Friday Afternoon Pairs Friday Aft Session December 12, 2025
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   42.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank    MPs
                         A     B
  4   64.29   54.00  A   1          0.80(A)  Randy Eads - Margot Hirsch
  5   61.31   51.50  B   2     1    0.56(A)  Diane Dillman - Patsy Walters
  8   57.74   48.50  A   3          0.40(A)  Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  7   46.43   39.00  B         2    0.22(B)  Sue Ragsdale - Kay Jones
  2   45.83   38.50  B                       Annie Mason - Cynthia Benton
  3   45.83   38.50  A                       Gary Neisler - Alan Rauch
  1   39.29   33.00  B                       Brenda Schrader - David Urbel
  6   39.29   33.00  A                       Bill Ream - Kathy Coleman

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8
♥	A 6 3
♦	10 2
♣	K J 9 6 4

♠	A K 7 4 3
♥	J 2
♦	K 9 8 6
♣	8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	K 10 8 7 5 4
♦	A Q 5
♣	A 3 2

♠	Q J 6 5
♥	Q 9
♦	J 7 4 3
♣	Q 10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	4		170	3.00	0.00	5-Dillman-Walters	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♥	E	4		420	1.00	2.00	2-Mason-Benton	4-Eads-Hirsch
4 ♥	E	4		420	1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	7-Ragsdale-Jones
4 ♥	E	4		420	1.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	1-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 7 3
♥	A 8 5 4 2
♦	A Q 9 2
♣	8

♠	Q 10 6 5
♥	K Q 10
♦	J 10 6 5 4
♣	9

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8
♥	9 6
♦	K 8
♣	K Q J 7 5 4 3

♠	J 9 4 2
♥	J 7 3
♦	7 3
♣	A 10 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣×	E	−2	300		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♣	E	−1	50		2.00	1.00	5-Dillman-Walters	6-Ream-Coleman
3 ♥	N	−1		100	1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	7-Ragsdale-Jones
3 ♣	E	3		110	0.00	3.00	2-Mason-Benton	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 9 8 3
♥	8 5
♦	A 4 2
♣	10 8 7 6

♠	K J 2
♥	A 4
♦	8 6 3
♣	A J 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 5 4
♥	K J 9 6
♦	J 10 9 5
♣	3

♠	A 10
♥	Q 10 7 3 2
♦	K Q 7
♣	K Q 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	W	−3	300		3.00	0.00	5-Dillman-Walters	6-Ream-Coleman
1 NT	N	2	120		2.00	1.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	7-Ragsdale-Jones
1 NT	S	1	90		0.50	2.50	2-Mason-Benton	4-Eads-Hirsch
1 NT	S	1	90		0.50	2.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	1-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 4 2
♥	10 9 5
♦	K Q 10 4
♣	9 8 6

♠	K J 10 8
♥	A Q 7
♦	A 5
♣	A K 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 5 3
♥	8 6 3
♦	9 7 3
♣	J 10 4

♠	A 9
♥	K J 4 2
♦	J 8 6 2
♣	Q 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	−2	200		2.50	0.50	2-Mason-Benton	4-Eads-Hirsch
2 NT	E	−2	200		2.50	0.50	3-Neisler-Rauch	7-Ragsdale-Jones
2 NT	W	−1	100		0.50	2.50	5-Dillman-Walters	6-Ream-Coleman
2 NT	W	−1	100		0.50	2.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	1-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 9 6 2
♥	A Q 10 7 6 5
♦	K 7 6
♣	—

♠	10 5 4 3
♥	8 4
♦	A Q J 8
♣	A J 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A K
♥	K J 9
♦	10 4
♣	K Q 8 7 4 2

♠	Q 8 7
♥	3 2
♦	9 5 3 2
♣	10 9 5 3

EW 5N; W 5♦; EW 5♣; E 4♦; EW 2♠;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	−1	50		3.00	0.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♣	E	4		130	2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	2-Mason-Benton
5 ♣	E	5		400	1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	5-Dillman-Walters
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	3.00	6-Ream-Coleman	7-Ragsdale-Jones

