Tuesday 27 October 2026

 We had 4 full tables for our lesson on playing as declarer in a suit and in out Bridge+ game.

 

The winners were tied between Melissa-Dianne L and Carl-Dianne S, although Carl-Dianne S were not eligible, so Melissa-Dianne L was the winner with 56.48%.  Second place went to Jean and Elizabeth (52.78%) while the Kingsburys came in 3rd (51.85%).

Next week will be more on playing a suit contract.  See you then!  ==Carl 

Newcomer Game
Tuesday Morning Bridge+ Tuesday Morn Session October 27, 2026
Scores after  6 rounds  Average:   27.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score Qual  Rank   MPs
  4   56.48   30.50        1    0.24     Melissa Vokey - Dianne Luby
  3   52.78   28.50        2    0.17     Jean Lanham - Elizabeth Brugger
  5   51.85   28.00        3    0.12     Ellen Kingsbury - Herb Kingsbury
  6   50.93   27.50                      Emily Creighton - Christine Hoyler
  1   47.22   25.50                      Wynne Griffin - Betty Lewis
  7   45.37   24.50                      Jay Fraprie - Susan Fraprie
  8   38.89   21.00                      Martha Rives - Sue Hills
  2   56.48   30.50   NE  NE             Carl Wikstrom - Dianne Stronach

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠8 5 4
♥8
♦10 8 7 6 3 2
♣Q 9 3
♠Q 3
♥9 6 5 3
♦Q
♣A K 8 6 5 2
N
WE
S
♠A 10 7
♥A Q 4
♦A K J 9 5
♣10 7
2
1118
9
♠K J 9 6 2
♥K J 10 7 2
♦4
♣J 4

E 6♣; EW 5N; E 4♥; W 5♣; W 3♥; E 4♦; W 3♦; E 1♠;
Par −920: E 6♣=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3NTE−1503.000.002-Wikstrom-Stronach3-Lanham-Brugger
1♦E41302.001.004-Vokey-Luby6-Creighton-Hoyler
2NTE31501.002.007-Fraprie-Fraprie5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
3NTE34000.003.008-Rives-Hills1-Griffin-Lewis

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠J 10 8 6
♥Q 10 9 3
♦A 4
♣Q J 2
♠K 9 5 3
♥A 4 2
♦K 6 3
♣8 5 4
N
WE
S
♠A Q 7 4
♥7
♦Q J 9 8 7
♣K 7 3
10
1012
8
♠2
♥K J 8 6 5
♦10 5 2
♣A 10 9 6

NS 4♥; EW 2♦; NS 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par +500: EW 4♠×−3; EW 5♦×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2♠W−31503.000.007-Fraprie-Fraprie5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
2♠W−1502.001.002-Wikstrom-Stronach3-Lanham-Brugger
2♦E2901.002.004-Vokey-Luby6-Creighton-Hoyler
2♠W21100.003.008-Rives-Hills1-Griffin-Lewis

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠7
♥K 9 6
♦A Q J 9 6 3
♣Q 7 6
♠10 9 2
♥A Q J 10 7 5
♦—
♣K 9 3 2
N
WE
S
♠Q 6 4 3
♥2
♦10 8 2
♣A 10 8 5 4
12
106
12
♠A K J 8 5
♥8 4 3
♦K 7 5 4
♣J

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5♦N64203.000.004-Vokey-Luby6-Creighton-Hoyler
3NTN34002.001.002-Wikstrom-Stronach3-Lanham-Brugger
3♦N41301.002.008-Rives-Hills1-Griffin-Lewis
5♦N−21000.003.007-Fraprie-Fraprie5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 9
♥K 9 3
♦A 8 7 2
♣K 7 6 3
♠K 6 5 2
♥Q 8 7 4
♦5 4 3
♣8 2
N
WE
S
♠A 10 8
♥J 5 2
♦Q J 9
♣A Q J 9
12
515
8
♠J 7 4 3
♥A 10 6
♦K 10 6
♣10 5 4

N 1N; E 1N; N 1♠; EW 1♠; EW 1♥; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par ±90: NE 1N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2NTN31503.000.005-Kingsbury-Kingsbury1-Griffin-Lewis
1NTE−11002.001.008-Rives-Hills2-Wikstrom-Stronach
1NTE1901.002.003-Lanham-Brugger4-Vokey-Luby
3♦N−33000.003.007-Fraprie-Fraprie6-Creighton-Hoyler

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠J 3
♥K 9 2
♦A K 10 3
♣A 7 6 4
♠A 8 7 6
♥10 6 5 4
♦5
♣J 9 3 2
N
WE
S
♠K Q 10
♥8
♦9 8 7 4 2
♣Q 10 8 5
15
57
13
♠9 5 4 2
♥A Q J 7 3
♦Q J 6
♣K

