Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session January 8, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   50.0      Section H  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   60.00   60.00  A   1                 2                1.64(OA) Bill Ream - Linda Spangler
  2   51.50   51.50  B         1           4     2          1.53(OB) Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones
  3   52.00   52.00  A   2                 3                1.23(OA) Mary Orock - Michael Heymann
  4   45.00   45.00  C               1                      0.57(SC) Stephen Bennett - Milton Birmingham
  5   41.50   41.50  C                                               Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton

Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session January 8, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   50.0      Section H  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   43.50   43.50  B                                               Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  2   46.50   46.50  C                                               Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  3   65.50   65.50  C   1     1     1     1     1     1    2.19(OA) Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  4   48.50   48.50  C   2     2                 3     2    1.15(OB) Jim Atteberry - Michael Blanchard
  5   46.00   46.00  B                                               David Branch - Gary Neisler

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 8 3
♥	A 6
♦	A 9 8 5
♣	Q J 5

♠	10 6 4
♥	K 7 3 2
♦	K 6 4
♣	10 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7 5
♥	9
♦	10 7 3 2
♣	K 9 6 3 2

♠	K Q 2
♥	Q J 10 8 5 4
♦	Q J
♣	A 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	N	6	980		4.00	0.00	1-Ream-Spangler	1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♥	N	6	480		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	5-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.00	2.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	N	3	400		1.00	3.00	2-Headrick-Jones	3-Tiernan-Frederick
6 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	2-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 3 2
♥	J 7 4 2
♦	J 9
♣	10 8 6 4

♠	K 10 7 5 4
♥	8 6 5
♦	6 5 2
♣	A 7

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	A Q 9
♦	A K 7 3
♣	K J 9 5 2

♠	A Q 8 6
♥	K 10 3
♦	Q 10 8 4
♣	Q 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−2	100		4.00	0.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	2-Mason-Stahlecker
2 NT	E	−1	50		3.00	1.00	1-Ream-Spangler	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 NT	E	2		120	1.50	2.50	3-Orock-Heymann	5-Branch-Neisler
2 NT	E	2		120	1.50	2.50	5-Eads-Benton	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♦	E	4		130	0.00	4.00	2-Headrick-Jones	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 7 4
♥	9 7
♦	6 5 4
♣	J 8 7 6 3

♠	A 6 5
♥	K 10 6 4 3 2
♦	Q
♣	A 10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 3
♥	A Q 8
♦	A K J 9
♣	Q 9 2

♠	Q J 10 2
♥	J 5
♦	10 8 7 3 2
♣	K 4

EW 7N; EW 7♥; EW 6♦; EW 5♠; EW 5♣;
Par −2220: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	W	7		1460	2.00	2.00	1-Ream-Spangler	1-Dutcher-Fields
6 ♥	W	7		1460	2.00	2.00	2-Headrick-Jones	3-Tiernan-Frederick
6 ♥	W	7		1460	2.00	2.00	3-Orock-Heymann	5-Branch-Neisler
6 ♥	W	7		1460	2.00	2.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	2-Mason-Stahlecker
6 ♥	W	7		1460	2.00	2.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 6
♥	5 4
♦	10 8
♣	A J 9 7 6 4 3

♠	J 2
♥	A Q 3
♦	J 4
♣	K Q 10 8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 4 3
♥	J 9 7 6
♦	K 7 6 2
♣	—

♠	A 8 7 5
♥	K 10 8 2
♦	A Q 9 5 3
♣	—

EW 2N; EW 2♠; E 2♥; W 1♥; NS 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	1100		4.00	0.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♣	W	−3	300		2.50	1.50	2-Headrick-Jones	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♣	W	−3	300		2.50	1.50	5-Eads-Benton	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	W	−2	200		1.00	3.00	1-Ream-Spangler	1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♦×	S	−3		800	0.00	4.00	3-Orock-Heymann	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 5
♥	K Q J 8 7 6 2
♦	K J 2
♣	6

♠	10 7 6 3
♥	A 5 4
♦	A 10 8 4
♣	J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 8 4
♥	10 3
♦	Q 7
♣	A 10 8 5 2

♠	Q 9 2
♥	9
♦	9 6 5 3
♣	K Q 7 4 3

EW 3♠; EW 2♣; NS 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
3 ♠	E	−3	150		4.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♠	W	−1	50		3.00	1.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	2.50	1-Ream-Spangler	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	2.50	2-Headrick-Jones	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	4.00	3-Orock-Heymann	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 6
♥	A 8 7 6 5
♦	A
♣	A Q 10 4 2

♠	K 10
♥	Q 10
♦	10 9 8 7 6 4
♣	J 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8 3 2
♥	J 9 2
♦	K J 3 2
♣	6

