Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 11, 2025
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   42.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  4   60.71   51.00  A   1                0.80(A)  Gary Neisler - David Branch
  5   58.33   49.00  A   2                0.56(A)  Caron Peck - Donna Rosz
  6   54.17   45.50  C   3     1     1    0.40(A)  Wilma Hill - John Robbins
  8   48.81   41.00  A                             Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  1   47.02   39.50  C         2          0.28(B)  Lynda Crawford - Lillian Ethridge
  7   45.24   38.00  B                             Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  3   43.45   36.50  B                             Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones
  2   42.26   35.50  C                             Jim Atteberry - Michael Blanchard

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 8 7 6
♥	Q 5 4
♦	K 8 7 3
♣	9 6

♠	A K 4
♥	A 9
♦	A Q J 10 5 2
♣	J 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 5
♥	J 10 7 6 3
♦	9
♣	K 7 3 2

♠	10 3 2
♥	K 8 2
♦	6 4
♣	A Q 10 8 5

EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 3♦; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	4		130	2.00	1.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♦	E	4		130	2.00	1.00	7-Benton-Eads	3-Headrick-Jones
3 ♦	E	4		130	2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Crawford-Ethridge
3 NT	E	4		430	0.00	3.00	6-Hill-Robbins	5-Peck-Rosz

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 3
♥	A 10 6 2
♦	A 9 5
♣	Q J 5

♠	9 6 2
♥	Q 8
♦	Q J 8 4 3
♣	6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 7 5 4
♥	J 9 4
♦	10 7 2
♣	9

♠	8
♥	K 7 5 3
♦	K 6
♣	A K 10 8 7 4

NS 6N; NS 6♥; NS 6♣; NS 2♦;
Par +1440: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	7	720		2.50	0.50	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	N	7	720		2.50	0.50	7-Benton-Eads	3-Headrick-Jones
4 ♥	N	6	680		0.50	2.50	6-Hill-Robbins	5-Peck-Rosz
4 ♥	N	6	680		0.50	2.50	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 7
♥	Q 4 3 2
♦	3 2
♣	K Q 9 5 4

♠	K 8
♥	A K 10 9 8 6
♦	J 5
♣	8 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 9 6 2
♥	J 7
♦	8 7 6 4
♣	6 2

♠	Q 5 4 3
♥	5
♦	A K Q 10 9
♣	A J 10

NS 6♦; NS 6♣; NS 5N; NS 3♠; NS 1♥;
Par +920: NS 6♣=; NS 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥×	W	−4	1100		3.00	0.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	S	6	490		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Crawford-Ethridge
3 NT	N	5	460		0.50	2.50	6-Hill-Robbins	5-Peck-Rosz
3 NT	N	5	460		0.50	2.50	7-Benton-Eads	3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	2
♥	Q 9 8
♦	K Q 10 8 6 4
♣	A 8 4

♠	J 10 9 8 4
♥	A 6 5
♦	J
♣	K Q 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 3
♥	J 4 3
♦	9 7 5 2
♣	10 9

♠	7 6 5
♥	K 10 7 2
♦	A 3
♣	J 7 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	−1		100	3.00	0.00	7-Benton-Eads	3-Headrick-Jones
2 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	2.00	4-Neisler-Branch	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	2.00	6-Hill-Robbins	5-Peck-Rosz
3 ♠	E	3		140	1.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 9 8 6
♥	3
♦	A J 2
♣	Q J 6 5

♠	4 3 2
♥	K 8 6
♦	10 9 8 5
♣	10 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J
♥	Q J 9 7 4
♦	K Q 4 3
♣	4

♠	7 5
♥	A 10 5 2
♦	7 6
♣	A K 9 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
1 ♥	E	1		80	2.00	1.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	4-Neisler-Branch
4 ♣	S	−1		100	1.00	2.00	5-Peck-Rosz	3-Headrick-Jones
2 ♥	E	3		140	0.00	3.00	7-Benton-Eads	6-Hill-Robbins

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	2
♥	Q 10 7 6 5 2
♦	A Q 2
♣	9 4 2

♠	A 6 5
♥	A K 9
♦	8 7 6
♣	Q 10 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 7 4 3
♥	8
♦	J 5 4 3
♣	K J

♠	J 10 8
♥	J 4 3
♦	K 10 9
♣	A 8 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−1	100		2.50	0.50	1-Crawford-Ethridge	4-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	E	−1	100		2.50	0.50	5-Peck-Rosz	3-Headrick-Jones
2 ♠	E	3		140	1.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	E	4		620	0.00	3.00	7-Benton-Eads	6-Hill-Robbins

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 6 5 4
♥	10 7 6 5
♦	K Q 8
♣	2

♠	Q 8
♥	J 4 3
♦	A J 5
♣	A J 9 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 7
♥	A 9 8
♦	10 9 4 3
♣	K 5 4

