Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 26, 2024
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank    MPs
                         A     B
  1   52.50   10.50  A                       Mary Orock - Billy Leeper
  2   75.00   15.00  B   1     1    0.50(A)  Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  4   57.50   11.50  B   2          0.35(A)  Gary Neisler - David Branch
  5   35.00    7.00  B                       Michael Blanchard - Jim Atteberry
  6   30.00    6.00  A                       Linda Spangler - John Fee

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 3
♥	8 6
♦	10 9
♣	A K J 9 8 6 4

♠	9 6
♥	K Q 10
♦	K Q 6 3
♣	Q 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 8 7 5 4 2
♥	5 4 3
♦	A 7 5
♣	—

♠	A K
♥	A J 9 7 2
♦	J 8 4 2
♣	10 7

NS 4N; EW 3♠; NS 4♣; N 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par +300: EW 5♠×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Fee	1-Orock-Leeper
3 ♣	N	4	130		0.00	1.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 10 3
♥	K 8 7 6 4 3
♦	K
♣	J 5

♠	9 8 7 2
♥	J 2
♦	Q 9 6 4 2
♣	K 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 5 4
♥	9 5
♦	J 8 7
♣	A 10 7 6

♠	J
♥	A Q 10
♦	A 10 5 3
♣	Q 9 8 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	6	680		0.50	0.50	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	N	6	680		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Fee	1-Orock-Leeper

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 7 5 2
♥	A 5
♦	K J 5 3
♣	A 5

♠	K 10 6 3
♥	K 9 8
♦	A 10 9 6 2
♣	7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 4
♥	Q 7 4
♦	7 4
♣	K 9 6 3 2

♠	8
♥	J 10 6 3 2
♦	Q 8
♣	Q J 10 8 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦×	W	−3	800		1.00	0.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♦	N	−2		100	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	1-Orock-Leeper

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 7
♥	8 7
♦	9 6 2
♣	Q 8 7 6 3

♠	J 6 4 3
♥	A K Q 6 5
♦	K 7 3
♣	J

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 8 2
♥	10 9
♦	Q J 8 4
♣	5 4 2

♠	Q 5
♥	J 4 3 2
♦	A 10 5
♣	A K 10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	3		140	0.50	0.50	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♠	E	3		140	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Fee	1-Orock-Leeper

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 8 2
♥	A K 10 7
♦	A 9 4
♣	5 3

♠	7 3
♥	J 9 8 6 5
♦	5
♣	A Q 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 4
♥	Q 4
♦	Q 10 7 3
♣	K J 10

♠	A 9 5
♥	3 2
♦	K J 8 6 2
♣	9 8 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	4	130		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Fee	1-Orock-Leeper
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	1.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 9 6 4
♥	A 8 5 4
♦	K 6 2
♣	5

♠	Q 10 5 3
♥	7 3
♦	9 3
♣	A Q 9 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7
♥	J 10 9 2
♦	A J 10 8 7
♣	3 2

♠	J 2
♥	K Q 6
♦	Q 5 4
♣	K J 10 8 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	400		1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 8 7
♥	J 3
♦	8 6 3
♣	Q 10 5 3

♠	10 9 6
♥	10 8 7 6 2
♦	Q 5
♣	8 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5 3
♥	A 5
♦	A K J 9 4
♣	K J 9

♠	A 4 2
♥	K Q 9 4
♦	10 7 2
♣	A 7 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J 5
♥	A K J 9 7 5
♦	Q 10 2
♣	10 9

♠	A Q 9 6 3
♥	—
♦	K 9 5
♣	Q J 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 4 2
♥	6 3 2
♦	A J 8 4 3
♣	K 6

♠	K 10 8
♥	Q 10 8 4
♦	7 6
♣	A 8 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	4		170	0.50	0.50	1-Orock-Leeper	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 ♠	W	4		170	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Fee	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 10 8 4
♥	Q 10 6
♦	10 9 2
♣	K 10

♠	3 2
♥	8 4 3
♦	A J 6 5 3
♣	Q 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 7 5
♥	K 9 2
♦	Q 7 4
♣	9 8 6

