Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session November 6, 2025
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   24.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   58.33   28.00  A   2                 2                1.53(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   48.96   23.50  C         2     1           2          1.07(OB) Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  3   40.63   19.50  C                                               Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones
  5   42.71   20.50  C               2                      0.43(SC) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  6   41.67   20.00  C                                               Lillian Ethridge - Peggy Falconer
  7   54.17   26.00  B   3     1           3     1          1.42(OB) Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  8   63.54   30.50  A   1                 1                2.04(OA) Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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

EW 4; NS 2; EW 1N; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −130: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.008-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 W−1501.001.007-Eads-Benton3-Headrick-Jones
2 W2900.002.006-Ethridge-Falconer5-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 4; NS 4; NS 2N; NS 1; NS 1;
Par +620: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56502.000.007-Eads-Benton3-Headrick-Jones
3 N31401.001.006-Ethridge-Falconer5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
PassPass0.002.008-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 6; EW 6; EW 5; EW 1N; NS 1;
Par −1100: NS 6×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S−31502.000.008-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 ×S−23001.001.007-Eads-Benton3-Headrick-Jones
5 W66200.002.006-Ethridge-Falconer5-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 2; NS 2; EW 3; EW 2;
Par −110: EW 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
PassPass2.000.006-Ethridge-Falconer5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 N−11000.501.507-Eads-Benton3-Headrick-Jones
2 S−11000.501.508-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 3; NS 1N; W 2; EW 2; NS 1; E 1;
Par +140: NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.007-Eads-Benton6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 N−11001.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTN−44000.002.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham3-Headrick-Jones

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

NS 2N; NS 3; S 3; N 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS31501.001.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham3-Headrick-Jones
1 NTS31501.001.007-Eads-Benton6-Ethridge-Falconer
1 NTS31501.001.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 5; EW 3N; EW 4; EW 2; EW 2;
Par −650: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW46302.000.007-Eads-Benton6-Ethridge-Falconer
3 NTW56600.501.505-Stahlecker-Birmingham3-Headrick-Jones
3 NTE56600.501.508-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 6N; EW 6; W 6; EW 5; EW 4; E 5;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 E−1502.000.008-Spangler-Ream2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTE64901.001.007-Eads-Benton6-Ethridge-Falconer
6 NTE69900.002.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham3-Headrick-Jones

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

EW 6; EW 5N; EW 4; EW 2; EW 3;
Par −1370: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW31502.000.008-Spangler-Ream3-Headrick-Jones
3 NTE36001.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTE56600.002.001-Branch-Neisler7-Eads-Benton

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

EW 2; EW 2; EW 1N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −110: EW 1+1; EW 1+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−22001.500.501-Branch-Neisler7-Eads-Benton
4 E−22001.500.508-Spangler-Ream3-Headrick-Jones
3 E31400.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 6; NS 4N; NS 4; NS 3; NS 2;
Par +920: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 S74402.000.001-Branch-Neisler7-Eads-Benton
3 NTN44300.501.502-Tiernan-Frederick5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTN44300.501.508-Spangler-Ream3-Headrick-Jones

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

NS 7N; S 7; N 6; NS 5; NS 2; S 2; N 1;
Par +2220: NS 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×E−511001.001.001-Branch-Neisler7-Eads-Benton
4 ×W−511001.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ×E−511001.001.008-Spangler-Ream3-Headrick-Jones

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

NS 4; EW 4; NS 4; EW 4;
Par +200: EW 5×−1; EW 5×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56501.500.502-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler
4 N56501.500.503-Headrick-Jones6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 W46200.002.007-Eads-Benton5-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 2; NS 2; NS 1N; NS 2; EW 2;
Par +100: EW 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.007-Eads-Benton5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 S−1501.001.003-Headrick-Jones6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 S−21000.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 1; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −80: EW 1=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21201.500.503-Headrick-Jones6-Ethridge-Falconer
1 NTS21201.500.507-Eads-Benton5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
1 NTS1900.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 2; EW 1N; NS 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −100: NS 2×−1; NS 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.002-Tiernan-Frederick1-Branch-Neisler
3 N−1501.001.007-Eads-Benton5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 N−21000.002.003-Headrick-Jones6-Ethridge-Falconer