♠	K 3 2
♥	K Q 2
♦	7 6 2
♣	Q 10 8 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	W	2		90	3.00	0.00	5-Peck-Rosz	3-Headrick-Jones
2 NT	E	2		120	1.50	1.50	7-Benton-Eads	6-Hill-Robbins
2 NT	E	2		120	1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	E	3		600	0.00	3.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K J 7 5 4
♥	9
♦	Q 4 3
♣	A J 8 3

♠	—
♥	A K Q J 8 2
♦	7 5 2
♣	K 10 9 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 6 3
♥	5 4
♦	9 6
♣	Q 7 5 4

♠	A 10 2
♥	10 7 6 3
♦	A K J 10 8
♣	6

NS 3♠; NS 4♦; NS 1N; EW 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +140: NS 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−3	150		3.00	0.00	5-Peck-Rosz	3-Headrick-Jones
3 ♠	N	3	140		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	2.00	7-Benton-Eads	6-Hill-Robbins
4 ♠	N	−3		150	0.00	3.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 7
♥	K 9
♦	A K 6 3
♣	K Q 9 6 3

♠	J 9 6 3
♥	Q J 10 5 3
♦	J 10 8
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 8 5 4
♥	A 6
♦	9 7 5 2
♣	10 7

♠	A 2
♥	8 7 4 2
♦	Q 4
♣	J 8 5 4 2

EW 3♠; NS 4♣; EW 2♥;
Par +130: NS 4♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	N	−1		50	3.00	0.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Peck-Rosz
2 ♠	E	3		140	2.00	1.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	7-Benton-Eads
2 ♠	E	4		170	1.00	2.00	6-Hill-Robbins	4-Neisler-Branch
1 NT	N	−4		200	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 6
♥	A 7 5 4
♦	7 4
♣	A 9 5 2

♠	K 9 4
♥	J 10
♦	K J 10 5 2
♣	K Q 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 7 5
♥	K 9 8 3
♦	A
♣	J 10 8 4

♠	J 3 2
♥	Q 6 2
♦	Q 9 8 6 3
♣	6 3

EW 3N; EW 3♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −600: EW 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	1.50	1-Crawford-Ethridge	7-Benton-Eads
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	1.50	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Peck-Rosz
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	1.50	6-Hill-Robbins	4-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	E	3		600	1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J 9 6 5
♥	Q 5 2
♦	10 6 2
♣	K 7 4

♠	A Q 4
♥	K 7 6
♦	Q 5 3
♣	J 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 3 2
♥	J 9 8
♦	9 8 7 4
♣	10 6

♠	8 7
♥	A 10 4 3
♦	A K J
♣	A Q 9 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	400		3.00	0.00	6-Hill-Robbins	4-Neisler-Branch
2 NT	S	3	150		1.50	1.50	1-Crawford-Ethridge	7-Benton-Eads
2 NT	S	3	150		1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Headrick-Jones
1 NT	S	1	90		0.00	3.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Peck-Rosz

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 6 4 3
♥	—
♦	Q J 9 5
♣	K Q 5 2

♠	Q
♥	J 10 9 8 3
♦	10 8 7 4 2
♣	6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 7 5
♥	A Q 6 5 4 2
♦	6
♣	8 3

♠	J 8 2
♥	K 7
♦	A K 3
♣	A J 10 9 7

N 6♠; S 5♠; NS 4N; NS 5♣; EW 3♥; NS 4♦;
Par +800: EW 7♥×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		2.50	0.50	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	5-Peck-Rosz
5 ♠	N	5	650		2.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Headrick-Jones
5 ♥×	E	−2	300		1.00	2.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	7-Benton-Eads
5 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	3.00	6-Hill-Robbins	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	3
♥	A K
♦	K Q J 8 5 3 2
♣	Q 8 4

♠	Q 10 9 6 5
♥	10 8 7 6 2
♦	10 4
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	A
♥	Q 9 4 3
♦	9
♣	A K J 9 7 6 2

♠	K J 8 7 4 2
♥	J 5
♦	A 7 6
♣	10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	N	4	130		2.00	1.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♦	N	4	130		2.00	1.00	7-Benton-Eads	5-Peck-Rosz
3 ♦	N	4	130		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Neisler-Branch
5 ♦	N	−2		200	0.00	3.00	3-Headrick-Jones	6-Hill-Robbins

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q 5
♥	10 4
♦	K Q 8 6
♣	A K Q 10

♠	J 9 6 4
♥	A J 9 5 2
♦	J
♣	8 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8 7 2
♥	6
♦	9 7 5 4 3 2
♣	9 6

♠	A 3
♥	K Q 8 7 3
♦	A 10
♣	J 7 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	6	490		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	N	5	460		2.00	1.00	3-Headrick-Jones	6-Hill-Robbins
5 ♣	N	5	400		1.00	2.00	7-Benton-Eads	5-Peck-Rosz
6 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	3.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 9 6
♥	10 6 2
♦	10 7 5 3
♣	10 7 3

♠	8 3
♥	K Q 5 4
♦	K 8 6 2
♣	J 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 5 4
♥	A
♦	A Q J 9
♣	A 8 5 2

♠	Q J 7 2
♥	J 9 8 7 3
♦	4
♣	K Q 9

EW 4N; E 5♦; E 3♠; W 4♦; W 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	3		110	3.00	0.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Crawford-Ethridge
3 NT	E	3		400	1.50	1.50	3-Headrick-Jones	6-Hill-Robbins
3 NT	E	3		400	1.50	1.50	7-Benton-Eads	5-Peck-Rosz
3 NT	E	5		460	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	4 3
♥	A 9 2
♦	K 10 9 7 5 4
♣	K 5

♠	K Q 10 9 8 7 6 5
♥	K J 10
♦	—
♣	7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	8 7 6 3
♦	Q J
♣	A J 10 9 8

♠	J
♥	Q 5 4
♦	A 8 6 3 2
♣	Q 4 3 2

EW 5♠; NS 3♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par −500: NS 6♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♠	W	5		650	1.50	1.50	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	1-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♠	W	5		650	1.50	1.50	3-Headrick-Jones	6-Hill-Robbins
4 ♠	W	5		650	1.50	1.50	7-Benton-Eads	5-Peck-Rosz
4 ♠	E	5		650	1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 10
♥	Q 10 8 7 4
♦	K 7 5
♣	J 10 3

♠	K J 8 4
♥	A 9
♦	Q 9 6 4
♣	A Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 7 5
♥	K 6 5 2
♦	J 3 2
♣	8 5

♠	6 3 2
♥	J 3
♦	A 10 8
♣	K 9 7 6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	1		90	2.00	1.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Hill-Robbins
1 NT	W	1		90	2.00	1.00	3-Headrick-Jones	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
1 NT	W	1		90	2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	5-Peck-Rosz
2 ♥	N	−2		100	0.00	3.00	4-Neisler-Branch	7-Benton-Eads

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 8 6 3
♥	K 9 2
♦	10 8 3
♣	Q 6 5

♠	A J 10
♥	A 7 5 3
♦	4
♣	A K 9 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5 4 2
♥	J 10
♦	A J 7
♣	J 10 8 4

♠	9 7
♥	Q 8 6 4
♦	K Q 9 6 5 2
♣	3

EW 3♠; EW 4♣; EW 1N; NS 1♦;
Par −140: EW 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−3	150		3.00	0.00	4-Neisler-Branch	7-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	E	−2	100		2.00	1.00	3-Headrick-Jones	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	E	2		110	1.00	2.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Hill-Robbins
2 ♣	W	4		130	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	5-Peck-Rosz

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 9 8 2
♥	10 8 6 3
♦	A 5 3
♣	10 4

♠	7 5
♥	Q 7 5
♦	K 10
♣	A Q 8 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 6 4 3
♥	J
♦	Q 9 8 4 2
♣	7 3

♠	A J
♥	A K 9 4 2
♦	J 7 6
♣	K J 9

S 4♥; S 3N; N 2♥; N 1N; S 1♠; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +420: S 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	4	170		2.50	0.50	3-Headrick-Jones	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♥	S	4	170		2.50	0.50	4-Neisler-Branch	7-Benton-Eads
2 ♥	S	3	140		1.00	2.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Hill-Robbins
4 ♥	S	−1		50	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	5-Peck-Rosz

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 8 3
♥	A 10
♦	J 8
♣	Q J 10 9 5

♠	Q 9
♥	Q 4 2
♦	9 6 3
♣	A K 6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7 5 4
♥	K 9 8 3
♦	K 10 4
♣	8 4

♠	A 6 2
♥	J 7 6 5
♦	A Q 7 5 2
♣	7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	2	110		3.00	0.00	1-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Hill-Robbins
3 ♦	N	−1		100	1.50	1.50	4-Neisler-Branch	7-Benton-Eads
2 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	5-Peck-Rosz
3 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	3.00	3-Headrick-Jones	2-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 5 4 3
♥	5 3
♦	10 7 6
♣	6 4 3

♠	9 8 7
♥	K Q J
♦	A 9 4 3 2
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 6
♥	10 9 8 6
♦	K 8 5
♣	A Q 8

♠	J 2
♥	A 7 4 2
♦	Q J
♣	K J 10 5 2

E 3N; E 3♥; W 2N; W 2♥; E 3♦; W 2♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −400: E 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−1	50		2.50	0.50	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Benton-Eads
2 ♥	E	−1	50		2.50	0.50	5-Peck-Rosz	1-Crawford-Ethridge
2 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	2.00	4-Neisler-Branch	3-Headrick-Jones
2 NT	W	2		120	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Hill-Robbins

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 6 3 2
♥	A Q J 7 6
♦	—
♣	A 8 7 5

♠	A J 10 5
♥	9 4 3
♦	K 9 4
♣	K 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 7
♥	8 5
♦	Q J 7 6 5
♣	Q 6 4

♠	Q 4
♥	K 10 2
♦	A 10 8 3 2
♣	J 10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Hill-Robbins
2 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	2.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Benton-Eads
2 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	2.00	4-Neisler-Branch	3-Headrick-Jones
2 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	2.00	5-Peck-Rosz	1-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 8 5 4
♥	Q 10
♦	K Q 10 3
♣	Q 8 4

♠	Q 10 7 6 2
♥	6
♦	A 8 7 2
♣	9 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 3
♥	A 9 7 4 2
♦	J 5
♣	6 5 2

♠	9
♥	K J 8 5 3
♦	9 6 4
♣	A K J 10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	N	2	120		3.00	0.00	5-Peck-Rosz	1-Crawford-Ethridge
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.50	1.50	4-Neisler-Branch	3-Headrick-Jones
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Hill-Robbins
2 ♠	W	−1	100		0.00	3.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Benton-Eads

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 8
♥	A K J 9 8 6 2
♦	6
♣	J 7 5

♠	K 10 5 3
♥	7 3
♦	10 7 3
♣	A 10 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 2
♥	4
♦	A Q J 8 5 4
♣	8 4

♠	9 7 4
♥	Q 10 5
♦	K 9 2
♣	K Q 9 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.00	1.00	2-Atteberry-Blanchard	7-Benton-Eads
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.00	1.00	4-Neisler-Branch	3-Headrick-Jones
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.00	1.00	5-Peck-Rosz	1-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♥	N	4	420		0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Hill-Robbins

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 8 4 2
♥	A 8 5
♦	K Q J 3
♣	K 6

♠	K 10 6 3
♥	K J 7
♦	6 5
♣	A J 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 5
♥	9 6 4
♦	A 10 8 2
♣	10 9 5

♠	Q 7
♥	Q 10 3 2
♦	9 7 4
♣	Q 7 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	E	−1	100		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Benton-Eads
1 NT	S	−1		50	1.50	1.50	3-Headrick-Jones	1-Crawford-Ethridge
2 ♥	S	−1		50	1.50	1.50	6-Hill-Robbins	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	N	−3		150	0.00	3.00	5-Peck-Rosz	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 8 5 4 2
♥	7
♦	A 6 3
♣	A K 7 3

♠	K 9
♥	A K J 6 5
♦	9 8 4 2
♣	9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 7 3
♥	9 8 4 3 2
♦	Q J
♣	Q 5

♠	A 6
♥	Q 10
♦	K 10 7 5
♣	J 10 6 4 2

NS 5♣; NS 4♦; NS 2N; NS 2♠; EW 2♥;
Par +600: NS 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	−4	400		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Benton-Eads
4 ♥	W	−2	200		1.50	1.50	3-Headrick-Jones	1-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♥	W	−2	200		1.50	1.50	6-Hill-Robbins	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♥	W	−1	100		0.00	3.00	5-Peck-Rosz	4-Neisler-Branch

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	9 7
♥	3
♦	J 10 8 7 4
♣	A K Q J 4

♠	J 10 6 3
♥	A K J 8 6 5
♦	—
♣	10 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 5 2
♥	10 9 7 2
♦	K 6 3 2
♣	5

♠	A 8 4
♥	Q 4
♦	A Q 9 5
♣	9 7 3 2

EW 5♥; EW 4♠; NS 5♦; S 5♣; N 4♣; NS 1N;
Par −100: S 6♣×−1; NS 6♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	S	5	550		3.00	0.00	6-Hill-Robbins	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	W	5		450	1.50	1.50	3-Headrick-Jones	1-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♥	W	5		450	1.50	1.50	5-Peck-Rosz	4-Neisler-Branch
5 ♥×	W	5		650	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Benton-Eads

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	A 10 4
♣	K Q 10 9 8

♠	J 4 2
♥	A 4
♦	J 9 7 6
♣	J 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 7 5
♥	Q 9 7
♦	K 8 3 2
♣	A 3

♠	Q 9 8 6 3
♥	J 8 3 2
♦	Q 5
♣	7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	W	−1	50		3.00	0.00	6-Hill-Robbins	2-Atteberry-Blanchard
1 ♦	W	1		70	2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Benton-Eads
1 ♦	W	2		90	1.00	2.00	3-Headrick-Jones	1-Crawford-Ethridge
1 NT	E	2		120	0.00	3.00	5-Peck-Rosz	4-Neisler-Branch