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 3
♥	K 9 7
♦	9 3 2
♣	A Q 10 5 4

♠	A 9
♥	Q 10 5
♦	Q J 8 6 5
♣	8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 8 7 6 5 4 2
♥	8 4
♦	10
♣	J 3

♠	J
♥	A J 6 3 2
♦	A K 7 4
♣	K 9 2

NS 5N; NS 5♥; NS 5♣; NS 3♦; EW 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	6	480		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	5-Dillman-Walters
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	2.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	1-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♥	N	5	450		1.00	2.00	6-Ream-Coleman	7-Ragsdale-Jones

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 9 8 5
♥	10
♦	A K 9 2
♣	K 10 4

♠	10 4 2
♥	K Q 9 4 2
♦	Q 8 7 5
♣	Q

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6
♥	A J 7 6
♦	10 3
♣	J 7 5 3 2

♠	Q 7 3
♥	8 5 3
♦	J 6 4
♣	A 9 8 6

NS 6♠; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2N; EW 1♥;
Par +1430: NS 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	7	710		3.00	0.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	1-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♠	N	4	620		1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	5-Dillman-Walters
4 ♠	N	4	620		1.00	2.00	6-Ream-Coleman	7-Ragsdale-Jones
4 ♠	N	4	620		1.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	2-Mason-Benton

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 10 5 3
♥	10 9 8
♦	10 9 8
♣	10 8 5

♠	9 7 6 2
♥	5 3 2
♦	Q J 4
♣	7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J
♥	K Q J
♦	5 2
♣	A K Q J 9 6

♠	A 8 4
♥	A 7 6 4
♦	A K 7 6 3
♣	4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	E	−1	50		2.50	0.50	4-Eads-Hirsch	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♣	E	−1	50		2.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	2-Mason-Benton
3 ♦	S	−1		50	1.00	2.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	5-Dillman-Walters
3 ♠	N	−2		100	0.00	3.00	6-Ream-Coleman	7-Ragsdale-Jones

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 8
♥	Q 8 7
♦	3
♣	K J 9 5 2

♠	9 7 6 5 4
♥	J 5 3
♦	A 4
♣	A 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q
♥	K 10 4
♦	K J 10 8 2
♣	Q 8 7 4

♠	10 3 2
♥	A 9 6 2
♦	Q 9 7 6 5
♣	10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	N	2	90		3.00	0.00	5-Dillman-Walters	2-Mason-Benton
2 ♥	S	−1		50	2.00	1.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	1-Schrader-Urbel
1 NT	E	1		90	0.50	2.50	4-Eads-Hirsch	6-Ream-Coleman
1 NT	E	1		90	0.50	2.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	3-Neisler-Rauch

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 5 3 2
♥	A Q 10 7 6
♦	K 10 4
♣	10

♠	A Q 7 6 4
♥	4
♦	8 3
♣	8 6 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K
♥	K 9 8 5 3 2
♦	6 2
♣	A K 7 3

♠	J 10 9
♥	J
♦	A Q J 9 7 5
♣	Q J 9

NS 2N; NS 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1♠;
Par +110: NS 3♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−3	300		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	3-Neisler-Rauch
3 ♦	S	3	110		2.00	1.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	6-Ream-Coleman
2 ♦	S	2	90		1.00	2.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♦	S	−1		100	0.00	3.00	5-Dillman-Walters	2-Mason-Benton

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	2
♥	Q 5 3
♦	10 7
♣	A J 10 9 6 5 2

♠	A 4 3
♥	A K 8 4 2
♦	J 8 6 2
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 8 7 5
♥	J
♦	A Q 9 3
♣	K Q 4