♠	Q 6
♥	A J 7 5
♦	K 8
♣	A J 7 3 2

S 6N; S 6♥; S 6♣; S 5♠; N 5♥; N 4N; N 4♠; N 5♣; S 3♦; N 2♦;
Par +990: S 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦×	W	−3	800		1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 NT	N	6	490		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	2-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	4 2
♥	8 3 2
♦	A K 10 7 6
♣	Q 7 6

♠	J 10 7 6 3
♥	J 9 5
♦	5
♣	K 10 9 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8
♥	K Q 7 4
♦	J 9 8 4 3
♣	J 3

♠	A K Q 5
♥	A 10 6
♦	Q 2
♣	A 8 5 4

NS 3N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣;
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		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Fee	2-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	3	600		0.00	1.00	1-Orock-Leeper	5-Blanchard-Atteberry

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10
♥	Q J 10 9 8 3
♦	Q 2
♣	9 8 6 3

♠	8 3
♥	K 7 2
♦	10 9 5 4
♣	A 10 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 5 4
♥	6 4
♦	K J 7 6 3
♣	K J 7

♠	A K Q J 7 6 2
♥	A 5
♦	A 8
♣	Q 4

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; EW 2♦; EW 1♣;
Par +300: EW 4♦×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Orock-Leeper
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	5-Blanchard-Atteberry	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 3
♥	A Q 10 4 3 2
♦	A 7 4
♣	K 6

♠	A K 10 9 6
♥	6
♦	10 9 6 5 3
♣	A J

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7
♥	9 8 7
♦	K Q
♣	Q 8 7 4 3 2

♠	Q 5 4 2
♥	K J 5
♦	J 8 2
♣	10 9 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	N	3	140		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Orock-Leeper
3 ♠	W	−1	50		0.00	1.00	5-Blanchard-Atteberry	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 9
♥	Q 10 6 2
♦	A 10 9 6 5
♣	A 2

♠	J 10
♥	A K 9 8 4
♦	Q 8
♣	K J 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 7
♥	J 7 5
♦	K 3 2
♣	10 9 8 3

♠	A 6 5 4 3 2
♥	3
♦	J 7 4
♣	Q 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	−1	100		0.50	0.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Orock-Leeper
3 ♥	W	−1	100		0.50	0.50	5-Blanchard-Atteberry	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	10 8 6
♥	10 8 6
♦	Q 10 4
♣	A Q 7 2

♠	J 9 5
♥	K 9 4 2
♦	J 9 8 2
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 2
♥	Q 7 5 3
♦	K 7 6
♣	J 5 4

♠	A K 4 3
♥	A J
♦	A 5 3
♣	9 8 6 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Orock-Leeper
2 NT	S	2	120		0.00	1.00	5-Blanchard-Atteberry	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 5 3
♥	A J 4 3
♦	A K
♣	8 4 3 2

♠	K Q 8 6
♥	K 9 8 6
♦	Q 9 3
♣	A J

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9 7 2
♥	Q 10 5
♦	J 10 7 6
♣	K

♠	4
♥	7 2
♦	8 5 4 2
♣	Q 10 9 7 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	4		420	0.50	0.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	1-Orock-Leeper
4 ♠	W	4		420	0.50	0.50	5-Blanchard-Atteberry	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 7
♥	3 2
♦	K 10 7
♣	A Q J 9 4

♠	5 3
♥	Q 9 8 7
♦	Q 9 3 2
♣	K 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8 6 4 2
♥	A K J 5
♦	A J 8
♣	—

♠	10 9
♥	10 6 4
♦	6 5 4
♣	10 8 6 3 2

EW 5♠; EW 5♥; W 3N; EW 3♦; N 2♣; S 1♣;
Par −650: EW 5♥=; EW 5♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	E	−1	200		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 ♥	E	4		170	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 2
♥	10 9 6 4
♦	J 10 8 7 5
♣	K 4

♠	A K
♥	A 5 2
♦	A K Q 3 2
♣	9 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10 7 6
♥	K J 8
♦	9 6
♣	A J 2

