The “Do You Hear What I Hear?” defensive-play contest had 522 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in the rankings are broken by the date and time of submission (earliest wins). At the end of this page is a “Bot’s Eye View,” which shows how various computer programs fared.
| Number of participants | 522
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| Number of locations | 89
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| Highest score | 59
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| Median score | 40
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| Lowest score | 20
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| Average score | 39.90 |
Top 100
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 59 | PT | Manuel Paulo |  A |  K |  8 |  3 | 5 | 6
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| 2 | 57 | UStx | Billy Leeper | A | A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 3 | 57 | HR | Miro Tesla | A | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 4 | 57 | HK | Walter Lee | A | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 5 | 56 | UKen | Gareth Birdsall | 3 | A | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 6 | 56 | USaz | Beverly Terry | 3 | K | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 7 | 55 | USnj | Leonard Helfgott | 3 | K | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 8 | 55 | CA | Charles Grainger | 2 | K | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 9 | 55 | IN | Sourendra Coomer Dutt | A | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 10 | 55 | IN | Ritam Dutt | A | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 11 | 54 | RU | Sergey Kustarov | A | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 12 | 53 | UStx | Herbert Wilton | 2 | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 13 | 53 | USny | Daniel Testa | 3 | A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 14 | 53 | CN | Weidong Yang | 2 | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 15 | 53 | TR | Ahu Zobu | A | K | Q | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 16 | 53 | USny | Franco Baseggio | A | K | Q | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 17 | 53 | UStx | Hanchang Wang | A | K | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 18 | 53 | ZA | George Rahr | 3 | K | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 19 | 52 | CAon | David Grainger | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 20 | 52 | CAon | Gabriel Nita-Saguna | A | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4
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| 21 | 52 | UKen | Anthony Golding | A | K | Q | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 22 | 52 | US | Cliff Gillespie | 3 | K | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 23 | 52 | SE | Johan Gronkvist | 2 | A | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 24 | 52 | HR | Tonci Tomic | A | K | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8
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| 25 | 52 | CAon | Daniel Korbel | A | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 26 | 52 | GR | Angelo Giokaris | A | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 27 | 52 | RO | Bogdan Vulcan | 3 | A | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 28 | 52 | IN | Vibhas Todi | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 29 | 51 | US | Evelyn Gerke | 2 | A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 30 | 51 | CH | Dima Nikolenkov | A | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 31 | 51 | USny | Micki Kaufman | A | K | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4
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| 32 | 51 | IN | Vikas Phadke | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 33 | 51 | RU | Artem Arikov | 2 | K | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 34 | 51 | CH | Olivier La Spada | J | K | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6
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| 35 | 50 | UKen | Gordon Rainsford | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 36 | 50 | USil | Mark Ganzer | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 37 | 50 | UStx | Sally Wheeler | A | A | Q | 3 | 7 | 5
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| 38 | 50 | AU | Gaye Marks | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 39 | 50 | PL | Wojtek Siwiec | A | K | 8 | 3 | 7 | K
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| 40 | 50 | USoh | Craig Biddle | 3 | A | Q | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 41 | 50 | TW | Zeno Lin | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 6
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| 42 | 50 | UKen | John Reardon | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 43 | 50 | FI | Erkki Malkamaki | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 44 | 50 | DE | Christian Glubrecht | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 45 | 50 | IL | Yoram Bavli | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 46 | 50 | IN | Neelotpal Sahai | J | K | 8 | 3 | J | 6
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| 47 | 50 | CA | John Houseman | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 48 | 50 | AU | Bill Powell | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 6
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| 49 | 49 | CAab | David Johnson | 3 | A | Q | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 50 | 49 | BE | Sebastien Louveaux | 2 | K | 8 | 3 | J | 5
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| 51 | 49 | IT | Tudor Gheorghiu | 2 | K | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 52 | 49 | UY | Sara Rathauser | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5