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

EW 5; EW 5; EW 1N; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N−21002.000.001-Branch-Neisler6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 W54501.001.008-Spangler-Ream5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 ×W56500.002.003-Headrick-Jones2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 3; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −110: EW 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW−1501.500.501-Branch-Neisler6-Ethridge-Falconer
1 NTW−1501.500.508-Spangler-Ream5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
1 NTW31500.002.003-Headrick-Jones2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

W 6N; EW 6; E 6; E 5N; W 5; EW 5; NS 1;
Par −1400: NS 7×−6

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW36002.000.008-Spangler-Ream5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 W46200.501.501-Branch-Neisler6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 W46200.501.503-Headrick-Jones2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

NS 3N; NS 2; NS 3; W 2; NS 1; E 1;
Par +500: W 4×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S31402.000.008-Spangler-Ream5-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 N31101.001.001-Branch-Neisler6-Ethridge-Falconer
4 S−33000.002.003-Headrick-Jones2-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 2N; NS 2; EW 2; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −120: EW 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21101.500.505-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
2 N21101.500.508-Spangler-Ream6-Ethridge-Falconer
3 N−11000.002.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Eads-Benton

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

NS 4; NS 5; EW 3; NS 1;
Par +420: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 S−1501.500.502-Tiernan-Frederick7-Eads-Benton
6 S−1501.500.508-Spangler-Ream6-Ethridge-Falconer
3 NTN−31500.002.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 6; NS 3N; NS 5; NS 3;
Par +1430: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N66801.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Eads-Benton
4 N66801.001.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
4 N66801.001.008-Spangler-Ream6-Ethridge-Falconer

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

EW 5; EW 5; EW 2N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −450: EW 4+1; EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E54501.001.002-Tiernan-Frederick7-Eads-Benton
4 E54501.001.005-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
4 E54501.001.008-Spangler-Ream6-Ethridge-Falconer

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

NS 3; NS 1N; EW 2; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S41702.000.008-Spangler-Ream7-Eads-Benton
2 W−11001.001.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler
4 S−21000.002.006-Ethridge-Falconer2-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul
K
Q 10 9 7 3
A J 7 4 3
7 3
J 7 4 3 2
6
K 9 6 2
K Q 5
N
WE
S
Q 10 9 8
A J
10 5
J 10 9 4 2
A 6 5
K 8 5 4 2
Q 8
A 8 6

NS 5; NS 2N; EW 2; NS 3; EW 1;
Par +650: NS 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S66802.000.006-Ethridge-Falconer2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 S56501.001.008-Spangler-Ream7-Eads-Benton
4 S46200.002.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul
9 8 3
Q 9 7 4 3
A Q 6
9 5
K J 6 5
A 6 5
K 8 5 4
J 3
N
WE
S
A Q 7 4
K 10
9 7
A K 10 7 6
10 2
J 8 2
J 10 3 2
Q 8 4 2

EW 4; EW 3N; EW 4; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −420: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 E−21002.000.006-Ethridge-Falconer2-Tiernan-Frederick
4 W44201.001.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTW44300.002.008-Spangler-Ream7-Eads-Benton

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul
J 9 7 2
10 9 7 6 4 3 2
7 5
6 4
A Q 9 8 6 3
J
J 9 8 6
N
WE
S
K Q 8 3
J 4 2
K Q 8 5
Q 4
A 10 5
K 10 7 5
A
A K 10 3 2

NS 4; NS 2; EW 2; E 1N; NS 2;
Par +130: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS−22002.000.008-Spangler-Ream7-Eads-Benton
3 NTS−44001.001.006-Ethridge-Falconer2-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ×W46300.002.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler