Congratulations to Gareth Birdsall, Mike Lawrence and Mike Gill who tied for
first with a score of 490. They win a free entry to the Unit Game, and will be
invited to be on a future panel. Tied for fourth were Tom Musso, Gerald Lerner
and Dave Smith with a score of 480. Tied for seventh were Rick Uhrig, Hank
Meyer, Prahalad Rajkumar, Ruth Miles, Craig Olson, Ron Zucker and Rex Settle
with a score of 470. Tied for fourteenth were Karsten Grove, Jay Weinstein,
Chris Johnson, David Rodney, Don Berman, Lyle Poe, Hy Chansky, Neal Walters,
Mike Richey, Michael Mayer, Stephen Drodge and Joav Steinbach with a score of
460. Tied for twenty-sixth were Jim Wade, Jim Wakefield, Wes Goldberg, Kent
Goulding, Ted Wilkinson, Terry Carpenter, Robert Stone, Leon Letwin, Kevin Lane,
Chris Miller, Robert Henry and Owen Byer with a score of 450. Tied for
thirty-eighth were Ron Destefano, Mark Rosen, Rick McDaniel, Mark Cohen and
Rasim Sari with a score of 440. Tied for fourty-third were Bob Hampton, Al
Duncker, Diane Walker, Ron Conlon, Shirley Ybarra, Ellie Dorsey, Ben Stauss,
Carl Gutschick, Jeff Hepner, Tom Grahme, Noble Shore, Bryan Macpherson, Pete
Hughes and Candy Carlton with a score of 430. The average score of the 244
solvers was 382. The average score of the experts was 461.
Score additions on my last set:
490: Mark Gospodnetic; Hy Chansky
480: Randel Holden
470: Suzanne Abrams
460: John Horst; Sadie Boyer;
Bridge Baron
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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