Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session December 16, 2025
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank    MPs
                         A     B
  1   56.00   28.00  B   1     1    0.60(A)  Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   51.00   25.50  A  2/3         0.36(A)  Margot Hirsch - Bruce Mann
  6   51.00   25.50  A  2/3         0.36(A)  Connie Cruce - Ellen Dutcher
  3   49.00   24.50  B                       Bill Strange - Don Cosby
  2   48.00   24.00  A                       Patsy Walters - Kay Jones
  5   45.00   22.50  B                       Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton

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

EW 6N; EW 6; EW 5; EW 5; EW 5;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW64902.000.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
6 NTW710200.501.505-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
6 NTW710200.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

N 3N; EW 4; EW 1;
Par −130: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 W−21001.500.504-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
5 W−21001.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W41300.002.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby

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

S 3; NS 4; NS 2N; N 2; EW 2; S 3; N 2;
Par +140: S 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44302.000.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
2 NTS31501.001.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
3 NTS−21000.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−33002.000.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
1 ×W11601.001.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby
4 ×W47900.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 2; EW 2; N 1N; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −110: EW 2=; EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1502.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 E21101.001.004-Hirsch-Mann2-Walters-Jones
2 S−33000.002.005-Eads-Benton3-Strange-Cosby

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

EW 5; NS 4; EW 3N; EW 4; NS 3;
Par −100: NS 5×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N44202.000.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
5 E−11001.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
5 W56500.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton

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

NS 3N; NS 5; NS 2; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +600: NS 3N=; NS 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTS31501.500.501-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 S51501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
3 S31100.002.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby

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

EW 4N; EW 4; EW 5; EW 3; EW 4;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W−1501.500.504-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTW−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones
3 NTW34000.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton

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

EW 5N; EW 5; EW 4; EW 4; EW 2;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 E−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 NTE56600.501.504-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTE56600.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones

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

EW 6N; EW 6; EW 6; EW 3; EW 3;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Eads-Benton
3 NTW66901.001.004-Hirsch-Mann3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTW77200.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher2-Walters-Jones

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

EW 6N; EW 6; EW 2; EW 3; EW 1;
Par −990: EW 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W64801.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 W64801.001.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
4 W64801.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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

NS 6; NS 6; NS 1N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par +1100: EW 7×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 S77102.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby
4 S66801.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
5 N56500.002.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann

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

EW 4N; E 4; EW 3; W 3; E 4; W 3; NS 2;
Par −630: EW 4N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W−11001.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
4 E−11001.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby
3 ×S−12000.002.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

E 5; E 4N; W 4; W 3N; EW 3; EW 4; EW 4;
Par −450: E 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1501.500.502-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTW−1501.500.505-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
3 NTW34000.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N46202.000.005-Eads-Benton4-Hirsch-Mann
3 N−11001.001.002-Walters-Jones1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 W31400.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher3-Strange-Cosby

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

N 2N; S 1N; EW 2;
Par +120: N 2N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S−1501.500.502-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
1 NTS−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
1 NTW1900.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 3; S 4; NS 2N; NS 2; N 3; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN44302.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
3 S−21001.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 N−31500.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 3N; EW 3; EW 2; EW 3; EW 2;
Par −400: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−1502.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann
3 NTW44301.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 W54500.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

E 5; W 4; EW 5; EW 2N; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −650: E 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−22002.000.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 E46201.001.002-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
4 E56500.002.006-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann

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

EW 5; EW 2; EW 1N; EW 1; NS 1;
Par −600: EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E31402.000.003-Strange-Cosby1-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 W61700.501.502-Walters-Jones5-Eads-Benton
2 E41700.501.506-Cruce-Dutcher4-Hirsch-Mann

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

EW 4; EW 4; EW 1N; NS 1;
Par −420: EW 4=; EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−1501.500.503-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones
4 E−1501.500.506-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 W54500.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann

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

NS 3; NS 1N; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +110: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 E−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
2 W41701.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 N−42000.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones

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

EW 6; EW 5; NS 3; EW 1N;
Par −800: NS 6×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E46202.000.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones
5 E56501.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 E66800.002.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann

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

EW 1N; W 2; EW 1; NS 1; W 1; E 1;
Par −90: EW 1N=; W 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 N31402.000.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
4 N−31501.001.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
4 ×N−23000.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−11002.000.001-Birmingham-Stahlecker4-Hirsch-Mann
2 S−21001.001.006-Cruce-Dutcher5-Eads-Benton
2 E31100.002.003-Strange-Cosby2-Walters-Jones