Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session December 23, 2025
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   37.50    7.50  C                             Don Cosby - Bill Strange
  2   57.50   11.50  C   2     1     1    0.35(A)  Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  3   55.00   11.00  C         2          0.22(B)  Andrew Rigazio - Tom McCraw
  4   67.50   13.50  A   1                0.50(A)  Margot Hirsch - Bruce Mann
  6   32.50    6.50  B                             Patsy Walters - Kay Jones

No games Christmas Eve or Xmas Day

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J
♥	A 9 6
♦	Q 9 6 3
♣	K Q J 6

♠	K 6 2
♥	—
♦	K J 8 7 4 2
♣	A 9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8 5 4 3
♥	J 10
♦	A 10 5
♣	7 2

♠	9 7
♥	K Q 8 7 5 4 3 2
♦	—
♣	10 8 3

E 7♠; EW 7♦; W 6♠; NS 4♥; EW 2♣;
Par −1510: E 7♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	S	−1		50	1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	1-Cosby-Strange
5 ♠×	E	5		650	0.00	1.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 3
♥	A K 6 5
♦	A 8 7 6
♣	A Q 2

♠	6
♥	10 7 2
♦	Q 10 9 4 2
♣	J 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 10 7 5 4
♥	9 8 3
♦	J
♣	6 4 3

♠	K 9 8 2
♥	Q J 4
♦	K 5 3
♣	K 10 7

NS 5N; N 4♠; NS 4♥; S 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
3 NT	S	5	660		0.50	0.50	4-Hirsch-Mann	2-Eads-Benton
3 NT	N	5	660		0.50	0.50	6-Walters-Jones	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q
♥	5
♦	K 10 9 7 6
♣	A K 9 8 7 5

♠	A J 10 7 4
♥	A J 10
♦	Q J 8
♣	10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 6 2
♥	K 8 4
♦	A 5 4 2
♣	J 2

♠	9 5 3
♥	Q 9 7 6 3 2
♦	3
♣	Q 4 3

EW 4♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♣; EW 1N; EW 2♦;
Par −300: NS 5♣×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	S	−1		50	1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	2-Eads-Benton
5 ♣×	N	−2		300	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 4 2
♥	J
♦	K J 7 6 5 4
♣	9 4 3

♠	K Q 10 7 6 3
♥	6 3
♦	A Q 10
♣	A Q

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	K Q 4
♦	8 3
♣	K J 10 7 6 5

♠	J 5
♥	A 10 9 8 7 5 2
♦	9 2
♣	8 2

EW 6N; EW 5♠; EW 5♣; E 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	W	−1	100		1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	2-Eads-Benton
5 ♠	W	5		650	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 8 5
♥	8 6 2
♦	6
♣	Q J 10 7 4 3

♠	6 3
♥	J 9
♦	A K J 9 8 3
♣	A K 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 7
♥	A K 5 4 3
♦	10 7 4 2
♣	9

♠	A Q J 4 2
♥	Q 10 7
♦	Q 5
♣	8 5 2

E 6♦; E 5N; W 4N; EW 4♥; W 5♦; EW 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −920: E 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	5		400	1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	1-Cosby-Strange
5 ♦	W	6		420	0.00	1.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 10 4
♥	5
♦	K Q 6
♣	A K J 7 3

♠	9 7
♥	A K 9 8 7 2
♦	A 9 8
♣	5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 5 3 2
♥	J 10 3
♦	4
♣	Q 10 6 2

♠	K 6
♥	Q 6 4
♦	J 10 7 5 3 2
♣	9 8

EW 4♥; EW 2N; NS 3♦; NS 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par −300: NS 5♦×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	S	4	130		1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	3-Rigazio-McCraw
3 ♥	W	4		170	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	4 3
♥	A K 2
♦	A 2
♣	A K Q J 4 3

♠	Q J 7
♥	J 8 4 3
♦	10 7 4
♣	10 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 2
♥	10 7 5
♦	K J 9 6 5 3
♣	9 6

♠	A K 9 8 6 5
♥	Q 9 6
♦	Q 8
♣	8 5

NS 7♣; NS 6N; NS 6♠; NS 4♥; NS 3♦;
Par +2140: NS 7♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	N	6	1440		1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	3-Rigazio-McCraw
3 NT	N	6	690		0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	7 3
♥	J 10
♦	Q 10 8 7 3
♣	8 7 6 5

♠	A K Q
♥	A 9 7 3
♦	J 5 4
♣	K Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 8 5
♥	K Q 8 2
♦	A K 9
♣	J 3

♠	10 6 4 2
♥	6 5 4
♦	6 2
♣	A 10 9 4

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 6♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣;
Par −990: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	6		480	1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	3-Rigazio-McCraw
6 ♥	E	6		980	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J
♥	A K J 10 2
♦	7 4 3
♣	Q 8 3

