Monday Morning Pairs Monday Morn Session May 6, 2024
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
  3   59.41  112.29  A   1                 4                1.39(SA) Rose VanMeter - Josephine Williamson
  1   56.12  106.07  A   2                 5                0.97(SA) Richard Duble - Fred Mueller
  8   52.38   99.00  B   3     1                 2          1.05(OB) Nancy Beard - Doreene Boubel
  2   51.93   98.14  B   4     2                 3          0.79(OB) Susan Theiss - Billie Watkins
  4   49.17   92.93  A                                               Joy Pruett - Carlos Pace
  6   46.79   88.43  C               1                 2    0.71(OC) Jackson Davis - Wynette Stuntz
  5   44.67   84.43  C                                               Gloria Bazer
  7   39.53   74.71  C                                               Clark King - Phil Granberry

Monday Morning Pairs Monday Morn Session May 6, 2024
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   94.5      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
  5   66.07  124.88  A   1                 1                2.77(OA) Bonnie B Keough - Marvin Harris
  7   60.08  113.55  B   2     1           2     1          2.08(OA) Zo Granberry - Sue Lee
  4   59.86  113.14  A   3                 3                1.56(OA) Joe Nance - Pat Graf
  9   52.30   98.84  A   4                                  0.49(SA) David Rozzell - Beth Coker
  8   47.06   88.95  C         2     1           4     1    0.95(OC) Kim Kane - Linda Kane
  2   44.17   83.49  C                                               Beth Stuart - Lynda Shepard
  1   42.14   79.64  B                                               Shirley Duble - Pam Geishauser
  3   41.37   78.19  B                                               Ellen Tessin - Billie Elmendorf
  6   36.95   69.83  C                                               Mary Dinkel - Jean Foster

 RESULTS OF BOARD 1

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  140          6.00   1.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  140          6.00   1.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  110          4.00   3.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 5-Keough-Harris
        100    1.50   5.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        300    0.00   7.00 5-Bazer- vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        100    1.50   5.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
         50    3.00   4.00 7-King-Granberry vs 4-Nance-Graf
  140          6.00   1.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 2

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        180    0.00   7.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
   50          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  140          6.00   1.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 5-Keough-Harris
  170          7.00   0.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  110          5.00   2.00 5-Bazer- vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        100    2.00   5.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        110    1.00   6.00 7-King-Granberry vs 4-Nance-Graf
  100          4.00   3.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 3

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        600    6.50   0.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        620    5.00   2.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        650    2.00   5.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 5-Keough-Harris
        630    3.50   3.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        690    0.00   7.00 5-Bazer- vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        600    6.50   0.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        660    1.00   6.00 7-King-Granberry vs 4-Nance-Graf
        630    3.50   3.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 4

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  110          2.00   5.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  110          2.00   5.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  140          5.00   2.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 4-Nance-Graf
  110          2.00   5.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  300          7.00   0.00 5-Bazer- vs 8-Kane-Kane
  200          6.00   1.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  110          2.00   5.00 7-King-Granberry vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  110          2.00   5.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 5-Keough-Harris
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 5

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        100    1.00   6.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
   50          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
         90    2.00   5.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 4-Nance-Graf
  100          6.00   1.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  120          7.00   0.00 5-Bazer- vs 8-Kane-Kane
        200    0.00   7.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
   90          4.50   2.50 7-King-Granberry vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
   90          4.50   2.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 5-Keough-Harris
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 6

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  170          5.50   1.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
         50    4.00   3.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        100    2.00   5.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 4-Nance-Graf
        300    0.00   7.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        100    2.00   5.00 5-Bazer- vs 8-Kane-Kane
  170          5.50   1.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  190          7.00   0.00 7-King-Granberry vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        100    2.00   5.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 5-Keough-Harris
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 7