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| 53 | 49 | HU | Zsuzsa Ranki | A | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6
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| 54 | 49 | USfl | Bonnie Lamkin | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 55 | 49 | USca | Michael Day | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 56 | 49 | USil | George Klemic | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8
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| 57 | 49 | USfl | Phil Benamy | 3 | A | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5
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| 58 | 49 | DE | Ulrich Voigt | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | 2 | 6
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| 59 | 49 | CL | Constantino Sifaqui | 2 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 60 | 49 | TW | Fat Orange | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 61 | 49 | IN | Gowniyan Vaideeshwar | 3 | K | Q | 3 | J | 6
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| 62 | 49 | IN | Sivakumar Salem | 3 | K | Q | 3 | J | 6
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| 63 | 49 | USal | Bob Simkins | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 64 | 49 | USfl | Bijoy Anand | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 4 | 6
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| 65 | 49 | USnc | Charles Frith | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 66 | 48 | USny | Gerald Cohen | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6
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| 67 | 48 | USca | Len Vishnevsky | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 68 | 48 | AU | Peter Grant | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 69 | 48 | UKen | Neil Morgenstern | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 70 | 48 | FR | Jacques Normand | 9 | A | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5
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| 71 | 48 | NO | Magnus Skaar | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 8
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| 72 | 48 | USmn | Tony Ames | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 73 | 48 | USil | Charles Blair | 2 | 10 | Q | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 74 | 48 | USva | Tibor Koos | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 75 | 48 | IN | Arvind Srinivasan | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 4 | 6
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| 76 | 48 | USca | Damo Nair | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 77 | 48 | TW | Lemon Chiou | J | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 78 | 48 | US | Jim Fox | A | K | Q | 9 | J | 5
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| 79 | 48 | USal | Albert Lilly | A | A | Q | 9 | 7 | 5
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| 80 | 47 | FI | Pekka Niemisto | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 81 | 47 | UKsc | Nigel Guthrie | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 82 | 47 | USil | James Hudson | 2 | A | 8 | 3 | J | 5
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| 83 | 47 | CAon | Paul Redvers | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 84 | 47 | UStn | Charles Cohen | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 85 | 47 | AU | Mark Abraham | J | K | 8 | 9 | J | 5
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| 86 | 47 | AU | Bob Geyer | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 87 | 47 | UKen | Rose Das | 3 | A | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 88 | 47 | CAbc | Brad Bart | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 89 | 47 | UStx | Jeff Kaldem | 2 | A | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 90 | 47 | USwi | Rich Dorfman | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 91 | 47 | BG | Peter Ludnev | J | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 92 | 47 | HU | Imre Csiszar | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 93 | 47 | UK | Steven Whitaker | 9 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 94 | 47 | IT | Felice Cupane | 2 | A | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4
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| 95 | 47 | PL | Roman Kujaczynski | 3 | K | Q | 9 | 4 | 5
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| 96 | 47 | USca | Rob Stevens | 2 | K | Q | 3 | 7 | 5
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| 97 | 47 | EG | Ehab Ragab | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 98 | 47 | UKen | Douglas Dunn | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6
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| 99 | 47 | CAon | Malcolm Ewashkiw | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 100 | 46 | USca | Dennis Kibler | 3 | K | Q | 3 | 5 | K |
Places 101-200
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 101 | 46 | USny | Barry Rigal | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 102 | 46 | UK | Gareth Millwood | 9 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 103 | 46 | UStx | Richard Higgins | 5 | A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 104 | 46 | USaz | Robb Gordon | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 105 | 46 | US | Burton Odell | 3 | A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 106 | 46 | SI | Hubert Froehlich | 3 | K | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 107 | 46 | CAab | Nicolae Vartosu | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 108 | 46 | USca | Marvin French | 2 | A | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4