♠	K Q 9 6
♥	10 9 7 6
♦	K 5 4
♣	7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−2	100		2.00	1.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♠	E	−2	100		2.00	1.00	5-Dillman-Walters	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♠	E	−2	100		2.00	1.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 NT	E	3		400	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	3-Neisler-Rauch

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 7 6
♥	K J 5 3
♦	A J 8
♣	Q J 4

♠	10 9 4
♥	10 2
♦	Q 7 6 4 3
♣	K 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 3 2
♥	9 6
♦	10 5 2
♣	10 9 6 2

♠	K J 5
♥	A Q 8 7 4
♦	K 9
♣	A 8 3

NS 5N; NS 5♥; S 4♠; N 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 3♦;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	650		2.00	1.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♥	N	5	650		2.00	1.00	5-Dillman-Walters	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♥	S	5	650		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	3-Neisler-Rauch
4 ♥	S	4	620		0.00	3.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	1-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 7 3
♥	A 5 3
♦	A
♣	K 8 7 6 3 2

♠	A K 10 5 2
♥	Q 10 7 4
♦	Q 4
♣	A J

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9
♥	J 9 8 6 2
♦	J 8 6
♣	Q 10

♠	6 4
♥	K
♦	K 10 9 7 5 3 2
♣	9 5 4

EW 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; NS 1N; EW 1♠;
Par +110: NS 3♣=; NS 3♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	4	130		3.00	0.00	5-Dillman-Walters	7-Ragsdale-Jones
4 ♥	E	−1	100		2.00	1.00	6-Ream-Coleman	3-Neisler-Rauch
3 ♥	W	3		140	0.50	2.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	2-Mason-Benton
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.50	2.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 9 7
♥	A J 10 6 4
♦	9 8
♣	K 9 8

♠	K J 4 3
♥	K Q 9 7 3 2
♦	Q 7
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 6 5
♥	8 5
♦	A
♣	J 7 6 5 3 2

♠	8 2
♥	—
♦	K J 10 6 5 4 3 2
♣	Q 10 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♠×	W	−2	300		3.00	0.00	5-Dillman-Walters	7-Ragsdale-Jones
4 ♥	W	−1	50		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	4-Eads-Hirsch
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.00	2.00	6-Ream-Coleman	3-Neisler-Rauch
6 ♦×	S	−5		1100	0.00	3.00	1-Schrader-Urbel	2-Mason-Benton

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 8 7
♥	A 7 2
♦	10 9
♣	J 10 7 6

♠	A Q 6 4
♥	K Q J 8 6 4 3
♦	3
♣	K

N
W		E
S

♠	K 5
♥	10
♦	K J 8 6 5 4 2
♣	A 9 2

♠	9 3 2
♥	9 5
♦	A Q 7
♣	Q 8 5 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−1	50		2.50	0.50	5-Dillman-Walters	7-Ragsdale-Jones
6 ♥	W	−1	50		2.50	0.50	6-Ream-Coleman	3-Neisler-Rauch
4 ♥	W	5		450	1.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	4-Eads-Hirsch
3 NT	E	5		460	0.00	3.00	1-Schrader-Urbel	2-Mason-Benton

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10
♥	9 6 5 3
♦	9 6 2
♣	A Q 7 5 4

♠	A J 7 5 2
♥	A K J 7
♦	K 4 3
♣	6

N
W		E
S

♠	9 6 4
♥	Q 10 8
♦	Q J 7 5
♣	9 8 3

♠	K Q 8 3
♥	4 2
♦	A 10 8
♣	K J 10 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	−1	100		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	4-Eads-Hirsch
4 ♣	N	−2		100	2.00	1.00	5-Dillman-Walters	7-Ragsdale-Jones
1 ♠	W	2		110	1.00	2.00	1-Schrader-Urbel	2-Mason-Benton
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	3.00	6-Ream-Coleman	3-Neisler-Rauch

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 10 9 3
♥	A 10 9 8
♦	K 10
♣	10 7 5

