Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session November 12, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   32.00   16.00  C                                               Sue Ragsdale - Connie Cruce
  2   52.00   26.00  C         2     1           2          1.21(OB) Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  3   58.00   29.00  B   2     1           2     1          1.61(OB) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  4   72.00   36.00  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Bill Ream - Michael Heymann
  5   45.00   22.50  C               2                      0.22(SC) Don Cosby - Bill Strange
  6   41.00   20.50  C                                               Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher

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

NS 5♠; NS 4♥; NS 5♣; EW 4♦; NS 1N;
Par +300: EW 6♦×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥S44202.000.004-Ream-Heymann2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♥S31401.001.006-Fields-Dutcher1-Ragsdale-Cruce
4 ♦W41300.002.005-Cosby-Strange3-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦S31101.500.505-Cosby-Strange3-Branch-Neisler
3 ♦S31101.500.506-Fields-Dutcher1-Ragsdale-Cruce
2 NTS−11000.002.004-Ream-Heymann2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTN31502.000.006-Fields-Dutcher1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 ♣S41301.001.004-Ream-Heymann2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♣N−1500.002.005-Cosby-Strange3-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 6♠; NS 6♣; EW 3♥; EW 4♦;
Par +800: EW 7♦×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♠S714602.000.004-Ream-Heymann2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 ♠S77101.001.006-Fields-Dutcher1-Ragsdale-Cruce
5 ♠S66800.002.005-Cosby-Strange3-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥W41702.000.004-Ream-Heymann2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTE41801.001.006-Fields-Dutcher1-Ragsdale-Cruce
4 ♥W44200.002.005-Cosby-Strange3-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 5N; EW 5♠; W 5♥; E 4♥; EW 1♦;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E−33002.000.004-Ream-Heymann3-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE46301.001.006-Fields-Dutcher2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTE56600.002.001-Ragsdale-Cruce5-Cosby-Strange

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W−11001.500.501-Ragsdale-Cruce5-Cosby-Strange
2 ♠W−11001.500.504-Ream-Heymann3-Branch-Neisler
1 NTW1900.002.006-Fields-Dutcher2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠×E−23002.000.004-Ream-Heymann3-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥W−31501.001.006-Fields-Dutcher2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
PassPass0.002.001-Ragsdale-Cruce5-Cosby-Strange

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

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 5♦; EW 4♣; EW 1♠;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE36001.500.501-Ragsdale-Cruce5-Cosby-Strange
3 NTE36001.500.504-Ream-Heymann3-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE46300.002.006-Fields-Dutcher2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

S 3N; NS 4♦; N 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; S 2♣; N 1♣;
Par +600: S 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS31502.000.004-Ream-Heymann3-Branch-Neisler
1 NTS21200.501.501-Ragsdale-Cruce5-Cosby-Strange
2 NTS21200.501.506-Fields-Dutcher2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

N 6♦; NS 4♠; NS 4♥; S 5♦; N 2N; S 1N; EW 1♣;
Par +920: N 6♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N52002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 ♦N41301.001.005-Cosby-Strange4-Ream-Heymann
3 ♣W−21000.002.006-Fields-Dutcher3-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E54502.000.006-Fields-Dutcher3-Branch-Neisler
5 ♠E64801.001.005-Cosby-Strange4-Ream-Heymann
4 ♠×E56900.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Ragsdale-Cruce

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

EW 3N; EW 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 1♥;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−22002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 NTE36001.001.006-Fields-Dutcher3-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE46300.002.005-Cosby-Strange4-Ream-Heymann

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

E 6N; E 6♦; W 4N; W 5♦; EW 5♣; EW 3♠;
Par −990: E 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW34002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Ragsdale-Cruce
6 NTE69900.501.505-Cosby-Strange4-Ream-Heymann
6 NTE69900.501.506-Fields-Dutcher3-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦N31101.500.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 ♦N31101.500.506-Fields-Dutcher3-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦N−11000.002.005-Cosby-Strange4-Ream-Heymann

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

EW 5♥; EW 3N; EW 3♠; NS 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par −500: NS 6♦×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥W31401.500.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Cosby-Strange
3 ♥W31401.500.503-Branch-Neisler1-Ragsdale-Cruce
4 ♥W46200.002.006-Fields-Dutcher4-Ream-Heymann

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠S31402.000.003-Branch-Neisler1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 ♣E−1501.001.006-Fields-Dutcher4-Ream-Heymann
3 ♠S−1500.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Cosby-Strange

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

EW 4N; W 3♠; EW 4♦; E 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♦W−1502.000.003-Branch-Neisler1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 NTW34001.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Cosby-Strange
3 NTW44300.002.006-Fields-Dutcher4-Ream-Heymann

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N44202.000.003-Branch-Neisler1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 NTN−31500.501.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Cosby-Strange
3 ♣N−31500.501.506-Fields-Dutcher4-Ream-Heymann

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥N−11001.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Cosby-Strange
4 ♥N−11001.001.003-Branch-Neisler1-Ragsdale-Cruce
3 ♥N−11001.001.006-Fields-Dutcher4-Ream-Heymann

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

EW 6♥; EW 5N; EW 3♠; EW 4♣; EW 3♦;
Par −980: EW 6♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E−1502.000.003-Branch-Neisler2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥W54500.501.501-Ragsdale-Cruce4-Ream-Heymann
4 ♥W54500.501.506-Fields-Dutcher5-Cosby-Strange

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣N41302.000.006-Fields-Dutcher5-Cosby-Strange
1 NTW−11000.501.501-Ragsdale-Cruce4-Ream-Heymann
1 NTW−11000.501.503-Branch-Neisler2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

N 6N; NS 6♥; NS 6♦; S 5N; NS 2♣; NS 1♠;
Par +1440: N 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♥S714602.000.003-Branch-Neisler2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♥S66801.001.001-Ragsdale-Cruce4-Ream-Heymann
4 ♥S56500.002.006-Fields-Dutcher5-Cosby-Strange

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥E−21001.500.501-Ragsdale-Cruce4-Ream-Heymann
1 NTW−21001.500.506-Fields-Dutcher5-Cosby-Strange
2 ♣N−1500.002.003-Branch-Neisler2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 7♠; NS 6N; NS 6♥; NS 5♣; NS 1♦;
Par +1510: NS 7♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N75101.500.501-Ragsdale-Cruce4-Ream-Heymann
4 ♠N75101.500.503-Branch-Neisler2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♠N54500.002.006-Fields-Dutcher5-Cosby-Strange