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| 109 | 46 | UKen | David Morran | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 110 | 46 | ES | James Calabut | 3 | K | 8 | 9 | 7 | K
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| 111 | 46 | USma | Arthur Shahian | 3 | A | Q | 3 | J | 5
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| 112 | 46 | UKen | Jonathan Jacobs | 9 | A | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5
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| 113 | 46 | PL | Marcin Zbroja | 2 | K | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 114 | 46 | CAon | Jerry Smee | 3 | K | 5 | 4 | A | 5
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| 115 | 46 | USnc | Dale Swift | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 116 | 46 | UKen | Roger Morton | J | A | Q | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 117 | 46 | RU | Evgeny Nozdrin | 2 | K | 5 | 3 | 5 | K
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| 118 | 46 | USsc | Rajan Iyer | 5 | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 119 | 46 | AU | Peter Gill | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 120 | 46 | IN | Shyam Sashital | A | 10 | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 121 | 45 | USnh | Richard Bator | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 122 | 45 | DE | Hans Fleischhack | 3 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 123 | 45 | DE | Zuzana Herrmann | J | 10 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 124 | 45 | USoh | David Stuckey | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 125 | 45 | USmd | Rex Settle | J | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 126 | 45 | AU | Alex Kemeny | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | J | 5
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| 127 | 45 | CAon | Brian Priebe | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 128 | 45 | USny | Rita Sierocinski | A | 8 | 5 | 3 | J | 5
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| 129 | 45 | USca | Phillip Mackler | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 130 | 45 | AU | Ken Dalley | 3 | 8 | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 131 | 45 | USmn | Brian Weikle | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 132 | 45 | USca | Mike Kerr | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4
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| 133 | 45 | USca | Doug Burke | 3 | K | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 134 | 45 | NL | Jelmer Hasper | 2 | K | 5 | 3 | A | 6
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| 135 | 45 | USfl | Rod Kerr | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5
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| 136 | 45 | USmo | Kit Nowicki | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 137 | 45 | USfl | Lois Lagrew | 3 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 138 | 45 | IN | Venkatesh Ramaratnam | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6
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| 139 | 44 | USny | Dennis Kaye | J | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 140 | 44 | USca | Mike Carney | J | K | 5 | 3 | A | 6
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| 141 | 44 | USfl | Sandra Berger | 2 | A | 8 | 4 | 7 | K
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| 142 | 44 | CApq | Peter Schwartz | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 143 | 44 | TR | Okan Ozcan | 3 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 144 | 44 | UKen | Mark Taylor | 2 | K | 5 | 4 | 7 | K
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| 145 | 44 | USca | Milton Spinner | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 146 | 44 | USva | Carey Shirk | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4
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| 147 | 44 | NL | Wim van Roon | 3 | 8 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 148 | 44 | UKen | Dave Warren | 3 | 8 | Q | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 149 | 44 | UKen | Charlotte Vine | 3 | K | Q | 3 | A | 5
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| 150 | 44 | PL | Kazik Drozdz | 2 | 8 | Q | 4 | 2 | 5
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| 151 | 44 | TW | Teng-Yuan Liang | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | K
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| 152 | 44 | USnj | Larry Pennefather | A | A | 5 | 9 | A | 5
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| 153 | 44 | IE | Colin Smith | 2 | K | 5 | 9 | 2 | K
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| 154 | 44 | USfl | Stuart Schwartz | 3 | A | Q | 4 | 2 | K
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| 155 | 44 | UKen | Andrew Morris | J | A | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 156 | 44 | USmn | David Neiman | 3 | 8 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 157 | 44 | USca | Rich Pavlicek | 2 | 8 | Q | 9 | 5 | 6
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| 158 | 44 | ZA | Gundi Fritzsche | 2 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 159 | 44 | USca | Steve Mager | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 160 | 44 | TW | Wen-Lung Huang | J | A | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 161 | 44 | HU | Peter Talyigas | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8
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| 162 | 44 | USok | Linda Waggener | 3 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 163 | 43 | CAon | John Cunningham | 2 | 10 | Q | 3 | 5 | 4
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| 164 | 43 | USca | Sandy Barnes | 5 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 165 | 43 | HU | Jozsef Szikszai | 2 | 8 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 166 | 43 | USca | John Vogel | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4