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3NTN46302.500.505-Kingsbury-Kingsbury1-Griffin-Lewis
3NTN46302.500.508-Rives-Hills2-Wikstrom-Stronach
4♥N−11000.502.503-Lanham-Brugger4-Vokey-Luby
4♥S−11000.502.507-Fraprie-Fraprie6-Creighton-Hoyler

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q 4
♥Q 10 5
♦K J 7 6
♣Q 8 6 2
♠K 9 7 5
♥K 8
♦Q 10 8 5 2
♣9 3
N
WE
S
♠A 6
♥A 7 4 3 2
♦A 3
♣A J 5 4
10
817
5
♠J 10 8 3 2
♥J 9 6
♦9 4
♣K 10 7

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2♦W2902.500.505-Kingsbury-Kingsbury1-Griffin-Lewis
1NTE1902.500.508-Rives-Hills2-Wikstrom-Stronach
1♥E21101.002.007-Fraprie-Fraprie6-Creighton-Hoyler
2NTW31500.003.003-Lanham-Brugger4-Vokey-Luby

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠K Q 10 4 2
♥9 7 5
♦5
♣9 7 5 3
♠6
♥K 10 8 6 3
♦A K 10 9 6
♣K J
N
WE
S
♠J 8 7 3
♥A J
♦8 7 4 3
♣Q 10 4
5
148
13
♠A 9 5
♥Q 4 2
♦Q J 2
♣A 8 6 2

EW 4♥; E 3N; EW 5♦; W 1N; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2♠N−11002.500.504-Vokey-Luby5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
2♠N−11002.500.507-Fraprie-Fraprie1-Griffin-Lewis
2♦W31101.002.008-Rives-Hills3-Lanham-Brugger
2♦W41300.003.006-Creighton-Hoyler2-Wikstrom-Stronach

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠K 9 6
♥A 7 6 5 3
♦J 2
♣10 8 2
♠A 10 7 5 2
♥Q 10
♦8 7 6 5 3
♣9
N
WE
S
♠J 4
♥K 9
♦A K Q 9 4
♣A 7 6 4
8
617
9
♠Q 8 3
♥J 8 4 2
♦10
♣K Q J 5 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3NTE−1503.000.006-Creighton-Hoyler2-Wikstrom-Stronach
2♦E41302.001.004-Vokey-Luby5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
3♦E51500.502.507-Fraprie-Fraprie1-Griffin-Lewis
4♦E51500.502.508-Rives-Hills3-Lanham-Brugger

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q J
♥K Q 9 7
♦J 3 2
♣9 6 3 2
♠K 9 8 7 6 5
♥A 10 8 6
♦5
♣7 4
N
WE
S
♠4 3 2
♥J 4
♦A K Q 10 6 4
♣A K
9
717
7
♠A 10
♥5 3 2
♦9 8 7
♣Q J 10 8 5

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3♦E61703.000.006-Creighton-Hoyler2-Wikstrom-Stronach
3NTE36002.001.007-Fraprie-Fraprie1-Griffin-Lewis
4♠W56501.002.004-Vokey-Luby5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
4♠W66800.003.008-Rives-Hills3-Lanham-Brugger

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠A
♥A 10 9 6 3
♦K J 10 5 4
♣K Q
♠8 7 6
♥8 5
♦A Q 6 3
♣10 9 7 6
N
WE
S
♠Q J 10 9 3
♥Q 7
♦9 2
♣A 8 5 3
17
69
8
♠K 5 4 2
♥K J 4 2
♦8 7
♣J 4 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4♥N56502.500.501-Griffin-Lewis3-Lanham-Brugger
4♥N56502.500.502-Wikstrom-Stronach7-Fraprie-Fraprie
4♥N46201.002.008-Rives-Hills4-Vokey-Luby
3♥N41700.003.005-Kingsbury-Kingsbury6-Creighton-Hoyler

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠J 10 9 8 6
♥10
♦A 10 5 3
♣A 7 5
♠K Q 7
♥Q 7 6 3 2
♦2
♣Q 10 9 2
N
WE
S
♠A 5 4
♥9 4
♦K Q 8 6
♣8 6 4 3
9
99
13
♠3 2
♥A K J 8 5
♦J 9 7 4
♣K J

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2♠W−31503.000.005-Kingsbury-Kingsbury6-Creighton-Hoyler
3♦S31102.001.001-Griffin-Lewis3-Lanham-Brugger
2♦N−1500.502.502-Wikstrom-Stronach7-Fraprie-Fraprie
1NTS−1500.502.508-Rives-Hills4-Vokey-Luby

