Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 18, 2025
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score    Sectn Rank    MPs
                         A     B
  6   70.00   14.00  A   1          0.50(A)  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  1   65.00   13.00  A   2          0.35(A)  David Branch - Gary Neisler
  3   42.50    8.50  B         1    0.24(B)  Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  4   40.00    8.00  B                       Kay Jones - Mary Dale Headrick
  2   32.50    6.50  B                       Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 4 2
♥	Q 8
♦	K J 10
♣	Q 10 9 8 4

♠	J 5
♥	K J 10 6
♦	Q 8 4 3
♣	A J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 8 7
♥	A 7 5 4 2
♦	A 9 2
♣	K

♠	A K 6 3
♥	9 3
♦	7 6 5
♣	7 6 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	4		420	0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Headrick	2-Benton-Eads
4 ♥	E	4		420	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 8 4
♥	A Q 8 3
♦	K Q 5 4
♣	10 9

♠	J 10
♥	10 9 5 4 2
♦	7 3 2
♣	K 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	7 6
♦	A J 10 9 8 6
♣	Q J 7 2

♠	A K 9 7 5 3 2
♥	K J
♦	—
♣	A 6 5 3

NS 7♠; NS 6N; NS 3♥; NS 2♣; EW 1♦;
Par +2210: NS 7♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	S	6	1430		1.00	0.00	4-Jones-Headrick	2-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	S	7	710		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 7
♥	9 6
♦	9 8 7
♣	Q 7 5 3

♠	Q 10 9 8 6 5
♥	A K Q 10 4
♦	3
♣	2

N
W		E
S

♠	4
♥	8 7 5 3
♦	Q 5 4
♣	A J 10 6 4

♠	3 2
♥	J 2
♦	A K J 10 6 2
♣	K 9 8

E 5♥; W 4♥; EW 2♠; NS 3♦; NS 1N; NS 1♣;
Par −500: NS 6♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	4		170	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥×	E	4		790	0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Headrick	2-Benton-Eads

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 6
♥	A Q J 6
♦	Q 9 5
♣	J 9 8 2

♠	10 3 2
♥	7 5
♦	J 10
♣	K 10 7 5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 7
♥	K 9 8 4
♦	K 7 6 2
♣	Q 6

♠	A J 9 5 4
♥	10 3 2
♦	A 8 4 3
♣	A

NS 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 3N; NS 4♦; NS 1♣;
Par +620: NS 4♥=; NS 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	3	600		0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Headrick	2-Benton-Eads
3 NT	N	3	600		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 10 4
♥	K 4
♦	8 5 4
♣	A K 4 2

♠	2
♥	8 7 6 3 2
♦	K Q 10 2
♣	10 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7 5 3
♥	A 10 9
♦	A 7 6
♣	9 8 5

♠	A K 9 6
♥	Q J 5
♦	J 9 3
♣	Q J 6

NS 3♠; NS 2N; NS 3♣; 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
4 ♠	S	−1		100	0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Headrick	2-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	S	−1		100	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 10 9 8 6
♥	4 3
♦	A K 4 3
♣	8

♠	—
♥	K 6 5 2
♦	J 10 9 8 6
♣	A 7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 4 3
♥	A 9 8 7
♦	2
♣	K Q J 6 3

♠	Q 7 5 2
♥	Q J 10
♦	Q 7 5
♣	10 9 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Headrick	3-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	2-Benton-Eads

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 7 4
♥	K 7 2
♦	9 7 4
♣	K J 9 6

♠	J 6 3
♥	A Q J 6
♦	8 6 3 2
♣	A 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10 9 5 2
♥	10 3
♦	J 5
♣	Q 8 3

♠	Q
♥	9 8 5 4
♦	A K Q 10
♣	10 7 5 2

EW 3♠; EW 2N; NS 2♣; EW 1♥; W 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	−1	100		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	2-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	E	4		620	0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Headrick	3-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A 8
♥	Q J 8
♦	J 10 8 4 2
♣	Q 9 8

♠	K 2
♥	K 9 5
♦	A 6 5
♣	K J 10 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 6 5 3
♥	A 7 2
♦	Q 9
♣	4 3 2

