Congratulations to Brad Theurer
and Dave Smith who tied for
first with a score of 500. They win a free entry to the Unit Game, can play with
me at the Unit Game and will be invited to be on a future panel. Tie for third were
Yi Zhong and Ed Maixner with a score of 480. Tied
for fifth were Walter Taschek, Mike Richey, Charles Yu, Art Podolsky, Manuel Paulo
and Brian Schoenfeld with a score of 470. Tied for eleventh were Karen Heath, Enid
Hughes and Richard Barth with a score of 460. Tied for fourteenth were Audrey Warren,
Saul Penn, Ed Anania, Jeffrey Caplan, Mark Chen and Fred Gramlich with a score of
450. Tied for twentieth were Kees Schaafsma, Tom Musso, Bob Boyd, Larry Kahn, Joe
Lentz, Maria Mitchum, Paul Benedict, Shirley YBarra and Joyce Currier with a score
of 440. Tied for twenty-ninth were Zbych Bednarek, Joav Steinbach, Jim Wade, Lorraine
Holub, Tarun Badiani, Arnie Frankel and Albert Lauber and with a score of 430. The
average score of the 282 solvers was 374. The average score of the experts was 424.
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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