N	−3		150	0.50	3.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	3-Little-Peterson
1 NT	N	−3		150	0.50	3.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9
♥	K Q 9 6 2
♦	Q 7 6 3
♣	10 8 7

♠	J 7 4
♥	10 7
♦	J 9 4
♣	A K J 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 8 5 3
♥	A 3
♦	K 10 2
♣	Q 3 2

♠	A 10 6 2
♥	J 8 5 4
♦	A 8 5
♣	6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−2	100		4.00	0.00	3-White-Sandars	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♠	E	−1	50		2.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	E	−1	50		2.00	2.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	3-Little-Peterson
4 ♠	E	−1	50		2.00	2.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	2-Dillman-Deutsch
1 NT	W	1		90	0.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 3
♥	Q 4
♦	Q 8 7 6
♣	A 10 8 5

♠	J 7
♥	J 9 3
♦	10 9 2
♣	K Q J 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 6 5 2
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	4 3
♣	2

♠	9 4
♥	A 8 7 2
♦	A K J 5
♣	9 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	S	−1		50	3.00	1.00	3-White-Sandars	5-Orock-Shirey
2 NT	N	−1		50	3.00	1.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 NT	N	−1		50	3.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	−2		100	0.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	−2		100	0.50	3.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	3-Little-Peterson

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 6 5
♥	K Q J 8 6 5 4
♦	Q 2
♣	9

♠	J 10 8 7 4
♥	A 10
♦	8 5 3
♣	A 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	7 3
♦	A K 10 9 6
♣	K J 8 6 4

♠	A K 3 2
♥	9 2
♦	J 7 4
♣	Q 10 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥×	N	3	730		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Branch-Neisler
5 ♣	W	−3	300		3.00	1.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	3-Little-Peterson
3 ♥	N	4	170		2.00	2.00	3-White-Sandars	5-Orock-Shirey
3 ♥	N	3	140		1.00	3.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♦	E	−1	100		0.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 2
♥	A Q J 5 3
♦	9 7
♣	A 9 5 4

♠	10 8
♥	6 4
♦	Q 8 6 5
♣	J 8 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 9 7 3
♥	10 9
♦	K J 3 2
♣	3

♠	6 5 4
♥	K 8 7 2
♦	A 10 4
♣	K Q 10

NS 4♥; EW 3♠; NS 1N; EW 2♦; NS 2♣;
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	620		2.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.00	2.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	3-Little-Peterson
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.00	2.00	3-White-Sandars	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.00	2.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	2-Dillman-Deutsch

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q
♥	A K 9 2
♦	9 8
♣	A J 10 9 7

♠	K J 4 3
♥	7 6
♦	A J 4
♣	5 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 7 2
♥	10 8 5
♦	K Q 7
♣	K Q 8

♠	10 6 5
♥	Q J 4 3
♦	10 6 5 3 2
♣	6

NS 5♥; NS 3♦; NS 1N; NS 2♣; 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		4.00	0.00	3-White-Sandars	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♥	S	4	420		2.50	1.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	S	4	420		2.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Little-Peterson
2 NT	N	2	120		1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	2-Dillman-Deutsch
1 ♣	N	3	110		0.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 7 2
♥	7 5
♦	J 9 6
♣	K J 10 7

♠	Q 5
♥	K Q 6 4
♦	Q 8 4
♣	A Q 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 8 6 4 3
♥	10 8 3
♦	K 10
♣	8 2

♠	K
♥	A J 9 2
♦	A 7 5 3 2
♣	6 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	−4	400		4.00	0.00	3-White-Sandars	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♠	W	−1	100		3.00	1.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♠	W	3		140	2.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Little-Peterson
3 ♦	S	−3		300	1.00	3.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	W	4		620	0.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J 7 3 2
♥	A K Q 10 5
♦	10 8
♣	K 10

♠	5
♥	8 6
♦	J 6 5 3
♣	A Q J 8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10 9 8 6
♥	J 9 2
♦	A K
♣	5 3

♠	Q 4
♥	7 4 3
♦	Q 9 7 4 2
♣	9 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	E	2		110	4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Orock-Shirey
3 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	1.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Little-Peterson
3 ♠	E	4		170	1.00	3.00	3-White-Sandars	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♥×	N	−4		800	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	2-Dillman-Deutsch

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J 6 5 3
♥	Q
♦	J 5 4 3
♣	8 3 2

♠	Q 10
♥	K J 10 9 6 5 3
♦	7 2
♣	7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 2
♥	A 7 4
♦	A Q 8 6
♣	Q J 4

♠	9 8 4
♥	8 2
♦	K 10 9
♣	A K 10 9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	3		140	4.00	0.00	3-White-Sandars	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.50	2.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	2-Dillman-Deutsch
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.50	2.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	E	4		620	1.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Little-Peterson

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	5 4 2
♥	A 10 4
♦	10 8 7 4 2
♣	10 5

