Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session July 2, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   56.00   28.00  B   2     1           2                1.43(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   58.00   29.00  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Mary Orock - Lorraine Little
  3   46.00   23.00  C                                               Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   33.00   16.50  C                                               Kay Jones - Sue Ragsdale
  5   52.00   26.00  C         2     1                      0.24(SC) Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  6   55.00   27.50  A                                               Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠A 10 8
♥A 9 5 2
♦A 10 5
♣9 8 4
♠K 9 7 6 3
♥K Q 6 4
♦8 7
♣Q J
N
WE
S
♠Q
♥10 7 3
♦K Q 9 6 3
♣K 7 5 2
♠J 5 4 2
♥J 8
♦J 4 2
♣A 10 6 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN−1502.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥W31401.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTE41800.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠8 5 4 3
♥Q J 4
♦Q 9 4
♣A 9 5
♠A J 6 2
♥A K 9 5 3
♦8 7
♣10 6
N
WE
S
♠Q 9 7
♥10 6
♦J 5 3
♣K J 8 4 2
♠K 10
♥8 7 2
♦A K 10 6 2
♣Q 7 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE−21002.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥W−1501.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♠E21100.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠5
♥Q 9 5
♦10 8 6
♣Q J 9 6 3 2
♠A 10 6 2
♥7 2
♦K 9 7 3 2
♣10 7
N
WE
S
♠Q 8 7 3
♥K 10 8 6 4 3
♦J 4
♣8
♠K J 9 4
♥A J
♦A Q 5
♣A K 5 4

S 5N; N 4N; NS 5♣; NS 2♦;
Par +460: S 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54602.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS44300.501.504-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little
3 NTS44300.501.505-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠3
♥J 10 8 7 5 3
♦10 4
♣A Q 10 3
♠A K 5 4
♥6 4
♦A J 9
♣K J 7 6
N
WE
S
♠J 8 7 2
♥K Q 9
♦K Q 7 3 2
♣2
♠Q 10 9 6
♥A 2
♦8 6 5
♣9 8 5 4

EW 3N; EW 3♠; EW 3♦; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−11001.500.505-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♠W−11001.500.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠W56500.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠6 5 2
♥3
♦10 8
♣A K Q 10 9 8 6
♠A 8
♥A 10 9 8 5 4
♦A J 4
♣3 2
N
WE
S
♠10 9 7
♥K J 7 2
♦K Q 3 2
♣5 4
♠K Q J 4 3
♥Q 6
♦9 7 6 5
♣J 7

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♣S−11002.000.005-Eads-Benton3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥W54500.501.504-Jones-Ragsdale2-Orock-Little
4 ♥E54500.501.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠5 3
♥A Q J 10 8 3
♦10 3
♣K J 7
♠A Q J 7 4
♥K 7 2
♦A K 9 6 4
♣—
N
WE
S
♠10 9 8
♥9 4
♦Q J 8 7 2
♣A 8 3
♠K 6 2
♥6 5
♦5
♣Q 10 9 6 5 4 2

W 6♦; EW 5N; W 5♠; E 4♠; E 5♦; NS 3♣; NS 1♥;
Par −800: NS 7♣×−4

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♣×S−11002.000.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♠W52001.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
5 ♥×N−35000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠6 4 3
♥J 8 7
♦J 9 7 2
♣Q 6 5
♠J 10 2
♥A 9 3
♦6
♣A K 9 8 7 3
N
WE
S
♠K Q 7 5
♥10 5 2
♦Q 8 4 3
♣10 2
♠A 9 8
♥K Q 6 4
♦A K 10 5
♣J 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣×W−12002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
2 ♣E31101.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
5 ♦S−44000.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠A 8
♥K J 3
♦K Q J 9
♣A Q 10 6
♠K
♥8 6 5 4
♦10 8 6 4 2
♣K 9 5
N
WE
S
♠Q 4 3 2
♥A Q 10 9 2
♦7
♣4 3 2
♠J 10 9 7 6 5
♥7
♦A 5 3
♣J 8 7