♠	8 5 4 3
♥	Q 7 3
♦	4
♣	Q 10 8 5 3

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 3♣;
Par −990: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	E	−2	100		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
6 ♠	E	6		980	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 6
♥	10 9 6 3 2
♦	A 6 5 4
♣	7

♠	Q 8 7 5 2
♥	K J
♦	Q 9
♣	A K 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9
♥	8 5 4
♦	K 10 7
♣	Q 10 8 5 4

♠	J 4 3
♥	A Q 7
♦	J 8 3 2
♣	J 6 2

EW 2♠; NS 2♥; S 3♦; EW 3♣; N 2♦;
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
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 ♥	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 9 7 6
♥	A K J
♦	7 5 2
♣	7 6 4

♠	A J 4 2
♥	10 9 8
♦	J
♣	A K J 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 3
♥	Q 7 6 5 3 2
♦	10 4
♣	Q 10 2

♠	K 8 5
♥	4
♦	A K Q 9 8 6 3
♣	8 5

EW 4♥; EW 3♣; NS 2♦;
Par −500: NS 5♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	S	3	110		0.50	0.50	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 ♦	S	3	110		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Fee	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q 4
♥	A J
♦	K 6 5
♣	K J 9 7 2

♠	8 7 2
♥	K 8 4
♦	J 10 7 3
♣	Q 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 6 5
♥	10 9 7 6
♦	Q 8 4
♣	A 6

♠	10 9 3
♥	Q 5 3 2
♦	A 9 2
♣	10 8 3

NS 2N; N 2♠; N 3♣; S 2♣; S 1♠; NS 1♥; N 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	N	4	180		1.00	0.00	2-Birmingham-Jones	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10
♥	7 4 2
♦	K 10 2
♣	10 9 8 5 2

♠	A 8
♥	A K 8
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	Q 7 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 5 4 2
♥	J 10 9 6
♦	9
♣	A K 3

♠	Q 7 6 3
♥	Q 5 3
♦	A 8 7 5 3
♣	J

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	−1	50		1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	4-Neisler-Branch
2 NT	W	3		150	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	5-Blanchard-Atteberry

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 9 6 5
♥	5
♦	10 7 6 5 3
♣	7 6 4

♠	A 8
♥	J 9 8 7 2
♦	A Q 8
♣	Q 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	7 3
♥	A K 10 3
♦	J 2
♣	A K J 5 2

♠	K Q 10 4 2
♥	Q 6 4
♦	K 9 4
♣	10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	5		650	1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	4-Neisler-Branch
4 ♥	W	6		680	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	5-Blanchard-Atteberry

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 8 4
♥	K Q 6 3 2
♦	5
♣	K J 2

♠	Q 7 3
♥	A 8
♦	K Q 6 3 2
♣	9 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	J 9 4
♦	A J 10 9 4
♣	7 4 3

♠	10 9 6 5
♥	10 7 5
♦	8 7
♣	A Q 10 8

NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 3♣; EW 1N; 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
3 ♦	S	−1		100	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Fee	5-Blanchard-Atteberry
2 NT	W	2		120	0.00	1.00	1-Orock-Leeper	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 8
♥	5 4
♦	Q 9 2
♣	A 10 7 6 5

♠	J 10 7 6 5 2
♥	7 2
♦	A 7 4
♣	Q J

N
W		E
S

♠	4
♥	K 9 6
♦	J 10 8 6 3
♣	K 9 3 2

♠	K Q 3
♥	A Q J 10 8 3
♦	K 5
♣	8 4

NS 5N; NS 5♥; NS 2♠; NS 3♣; NS 1♦;
Par +460: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	4-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	N	4	430		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	5-Blanchard-Atteberry

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 6 4
♥	A 8 5
♦	K 8 7 2
♣	7 2

♠	J 9 3
♥	Q J 9
♦	A J 9 4
♣	J 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5
♥	10 7 6 4 3
♦	10 6 5
♣	Q 6 4

♠	K 10 8 2
♥	K 2
♦	Q 3
♣	A K 10 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	6	480		1.00	0.00	1-Orock-Leeper	4-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	S	5	450		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Fee	5-Blanchard-Atteberry