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| 167 | 43 | USpa | Frank Abel | J | A | Q | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 168 | 43 | USpa | Dottie Abel | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 169 | 43 | USca | Alan Holmes | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 170 | 43 | USmn | Hui-Shu Yen | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4
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| 171 | 43 | USmo | Glenn Smith | J | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 172 | 43 | USil | Robert Brock | 3 | K | Q | 9 | 2 | 4
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| 173 | 43 | EE | Allar Padari | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 174 | 43 | CAon | Bruce Cook | J | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 175 | 43 | USwa | Bob Richardson | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 176 | 43 | CAon | Bob Stuart | 2 | K | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 177 | 43 | USny | Maureen Watkins | J | A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 178 | 43 | IT | Stefano Biciocchi | 2 | 8 | Q | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 179 | 43 | NZ | Jenny Millington | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4
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| 180 | 43 | CAns | Philippe Westreich | 2 | A | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 181 | 43 | AU | Bill Jacobs | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8
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| 182 | 43 | CAns | B. Downey Grover | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5
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| 183 | 43 | SE | Margaretha Karlsson | A | A | 5 | 3 | J | K
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| 184 | 43 | RO | Lorand Dali | 2 | A | Q | 9 | J | 5
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| 185 | 43 | ES | Aurelio Gracia | 3 | A | Q | 4 | A | 5
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| 186 | 43 | RO | George Eckstein | J | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 187 | 43 | USfl | Marcia Greenstein | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 188 | 43 | USca | Grant Peacock | 2 | K | 5 | 3 | 4 | K
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| 189 | 42 | IT | Giovanni Bobbio | 2 | 8 | Q | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 190 | 42 | USfl | William Slepin | 3 | K | 10 | 3 | J | 4
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| 191 | 42 | CApq | Michael Kovacs | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 192 | 42 | IE | Robert Knight | 2 | 10 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 193 | 42 | AU | Tania Gariepy | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | K
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| 194 | 42 | CApe | Virendra Gupta | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 195 | 42 | CAon | Greg Eland | J | A | 8 | 9 | 2 | K
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| 196 | 42 | NL | Martijn Schoonderwoerd | 3 | A | 10 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 197 | 42 | USny | Tom Douglas | 2 | A | Q | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 198 | 42 | UStx | Bill Erwin | 2 | 10 | Q | 3 | 5 | K
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| 199 | 42 | CA | Jack Adam | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 200 | 42 | USwi | Rene McFall | A | A | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
All Others Above Average
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 201 | 42 | CAbc | Ross Lam | 2 | A | Q | 4 | 2 | K
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| 202 | 42 | USma | Bob Boudreau | 2 | 8 | Q | 3 | 5 | 6
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| 203 | 42 | TW | Ye-Fon Tsai | J | A | 5 | 3 | 5 | K
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| 204 | 42 | RO | Cristian Guidea | 9 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 205 | 41 | USwa | Josh Sinnett | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | A | 5
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| 206 | 41 | ES | Juan Boveda | 3 | A | Q | 4 | 5 | K
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| 207 | 41 | USca | Tysen Streib | 9 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 208 | 41 | SE | Bjorn Sorling | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 209 | 41 | FI | Juha Tamminen | J | A | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 210 | 41 | CAab | Daniel Bertrand | J | 8 | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 211 | 41 | USfl | Scott Keiling | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 212 | 41 | USoh | Robert Urmanic | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | A | 5
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| 213 | 41 | USfl | Arlynne Alexander | 9 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 214 | 41 | CAbc | David Hooey | 2 | A | Q | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 215 | 41 | AR | Luis Argerich | J | A | Q | Q | 5 | 5
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| 216 | 41 | PT | Rodrigo Cunha | J | K | 5 | 4 | J | K
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| 217 | 41 | USor | Ed Freeman | 3 | 10 | Q | 3 | 2 | K
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| 218 | 41 | US | Dave Scott | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 219 | 41 | AU | David Stern | J | A | Q | Q | 2 | 5
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| 220 | 41 | CAns | Del Knox | A | A | Q | Q | 5 | K
