Congratulations to JJ Wang who
came in first with a score of 500. He wins a free entry to the Unit Game and will be invited to be on a future panel. I will also play with him at a future Unit game.
Tied for second were Lloyd Rawley,
Enid Hughes,
Frank Cardillo and Dave Smith
with a score of 490 Tied for sixth were Noble Shore, Joe Lentz and Rick McDaniel
with a score
of 470. Tied for ninth were Paul Benedict, Len Helfgott, Francis McMullan,
Rusty Krauss, Michael Polunin, Ron Zucker, John Sommer and Sam Keiter with a score
of 460. Tied for seventeenth were Hank Meyer, Richard Freedman, Fred Wagner and
John Kloke with a score of 450. Tied for twenty-first were Yi Zhong, Rick Bingham
and Mark
Chen with a score of
440. Tied for twenty-fourth were Perry Khakhar, Barry
Bragin, Rossi Lindstrom, Pete Hughes and Mark Shaw with a score of 430. The average
score of the 288 solvers was 336. The average score of the experts was 458.
All readers are encouraged to send answers and/or new problems to Steve Robinson,
2891 S. Abingdon St. #A2 Arlington, VA, 22206-1329. In addition to the winner receiving
a free play at the WBL Unit Game, Steve will play with anyone who gets a perfect
score or who exactly matches all five of his answers. If you send a self-addressed
stamped envelope to the above address along with your answers, I will send you a
copy of the new problems to ensure that you can meet his next deadline. You can
pick up a copy of the problems at the WBL Unit Game in Maryland, and can send answers
or requests for problems to robinswr@erols.com. You can also see and answer the
problems at the WBL web site. WBL Solvers Club uses Washington Standard as published
July 1996.
I personally score all the problems. If a majority of the solvers vote for an answer,
and the answer is reasonable I will give that answer 100 points. I will not give
100 points to an answer that I consider bad no matter how many experts vote for
it. There are times when I want to make a point. I will give that answer 100 points
and will therefore give the majority answer 90 points. For the other answers I consider
how good the answer is and how many experts vote for it for its score. If you submitted
an answer that got 20 points, that bid would get a bad score at the table. A good
exercise would be to figure out why I gave your answer 20 points. You might have
misread the problem.
The book Washington Standard second edition is out. If you are a serious bridge
player, this book is a must. You can purchase a copy from Steve for $25.00 at the
Unit Game, at tournaments or can send him a check for $29.60 that includes $4.60
for priority mail.
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