♠	J 10 7 4
♥	10 6 4 3
♦	K 7 3
♣	A 5

NS 1N; NS 2♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par +90: NS 2♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−3	150		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	2-Benton-Eads
1 NT	W	1		90	0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Headrick	3-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J
♥	8 6
♦	9 5 4 3
♣	A J 10 7 6 2

♠	K Q 10 8 6 3
♥	J 5
♦	7 6
♣	K Q 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 5 4
♥	10 9 3 2
♦	A Q 2
♣	8 5

♠	9 2
♥	A K Q 7 4
♦	K J 10 8
♣	4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	−1	100		0.50	0.50	4-Jones-Headrick	3-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠	W	−1	100		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	2-Benton-Eads

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 5
♥	8 7 6 5 4
♦	7
♣	10 9 7 6 4

♠	J 8 7
♥	K J 10 9
♦	Q 8 6 3
♣	J 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 3
♥	A 3
♦	K 10 9 4 2
♣	A K 8

♠	A K 9 4 2
♥	Q 2
♦	A J 5
♣	Q 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	2-Benton-Eads
3 ♦	E	−1	100		0.00	1.00	4-Jones-Headrick	3-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A K J 10
♥	8 7 5 4 3
♦	6 2
♣	6 4

♠	9 7 5 2
♥	2
♦	10 8
♣	A K Q 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 3
♥	K Q J 10 9
♦	A Q 9 3
♣	J 8

♠	Q 8 4
♥	A 6
♦	K J 7 5 4
♣	10 9 5

E 3♣; EW 1N; W 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par −110: E 1♣+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	−2	100		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Dutcher-Fields
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	1.00	2-Benton-Eads	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K J 10 6
♥	J 9 7 2
♦	A J 7 3
♣	10

♠	A 9 8 7 5 3 2
♥	Q
♦	Q 10
♣	J 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	4
♥	K 5
♦	K 9 5 4
♣	A K Q 6 5 3

♠	Q
♥	A 10 8 6 4 3
♦	8 6 2
♣	8 4 2

EW 5♣; NS 3♥; EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 1♦;
Par −400: EW 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	−1	50		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	2-Benton-Eads	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 6 3
♥	A Q 2
♦	A Q 9 4
♣	A 8 5

♠	Q 10 9 8 5
♥	J 8 7 3
♦	J 3
♣	7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 4
♥	K 9
♦	K 8 5 2
♣	K J 9 4 3

♠	J 7 2
♥	10 6 5 4
♦	10 7 6
♣	Q 10 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	N	2	120		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Dutcher-Fields
2 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	2-Benton-Eads	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q J 4 3
♥	Q 7 2
♦	6 5
♣	9 7 5

♠	10 9
♥	10 5
♦	K 10 9 8
♣	J 8 6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5 2
♥	A K J 9 3
♦	J 4
♣	A K 10

♠	K 8 6
♥	8 6 4
♦	A Q 7 3 2
♣	Q 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	−1		50	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Dutcher-Fields
1 NT	E	5		210	0.00	1.00	2-Benton-Eads	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 7 6
♥	J 10 8 6 5
♦	K 6
♣	K 7

♠	Q 8 2
♥	Q 4
♦	J 10
♣	Q J 10 6 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 4 3
♥	A 2
♦	A Q 9 8 7 5
♣	8

♠	K 5
♥	K 9 7 3
♦	4 3 2
♣	A 9 4 2

E 3♠; W 2♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par −140: E 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	5		150	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Dutcher-Fields
2 NT	E	6		240	0.00	1.00	2-Benton-Eads	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 9
♥	Q J 10 9 7
♦	10 6 3
♣	10 6 3

♠	K 4
♥	K 2
♦	Q J 8 7 4
♣	Q 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 10 7 2
♥	A 8
♦	5 2
♣	A K 7 4

♠	8 6 5 3
♥	6 5 4 3
♦	A K 9
♣	J 2

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♦; EW 5♣; EW 1♥;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	E	5		150	1.00	0.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	E	4		620	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	7 5 4
♥	10 9
♦	A K 9 6
♣	J 9 8 6