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| 221 | 41 | SI | Egon Novak | J | A | 5 | 9 | 2 | K
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| 222 | 41 | USwa | Bill Sinnett | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 223 | 41 | UKsc | Mike Hammett | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 7 | K
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| 224 | 41 | TW | Tracy Tseng | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 225 | 41 | RO | Horia Garbea | J | A | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4
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| 226 | 41 | USfl | Lee Elton | 2 | 8 | Q | 4 | 2 | 4
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| 227 | 41 | IN | Govindarajan Srinivasan | 2 | A | Q | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 228 | 41 | UKen | Sonia Zakrzewski | 3 | K | 8 | 9 | A | K
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| 229 | 41 | NO | Ivar Engelstad | J | 8 | Q | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 230 | 41 | PL | Zbych Bednarek | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 231 | 40 | USil | David Wetzel | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| 232 | 40 | TW | Hang Chang | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | A | 4
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| 233 | 40 | USfl | Robert Markley | A | 8 | Q | 4 | 7 | K
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| 234 | 40 | RS | Zoran Radojcic | 2 | 10 | Q | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 235 | 40 | US | Ron Falor | A | A | 5 | 3 | A | K
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| 236 | 40 | IE | James Heneghan | 9 | 10 | Q | 3 | J | 5
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| 237 | 40 | DE | Harro Wimmel | 2 | A | 5 | 3 | J | K
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| 238 | 40 | USfl | Irene Powers | A | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5
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| 239 | 40 | EE | Meelis Tiitson | 2 | A | Q | 3 | A | 5
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| 240 | 40 | CAab | Dick Yuen | 3 | 8 | Q | 9 | 2 | 5
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| 241 | 40 | USoh | Bill Huepenbecker | J | 8 | 5 | 3 | J | 5
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| 242 | 40 | USoh | Craig Satersmoen | J | A | Q | 3 | A | 6
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| 243 | 40 | EG | Andrew de Sosa | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | A | 8
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| 244 | 40 | AU | Paul Sherman | 5 | K | Q | 3 | 2 | 5
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| 245 | 40 | AU | Niclas Jonsson | 3 | A | 5 | Q | 2 | K
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| 246 | 40 | CAns | Burnie Hutchinson | J | A | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5
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| 247 | 40 | USca | Martin Hertz | J | A | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 248 | 40 | USdc | Ron Zucker | J | K | Q | Q | J | 5
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| 249 | 40 | CAab | Derek Martin | 3 | A | Q | 3 | 2 | K
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| 250 | 40 | USco | Judy Drury | J | A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4
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| 251 | 40 | USoh | Barbara Bisesi | A | A | 5 | 2 | 7 | K
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| 252 | 40 | BG | Radoslav Radev | 2 | A | Q | 3 | 4 | K
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| 253 | 40 | NL | Philip Mokveld | 3 | 10 | Q | 9 | 7 | 5
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| 254 | 40 | SI | Janko Mijoc | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 255 | 40 | USsc | Rick Giles | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 256 | 40 | USor | Todd Anderson | 2 | 8 | 5 | Q | 7 | 6
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| 257 | 40 | USfl | Alan Kravetz | J | A | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 258 | 40 | CAns | Bryson Crowell | 3 | 8 | Q | 3 | 5 | K
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| 259 | 40 | USma | Irene L. Finkle | 3 | A | 5 | 3 | A | 4
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| 260 | 40 | USfl | Elaine Schwartz | 3 | A | Q | 4 | A | 8
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| 261 | 40 | CAon | Colin Lafferty | 2 | A | Q | 9 | 2 | K
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| 262 | 40 | NL | Graard Steenbakkers | J | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5
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| 263 | 40 | UK | Kurt Rosenfeld | 3 | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | K
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| 264 | 40 | ID | Noer Imanzal Kartamadjana | 2 | A | Q | 3 | A | 5
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| 265 | 40 | USca | Kevin Costello | 2 | A | Q | 3 | J | 5
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| 266 | 40 | AU | Merrelyn Daly | A | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | K
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| 267 | 40 | USnc | Lynn Dillard | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | A | 5
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| 268 | 40 | TW | I-Don Jien | J | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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Location Ranking
This table lists all the participating locations, ranked by the average score of their entries. The “Best” column shows the best finish (by rank) of any player in that location. Locations with less than five entries are ineligible for the top ranking and grouped separately.