♠	8 6 4
♥	Q 9 8 6 3
♦	8 6
♣	10 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 3 2
♥	7 4
♦	K Q 10 9 5
♣	K 9 7

♠	A 10 9 7 5
♥	5
♦	A J 2
♣	A J 6 4

NS 5N; NS 5♠; NS 5♥; NS 5♣; NS 4♦;
Par +460: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	490		1.00	0.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	3-Rigazio-McCraw
4 ♠	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 9 7 2
♥	9
♦	A Q 9 6 4
♣	Q 3

♠	—
♥	J 8 6 4 2
♦	K 10 5 3 2
♣	K 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 4 3
♥	Q 7 3
♦	J 7
♣	A 10 9 4

♠	A J 8 5
♥	A K 10 5
♦	8
♣	J 6 5 2

NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 2♦; NS 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par +650: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	2-Eads-Benton
6 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	4-Hirsch-Mann	3-Rigazio-McCraw

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K J 9
♥	J 8 7 6 3 2
♦	K 9 7
♣	K

♠	Q 8 4 2
♥	K 9
♦	Q 10 8 4
♣	A J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	10
♥	10 4
♦	J 6 5 3
♣	Q 9 8 6 5 4

♠	A 7 6 5 3
♥	A Q 5
♦	A 2
♣	7 3 2

NS 5♥; NS 3♠; W 1N; EW 2♣; EW 1♦;
Par +450: NS 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	450		1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	3-Rigazio-McCraw
4 ♥	N	4	420		0.00	1.00	2-Eads-Benton	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 2
♥	K J 10 8
♦	K 5 2
♣	9 7 3

♠	K 7 4
♥	A Q 9 7 4
♦	J 10 7
♣	A K

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 5 3
♥	5
♦	Q 8 4 3
♣	Q J 8 4

♠	Q 8 6
♥	6 3 2
♦	A 9 6
♣	10 6 5 2

EW 2♠; EW 1N; EW 2♦; W 2♣; EW 1♥; E 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	E	2		120	1.00	0.00	2-Eads-Benton	1-Cosby-Strange
1 NT	W	3		150	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	3-Rigazio-McCraw

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 5
♥	Q 9 4 3
♦	K 10 9 6 2
♣	A 6

♠	A 10 7
♥	K 8 7 5
♦	A 8 4 3
♣	Q 9

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 6 4 3
♥	6 2
♦	7
♣	J 10 7 4 3

♠	K 9 2
♥	A J 10
♦	Q J 5
♣	K 8 5 2

NS 4N; NS 4♦; NS 2♥; EW 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	N	2	110		1.00	0.00	2-Eads-Benton	1-Cosby-Strange
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	3-Rigazio-McCraw

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	10 4 2
♥	A Q J 9 4 2
♦	6
♣	Q 7 3

♠	A Q 7 5
♥	10 7
♦	K 10 5 4
♣	A 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	8 3
♥	K 5 3
♦	A Q 9 8 3
♣	K 9 2

♠	K J 9 6
♥	8 6
♦	J 7 2
♣	J 10 8 6

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

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	2-Eads-Benton	1-Cosby-Strange
3 ♥×	N	−3		500	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	3-Rigazio-McCraw

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 2
♥	10 9 2
♦	A J 10 7 2
♣	10 6 3

♠	A K 8 7 6 3
♥	8 7 5 4
♦	3
♣	9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4
♥	K Q J
♦	Q 9 5 4
♣	K Q J 8

♠	Q J 5
♥	A 6 3
♦	K 8 6
♣	A 7 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	3-Rigazio-McCraw
4 ♠	W	4		420	0.00	1.00	2-Eads-Benton	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 7 6
♥	A K 9 2
♦	K 10 7 6
♣	Q 4

♠	A K J
♥	Q J 6 5
♦	A Q J 5
♣	J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4 3 2
♥	7 4
♦	9 8 3
♣	K 6 5 2

♠	Q 9 8
♥	10 8 3
♦	4 2
♣	A 9 8 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	−2	200		1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	1-Cosby-Strange
1 ♦	W	1		70	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	4-Hirsch-Mann

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 7 4 3 2
♥	8
♦	A 5
♣	K Q J 3

♠	K 8 6 5
♥	7 4
♦	J 10 8 7 6 2
♣	7

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 9
♥	K J 10 9 3
♦	K Q 9 3
♣	6

♠	—
♥	A Q 6 5 2
♦	4
♣	A 10 9 8 5 4 2

NS 7♣; NS 5N; NS 4♠; NS 4♥;
Par +1440: NS 7♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	N	7	440		1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	1-Cosby-Strange
5 ♣	S	6	420		0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	4-Hirsch-Mann

