Congratulations to who Craig Olson came in first with a score of 480. He wins a free entry to the Unit Game
and will be invited to be on a future panel. Tied for second were Barbara Shaw, Lloyd Rawley, Amy Bloom,
Richard Wimberly, Tibor Roberts, Brian Schoenfeld, John Ferman, John Klayman, Kathy Loh and Edward Maixner
with a score of 440. Tied for twelfth were Mel Yudkin, Yi Zhong and Arvind Srinivasan with a score of 430.
Tied for fifteenth were Noble Shore, Zbych Bednarek, Fred Gramlich, Tom Musso, Mark Chen, Fred Wagner, Ruth Cohen,
Jeffrey Klemm, Mark Rosen and Ann Lindley with a score of 420. The average score of the 227 solvers was 342.
The average score of the experts was 400.
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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