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
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| 1 | 43.40 | 6 | USaz | Arizona | 5
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| 2 | 43.18 | 41 | TW | Taiwan | 11
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| 3 | 43.14 | 39 | PL | Poland | 7
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| 4 | 42.67 | 40 | USoh | Ohio | 6
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| 5 | 42.62 | 5 | UKen | England | 21
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| 6 | 42.50 | 9 | IN | India | 18
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| 7 | 42.00 | 2 | UStx | Texas | 13
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| 8 | 41.50 | 134 | NL | Netherlands | 6
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| 9 | 41.44 | 22 | US | United States | 9
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| 10 | 41.20 | 63 | USal | Alabama | 5
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| 11 | 41.11 | 36 | USil | Illinois | 9
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| 12 | 41.11 | 44 | DE | Germany | 9
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| 13 | 41.05 | 13 | USny | New York | 19
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| 14 | 40.83 | 72 | USmn | Minnesota | 6
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| 15 | 40.38 | 27 | RO | Romania | 8
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| 16 | 40.20 | 81 | UKsc | Scotland | 5
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| 17 | 40.08 | 38 | AU | Australia | 24
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| 18 | 39.92 | 19 | CAon | Ontario | 25
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| 19 | 39.60 | 153 | IE | Ireland | 5
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| 20 | 39.57 | 180 | CAns | Nova Scotia | 7
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| 21 | 39.56 | 51 | IT | Italy | 9
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| 22 | 39.51 | 55 | USca | California | 41
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| 23 | 39.38 | 49 | CAab | Alberta | 8
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| 24 | 39.00 | 53 | HU | Hungary | 8
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| 25 | 39.00 | 106 | SI | Slovenia | 6
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| 26 | 39.00 | 111 | USma | Massachusetts | 6
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| 27 | 39.00 | 167 | USpa | Pennsylvania | 6
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| 28 | 38.60 | 45 | IL | Israel | 5
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| 29 | 38.60 | 74 | USva | Virginia | 5
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| 30 | 38.50 | 65 | USnc | North Carolina | 6
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| 31 | 38.38 | 23 | SE | Sweden | 8
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| 32 | 37.86 | 54 | USfl | Florida | 37
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| 33 | 37.20 | 175 | USwa | Washington | 5
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| 34 | 37.00 | 43 | FI | Finland | 6
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| 35 | 36.75 | 7 | USnj | New Jersey | 8
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| 36 | 36.70 | 15 | TR | Turkey | 10
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| 37 | 36.38 | 88 | CAbc | British Columbia | 8
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| 38 | 36.20 | 70 | FR | France | 5
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| 39 | 35.80 | 179 | NZ | New Zealand | 5
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| 40 | 34.40 | 264 | ID | Indonesia | 5
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| 41 | 33.00 | 125 | USmd | Maryland | 6 |
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
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|---|
| 42 | 57.00 | 4 | HK | Hong Kong | 1
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| 43 | 51.00 | 30 | CH | Switzerland | 2
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| 44 | 50.33 | 11 | RU | Russia | 3
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| 45 | 50.00 | 1 | PT | Portugal | 2
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| 46 | 49.00 | 8 | CA | Canada | 3
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| 47 | 49.00 | 52 | UY | Uruguay | 1
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| 48 | 46.00 | 3 | HR | Croatia | 3
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| 49 | 45.00 | 121 | USnh | New Hampshire | 1
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| 50 | 44.00 | 26 | GR | Greece | 2
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| 51 | 44.00 | 136 | USmo | Missouri | 2
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| 52 | 43.75 | 18 | ZA | South Africa | 4
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| 53 | 43.50 | 97 | EG | Egypt | 2
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| 54 | 42.25 | 93 | UK | United Kingdom | 4
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| 55 | 42.00 | 110 | ES | Spain | 4
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| 56 | 42.00 | 194 | CApe | Prince Edward Island | 1
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| 57 | 41.50 | 173 | EE | Estonia | 2
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| 58 | 41.00 | 84 | UStn | Tennessee | 2
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| 59 | 40.67 | 50 | BE | Belgium | 3
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| 60 | 40.67 | 71 | NO | Norway | 3
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| 61 | 40.50 | 59 | CL | Chile | 2