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K Q J 7
♥	8 7
♦	10 8 5 3
♣	J 4

♠	—
♥	K 10 9 2
♦	K Q J 6 2
♣	6 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6 4 3
♥	Q J
♦	9 7
♣	K Q 8 7

♠	10 5 2
♥	A 6 5 4 3
♦	A 4
♣	A 10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	S	2	120		1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	1-Cosby-Strange
4 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	4-Hirsch-Mann

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 6 4
♥	9 4 3
♦	A J 5 2
♣	A 9 8

♠	A Q 3 2
♥	—
♦	Q 10
♣	K Q J 7 6 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 7
♥	A J 7 2
♦	9 8 6 3
♣	10 3

♠	10 8 5
♥	K Q 10 8 6 5
♦	K 7 4
♣	5

EW 3♠; NS 3♥; EW 4♣;
Par −100: NS 4♥×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	S	−1		100	1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	1-Cosby-Strange
1 ♠	W	5		200	0.00	1.00	6-Walters-Jones	4-Hirsch-Mann

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 8 7
♥	Q 9 4 2
♦	10 9 8 7
♣	9

♠	Q 6 4
♥	A 10 6
♦	4 3 2
♣	J 8 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5 3 2
♥	8 5
♦	K 5
♣	K Q 10 4 3

♠	A K
♥	K J 7 3
♦	A Q J 6
♣	A 6 5

NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 2N; NS 2♠;
Par +1430: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	600		1.00	0.00	6-Walters-Jones	4-Hirsch-Mann
2 NT	S	3	150		0.00	1.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	1-Cosby-Strange

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 8 5
♥	3
♦	A 10 9 6 3
♣	A Q 8 4

♠	A Q
♥	J 8 7 2
♦	Q J 7 2
♣	J 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	6 2
♥	A K Q 6 4
♦	K 4
♣	K 10 7 3

♠	J 10 9 7 4 3
♥	10 9 5
♦	8 5
♣	9 2

W 5♥; W 4N; E 4♥; NS 2♠; EW 3♣; W 2♦; E 1♦;
Par −450: W 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	4		420	1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	2-Eads-Benton
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	1.00	1-Cosby-Strange	4-Hirsch-Mann

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 7 5 3 2
♥	6
♦	K 10 9
♣	A 10 5 3

♠	A Q
♥	Q J 7 3
♦	A 8 6 5 4 2
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8
♥	9 8 5
♦	J 3
♣	Q 9 7 6 4 2

♠	K 10 6 4
♥	A K 10 4 2
♦	Q 7
♣	K J

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	4	170		0.50	0.50	1-Cosby-Strange	4-Hirsch-Mann
2 ♠	N	4	170		0.50	0.50	3-Rigazio-McCraw	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q J
♥	A Q 5 2
♦	J 4 2
♣	J 8 3

♠	A 8 5 3
♥	K J 8
♦	10 7 6 3
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 6 4 2
♥	7 3
♦	K
♣	9 7 6 4 2

♠	9
♥	10 9 6 4
♦	A Q 9 8 5
♣	A Q 5

NS 5N; S 5♥; N 4♥; NS 5♦; NS 2♣; S 1♠;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	0.50	1-Cosby-Strange	4-Hirsch-Mann
4 ♠	N	−1		100	0.50	0.50	3-Rigazio-McCraw	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q 10 8
♥	A 10 9
♦	Q
♣	A Q 7 5 3

♠	5 2
♥	—
♦	K J 10 9 7 6 5 4
♣	J 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 4
♥	K Q J 8 5
♦	8 3 2
♣	K 2

♠	J 9 6 3
♥	7 6 4 3 2
♦	A
♣	10 9 4

N 3♠; EW 4♦; S 2♠; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par −100: N 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	−3		150	1.00	0.00	1-Cosby-Strange	4-Hirsch-Mann
5 ♦×	W	5		550	0.00	1.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	2-Eads-Benton

TheCommonGame.com Tues aft Dec 23

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 9
♥	A 8 4
♦	A 3
♣	K Q 10 9 6 3

♠	6 3
♥	10 9 7 6 2
♦	K 9 5 4
♣	7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 10 8 5 4
♥	K 3
♦	10 8 2
♣	J

♠	7 2
♥	Q J 5
♦	Q J 7 6
♣	A 8 5 4

W 3♠; NS 4♣; E 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par +130: NS 4♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	N	4	130		1.00	0.00	3-Rigazio-McCraw	2-Eads-Benton
4 ♣	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	1-Cosby-Strange	4-Hirsch-Mann