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N54501.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠N54501.500.506-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
3 NTN44300.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 9 6 5 3 2
♥5 2
♦A 3
♣K 9 5
♠Q J 4
♥K 10 3
♦J 9 6
♣A Q J 6
N
WE
S
♠K 7
♥A Q 9 7 4
♦Q 5 4 2
♣8 7
♠10 8
♥J 8 6
♦K 10 8 7
♣10 4 3 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E−11002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
4 ♠N−31501.001.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTW36000.002.001-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠A 5
♥Q J 9 5 3 2
♦7 4
♣K J 4
♠6
♥A 8 6 4
♦K 9 5
♣Q 10 8 6 5
N
WE
S
♠Q J 8 7 3
♥10
♦A 10 3
♣A 9 7 3
♠K 10 9 4 2
♥K 7
♦Q J 8 6 2
♣2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
PassPass1.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Eads-Benton
PassPass1.500.506-Spangler-Ream2-Orock-Little
2 ♦S−22000.002.004-Jones-Ragsdale3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠Q
♥A 9 7 6 5 3
♦4 3
♣8 7 5 4
♠10 7 6 2
♥10
♦A K 9 7 6
♣Q 3 2
N
WE
S
♠K J 9
♥Q J 8 2
♦8 2
♣K 10 9 6
♠A 8 5 4 3
♥K 4
♦Q J 10 5
♣A J

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥N21101.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 ♥N21101.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♥N−1500.002.002-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠A K 6
♥K 7 5
♦8 6 3 2
♣8 5 2
♠J 10 7 5
♥4 3 2
♦Q 9
♣Q 6 4 3
N
WE
S
♠Q 9 8 4 2
♥A J 6
♦A K 5
♣K 9
♠3
♥Q 10 9 8
♦J 10 7 4
♣A J 10 7

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E−21002.000.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
1 NTE1900.501.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTE1900.501.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠8 2
♥Q 9 7 3
♦K 10 8 3
♣9 5 2
♠Q 10 9 6
♥K 4
♦J 9 6 5
♣K J 7
N
WE
S
♠7 5 4
♥A J 8 6 2
♦Q 7 4
♣A 4
♠A K J 3
♥10 5
♦A 2
♣Q 10 8 6 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21201.500.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTN21201.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTS−11000.002.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠K 6
♥K 9 7 5 4 3
♦7 6
♣10 7 3
♠J 10 9 8 7 4 3
♥A 8
♦K
♣A K 5
N
WE
S
♠A Q 2
♥J 10
♦10 8 5 3 2
♣Q 4 2
♠5
♥Q 6 2
♦A Q J 9 4
♣J 9 8 6

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W41702.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♠W54500.501.502-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠W54500.501.505-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠K 10 4
♥A Q 10 2
♦5 4
♣A K Q 7
♠A Q J 9 6 3
♥6 4
♦A 10 9
♣10 6
N
WE
S
♠7 5 2
♥K J
♦Q 8 7 6
♣J 8 3 2
♠8
♥9 8 7 5 3
♦K J 3 2
♣9 5 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠×W−23002.000.002-Orock-Little1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥N31401.001.005-Eads-Benton4-Jones-Ragsdale
3 ♠W−1500.002.006-Spangler-Ream3-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠8 3
♥Q 8 6 2
♦K Q J 9 3
♣A 5
♠A Q 10 9 4
♥J
♦10 5
♣K Q J 4 2
N
WE
S
♠K 7 6
♥A 9 7 5 3
♦A
♣10 9 7 3
♠J 5 2
♥K 10 4
♦8 7 6 4 2
♣8 6

EW 6♠; EW 6♣; EW 2N; EW 2♥; NS 1♦;
Par −1400: NS 7♦×−6

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♣W66202.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 ♠W56501.001.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠W66800.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠Q J 10 4
♥A Q J 10 4 2
♦—
♣A K 4
♠6 5 3
♥K 7
♦Q 10 9 2
♣J 9 7 3
N
WE
S
♠9 7
♥6
♦A K J 8 5 3
♣Q 10 8 5
♠A K 8 2
♥9 8 5 3
♦7 6 4
♣6 2