♠	6 5 4 2
♥	—
♦	J 8 4 3
♣	K J 9 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7
♥	5 2
♦	Q 9 6 5 2
♣	A 8 6 4

♠	A K J
♥	K Q J 7 6 4 3
♦	A 7
♣	Q

NS 6♥; S 5♠; N 4♠; NS 2N; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par +800: EW 7♣×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	S	7	1010		2.00	1.00	2-Mason-Benton	3-Neisler-Rauch
6 ♥	S	7	1010		2.00	1.00	6-Ream-Coleman	1-Schrader-Urbel
6 ♥	S	7	1010		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	5-Dillman-Walters
4 ♥	S	7	510		0.00	3.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 9 7
♥	Q 9 8 3
♦	Q J 2
♣	K 8 4

♠	5 4
♥	K 6 5 2
♦	A 8
♣	A Q J 9 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 6 3
♥	A J
♦	K 9 4 3
♣	5 3 2

♠	Q J 10 2
♥	10 7 4
♦	10 7 6 5
♣	10 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	W	4		130	3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	5-Dillman-Walters
2 NT	W	4		180	2.00	1.00	6-Ream-Coleman	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 NT	E	4		430	1.00	2.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	4-Eads-Hirsch
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	3.00	2-Mason-Benton	3-Neisler-Rauch

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 6 2
♥	Q 8 5
♦	8 7
♣	A J 7 4

♠	J 4 3
♥	10 9
♦	A K J 9 5
♣	10 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5
♥	A K J 4 2
♦	6 4 3 2
♣	9 5

♠	A K Q 10
♥	7 6 3
♦	Q 10
♣	K Q 8 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	2	110		3.00	0.00	6-Ream-Coleman	1-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♠	N	−1		50	2.00	1.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	4-Eads-Hirsch
1 NT	S	−3		150	1.00	2.00	2-Mason-Benton	3-Neisler-Rauch
2 ♥	E	4		170	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	5-Dillman-Walters

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 4
♥	7 4
♦	J 6 3
♣	A J 9 7 5 2

♠	J 8 6
♥	A Q 6 2
♦	A K Q 10 9 7
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 5 3
♥	J 10 5
♦	—
♣	K Q 6 4 3

♠	A 7 2
♥	K 9 8 3
♦	8 5 4 2
♣	10 8

EW 6♠; EW 6♦; EW 5N; W 5♥; E 4♥; EW 2♣;
Par −1430: EW 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	W	4		130	3.00	0.00	6-Ream-Coleman	1-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♠	E	4		620	2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	5-Dillman-Walters
3 NT	E	5		660	1.00	2.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	4-Eads-Hirsch
6 ♠	E	6		1430	0.00	3.00	2-Mason-Benton	3-Neisler-Rauch

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K J 10 9 8 6
♥	9
♦	J 10
♣	A J 5 3

♠	A 4 3
♥	J 6 2
♦	A 7 2
♣	Q 10 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 2
♥	A Q 10 8 4
♦	9 8 6 3
♣	9 6

♠	7 5
♥	K 7 5 3
♦	K Q 5 4
♣	K 7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	0.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	5-Dillman-Walters
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	6-Ream-Coleman
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	2.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	3.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 5 3
♥	A Q 10 9 8
♦	6 2
♣	A 3

♠	J 6 4 2
♥	K J
♦	9 8 7
♣	K 10 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10
♥	7 4
♦	K Q 10
♣	Q J 9 7 6 2

♠	A Q 7
♥	6 5 3 2
♦	A J 5 4 3
♣	4

NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 1♣;
Par +980: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		2.50	0.50	7-Ragsdale-Jones	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♥	N	4	420		2.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♣	E	−3	300		1.00	2.00	1-Schrader-Urbel	5-Dillman-Walters
3 ♥	N	7	260		0.00	3.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q J 7 5 2
♥	Q J
♦	10
♣	J 7 3 2

♠	8 4
♥	9
♦	A 9 8 6 5 3
♣	K Q 10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9 6 3
♥	7 4 3
♦	Q 4
♣	A 9 8