♠	A 7 5 4
♥	K 4 3
♦	Q 5
♣	K 8 7 3

NS 5♥; NS 3N; NS 5♣; NS 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
3 NT	S	6	490		4.00	0.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	1.50	1-Ream-Spangler	5-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.50	1.50	3-Orock-Heymann	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	3.50	2-Headrick-Jones	2-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	3.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	7 3
♥	10 9
♦	K 10 9 8 4
♣	J 9 7 2

♠	J 5
♥	K Q 6 4
♦	Q J 5 2
♣	A Q 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 10 8 6 2
♥	A 8 3
♦	A 6
♣	6

♠	9 4
♥	J 7 5 2
♦	7 3
♣	K 10 5 4 3

EW 7N; EW 7♠; EW 6♥; EW 4♦; EW 2♣;
Par −2220: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	W	6		1440	4.00	0.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	1-Dutcher-Fields
6 ♠	W	7		1460	1.50	2.50	1-Ream-Spangler	5-Branch-Neisler
6 ♠	W	7		1460	1.50	2.50	2-Headrick-Jones	2-Mason-Stahlecker
6 ♠	E	7		1460	1.50	2.50	3-Orock-Heymann	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
6 ♠	W	7		1460	1.50	2.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	4 3 2
♥	J 6 5
♦	K Q 9 8 7
♣	K Q

♠	Q J 10 7 5
♥	K 3
♦	10 2
♣	A 7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9
♥	A Q 10 9 8 4 2
♦	5
♣	J 9 8

♠	A 8 6
♥	7
♦	A J 6 4 3
♣	10 6 4 2

EW 4♥; NS 3♦; EW 1N; EW 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
3 ♥	E	4		170	4.00	0.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥	E	5		200	2.50	1.50	1-Ream-Spangler	5-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥	E	5		200	2.50	1.50	3-Orock-Heymann	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
5 ♥	E	5		450	0.50	3.50	2-Headrick-Jones	2-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.50	3.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 9 4
♥	A 3
♦	K J 3
♣	K Q 9 3 2

♠	7 6 5 3
♥	6 5
♦	Q 9 8 7 2
♣	8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 2
♥	K Q J 10 9 4 2
♦	A 5
♣	A

♠	Q 10 8
♥	8 7
♦	10 6 4
♣	J 10 7 5 4

EW 4♥; EW 3♠; EW 2N; EW 3♦; NS 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	E	−2	200		3.50	0.50	1-Ream-Spangler	5-Branch-Neisler
6 ♥	E	−2	200		3.50	0.50	2-Headrick-Jones	2-Mason-Stahlecker
5 ♥	E	−1	100		1.50	2.50	4-Bennett-Birmingham	1-Dutcher-Fields
5 ♥	E	−1	100		1.50	2.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥	E	4		620	0.00	4.00	3-Orock-Heymann	4-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 7
♥	Q J 8 2
♦	A K 10 5
♣	Q 4

♠	6 2
♥	A K 10 7 3
♦	Q 8
♣	10 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K
♥	9 5
♦	9 7 4 3
♣	A K J 9 5

♠	Q J 8 5 4 3
♥	6 4
♦	J 6 2
♣	8 3

EW 3N; EW 5♣; EW 3♥; NS 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par −600: EW 3N=; EW 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		3.50	0.50	1-Ream-Spangler	5-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥	W	−1	100		3.50	0.50	3-Orock-Heymann	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♣	W	4		130	2.00	2.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	3.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
5 ♣	E	5		600	0.00	4.00	2-Headrick-Jones	2-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 8 5 2
♥	K 10
♦	K 9 8 2
♣	6 4

♠	K Q J 10
♥	8
♦	A 10 4
♣	Q 10 9 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	4 3
♥	A Q J 9 5 3
♦	J 6 3
♣	K 8

♠	7 6
♥	7 6 4 2
♦	Q 7 5
♣	A J 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	2		120	4.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♥	E	4		170	3.00	1.00	2-Headrick-Jones	1-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥	E	5		200	2.00	2.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	5-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	4		430	1.00	3.00	1-Ream-Spangler	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	4.00	3-Orock-Heymann	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A
♥	J 10 7 5
♦	6 5 4
♣	A 9 6 4 2

♠	J 10 6 4 3
♥	A K 6 2
♦	J 3
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 5 2
♥	8 4 3
♦	K 10 9 8
♣	J 8

♠	K 9 7
♥	Q 9
♦	A Q 7 2
♣	K 10 7 5

NS 3N; NS 5♣; NS 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 1♠;
Par +600: NS 3N=; NS 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	S	5	600		3.00	1.00	2-Headrick-Jones	1-Dutcher-Fields
3 NT	S	3	600		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	S	3	600		3.00	1.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	5-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	W	−3	150		0.50	3.50	1-Ream-Spangler	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♣	S	5	150		0.50	3.50	5-Eads-Benton	2-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 8 5
♥	6 5
♦	Q 7 4
♣	A 7 4 3