♠	K 10 9 8
♥	K J 6 3
♦	4
♣	K 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 2
♥	A 8 2
♦	Q J 10 7 5 2
♣	7

♠	J 6 3
♥	Q 7 5 4
♦	8 3
♣	A 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 NT	W	−1	50		1.00	0.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♦	E	4		130	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 6 5
♥	A J 6 5 3
♦	A 10 9
♣	6 3

♠	K 9 4 3
♥	10
♦	Q 8 7 2
♣	K Q 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	8 2
♥	9 7 4 2
♦	K J
♣	A J 10 7 2

♠	A Q 10 7
♥	K Q 8
♦	6 5 4 3
♣	5 4

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

Contract	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Pass	Pass		0.50	0.50	3-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler
Pass	Pass		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 2
♥	10 6
♦	Q 10 9 7
♣	K 9 5 4

♠	9 7 4 3
♥	A J 5 3
♦	A K
♣	A 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5
♥	Q 9 8
♦	8 6 2
♣	Q J 10 3 2

♠	K J 8 6
♥	K 7 4 2
♦	J 5 4 3
♣	8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−1	100		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♣	W	3		110	0.00	1.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	2
♥	8 7 5 4
♦	K 8
♣	Q 10 9 8 6 5

♠	Q J 9 6 5
♥	10
♦	Q 10 9 7 4 3
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	Q J 9 6 3
♦	A J 5 2
♣	4 2

♠	K 10 7 4 3
♥	A K 2
♦	6
♣	A K J 7

N 3N; EW 4♦; NS 4♣; N 1♠; N 1♥;
Par −130: EW 4♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	−3		300	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♠	S	−4		400	0.00	1.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 10 9 3
♥	J 9
♦	6 4
♣	Q J 8 4

♠	8 4 2
♥	K
♦	J 10 8 5 3
♣	A K 9 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6 5
♥	A Q 10 5 4
♦	K Q
♣	10 7 3

♠	Q 7
♥	8 7 6 3 2
♦	A 9 7 2
♣	5 2

EW 1N; EW 2♦; NS 1♠; EW 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −90: EW 1N=; EW 2♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♣	E	−2	100		0.00	1.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	2-Benton-Eads

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 2
♥	6
♦	A J 9 5 4
♣	A Q 10 5

♠	A 9 8 6 4 3
♥	10
♦	Q 8 6 2
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7
♥	K Q 8 4
♦	K 10 3
♣	8 6 3 2

♠	J 5
♥	A J 9 7 5 3 2
♦	7
♣	K J 4

NS 4♥; NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 2♦;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	4	420		1.00	0.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	2-Benton-Eads
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q 4
♥	8 6 3 2
♦	8 6 3
♣	10 8 5

♠	K J 6 2
♥	10 4
♦	Q J 10 7 4 2
♣	9

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5
♥	A Q 9 7
♦	K
♣	A K Q J 3 2

♠	9 8 7 3
♥	K J 5
♦	A 9 5
♣	7 6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	E	3		110	1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♣	E	4		130	0.00	1.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	2-Benton-Eads

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 8 7 6
♥	Q 3 2
♦	10 5
♣	J 10 5 4

♠	10
♥	7
♦	A Q J 9 7 4 3
♣	A K 9 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 5 4 3 2
♥	10 9 8 5
♦	6
♣	Q 8 6

♠	A Q J
♥	A K J 6 4
♦	K 8 2
♣	7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	S	4	170		1.00	0.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	2-Benton-Eads
5 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 7 4
♥	A K Q 9 8 4
♦	J
♣	A 7

♠	10 5
♥	J 3
♦	Q 10 6 3
♣	K 10 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 2
♥	10 7 5 2
♦	A 9 7 4
♣	Q 9 4

♠	K J 9 8 3
♥	6
♦	K 8 5 2
♣	J 8 3

NS 6♠; NS 4♥; 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
6 ♠	S	6	980		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♠	S	6	480		0.00	1.00	3-Dutcher-Fields	2-Benton-Eads