NS 7♠; NS 7♥; NS 1N; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +1510: NS 7♥=; NS 7♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♥N75101.500.502-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥N75101.500.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥N64800.002.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠5
♥J 10 7 6
♦Q 6 2
♣K Q 9 5 4
♠J 9 7 4 3
♥Q
♦10 8 3
♣A J 10 8
N
WE
S
♠K Q 8
♥K 4
♦J 7 5 4
♣7 6 3 2
♠A 10 6 2
♥A 9 8 5 3 2
♦A K 9
♣—

NS 6♥; NS 2N; NS 3♣; NS 2♦; NS 1♠;
Par +1430: NS 6♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♥S614302.000.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
4 ♥S66800.501.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥N66800.501.506-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 5
♥A 6 4 3 2
♦K 10 7
♣Q 8 5
♠K Q 8
♥9 8 5
♦A 9 3
♣K 9 3 2
N
WE
S
♠J 10 6 3 2
♥K
♦6 4
♣A J 10 6 4
♠9 7 4
♥Q J 10 7
♦Q J 8 5 2
♣7

NS 4♥; EW 4♣; EW 2♠; NS 3♦;
Par +200: EW 5♣×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♠E−11002.000.002-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
5 ♥N−21001.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
5 ♥×N−23000.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
♠5 3
♥K 10 8 6 5
♦K 9 6
♣J 9 6
♠K Q 10 7 4 2
♥9 4
♦10 3
♣K 7 2
N
WE
S
♠—
♥A Q 7 3 2
♦A Q 8 4 2
♣Q 5 3
♠A J 9 8 6
♥J
♦J 7 5
♣A 10 8 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W21101.500.502-Orock-Little5-Eads-Benton
2 ♦E31101.500.506-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 ♠W31400.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠Q J 10 8 7 5
♥5
♦A Q 9 7
♣Q 4
♠K 9 4 3
♥10 2
♦5
♣10 9 8 7 5 2
N
WE
S
♠2
♥A K Q 9 8 6 3
♦10 4 2
♣K 6
♠A 6
♥J 7 4
♦K J 8 6 3
♣A J 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N56502.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
5 ♦S56001.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠N−22000.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠A K 10 4 2
♥A 6 3
♦5 4
♣Q J 6
♠8
♥8 5 2
♦A Q 10 9 6
♣K 10 4 3
N
WE
S
♠9 7 5 3
♥Q J 7 4
♦3
♣A 9 7 5
♠Q J 6
♥K 10 9
♦K J 8 7 2
♣8 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N21101.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 ♠N21101.500.503-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
4 ♠N−1500.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
♠K J 8 7 3
♥2
♦A K 5
♣J 9 7 3
♠10 6 5 4
♥J
♦Q 8 3 2
♣A K 8 5
N
WE
S
♠A Q 2
♥A Q 9 8 6 4 3
♦—
♣Q 6 2
♠9
♥K 10 7 5
♦J 10 9 7 6 4
♣10 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E41702.000.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
4 ♥E46201.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
2 ♥×E410700.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
♠10
♥Q 9 7 6 5
♦A K 7 6 2
♣A K
♠A K 7 6 5 3
♥K 3
♦Q 8
♣Q 7 6
N
WE
S
♠J 8 2
♥8 4 2
♦10 9 5 4
♣J 8 4
♠Q 9 4
♥A J 10
♦J 3
♣10 9 5 3 2

NS 5♥; NS 3♦; S 3♣; NS 1N; N 2♣;
Par +450: NS 4♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♥S54502.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 ♥N44201.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton
3 ♦N−1500.002.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠K 6
♥10 7 6 4
♦Q J 10 7 6
♣Q 7
♠8 7 4
♥Q 5 3
♦3 2
♣K J 8 4 2
N
WE
S
♠Q 10 9 5 3
♥A J
♦A K
♣A 9 5 3
♠A J 2
♥K 9 8 2
♦9 8 5 4
♣10 6

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E−11002.000.003-Birmingham-Stahlecker2-Orock-Little
2 ♠E21101.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Ragsdale
4 ♠E46200.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Eads-Benton