♠	A K J 4
♥	A Q 2
♦	K J 6
♣	J 10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	J 7 3
♦	A 9 8 5 3 2
♣	Q 9 8

♠	9 7 3 2
♥	K 10 9 8 4
♦	10
♣	K 6 2

EW 4N; EW 5♦; E 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; W 1♠;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		600	3.50	0.50	1-Ream-Spangler	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	W	3		600	3.50	0.50	4-Bennett-Birmingham	5-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	4		630	2.00	2.00	2-Headrick-Jones	1-Dutcher-Fields
3 NT	W	5		660	0.50	3.50	3-Orock-Heymann	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	W	5		660	0.50	3.50	5-Eads-Benton	2-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A J 5 3 2
♥	A K Q 6
♦	—
♣	J 10 5 4

♠	Q 10 8 4
♥	10 8 5 4
♦	8 7 4
♣	3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 6
♥	3
♦	Q J 10 9 6 3 2
♣	A 7

♠	9
♥	J 9 7 2
♦	A K 5
♣	K Q 9 8 6

NS 6♥; NS 6♣; N 5N; S 4N; NS 3♠; EW 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	920		4.00	0.00	1-Ream-Spangler	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	S	6	490		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥	S	4	420		2.00	2.00	2-Headrick-Jones	1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♦×	E	−2	300		1.00	3.00	5-Eads-Benton	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♦×	E	−1	100		0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 6 4 3
♥	—
♦	K J 10 5
♣	J 10 6 4 3

♠	10 9 2
♥	K J 9 8 6
♦	8 7 6 4
♣	9

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 7
♥	A 10 5 4
♦	Q 3
♣	A 5 2

♠	J 5
♥	Q 7 3 2
♦	A 9 2
♣	K Q 8 7

E 4♥; W 3♥; NS 4♣; EW 2N; EW 2♠; NS 1♦;
Par −200: NS 5♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	S	4	130		4.00	0.00	1-Ream-Spangler	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♣	S	3	110		3.00	1.00	2-Headrick-Jones	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 NT	S	−3		300	2.00	2.00	3-Orock-Heymann	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♥×	W	3		530	1.00	3.00	5-Eads-Benton	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♥×	W	4		630	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 9 4 3
♥	9 5 4 3
♦	3
♣	Q J 10 7

♠	6
♥	Q J 10
♦	5 4 2
♣	A K 5 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 5 2
♥	A K 8 7 2
♦	Q 10 9 6
♣	8

♠	K J 10 8 7
♥	6
♦	A K J 8 7
♣	9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−4	1100		4.00	0.00	1-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 NT	E	−2	200		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	2-Mason-Stahlecker
5 ♥	E	−1	100		2.00	2.00	5-Eads-Benton	1-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠×	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
5 ♠×	S	−2		300	0.00	4.00	2-Headrick-Jones	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 10 2
♥	7 6 4 3
♦	8 4
♣	A Q 7 4

♠	K
♥	Q 5 2
♦	J 9 6 5 3
♣	K J 10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 3
♥	K 9
♦	K 10 7
♣	8 6 3 2

♠	J 7 6 5 4
♥	A J 10 8
♦	A Q 2
♣	9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	420		3.50	0.50	2-Headrick-Jones	5-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	S	4	420		3.50	0.50	3-Orock-Heymann	2-Mason-Stahlecker
2 ♠	S	4	170		2.00	2.00	1-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♠	S	3	140		1.00	3.00	5-Eads-Benton	1-Dutcher-Fields
Pass			Pass		0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	4-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 8
♥	7 6 5
♦	K Q 6 5 3
♣	9 3

♠	9
♥	K 8 3
♦	A 10 9
♣	A Q J 10 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 6
♥	Q J 10 2
♦	8 4 2
♣	K 6 2

♠	Q 7 5 4 3 2
♥	A 9 4
♦	J 7
♣	8 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	W	−1	50		4.00	0.00	3-Orock-Heymann	2-Mason-Stahlecker
2 ♣	W	3		110	3.00	1.00	2-Headrick-Jones	5-Branch-Neisler
3 ♣	W	5		150	2.00	2.00	5-Eads-Benton	1-Dutcher-Fields
5 ♣	W	5		400	1.00	3.00	1-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥	E	4		420	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	4-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 7 5 4 3
♥	A 2
♦	K 9 7 5 3
♣	5

♠	Q 2
♥	9 6 5 4
♦	A Q 10
♣	Q J 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 8
♥	Q 10 3
♦	6 4
♣	K 10 8 7 2

