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Scores for the June 2024 Contest

Problem A

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 8 6

♥ J 8

♦ A 7 5 4

♣ K 5 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	Pass	1 NT	Pass
2 ♠^*	Pass	3 ♣†	3 ♥
?

^*BWS: 3 NT invitation or clubs any strength
†BWS: maximum

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	18	47
Pass	60	5	8
3 ♠	40	3	11
3 NT	30	2	32
else	0	0	2

Problem B

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q 8 6

♥ A 10 7 5 4 2

♦ 9 8

♣ 7

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	Pass
1 ♥	2 ♣	2 ♥	3 ♣
?^*

^*BWS: double is not a game-try

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♥	100	13	56
3 ♦	70	8	14
4 ♥	60	7	21
Pass	20	0	6
Double	0	0	2
3 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 9 7 3 2

♥ A Q 4 2

♦ A 9 6

♣ 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	2 ♦	3 ♣	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	13	38
3 NT	70	8	18
Pass	50	5	16
3 ♠	30	2	27
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ —

♥ 7 5 4 3

♦ A K 5 2

♣ 10 9 7 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	2 ♥	Double	3 NT
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♣	100	11	35
4 NT	100	11	26
Double	50	4	14
Pass	40	2	19
4 ♦	0	0	4
5 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 9 8 5

♥ J 10 5

♦ A 10

♣ A Q 9 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♦	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♣	100	11	24
2 NT	90	9	44
1 NT	60	5	25
1 ♥	40	2	4
Pass	30	1	1
3 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem F

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 9 4

♥ A J 10 5 4 3

♦ 3

♣ K 5 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♣	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	16	38
3 ♥	80	10	50
3 ♣	30	1	2
4 ♥	30	1	1
2 ♥	0	0	5
2 ♠	0	0	2
3 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem G

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 2

♥ A K 10 9 6 2

♦ A 9 7 2

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	Pass	Pass	3 ♣
3 ♥	4 ♣	Double	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♥	100	13	22
4 ♦	70	7	33
5 ♣	50	5	7
Pass	30	3	33
5 ♦	0	0	3
4 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q J 9 8

♥ 10 9 7 4 3

♦ 9 6 5

♣ K

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	Pass	1 ♦	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	(All Pass)

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♦ 5	100	10	11
♠ Q	80	8	58
♥ 4	60	6	10
♥ 10	40	3	12
♦ 9	30	1	3
♦ 6	0	0	3
♠ 8	0	0	1
♣ K	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

MSC CONTEST

These are the scores that were assigned to the problems, as well as the number of votes each solution received from our expert panel, and the approximate percentage of solvers' answers.

See the June issue of The Bridge World to read the panel's in-depth discussion of these contest problems—see how each expert answered and learn how they came to their decisions.