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠7 4 3
♥A 10 8 2
♦8 7 4 2
♣9 5
♠J 8
♥Q
♦A K 10 6 5
♣A Q 8 6 2
N
WE
S
♠A Q 5 2
♥J 9 7 5 4
♦J 3
♣10 7
4
168
12
♠K 10 9 6
♥K 6 3
♦Q 9
♣K J 4 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3NTW−1503.000.002-Wikstrom-Stronach7-Fraprie-Fraprie
1♠S−11002.001.005-Kingsbury-Kingsbury6-Creighton-Hoyler
2NTW21201.002.008-Rives-Hills4-Vokey-Luby
3NTE54600.003.001-Griffin-Lewis3-Lanham-Brugger

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠A Q J 10 8 6
♥Q 4
♦K 9 6
♣Q 10
♠5 2
♥A K 9 8 6
♦5
♣A J 8 6 5
N
WE
S
♠K 4 3
♥J 10 7 5 2
♦Q J
♣9 7 3
14
127
7
♠9 7
♥3
♦A 10 8 7 4 3 2
♣K 4 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4♦S41303.000.002-Wikstrom-Stronach4-Vokey-Luby
5♥W−11002.001.003-Lanham-Brugger7-Fraprie-Fraprie
4♥W46200.502.506-Creighton-Hoyler1-Griffin-Lewis
4♥W46200.502.508-Rives-Hills5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠J 4
♥J 9
♦Q 9 5
♣Q 9 7 6 5 4
♠K Q 10 9 3 2
♥A 5 2
♦10 2
♣10 3
N
WE
S
♠7
♥Q 8 4 3
♦A K J 6 4
♣A J 2
6
915
10
♠A 8 6 5
♥K 10 7 6
♦8 7 3
♣K 8

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3♦E−21003.000.002-Wikstrom-Stronach4-Vokey-Luby
4♠E−1502.001.003-Lanham-Brugger7-Fraprie-Fraprie
2♦E31101.002.006-Creighton-Hoyler1-Griffin-Lewis
3NTE44300.003.008-Rives-Hills5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠J 4
♥A K Q 7 2
♦Q J 4 2
♣6 2
♠A 10 8 6 5 3
♥—
♦A 10 9 5
♣10 7 3
N
WE
S
♠9 7
♥J 10 9 5 4 3
♦K 6
♣K 8 4
13
87
12
♠K Q 2
♥8 6
♦8 7 3
♣A Q J 9 5

N 4N; S 3N; EW 2♠; NS 2♦; NS 1♥;
Par +500: EW 5♠×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2NTS41803.000.008-Rives-Hills5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
1♥N−11002.001.006-Creighton-Hoyler1-Griffin-Lewis
3NTS−33001.002.003-Lanham-Brugger7-Fraprie-Fraprie
4♥×N−38000.003.002-Wikstrom-Stronach4-Vokey-Luby

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠K 8 2
♥A Q J 5 2
♦A 3
♣Q 8 4
♠J 10 5 3
♥K 8 7 6
♦8
♣10 9 3 2
N
WE
S
♠7 6 4
♥9 4
♦K Q 9 5 4
♣A J 6
16
410
10
♠A Q 9
♥10 3
♦J 10 7 6 2
♣K 7 5

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3NTN44303.000.003-Lanham-Brugger5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
3NTN34001.501.501-Griffin-Lewis2-Wikstrom-Stronach
3NTN34001.501.508-Rives-Hills6-Creighton-Hoyler
2NTN41800.003.004-Vokey-Luby7-Fraprie-Fraprie

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠4 3
♥8 7 4 3
♦10 8 3
♣J 10 8 2
♠A K 9
♥A K 5 2
♦Q 5
♣Q 7 5 3
N
WE
S
♠10 8
♥J 10 6
♦A K J 7 4
♣A K 9
1
1816
5
♠Q J 7 6 5 2
♥Q 9
♦9 6 2
♣6 4

EW 7N; EW 7♦; EW 7♣; EW 6♥; EW 4♠;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1♦E71903.000.008-Rives-Hills6-Creighton-Hoyler
3NTE64902.001.003-Lanham-Brugger5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
6♥W69801.002.001-Griffin-Lewis2-Wikstrom-Stronach
6NTE710200.003.004-Vokey-Luby7-Fraprie-Fraprie

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠4
♥A J 9 7
♦K 10 7 3
♣A Q 8 2
♠Q J 9 7
♥Q 8 3 2
♦A Q
♣6 5 4
N
WE
S
♠A K 8 3
♥K 10 5
♦6 5
♣K 10 9 3
14
1113
2
♠10 6 5 2
♥6 4
♦J 9 8 4 2
♣J 7

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4♠W−21003.000.003-Lanham-Brugger5-Kingsbury-Kingsbury
4♠W−1502.001.004-Vokey-Luby7-Fraprie-Fraprie
2♠W21101.002.008-Rives-Hills6-Creighton-Hoyler
3NTE34000.003.001-Griffin-Lewis2-Wikstrom-Stronach