Congratulations to Mike Deverin who came in first with a score of 490. He
wins a free entry to the Unit Game and will be invited to be on a future panel.
Tied for second were Barry Bragin, Deborah Gilman and Natalie Aronsohn with a score
of 470. Tied for fifth were Peter Lo, John Miller and Ed Anamia with a score of
460. Tied for eighth were Hailong Ao, Richard Majewski, John Miley, Yi Zhong, Carl
Gutshick, Mike Richey, Jim Munday and JJ Wang with a score of 450. Tied for sixteenth
were Jay Weinstein, Judy Haney, Craig Olson, Helen Solomon, Michael Levine, Neal
Walters, Frank Guido, Kevin Lane, Lloyd Rawley, Seymour Baden, Bob Landry, Robert
Stone and Bill Meeks with a score of 440. Tied for thirtieth were Marsha Brown,
Leslie Lege, Brad Theurer, Jane Friend, Mark Chen and Paul McGowan with a score
of 430. The average score of the 279 solvers was 369. The average score of the experts
was 434.
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 accept only the first answer from each solver unless it is clear that
the solver wants to correct his answer.
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 whenever you see him or can send him a check for $29.95 that includes
$4.95 for priority mail.
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