♠	10 7
♥	Q J 5 2
♦	A K 5 3
♣	9 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6
♥	K 9 7 3
♦	9 6
♣	Q J 8 7 4

♠	A Q J 9 8 3
♥	8 6
♦	Q J
♣	A K 3

NS 4♠; NS 3N; NS 3♦; E 2♣; EW 1♥; W 1♣;
Par +620: NS 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Little-Peterson
1 NT	S	4	180		3.00	1.00	3-White-Sandars	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 ♠	S	4	170		1.50	2.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♠	S	4	170		1.50	2.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	S	−1		100	0.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J 7 4
♥	9 8 6
♦	3 2
♣	9 5 4 3 2

♠	A K 10 8 6
♥	5 4 3
♦	A J 9 8 7
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 2
♥	A J 10 2
♦	5
♣	K J 10 8 6

♠	5 3
♥	K Q 7
♦	K Q 10 6 4
♣	A Q 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	S	−4		200	4.00	0.00	3-White-Sandars	3-Little-Peterson
2 ♠	W	6		230	3.00	1.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♠	W	4		420	1.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♠	W	4		420	1.50	2.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥×	E	4		590	0.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Dillman-Deutsch

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 3
♥	K 9 7 6
♦	K J
♣	Q 9 5 4

♠	9 4
♥	J 10 8
♦	Q 10 9 5 3 2
♣	J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 8 7
♥	Q 5 2
♦	8 6 4
♣	A 8

♠	6 5 2
♥	A 4 3
♦	A 7
♣	K 10 7 6 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	S	2	120		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Puff-Ragsdale
2 ♣	N	2	90		3.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♦	W	−1	50		2.00	2.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	5-Orock-Shirey
3 ♣	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
5 ♣×	N	−3		800	0.00	4.00	3-White-Sandars	3-Little-Peterson

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 7 6
♥	5
♦	7 6 5 3 2
♣	8 7 4 2

♠	A K Q
♥	J 7 3 2
♦	Q 9 8
♣	Q 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 3
♥	A 10 9
♦	A K 4
♣	A K J 5

♠	8 5 4 2
♥	K Q 8 6 4
♦	J 10
♣	10 6

E 6N; E 6♣; W 5N; E 5♠; W 4♠; EW 4♥; EW 5♦; W 5♣;
Par −1440: E 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	E	−1	100		3.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Puff-Ragsdale
6 NT	E	−1	100		3.50	0.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Dillman-Deutsch
6 NT	E	6		1440	1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
6 NT	E	6		1440	1.00	3.00	3-White-Sandars	3-Little-Peterson
6 NT	E	6		1440	1.00	3.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K J 10 8
♥	A
♦	A K Q 2
♣	A K 9 5

♠	7 5 2
♥	Q 7 5 4
♦	J 10 8 7 6
♣	7

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 6
♥	10 9 8 3
♦	9 5
♣	Q 6 4 2

♠	9 4 3
♥	K J 6 2
♦	4 3
♣	J 10 8 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	430		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	−1		50	2.00	2.00	3-White-Sandars	3-Little-Peterson
3 NT	N	−1		50	2.00	2.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	5-Orock-Shirey
3 NT	N	−1		50	2.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Dillman-Deutsch
5 NT	S	−3		150	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 6 4 2
♥	7
♦	A K 10 9
♣	A J 4

♠	K 9 5 3
♥	A K 9 8
♦	Q J 5
♣	10 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8
♥	J 6 4 3
♦	8 4 2
♣	K 5 3

♠	7
♥	Q 10 5 2
♦	7 6 3
♣	Q 9 8 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	−2	100		3.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 ♥	W	−2	100		3.50	0.50	3-White-Sandars	3-Little-Peterson
1 ♠	N	1	80		2.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♥	W	−1	50		1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	W	2		110	0.00	4.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	4 3
♥	A K 9 5 2
♦	A Q J 6 5 2
♣	—

♠	K 8
♥	J 10 6
♦	10 9 8 3
♣	J 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 9 6
♥	Q 4 3
♦	K 4
♣	A K Q 4

♠	A J 7 5 2
♥	8 7
♦	7
♣	10 9 7 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	N	2	110		3.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Little-Peterson
2 ♥	N	2	110		3.50	0.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.50	2.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.50	2.50	3-White-Sandars	2-Dillman-Deutsch
4 ♥	N	−2		100	0.00	4.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K 9 8 4 2
♥	K 10 4
♦	6 2
♣	Q 8 4

♠	A 7 3
♥	8 3
♦	A Q 8 5
♣	J 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10 5
♥	A J 6 2
♦	K 10
♣	A K 9

♠	6
♥	Q 9 7 5
♦	J 9 7 4 3
♣	10 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	E	−3	150		4.00	0.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	4		430	2.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Little-Peterson
3 NT	W	4		430	2.00	2.00	3-White-Sandars	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 NT	W	4		430	2.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	E	5		460	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 8 4
♥	K Q 9
♦	A 9 5 3
♣	J 10