♠	—
♥	A K 10 8 6 5 2
♦	K J 7 2
♣	6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	4	620		2.00	1.00	1-Schrader-Urbel	5-Dillman-Walters
4 ♥	S	4	620		2.00	1.00	7-Ragsdale-Jones	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♥	S	4	620		2.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	6-Ream-Coleman
6 ♥	S	−2		200	0.00	3.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8 6
♥	Q 10 8 6 4
♦	A Q
♣	J 10

♠	A 5
♥	J 9 3
♦	10 5
♣	K Q 9 8 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7
♥	K 7 5
♦	K 9 7 6 4
♣	A 7 2

♠	K Q 4 3 2
♥	A 2
♦	J 8 3 2
♣	6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣×	W	−1	100		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♣	W	−1	50		1.50	1.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	5-Dillman-Walters
2 NT	W	−1	50		1.50	1.50	7-Ragsdale-Jones	2-Mason-Benton
4 ♠	S	−1		50	0.00	3.00	3-Neisler-Rauch	4-Eads-Hirsch

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 5
♥	K J 5 3
♦	9 6
♣	A K J 7

♠	A J 10 6 3
♥	—
♦	Q J 4
♣	9 8 6 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	10 9 8 7 4 2
♦	A 8 7 5
♣	10 3

♠	K Q 7 4
♥	A Q 6
♦	K 10 3 2
♣	Q 5

NS 4N; S 3♥; NS 2♠; N 2♥;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	460		3.00	0.00	2-Mason-Benton	6-Ream-Coleman
3 NT	S	4	430		1.50	1.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	3-Neisler-Rauch
3 NT	S	4	430		1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	7-Ragsdale-Jones
3 NT	S	3	400		0.00	3.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	5-Dillman-Walters

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 5 2
♥	4 3
♦	A 4 3
♣	K Q 6 5 2

♠	Q 10
♥	A K 10 5 2
♦	Q J 9 7
♣	8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 8 7 6 4
♥	9 7 6
♦	10 6
♣	10 7

♠	A 3
♥	Q J 8
♦	K 8 5 2
♣	A J 9 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	7-Ragsdale-Jones
3 NT	S	3	600		1.50	1.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	3-Neisler-Rauch
3 NT	S	3	600		1.50	1.50	2-Mason-Benton	6-Ream-Coleman
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	3.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	5-Dillman-Walters

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	8 5
♥	A K
♦	Q 7 5 4
♣	A 10 6 4 3

♠	A 10 6
♥	J 9 5 2
♦	K 8 2
♣	K Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 9 7 4 3
♥	Q 7 6
♦	A 10
♣	7

♠	2
♥	10 8 4 3
♦	J 9 6 3
♣	J 9 8 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	4		420	1.50	1.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	3-Neisler-Rauch
4 ♠	E	4		420	1.50	1.50	2-Mason-Benton	6-Ream-Coleman
4 ♠	E	4		420	1.50	1.50	4-Eads-Hirsch	5-Dillman-Walters
4 ♠	E	4		420	1.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Bennett	7-Ragsdale-Jones

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 5 2
♥	A 10 9
♦	7 6 5 4
♣	A 9 5

♠	10 8 4 3
♥	8 4 3 2
♦	K J 8
♣	J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 7
♥	K J 6
♦	A Q 10
♣	K Q 8 4

♠	K Q 6
♥	Q 7 5
♦	9 3 2
♣	10 7 6 2

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; 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	−2	100		3.00	0.00	4-Eads-Hirsch	5-Dillman-Walters
3 NT	E	−1	50		1.50	1.50	1-Schrader-Urbel	3-Neisler-Rauch
3 NT	E	−1	50		1.50	1.50	2-Mason-Benton	6-Ream-Coleman
1 NT	E	2		120	0.00	3.00	8-Spangler-Bennett	7-Ragsdale-Jones