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| 62 | 40.50 | 91 | BG | Bulgaria | 4
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| 63 | 40.00 | 162 | USok | Oklahoma | 2
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| 64 | 40.00 | 234 | RS | Serbia | 1
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| 65 | 40.00 | 250 | USco | Colorado | 1
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| 66 | 39.67 | 142 | CApq | Quebec | 3
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| 67 | 39.00 | 14 | CN | China | 3
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| 68 | 39.00 | 275 | USla | Louisiana | 1
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| 69 | 39.00 | 290 | USwv | West Virginia | 1
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| 70 | 38.67 | 217 | USor | Oregon | 3
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| 71 | 38.00 | 90 | USwi | Wisconsin | 4
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| 72 | 38.00 | 307 | CAmb | Manitoba | 1
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| 73 | 38.00 | 326 | PK | Pakistan | 1
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| 74 | 37.50 | 118 | USsc | South Carolina | 4
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| 75 | 37.50 | 248 | USdc | Washington DC | 4
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| 76 | 37.00 | 270 | CAsk | Saskatchewan | 2
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| 77 | 36.00 | 367 | USde | Delaware | 1
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| 78 | 36.00 | 375 | USin | Indiana | 1
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| 79 | 35.50 | 215 | AR | Argentina | 2
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| 80 | 35.00 | 380 | USmi | Michigan | 1
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| 81 | 35.00 | 396 | DK | Denmark | 1
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| 82 | 34.50 | 341 | USga | Georgia | 4
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| 83 | 34.00 | 415 | USnm | New Mexico | 1
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| 84 | 34.00 | 420 | JP | Japan | 1
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| 85 | 33.67 | 334 | SG | Singapore | 3
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| 86 | 33.00 | 433 | USar | Arkansas | 1
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| 87 | 33.00 | 434 | USia | Iowa | 1
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| 88 | 32.00 | 452 | USnv | Nevada | 1
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| 89 | 31.00 | 461 | USne | Nebraska | 1 |
Bot’s Eye View
I posed these defensive-play problems to some of the well-known bridge computer programs, and the results are tabulated below. (These results are not included in the “number of participants” shown above, nor in the calculation of the median or average score.) Most of the programs had different skill settings (thinking time), and this was set to the highest level within reason. The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.
In a few cases a bot’s actual lead was not among the choices offered. If the lead was effectively equivalent to a listed option, that choice was substituted. For example, on Problem 2, Blue Chip Bridge chose to underlead with the 2 (instead of the 8), obviously a trivial difference, so the 8 was credited. This month the bots were pretty good overall, with no ridiculous leads. Even HAL stayed on the charts, cleverly finding my sixth choice on each problem.
Congratulations to GIB, which returned to its usual form, topping the other bots with a fine score. It is also remarkable that half the bots scored better than the average human score. Careful, folks! These critters may be closing in fast.
December 2001 Rankings
| Rank | Score | CC | Program version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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|---|
| 1 | 48 | US | GIB 4.1.12 | 3 | A | 5 | 4 | J | 5
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| 2 | 44 | CA | Bridge Buff 8.0 | A | A | 5 | 4 | J | K
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| 3 | 43 | JP | Micro Bridge 9.01 | 2 | A | 5 | 4 | 2 | K
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| 4 | 40 | US | Bridge Baron 11.0 | A | A | 5 | 2 | 7 | K
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| 5 | 37 | DE | Q-plus Bridge 6.1 | J | 4 | 5 | 3 | J | 5
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| 6 | 36 | UK | Blue Chip Bridge 3.4.3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | K
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| 7 | 33 | US | Finesse Bridge 2.5 | A | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | K
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| 8 | 11 | US | HAL 9000 | 5 | 4 | Q | 5 | A | K |
Participants (alphabetical)
| Program | Author/Creator
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|---|
| Blue Chip Bridge | Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
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| Bridge Baron | Tom Throop and Stephen Smith
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| Bridge Buff | Doug Bennion
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| Finesse Bridge | Mark and Aaron Marin
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| GIB | Matthew Ginsberg
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| HAL | Someone with a warped mind
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| Micro Bridge | Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
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| Q-plus Bridge | Hans Leber |
© 2001 Richard Pavlicek
by Richard Pavlicek