♠	K 10 2
♥	10 2
♦	K Q J 4 2
♣	9 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 3
♥	J 5 4 3
♦	10 6
♣	K 8 6 2

♠	9 6 5
♥	A 8 7 6
♦	8 7
♣	A Q 7 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	630		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Little-Peterson
3 NT	N	3	600		3.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	2.50	3-White-Sandars	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	2.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	4-Puff-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Orock-Shirey

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 7 3 2
♥	Q
♦	K 9 8 6 3
♣	7 4

♠	6
♥	A K 10 8 7 5 4
♦	Q 2
♣	A 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 9 4
♥	9
♦	A 10 7
♣	K J 9 6 5

♠	Q 8 5
♥	J 6 3 2
♦	J 5 4
♣	Q 10 2

EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♣; EW 2♠; EW 2♦;
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	3		600	4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Little-Peterson
4 ♥	W	4		620	3.00	1.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 NT	E	4		630	2.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	W	5		650	0.50	3.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥	W	5		650	0.50	3.50	3-White-Sandars	2-Dillman-Deutsch

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 7
♥	A 6 2
♦	A 8 4
♣	J 10 8 5 3

♠	10 9 2
♥	9 3
♦	9 7 6
♣	A K 6 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 4
♥	J 10 7 4
♦	J 5 3 2
♣	7

♠	8 6 5 3
♥	K Q 8 5
♦	K Q 10
♣	Q 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−3	300		4.00	0.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	4-Puff-Ragsdale
1 NT	N	3	150		3.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	S	2	110		2.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Little-Peterson
2 ♣	N	2	90		1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Orock-Shirey
2 ♣	S	−1		100	0.00	4.00	3-White-Sandars	2-Dillman-Deutsch

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 9 6 4 2
♥	9 5
♦	Q J 4
♣	Q 4

♠	Q 8 5
♥	Q J 10 8 7
♦	7
♣	9 8 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 3
♥	6
♦	A K 10 9 8 6 3 2
♣	7 6

♠	A J
♥	A K 4 3 2
♦	5
♣	A K J 10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	6	680		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Dillman-Deutsch
4 ♠	N	5	650		2.50	1.50	3-White-Sandars	1-Branch-Neisler
5 ♠	N	5	650		2.50	1.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	3-Little-Peterson
5 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥×	S	−2		500	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 10 8 7
♥	J 8
♦	K 10 9 6
♣	10 6

♠	Q 6 3 2
♥	Q 10 7 6 5
♦	8 5 2
♣	2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 5
♥	9 2
♦	J
♣	K Q J 9 7 5 4

♠	4
♥	A K 4 3
♦	A Q 7 4 3
♣	A 8 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	S	5	150		4.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Orock-Shirey
3 ♦	S	4	130		3.00	1.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	4-Puff-Ragsdale
5 ♦	S	−1		50	2.00	2.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	3-Little-Peterson
4 ♠	N	−2		100	0.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Dillman-Deutsch
5 ♦	S	−2		100	0.50	3.50	3-White-Sandars	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 7 4
♥	A 8 5
♦	7 6 2
♣	10 7 5

♠	10 9 5 3
♥	K 6 2
♦	A K J 9
♣	A 4

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6
♥	4 3
♦	Q 10 4 3
♣	K J 9 8 6

♠	Q J 2
♥	Q J 10 9 7
♦	8 5
♣	Q 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−2	200		4.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Dillman-Deutsch
3 ♦	W	4		130	3.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Orock-Shirey
1 NT	W	3		150	1.00	3.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	4-Puff-Ragsdale
1 NT	W	3		150	1.00	3.00	3-White-Sandars	1-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	W	3		150	1.00	3.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	3-Little-Peterson

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	9
♥	Q J 9
♦	A K Q 9 3
♣	Q 7 5 4

♠	10 4 3
♥	10 5 4 3 2
♦	5
♣	A 8 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 2
♥	A K 8 7 6
♦	10 7 4
♣	K

♠	A K 8 7 5
♥	—
♦	J 8 6 2
♣	J 10 9 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	N	4	130		4.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥×	E	−1	100		2.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Dillman-Deutsch
4 ♥×	E	−1	100		2.50	1.50	3-White-Sandars	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	E	−1	50		1.00	3.00	4-Dutcher-Fields	3-Little-Peterson
5 ♣	N	−2		100	0.00	4.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	4-Puff-Ragsdale

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 5 4
♥	A K Q 10 2
♦	9
♣	A 10 9 4

♠	K 6
♥	7 6
♦	K Q 10 3
♣	J 7 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 8 2
♥	9 5
♦	7 4 2
♣	K Q 8 6

♠	Q 10 7 3
♥	J 8 4 3
♦	A J 8 6 5
♣	—

NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 1N; NS 1♦; 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		3.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Dillman-Deutsch
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	0.50	4-Dutcher-Fields	3-Little-Peterson
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.50	2.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	4-Puff-Ragsdale
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Orock-Shirey
4 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	4.00	3-White-Sandars	1-Branch-Neisler