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  750          7.00   0.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 8-Kane-Kane
  130          5.50   1.50 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  130          5.50   1.50 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  100          3.00   4.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 5-Keough-Harris
        200    0.00   7.00 5-Bazer- vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  100          3.00   4.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        100    1.00   6.00 7-King-Granberry vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  100          3.00   4.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 4-Nance-Graf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 8

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  170          4.50   2.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 8-Kane-Kane
  140          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  590          7.00   0.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
   80          1.00   6.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 5-Keough-Harris
  170          4.50   2.50 5-Bazer- vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        130    0.00   7.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  200          6.00   1.00 7-King-Granberry vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  110          2.00   5.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 4-Nance-Graf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 9

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  100          6.50   0.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 8-Kane-Kane
        140    5.00   2.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        600    2.00   5.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        620    0.50   6.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 5-Keough-Harris
        620    0.50   6.50 5-Bazer- vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  100          6.50   0.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        170    3.00   4.00 7-King-Granberry vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        150    4.00   3.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 4-Nance-Graf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 10

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  140          6.00   1.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  170          7.00   0.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        110    1.00   6.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        200    0.00   7.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 4-Nance-Graf
        100    2.50   4.50 5-Bazer- vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  100          4.50   2.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 8-Kane-Kane
        100    2.50   4.50 7-King-Granberry vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  100          4.50   2.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 11

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        450    2.00   5.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        450    2.00   5.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        430    5.00   2.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        450    2.00   5.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 4-Nance-Graf
        450    2.00   5.00 5-Bazer- vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        200    6.00   1.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 8-Kane-Kane
        450    2.00   5.00 7-King-Granberry vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        140    7.00   0.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 12

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        200    0.07   6.93 1-Duble-Mueller vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  110          4.64   2.36 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  200          5.79   1.21 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  300          6.93   0.07 4-Pruett-Pace vs 4-Nance-Graf
  100          2.93   4.07 5-Bazer- vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  100          2.93   4.07 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 8-Kane-Kane
        140    1.21   5.79 7-King-Granberry vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  AVE   AVE    3.50   3.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 13

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  720          6.00   1.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  690          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 8-Kane-Kane
  720          6.00   1.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  720          6.00   1.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  690          3.00   4.00 5-Bazer- vs 5-Keough-Harris
  680          1.00   6.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  690          3.00   4.00 7-King-Granberry vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  660          0.00   7.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 14

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  200          3.00   4.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
   50          1.00   6.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 8-Kane-Kane
  300          4.00   3.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  170          2.00   5.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  420          6.00   1.00 5-Bazer- vs 5-Keough-Harris
  420          6.00   1.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 7-Granberry-Lee
         50    0.00   7.00 7-King-Granberry vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  420          6.00   1.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 15

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  140          6.50   0.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        100    2.50   4.50 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 8-Kane-Kane
  140          6.50   0.50 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  120          5.00   2.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  110          4.00   3.00 5-Bazer- vs 5-Keough-Harris
        200    0.50   6.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        200    0.50   6.50 7-King-Granberry vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        100    2.50   4.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 16

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        140    0.00   7.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 5-Keough-Harris
  130          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  210          6.00   1.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  240          7.00   0.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  100          2.00   5.00 5-Bazer- vs 4-Nance-Graf
  180          4.50   2.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
         50    1.00   6.00 7-King-Granberry vs 8-Kane-Kane
  180          4.50   2.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 17

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        140    0.00   7.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 5-Keough-Harris
         50    2.50   4.50 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        110    1.00   6.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  110          6.00   1.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
   50          4.00   3.00 5-Bazer- vs 4-Nance-Graf
  110          6.00   1.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
         50    2.50   4.50 7-King-Granberry vs 8-Kane-Kane
  110          6.00   1.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 18

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  630          3.00   4.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 5-Keough-Harris
  650          6.00   1.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  650          6.00   1.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  650          6.00   1.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  630          3.00   4.00 5-Bazer- vs 4-Nance-Graf
  600          1.00   6.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  630          3.00   4.00 7-King-Granberry vs 8-Kane-Kane
        400    0.00   7.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 19

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        110    2.00   5.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 4-Nance-Graf
  130          7.00   0.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        100    4.50   2.50 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 8-Kane-Kane
        100    4.50   2.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        110    2.00   5.00 5-Bazer- vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        110    2.00   5.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 5-Keough-Harris
        170    0.00   7.00 7-King-Granberry vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  100          6.00   1.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 20

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  600          2.00   5.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 4-Nance-Graf
  660          7.00   0.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  600          2.00   5.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 8-Kane-Kane
  600          2.00   5.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  630          5.50   1.50 5-Bazer- vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  600          2.00   5.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 5-Keough-Harris
  600          2.00   5.00 7-King-Granberry vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  630          5.50   1.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 21

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        460    4.50   2.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 4-Nance-Graf
        450    6.00   1.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        260    7.00   0.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 8-Kane-Kane
        460    4.50   2.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        990    0.00   7.00 5-Bazer- vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        980    2.00   5.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 5-Keough-Harris
        980    2.00   5.00 7-King-Granberry vs 7-Granberry-Lee
        980    2.00   5.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 22

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  140          4.00   3.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
         90    0.00   7.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 5-Keough-Harris
         50    1.00   6.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  140          4.00   3.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  140          4.00   3.00 5-Bazer- vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  140          4.00   3.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 4-Nance-Graf
  170          7.00   0.00 7-King-Granberry vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  140          4.00   3.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 8-Kane-Kane
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 23

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  710          6.50   0.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  260          2.00   5.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 5-Keough-Harris
  680          4.50   2.50 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 7-Granberry-Lee
  680          4.50   2.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
  200          0.00   7.00 5-Bazer- vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  230          1.00   6.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 4-Nance-Graf
  710          6.50   0.50 7-King-Granberry vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  650          3.00   4.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 8-Kane-Kane
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 24

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        140    1.50   5.50 1-Duble-Mueller vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        170    0.00   7.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 5-Keough-Harris
   50          5.00   2.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 7-Granberry-Lee
   50          5.00   2.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 9-Rozzell-Coker
        140    1.50   5.50 5-Bazer- vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
   50          5.00   2.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 4-Nance-Graf
   50          5.00   2.00 7-King-Granberry vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
   50          5.00   2.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 8-Kane-Kane
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 25

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  100          7.00   0.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        620    2.50   4.50 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 4-Nance-Graf
        620    2.50   4.50 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        650    0.00   7.00 4-Pruett-Pace vs 8-Kane-Kane
        600    5.00   2.00 5-Bazer- vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        170    6.00   1.00 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        620    2.50   4.50 7-King-Granberry vs 5-Keough-Harris
        620    2.50   4.50 8-Beard-Boubel vs 7-Granberry-Lee
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 26

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
  300          6.00   1.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
  200          3.00   4.00 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 4-Nance-Graf
  200          3.00   4.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
  100          0.50   6.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 8-Kane-Kane
  300          6.00   1.00 5-Bazer- vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
  100          0.50   6.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
  200          3.00   4.00 7-King-Granberry vs 5-Keough-Harris
  300          6.00   1.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 7-Granberry-Lee
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 RESULTS OF BOARD 27

   SCORES      MATCHPOINTS   NAMES
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W
        100    7.00   0.00 1-Duble-Mueller vs 2-Stuart-Shepard
        480    2.50   4.50 2-Theiss-Watkins vs 4-Nance-Graf
        170    6.00   1.00 3-VanMeter-Williamson vs 6-Dinkel-Foster
        480    2.50   4.50 4-Pruett-Pace vs 8-Kane-Kane
        420    5.00   2.00 5-Bazer- vs 1-Duble-Geishauser
        480    2.50   4.50 6-Davis-Stuntz vs 3-Tessin-Elmendorf
        480    2.50   4.50 7-King-Granberry vs 5-Keough-Harris
        510    0.00   7.00 8-Beard-Boubel vs 7-Granberry-Lee
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