♠	10 9 6
♥	K J 8 7
♦	J 8 2
♣	A 9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	N	3	110		4.00	0.00	2-Headrick-Jones	5-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	N	−1		50	2.50	1.50	3-Orock-Heymann	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♦	N	−1		50	2.50	1.50	4-Bennett-Birmingham	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	3.50	1-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♠	N	−2		100	0.50	3.50	5-Eads-Benton	1-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q
♥	7 6 5 4 3
♦	A 3
♣	A Q 5

♠	8 7 4
♥	J 10
♦	10 7 5
♣	K J 9 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 3 2
♥	K Q 9 2
♦	J 8 4
♣	10 7

♠	10 6 5
♥	A 8
♦	K Q 9 6 2
♣	8 6 3

NS 6♦; NS 5N; NS 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 3♣;
Par +1370: NS 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	660		3.00	1.00	1-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	1.00	2-Headrick-Jones	5-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	2-Mason-Stahlecker
2 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	3.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♦	S	5	150		0.00	4.00	5-Eads-Benton	1-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 9 4 3
♥	A 10 7 4
♦	J 7
♣	8 3

♠	K Q J 6
♥	8 3 2
♦	9 8
♣	K Q J 6

N
W		E
S

♠	—
♥	K Q J 6 5
♦	A K Q 5
♣	A 7 5 2

♠	8 7 5 2
♥	9
♦	10 6 4 3 2
♣	10 9 4

EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♣; EW 3♦; EW 1♠;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥×	E	−1	100		4.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	5-Branch-Neisler
5 ♥	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	2-Headrick-Jones	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	3-Orock-Heymann	1-Dutcher-Fields
5 ♥	E	6		480	1.00	3.00	1-Ream-Spangler	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 NT	W	6		490	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 10
♥	K Q 7 5 3
♦	7 4 3 2
♣	9

♠	J 6 2
♥	9 6 4
♦	8 5
♣	K J 10 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 5 4 3
♥	J 10 2
♦	Q 10 9 6
♣	Q

♠	K 7
♥	A 8
♦	A K J
♣	A 8 7 5 4 3

NS 6N; NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 4♠; 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	5	460		2.50	1.50	1-Ream-Spangler	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 NT	N	5	460		2.50	1.50	2-Headrick-Jones	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	S	5	460		2.50	1.50	4-Bennett-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	S	5	460		2.50	1.50	5-Eads-Benton	5-Branch-Neisler
6 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	4.00	3-Orock-Heymann	1-Dutcher-Fields

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	4 3
♥	K 7 6 5 3
♦	A Q
♣	K 9 7 6

♠	A K 9 8 7
♥	A 9 4
♦	K 8 6
♣	Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 5
♥	Q J 8 2
♦	J 10 7 5
♣	5

♠	10 2
♥	10
♦	9 4 3 2
♣	A J 10 8 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	S	4	130		4.00	0.00	3-Orock-Heymann	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♠	W	4		170	2.50	1.50	1-Ream-Spangler	2-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♠	W	4		170	2.50	1.50	5-Eads-Benton	5-Branch-Neisler
5 ♣×	N	−1		200	1.00	3.00	2-Headrick-Jones	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	W	4		620	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 8 6 5 3
♥	A 10 8 3
♦	—
♣	K 10 4 2

♠	K 4
♥	K 9 4
♦	J 8 5 4
♣	Q 9 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 2
♥	7 6 2
♦	Q 6 3 2
♣	A 8 6

♠	A Q 7
♥	Q J 5
♦	A K 10 9 7
♣	J 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	450		4.00	0.00	1-Ream-Spangler	2-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♠	N	4	420		3.00	1.00	3-Orock-Heymann	1-Dutcher-Fields
2 NT	S	3	150		2.00	2.00	2-Headrick-Jones	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 NT	S	2	120		1.00	3.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	4.00	5-Eads-Benton	5-Branch-Neisler

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 6 5 4 2
♥	8 4
♦	A Q J 5
♣	7

♠	J 7
♥	Q 9 7 6 5
♦	9 6
♣	10 9 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8
♥	10 2
♦	K 10 8 4 3
♣	K 5 4

♠	A 3
♥	A K J 3
♦	7 2
♣	A Q J 6 3

N 6♠; N 5N; S 5♠; S 4N; NS 4♥; N 5♣; S 4♣; NS 3♦;
Par +980: N 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		4.00	0.00	2-Headrick-Jones	4-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	N	4	420		3.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	5-Branch-Neisler
6 ♠	N	−1		50	1.50	2.50	1-Ream-Spangler	2-Mason-Stahlecker
6 NT	S	−1		50	1.50	2.50	3-Orock-Heymann	1-Dutcher-Fields
6 ♠	N	−2		100	0.00	4.00	4-Bennett-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick